Electricity demand to outpace supply in Southeast Asia, publisher says.

Oct. 4--Southeast Asian countries will face a growing challenge of adding electricity capacity to keep up with soaring demand as economic growth continues, according to Junior Isles, publisher and editorial director for the Pennwell Corp.

The huge scale of new investment required was unlikely to be met solely by regional governments, he said.

"The main challenge for Southeast Asian countries moving forward is how to add capacity fast enough to meet demand," Mr Isles said.

"Many will need private sector participation to fund power sector expansion plans and therefore it is key that the sector is structured in such a way as to promote investment." …

Accord by NFL players, owners ends 18-week lockout

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of public nastiness and private negotiations, of players and owners squabbling over more than $9 billion a year, NFL fans finally saw the handshake and heard the words they awaited: "Football's back."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith both used that phrase while standing shoulder-to-shoulder Monday, announcing their agreement on a 10-year deal to end the lockout that began in March.

Then came what may truly be the lasting image of the dispute's resolution: Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Jeff Saturday wrapped one of his burly arms around New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and enveloped him …

Energizing relationships in retail pharmacy.

Robert Coopman is president of Robert Coopman Consultants, whose clients include CVS Corp. and McKesson Corp.

SAN DIEGO -- As one made the rounds at the recent National Association of Chain Drug Stores Pharmacy Conference and Managed Care Forum here, it was clear that a good deal of the buzz revolved around a point made by NACDS president and chief executive officer Ron Ziegler -- that the retail pharmacy industry needs to avoid the pitfalls that might make it a contributor to a crisis in health care.

The pressures on chain community pharmacies to staff stores with competent pharmacists and implement cutting-edge technologies while managing falling profit margins are intense. While pharmacy retailers, academic …

Poor rural students in China struggle to stay in school.(Main)

Byline: ALEXA OLSEN Associated Press

YANMAIDI, China - At the Wenling River Elementary, children struggle. They struggle to stay in school. And if they manage that, they struggle to keep warm in their unheated classroom and to understand the language their teacher lectures in.

Villagers in Yanmaidi, a mountain village of 300 people in China's southwest, are the poorest of the country's poor.

They eke out a living planting oats and potatoes on small plots of mountain land. The town is 10,000 feet above sea level and thousands of miles from the economic boom in China's east.

Narrowing the rich-poor divide is a top priority, China's communist …

Going green pays off: green fixtures conserve resources while providing financial incentives.(Energy & Engineered Systems)

Drought conditions and fast growth in water-poor regions have heightened building owners' awareness of the need for bathroom fixtures that conserve water. Even if buildings are in geographic areas that don't suffer from water shortages, there are financial and other compelling reasons for installing environmentally friendly fixtures.

Besides environmental concerns, owners and operators of public facilities are under pressure to deliver on other restroom objectives: Maintenance personnel want plumbing fixtures that are as trouble-free as possible. Meanwhile, those who use the facilities simply demand a pleasant restroom experience.

By going green, management can appease all interests simultaneously.

And installing green plumbing fixtures makes …

Bill aims to repeal laws banning 'lewd' acts

Sen. Douglas Facemire thinks it's time to give legal amnesty tosome West Virginia outlaws: unmarried couples living together.

The Braxton County Democrat has introduced legislation that wouldrepeal decades-old provisions in state law that make it a crime tocommit adultery, have sex …

Primeval trees tower over young upstarts; Centuries-old hemlocks, oaks and beeches survive in Spa park, but others lack protection in region.(Capital Region)

Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II - Staff Writer

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Tucked away in Saratoga Spa State Park stands a patch of trees forgotten by time.

The hemlocks, oaks and beeches there are old growth forest - where the trees tower over the forest floor. Such forests make up just one-half of 1 percent of forests in the United States.

These ancient trees have large trunks and pronounced roots, and they tend to intertwine, giving the look they are embracing. "They're tall," said Alli Schweizer, Saratoga Spa State Park's naturalist, scanning the tree canopy off Crescent Avenue. "Their age is between 200 and 300 years."

About 200 acres of old growth …