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...been such an increase in numbers of Australian jellyfish in the oxygen-depleted waters of the Gulf of Mexico that shrimpers have been forced to hang up their nets during the swarm season in the summer. In the nutrient-rich waters off the coast of Japan, where jellyfish can grow to the size of refrigerators, a nuclear power plant was forced to lower production in 2006 when a mass of the creatures clogged its cooling system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jellyfish: A Gelatinous Invasion | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...businesses battle to get through the recession, more and more are turning to third-party-exchange networks like Bartercard. According to the International Reciprocal Trade Association, the industry trade body, more than 400,000 businesses transacted $10 billion globally in 2008 - and officials expect trade volume to grow by 15% in 2009. Bartercard, the world's largest exchange network, is leading the charge. So far this year trades through its network are worth more than $2 billion, up by 20% over 2008. Founded in Australia in 1991, when the country was mired in recession, the firm now does business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bartering: Have Hotel, Need Haircut | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...Perhaps he's worried the kids will grow up and be President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

Although the tournament did not produce ideal results, it provided the chance to grow as a team and prepare for the spring season...

Author: By B. marjorie Gullick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Play Continues Despite Hampered Lineup | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...just the roots," says Mitch Goldman, 30, a graduate student from North Carolina who describes himself as the de facto head of the organization. Goldman says he has a "serious case of mustache envy" for Movember's organization and scale, but thinks there's room for his organization to grow too. "It's an open-source model - I'd like us to have a toolkit where anyone who would like to do this could start a group," he says. Unlike Movember, Mustaches for Kids has 30 to 40 relatively autonomous chapters; each chooses which month to grow their mustaches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mustache Wars: Raising Funds with Facial Hair | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

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