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...officials have responded with repeated statements that their operation did not involve adoption. They've similarly explained that while their care in Chadian camps allowed most of the children to recover from the near fatal conditions they were found in, their continuously fragile physical and mental health requires rapid relocation to a stable environment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charges Made in Darfur 'Adoptions' | 10/29/2007 | See Source »

There's little time to waste. The rapid growth of developing economies presents both an opportunity and a risk in the drive to lower carbon emissions. Unlike sated developed nations, China and India still have massive amounts of energy infrastructure left to build, so if they can be induced to build clean, the future difference would be dramatic. The downside, of course, is that they still have massive amounts of energy infrastructure left to build - a startling realization, considering carbon emissions are already nearing dangerous levels today, even before that transition occurs. Cleaning up the developing world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Energy Solution: Do Something | 10/22/2007 | See Source »

...threat to the stability of democratic South Africa." But Altbeker sees the danger exacerbated by the ANC's own policies of pursuing economic growth without promoting social equality. "A large body of economic thinking suggests that the widening of inequality is one of the inevitable by-products of rapid economic growth in developing countries," he writes. "There is no universal consensus on this, but if inequality really does tend to widen as economies expand, then we had better hope that it is not the principal reason we're so violent. Because it isn't going to get better soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind South Africa's Reggae Murder | 10/22/2007 | See Source »

...That growing interest, and the skyrocketing revenues it generates, is rapidly making Planet Rugby a smaller place, as players are lured across borders and oceans to internationalize the sport as never before. As with soccer, England remains the prime destination of globe-trotting stars: The French team beaten by England in the semifinal included the mainstay of London pro club Wasps, Raphael Ibanez, as well as hirsute lock-forward Sébastien Chabal of Sale. And scores of players from Britain and Ireland play in the French league, where they'll soon welcome among them South African full-back Percy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rugby Hits the Big Time | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...clicks of reloading guns and rapid firing echoed in the Quincy Dining Hall. Halo 3, the popular Xbox 360 game, flashed from every screen as it captivated the 60 humanoids present. The room was dim, the tension palpable, and the human faces unmoving. Saturday night’s Halo 3 tournament, hosted by the Harvard Interactive Media Group (HIMG) and the Harvard Distribution of Technology (HDot), welcomed novices and seasoned gamers hoping to display their simulated shooting prowess. “I came here because I wanted to see Master Chief ‘pwn’ everybody...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Halo 3 Tournament Showcases Mad Skills | 10/15/2007 | See Source »

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