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...same way - crashing around, missing their targets and tumbling down to the lower branches. Proboscis monkeys are, in short, a hilarious sight, and Malaysia's Bako National Park, in Sarawak, Borneo, offers a chance to catch them in their wondrous awkwardness. Reachable only by boat from the small village of Bako, 40 minutes' drive from the regional capital Kuching, it's way off the beaten track, but worth...
...buzzing SoHo district is NoHo, its hipper, more laid-back younger cousin. Lying (as you might guess from its acronymic name) north of Hollywood Road, and occupying the length of Gough Street between Aberdeen and Shing Wong Streets, it was once mainly home to family-run shops and small printing presses. These days, though, NoHo is an enclave of independent boutiques and contemporary-art galleries, chichi cafés and old-school dai pai dong or cooked-food stalls. Here are 10 reasons to visit. (See 10 things to do in Hong Kong...
...Zhus selling so well? First, they cost less than $10, a price that is right for the times. This season, families are looking for small, low-cost collectible toys instead the big-ticket item. "There isn't a hell of a lot of high technology in the Zhu Zhu Pets," says Sean McGowan, a toy-industry analyst at Needham & Co. "That's how they are so damn affordable." (See pictures of people shopping on Black Friday...
...Pets don't have the benefit of a television show or movie providing free promotion for the brand. Nor do they have access to the cash that one of the big toy companies, like Mattel or Hasbro, can provide. The Zhu Zhu Pets are a small-business success story. The toys are made by Cepia, a seven-year-old St. Louis, Mo., company with only 16 employees. "It's fascinating, as you talk to executives from other toy companies," says Storch. "They are thumping themselves on the side of the head, wondering, 'How did I miss this...
...decision threatens to cover the green valley that includes Wallajeh with a new housing development. That would destroy Abed-Rabbo's dream of returning to his farm full of olive trees overlooking the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo and most likely deprive him of his patrimony forever. "I am one small man," Abed-Rabbo tells TIME. "All I want is to live on my land in peace...