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But even if the coast-killing Morganza alignment is scuttled, southern Louisiana is still losing a football field worth of wetlands every 38 minutes. It will not be enough to stop making the problem worse; at some point there will have to be some real restoration. Southern Lousiana began to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Louisiana Take Gustav's Punch? | 8/29/2008 | See Source »

The chaos has enveloped the Jammu side of the province. Since the government rescinded its diversion of land, the Hindu-dominated area of the state has seen widespread protests, in which at least 10 people have lost their lives. Hundreds of thousands have protested what they say is the special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clashing Over Kashmir | 8/24/2008 | See Source »

It's enough to make even weather-obsessed Brits forget the dismal summer. They've stopped talking, too, about the housing crisis. Even the start of another soccer season has come and gone unnoticed. Instead, the plucky people of Britain, traditional home to fair play and the fourth-placed finish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beijing Unstiffens Brits' Upper Lips | 8/22/2008 | See Source »

With young diversion seekers embracing beer pong, it was only a matter of time before the real-life drinking game spawned a virtual version. JV Games designed Beer Pong, a video game for the Nintendo Wii. But concerned parents and even Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal sent angry letters until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beer Pong's Big Splash | 8/7/2008 | See Source »

My son Dashiell, I must stress, is a good international traveler. But a nine-month-old boy appreciates a little diversion, and during my flight from Bangkok to Beijing this month to cover the Olympics, those helping hands came from several rows of Thais sitting nearby. When Dash dropped his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Your Average Olympian | 8/5/2008 | See Source »

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