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...cash in on forest conservation could end up hurting the indigenous people - whether the rubber tappers of Brazil or the forest dwellers of Aceh - that it should benefit most. After all, history has not been good to native people in the developing world who dwell on suddenly valuable land. The key will be to manage avoided deforestation projects properly, to make sure they are truly win-win. "The value of a forest is not only carbon sequestration, but biodiversity, and the lives of those in the forests themselves," says Manuel Silva de Cunha, president of the National Council of Rubber...
...prefer the term ‘global weirding,’ coined by Hunter Lovins.” Sure, he did write some of his own, but they were sub-par, to say the least. “People don’t give up land for peace in a deal that comes over the fax,” he wrote on Aug. 19. Hey, I’ll tell you what’s faxed-in: Your metaphors, hombre. (2) Crazed hallucinations! There were some nutso columns this year. On July 8, he had an extended fantasy about something...
...contract—it won’t be long before this boy band puts their dancing shoes back on and hits the road again. Our only hope is that JT is too busy wishing bad karma on ex-girlfriends and bringing sexy back. 4. “The Land Before Time” “The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends” came out less than a month ago. But with the original adventure of Little Foot, Ducky, and the rest of the gang hitting their 20-year anniversary in 2008, it seems almost...
...resemble Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” but are about five thousand times better, thanks to their wry tone and clever literary allusions. —Mary A. Brazelton ’08 is the outgoing Arts Monday editor. She baked several pies to land her position...
...with Meg Ryan. I was 10. 7. Glitter makeup. This trend makes quite a resurgence during the holiday season. No one, however, looks good with blue glitter splayed all over their forehead. This is just common sense. What works in Ibiza does not necessarily translate to Puritan land. 6. Novelty Christmas jewelry. Christmas themed jewelry has singlehandedly ruined two perfectly fine holiday parties for me this year. Though snowmen earrings masquerade as the epitome of festivity, they actually sap festivity from all gatherings. 5. Tartan. This is an unfortunate fabric that drapes unfortunately. Unless you are the direct descendant...