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...appears as we skirt the Gaza fence - not even Israeli military helicopters are allowed to fly directly above Gaza for fear of ground-to-air missiles. A single road to the settlements winds through groves of Eucalyptus trees. At the side of the checkpoint, there is a wide, flat, dusty square lined with armored personnel carriers and olive drab military tents. If protesters against the withdrawal get this far, the army needs to have enough soldiers here to stop them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Over Gaza | 8/10/2005 | See Source »

...rules of science. They do not publish papers in peer-reviewed journals, and their hypothesis cannot be tested by research and the study of evidence. Indeed, Behe concedes, "You can't prove intelligent design by an experiment." Dawkins compares the idea of teaching intelligent-design theory with teaching flat earthism-- perfectly fine in a history class but not in science. He says, "If you give the idea that there are two schools of thought within science--one that says the earth is round and one that says the earth is flat--you are misleading children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Evolution Wars | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

...degree in civil engineering next spring. The town has been preparing as well. Since 2002, Newton has poured $130 million into parks, a 40,000-seat racetrack and small-business incentives. If Newton can bounce back, surely Maytag can too. To do so, it will have to correct its flat-footed mistakes. Here's what it will take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons: Maytag's Blues | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

...office line-up increasingly filled with explosions and flat, undeveloped characters, “Broken Flowers” presents a welcome change: it is a film about real people with real personal baggage. Set to an eclectic soundtrack, the storyline—especially the ending—is delightfully ambiguous, inviting the audience to mull over this film long after the credits roll...

Author: By Deborah Pan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Flowers’ Blossoms With Murray | 8/5/2005 | See Source »

...vine and coconut palms. Some time later a village, now vanished, sprang up on top of the graves, perhaps as memory of them faded. Animal bones have been found with the remains, and large pieces of Lapita pottery appear to have been broken and placed in the grave pits. Flat pieces of coral had been placed where their heads once were, each topped with a ring made from a cone shell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riddle of the Bones | 7/25/2005 | See Source »

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