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Think that nothing is happening in August this summer? Hold onto your hat. For starters there is the Missouri State Fair, which opened in Sedalia expecting to attract 300,000 people, largely because of Jonny Rivers' Aquatic Mules. The act consists of a trio of mules that jump from a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Praise of August | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

The gold loops in the chain will be some 1,000 celebrities, including Kenny Rogers, Bill Cosby, Lily Tomlin and Pete Rose, the four co-chairmen. Organizers stress, however, that "this is a people's event." A North Dakota radio station is sponsoring an essay contest that will reward winners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joining Hands To forge a 4,152-mile chain | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

If the activists succeed, they might not have to. The visitors at the graveside included leaders of Beijing environmental groups, reporters from national newspapers and a film crew. Together they make up a loose network opposed to what they consider the devastation of natural resources in a part of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Rising: Power to the People | 6/19/2005 | See Source »

Until recently, Beijing saw those affected by dams as little more than obstacles to a bigger goal--powering the world's most eye-popping economy. Beijing's planners want hydropower to help ease their reliance on imported oil. Especially enticing is a swath of Yunnan province where three of Asia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Rising: Power to the People | 6/19/2005 | See Source »

Thanks to such pressure, Beijing has at least started to plan more carefully. Wang Yongchen, a radio journalist who runs the China Rivers Network, an umbrella organization for anti-dam groups, meets frequently with officials at the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) to argue that mandatory environmental impact assessments are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Rising: Power to the People | 6/19/2005 | See Source »

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