Word: darkeness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would be won. "Once the German problem has been dealt with," he wrote, "the real problems will become apparent." These haunted his dreams and letters: "For centuries, humanity has been descending an immense staircase whose top is hidden in the clouds and whose lowest steps are lost in a dark abyss. We could have ascended this staircase; instead we chose to descend it. Spiritual decay is terrible." The man who hurtled through the sky with the help of technology felt out of place in the 20th century ("I cannot stand this age"). He argued frequently that modern life had provided...
Brazil has an abundance of abandoned children, including an estimated 300,000 who live in the streets. Most, however, are dark-skinned, and foreign couples generally prefer fairer babies. As a result, light-skinned infants are at a premium for would-be adoptive parents and unscrupulous operators alike. Cesario's special rapport with Israelis began in 1982 when he helped one couple with an adoption. Others later learned of him by word of mouth. According to police, Cesario ran a highly sophisticated operation out of a town near the port of Itajai. The region has a large population of German...
Since the raid, De Santana's office has been crowded with women like Jorje who are desperate to find their children. Said she: "Daniela was lovely. She had blue eyes and dark hair, just like me. I don't want another baby, just her." Of those who had been arrested, she added, "I hate them. I hope they go to jail forever...
This icon of freedom is burnished by a new national confidence--but its metal skin is less than an inch thick. The inside of Lady Liberty is dark and hollow...
Despite those benefits, computer supervision has a dark side that is becoming a major issue for workers, labor leaders and scholars. The ability to record so much information about an employee could tempt managers to snoop too deeply into personal behavior and invade privacy. Just as ominously, the pressure of being monitored every second is already producing undesirable side effects in some workers, notably high stress and low morale. Declares Karen Nussbaum, director of 9 to 5, a national group of workingwomen: "The potential for corporate abuse is staggering. It puts you under the gun in the short...