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...from logging were used to make biofuel, overall greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced, since that wood waste would have decomposed on the forest floor and released as carbon into the atmosphere anyway. By using them for fuel, it not only replaces some fossil fuel but also does not destroy plant life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tallying Biofuels' Real Environmental Cost | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

James Gandolfini voices Carol, who most closely represents Max. Carol is a builder. He longs to create worlds, but as soon as their perfection falters in any way, he wants to tear them all down. "I like the way you destroy things," he tells Max when they first meet. It's a haunting performance, full of need and anger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Wild Things Are: Sendak with Sensitivity | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...Thailand, will be presented at an AIDS-vaccine meeting in Paris on Oct. 20. Until then, researchers have only some intriguing and, frankly, puzzling snippets of information--and plenty of questions. The trial actually tested two vaccines: one that primes the immune system by training cells to recognize and destroy the virus and one that boosts that response. Neither shot has proved effective alone, yet together they seemed to trigger a modest immunity--although no one yet knows why. Fifty-one people who received the vaccine became infected with HIV, compared with 74 who received a saltwater placebo, a barely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight: AIDS Vaccine | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...This is a very noble way to destroy the enemies of Islam. This is not suicide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

Third, the one on Sinai takes the heat. The Bible outlines at least a dozen rebellions in which the people attempt to overthrow Moses. In a striking parallel to Obama, the Israelites even question Moses' birthright: "Who made you leader over us?" God offers to destroy the people, but Moses brokers a compromise. The strongest leaders face the harshest criticism and hold fast against their naysayers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Moses Shaped America | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

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