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Sydney Jones, who heads ICG's Indonesian office, says there are two main theories about Noordin's location. One is that he is living in central Java "under JI's enforced protection on the condition of non-activity, spending most of his time reading downloads from the Internet." The other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Manhunt | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

The Innamincka granites are buried under 3 km of sedimentary rock, which acts like a blanket on a bed. Heat is generated by the radioactive decay of elements in the granite, but it can't escape. Five km below the surface, the rocks' temperature is 250°C.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deep Heat | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

The lack of electricity throughout Afghanistan has been a source of constant frustration. Industries are forced to generate their own power, cutting into payrolls; this means they can't pay the kinds of salaries that could keep young men away from the Taliban or the opium trade. Without the Kajaki...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: A War That's Still Not Won | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

Although their new movies feature drugs, Sir Ben and Apatow rarely use the D word when discussing them, as if willing pot out of delinquency and into mere dysfunction. For The Wackness, weed's a crutch; it takes the edge off loneliness, ennui or the shyness people feel around the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pot: Now Starring in Your Favorite Movie | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

The cultural disconnect between marijuana (the illegal drug) and pot (that stuff that lots of regular people consume) is the comic fulcrum of Pineapple Express, in which a process server (Seth Rogen) and his pot dealer (James Franco) earn the ire of risibly bloodthirsty marijuana kingpins. Their escape is hampered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pot: Now Starring in Your Favorite Movie | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

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