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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Dark Lord Sauron can use it to rule the world. Aragorn (played by Mortensen, who transforms himself before your eyes from brooding beefcake to full-blown movie star) embarks across the desolate plains of Middle-earth to salvage what's left of mankind. Arrayed against him is an armada of Uruk-hai, armor-clanking warriors who make Freddy Krueger look positively cuddly. The battle of Helm's Deep, a rather brief episode in Tolkien's book, becomes a battle for the survival of the human species and the breathtaking centerpiece of Jackson's film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lure Of The Rings | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

...Gulf War, only a handful of planes could launch only a few guided missiles and accurate bombs at a time. Now virtually the entire armada of U.S. warplanes can dispatch such weapons. For the first time ever, a war can begin with one side able to wipe out, with near impunity, every key enemy building and other fixed target its intelligence has identified. Instead of F-117s buzzing Baghdad with a measly pair of 2,000-lb. laser-guided bombs, as in the 1991 war, the next conflict might start with B-2s over Iraq, each dropping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Battle Plan: The Tools Of War | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...King would be much more open to democracy and negotiation. But since then the two countries have fought over fishing rights (Morocco refusing them to the voracious Spanish trawlers), over illegal immigration (Spain accusing Morocco of doing little to curb the mafias that ship across the Straits a pathetic armada of desperate Africans seeking a new life in Europe), and over the future of the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara, which Morocco claims. The Moroccans recalled their ambassador from Madrid in October last year; King Juan Carlos, who has been described as "like a big brother" to Mohammed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocks and Hard Places | 7/21/2002 | See Source »

...demand and credit quality improve. And it may pay to think small. In general, small-cap and mid-cap companies have more attractive valuations. Focus on well-run mutual funds that invest in companies with market values of less than $5 billion. Two solid choices are CGM Focus and Armada Small Cap Value. Remember, eventually stocks will rally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Stocks Revisit 9/11 Lows? | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

...demand and credit quality improve. And it may pay to think small. In general, small-cap and mid-cap companies have more attractive valuations. Focus on well-run mutual funds that invest in companies with market values of less than $5 billion. Two solid choices are CGM Focus and Armada Small Cap Value. Remember, eventually stocks will rally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Stocks Revisit 9/11 Lows? | 5/13/2002 | See Source »

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