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...make peace with nature beyond the boundaries of the patchwork of parks and protected areas, which cover less than 1% of the globe. Through a combination of respect for the land and luck, the Pantaneiros have shown that this might be possible. At the headquarters of the huge Novo Miranda Ranch, manager Ito Menezes says, "The Pantanal has always vanquished human attempts to mess...
...disputes that the youngest President in Brazil's history -- he is 40 -- has shaken up his nation as has no other recent chief executive. Hurrying to create "O Brasil Novo," the new Brazil he promised during his campaign, he has reduced an 84% monthly inflation rate to less than 13%; axed some 100,000 employees from the government payroll; and begun to halt the destruction of the country's greatest resource, the Amazon rain forest...
...play, abruptly halted most business activity and dropped inflation to 3.29% in April. Collor also announced the immediate abolition of two dozen state agencies and said he would sell off most state-owned industries. In addition, he called for massive public-sector layoffs and higher taxes. The cruzado novo was replaced by the cruzeiro, Brazil's fourth currency in four years...
Scientists are also reaping rewards from 3-D visualization. By studying insulin molecules modeled on a computer, the Danish biotechnology firm Novo- Nordisk was able to create a synthetic insulin that did not clump when injected into the blood, an insight that cut three years off the usual eight- year research-and-development cycle for a new drug. By displaying weather data on a computer, researchers at the University of Illinois have been able to capture the exact moment when a tornado forms within a thunderstorm, a breakthrough that if incorporated into an early-warning system, could one day save...
...Barrett said he agreed with the senator on most issues. However, he does oppose a recent bill that LoPresti sponsored as chairman of the State Senate Judiciary Committee. If passed, it would abolish a practice that allows defendants convicted by a judge to demand a trial by jury "de novo" without going through a formal appeal process...