Computer 'Browsers'

Swiss ask virtual tourists to plan their landscape.

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September 18, 2004, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Do cows improve the view? That is a question which interests the Swiss government, given that it subsidises farmers heavily to graze their cows in the mountains. One justification for the subsidy is that cows eat young trees, and fewer trees mean better vistas of the sort beloved by tourists. But just how much do cows improve the view and where do they provide most value for money?"

Thanks to Nathan Banks

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