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...boat, and weave through rain forest. "We need to have more tourists visit in order to provide a livelihood for people," says Ferry Candra, a national-park guide. "Without them, locals will just go back into the forests as rubber farmers or loggers and the forests will continue to disappear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kalimantan's Camp Orangutan | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...Huang also worries that by making state-owned enterprises a priority for stimulus efforts, the government could undermine the productivity gains made by China's increasingly competitive private sector. He says that it is "quite likely that productivity growth will completely disappear this year ... then all you have is this brute-force investment growth which always leads to a crash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why China's State-owned Companies Are Making a Comeback | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...Initially, the belief was that browsers could solve all problems. But people are beginning to realize there is no single solution appropriate for all uses," says Adrian Ludwig, group manager for the Adobe Flash platform. Note that Ludwig doesn't believe that the browser will disappear. It's just that other tools that draw from the data on the Web will turn out to be better ways to deliver that information than simple websites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Facebook's Big Move Toward the AfterWeb | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...midst of such a dire financial situation, it is understandable that cuts need to be made, and a 25-percent cut is not likely to disappear anytime soon. In dealing with these cuts, the Houses should do what they can to ensure that the personal infrastructure of the House—specifically the continued presence of tutors and important House administrators—survive such a drastic budget reduction. Extras such as food for House events should be eliminated long before actual academic and administrative positions that play such a central role in the Harvard experience start to be considered...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Quarter Gone | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...notching up four chart toppers including one in Brazil. The band split in 2003, burnt-out after their rocket to fame. Four of the original five, including Benaissa, reformed in 2007 and went on to represent Germany at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade. Their catchy single "Disappear" failed to impress the Euro judges finishing 23rd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Germany, No Angels Star Faces HIV Charges | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

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