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After two long flights, they arrived in Sydney to find that their flight to Tahiti had again been canceled. They waited in vain for an Air Tahiti Nui rep but none materialized. Eventually, they gave up and booked a flight to Papeete aboard another airline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Nightmare Honeymoon Flight to Tahiti | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...will never be enough because the fundamental problem is overpopulation. Unless people realize this and do something, I don't think we will ever stop global warming. So I say bravo to all the heroes, but if we do not stem population growth their efforts will be in vain. I know the subject is a sensitive one for many reasons, but if not checked it can only lead to a lot of suffering for many people now and in the future. Johan van Venrooy, PHILIPPOLIS, SOUTH AFRICA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heroes of the Planet | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...helping to solve the world's environmental problems. But this will never be enough so long as overpopulation continues. While I say bravo to all your environmental heroes, I know that unless they are helping to stem population growth all their efforts in the long run will be in vain. Johann van Venrooy, Cape Town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...Israel, where some Christians believe the world will come to an end. The film starts out as rocky as the desert terrain on which Maher stands, clad in a sleek black suit, ready to take on modern religious extremists. Maher then appears driving in his car, engaged in a vain monologue that is unfortunately spliced throughout the film, causing it to lag. Luckily, most things that come out of Maher’s mouth tend to be downright hilarious—you just have to get past the fact that Charles, who directed “Borat...

Author: By Mia P. Walker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Religulous' | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...true that we can benefit somewhat from the discoveries made at CERN without having to foot the bill. But we risk losing our leadership role in science and technology if we continue to let similar landmark projects be completed elsewhere. As President Clinton wrote in 1993 in a vain attempt to stop the cancellation of SSC, “the United States is compromising its position of leadership in basic science - a position unquestioned for generations.” In the time since then, we have also allowed our advantage in manned spaceflight to crumble—with the space...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Take U.S. Back to the Future | 10/5/2008 | See Source »

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