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...make the whole concept true. As for using historical figures and celebrities to prove the theory, I'll bet that for every person who fits, there are 10 who don't. Life throws too many variables into the birth-order mix for there to be any hard-and-fast rules. Physical and mental disability, family finances, divorce - even looks and talent - play a part in the development of a child's personality. Birth order may be a factor, but I don't believe it's the most important one. Michele McCall, AUSTIN, TEXAS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sibling Science | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...make matters worse, retailers must dodge the cultural crossfire that accompanies holiday fund-raising drives by activists on all sides. Environmentalists push Buy Nothing Day, an international shopping fast that urges people to "seek out greener alternatives to unrestrained consumption." The ACLU offers "talking points" in case Uncle Harry asks why the ACLU hates Christmas so much: Tell him "we work year-round to ensure that everyone in America has the freedom to practice their own religion (or no religion) and to keep the government out of religion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Ho Ho. | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...Edwards decided not to take that swing. He didn't attack Clinton or the bill. Why not? Because the politics of climate change are moving so fast and in such a pragmatic direction that he didn't want to get caught out. His campaign had been hearing from key environmental groups, says an Edwards adviser, "and the consensus was that they don't want to trash this bill. They want to strengthen it, not kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change of Climate | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...methods might be. "My answer to that question comes from a different perspective," he says. "Not from a scientific or political one, but from a patient perspective. A patient doesn't care how we got there. They're suffering from a disease and want to get the therapies as fast as they can. Until this method produces cells that have fully normal behavior, and normal physiological behavior, we cannot eliminate any avenue of research...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Breakthrough on Stem Cells | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

...based NGO, has helped people living along the coast rediscover forgotten farming techniques such as baira cultivation, or floating gardens, an age-old agricultural system well suited to areas that are flooded for long periods of time. Farmers might also benefit from salt-tolerant varieties of rice or fast-growing crops that can be harvested before the devastating monsoons arrive. It will help, too, if the Bangladeshi government speeds up its implementation of plans created after earlier ruinous floods, including improving drainage in cities, better sanitation management and fixing up the worst slums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bangladesh Survived a Cyclone | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

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