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...deposits are in China, for sure," Ishmael says. Now miners are going all out to find it. Nationwide the commercial-exploration budgets for gold and other metals have climbed from $20 million in 2003 to more than $300 million last year, according to Metals Economics Group, a Canadian research firm. China's Geological Survey Bureau says that last year five new gold deposits with reserves estimated at 600 tons were found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Glitter Factory | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

...Money concerns typically haven't been what keeps people glued to their sofas, says Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media by Numbers, a box office analysis firm in Encino, Calif. "This business is product-driven," Dergerabedian says. "People decide whether to go to the movies based on how compelling the films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood to Recession: Bring It! | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

...University has hired an architectural firm to look into the problem of Houses that cannot accommodate enough students, according to Interim Currier House Master Shahram Khoshbin...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: As Freshmen Move In, Transfers Crowded Out | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

...McCain was a star speaker at the Conservatives' 2006 annual conference in the seaside resort town of Bournemouth. So despite the senator's carefully calibrated responses to questions about this friendship while still within earshot of the British Prime Minister, McCain departed Downing Street and hurried straight to a firm double handshake with Cameron in the shadow of Big Ben followed by a discussion covering a similar palette of subjects to the earlier meeting with Brown. After that, McCain fitted in a Republican fundraiser in London's posh Mayfair district before continuing on his European travels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain in Britain: 'We All Misspeak' | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

...simply a tool that can help athletes tailor their strategies to their aptitudes. He knows he can train for the triathlon more effectively, for example, by nailing his swim technique than by working on the sprint finish. For now, Venter is already planning his next project: a start-up firm that could give customers sophisticated genetic information about not just sports performance but also weight regulation and blood-sugar levels. Eventually, he hopes, it will offer new insights into the fight against obesity. Now that sounds more like pathologists' work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deon Venter | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

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