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...Sydney bustle reflects the scale not just of the meeting but of APEC. The visiting leaders represent 2.7 billion people, 60% of the world's production, half of its trade, and its three biggest economies, the U.S., China and Japan. And while many Australians confuse APEC with ASEAN or even the OECD, no other regional organization matters more to their prosperity. APEC members account for 70% of Australia's trade and 8 of its 10 biggest export markets. And, says Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, "The center of gravity of global affairs is moving more and more to the Asia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking Shop | 8/31/2007 | See Source »

...news of what was happening on Tehran's streets filtered in, it became clear that the authorities had launched a full-scale campaign of intimidation, the likes of which the country had not seen in a decade or more. In the course of a few weeks, state news reported that some 150,000 people had been detained at least briefly. All the women in my life went out and bought dark, knee-length, shapeless coats, the sort of uniform we had discarded in the late '90s. The crackdown had everyone on edge, in part because it was so inexplicable. Many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: Intimidation In Tehran | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...AmeriCorps is the best-kept secret in America." But under this national-service proposal, the program would more than triple in size, from 75,000 members each year to approximately 250,000. "We don't need to reinvent this nascent infrastructure," says Brown. "We need to take it to scale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Time To Serve | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

Under current federal guidelines, set by the USDA's National Organic Program, organic cows must have access to pasture, although how much is fiercely debated. So, a farm with 10,000 cows is as organic as one with 10 cows. But the growth of large-scale organic farms with thousands of cows has drawn the ire of purists like Kastel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting to Keep Organic Foods Pure | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

Last year, Cornucopia issued its first organic dairy industry "report card," grading about 70 producers and brands on a scale of one to five "cows." High marks went to small organic milk-producing operations like the family farm Organic Pastures, near Fresno, Calif., which has donated money to Cornucopia and supplies milk to Whole Foods. Organic Pastures received a "five cow," or "outstanding," rating. Large brands like Whole Foods' private-label 365 organic milk got ratings of "good," but with "questionable long-term commitment to organics." Cornucopia says it later upgraded Whole Foods' rating to a four-cow, or "excellent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting to Keep Organic Foods Pure | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

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