Word: beare
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...verdant, but during the five to six months of the year that are rainless (early December to mid-May in Costa Rica), many trees lose their leaves. Unlike the temperate zone's deciduous hardwood forests, however, they do not become fully dormant. Instead, the bare trees flower and bear fruit, which nourishes a variety of mammals and insects. Centuries ago, such vegetation covered 60% of the forest regions of Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, Africa and northern Australia. On the west coast of Central America alone, 98% has been chopped down or burned. Says Janzen: "Tropical dry forest is where...
Texans were heartened by the mergers, which need Federal Reserve Board approval. Paul Horvitz, a professor at the University of Houston, called the deals a "vote of confidence in the Texas economy." Still, their success is not assured. Said Mark Alpert, a banking analyst at Bear, Stearns, a New York City investment firm: "Nobody really knows where the bottom of the Texas slump might...
...real beau Sam Shepard). Sissy Spacek is Babe, under arrest for the attempted murder of her husband, who had discovered her frolicking with a black teenager. Spacek comes off best, perhaps because she gets to flash her radiant smile after a plethora of roles that forced her to bear down and save the world...
...reform program to bear fruit, Ramos needs political stability and time, which may be the most important reason he has chosen to side with Aquino. Another factor, say officials in both the Aquino Cabinet and the military, is that he may want to succeed Aquino when her presidential term expires in 1992. Married, Ramos has five children, all girls, whose ages range from 13 to 31. He is scheduled to retire from the military in two years. The central question is how long he will side with Aquino now that he is no longer the point of balance between...
...sleep and read computers, Hackers ($4.50) by Steven Levy is a fun account of famous and infamous computer heros. The Soul of a New Machine ($3.95) by Tracy Kidder is also enjoyable reading, even for the computer neophyte. If someone is looking to buy a computer, John Bear's Computer Wimp ($9.95) has a great deal of Happy Hacker advice...