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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...decades those people have fought a Sisyphean battle to keep their rickety tin, cardboard and clay-block houses from tumbling down the washed-out slopes during heavy rains. Hundreds have died in past downpours, but as los ranchos kept swelling in size and population, it was only a matter of time before a deluge claimed thousands of lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venezuela: Entombed In The Mud | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Einstein's conclusions became known as the special theory of relativity. No matter how fast one is moving toward or away from a source of light, the speed of that light beam will appear the same, a constant 186,000 miles per second. But space and time will appear relative. As a train accelerates to near the speed of light, time on the train will slow down from the perspective of a stationary observer, and the train will get shorter and heavier. O.K., it's not obvious, but that's why we're no Einstein...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Mattered And Why | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...laugh, a loud rat-a-tat-tat that startled some of us at first and then became infectious. The most noticeable thing about Bezos, however, was his intelligent passion. He fervently believes that he and Amazon.com will change shopping forever and that it is only a matter of time before you buy just about everything you need, from toothpaste to Tiffany lamps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Man in the Cardboard Box | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...that a historical document has been rejected in favor of the views of one 20th century individual. We have seen what happens to those who try to rewrite history. People remember what truly took place, so why would the people of Jesus' day be any different? It doesn't matter what age you live in; the claims that Jesus rose from the dead are incredible. But could it be that the account is accurate? PHILLIP READ Sydney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 27, 1999 | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...Speed Vogel, co-author of No Laughing Matter, which deals with Heller's struggle with Guillain-Barre syndrome

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: JOSEPH HELLER | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

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