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...Germany faced a similar situation as the Russians had. Portugal had won its first two games in style, and possessed both the magic of Cristiano Ronaldo and a host of stylish players like Deco and Joao Moutinho. Germany was not about to trade scoring chances with that offense and opted for a much more basic approach. The Germans simply knocked over Ronaldo & Co. whenever they could - they outfouled the Portuguese 8-3 in the first half. Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari had feared Germany's size, since it's a team that averages 1.849m (6.06 ft.). Yet it wasn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Euro 2008: And Then There Were Four | 6/23/2008 | See Source »

...they put out no effort, trying to get by on their great individual style. But it was center back Pepe who found a way through the Turkish defense, taking a Ronaldo pass and playing a one-two with Nuno Gomes. In injury time, Ronaldo and João Moutinho created a tap-in for Raul Meireles, who had come on a minute earlier. They are Grade A in Group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Blood Drawn at Euro2008 | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

...works by putting a market value on standing forests. A tropical forest stores carbon, recycles moisture, provides a haven for biodiversity - but its only monetary value lies in being cut down. "The main trigger behind deforestation is that there's little or no value for standing forests," says Paulo Moutinho, who studies Brazilian forests for the Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC). Put a value on forests in the carbon market, and suddenly it makes sense to leave a tree be, rather than clear it for cheap pastureland. The value doesn't even have to be that high - a new report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secret Life of Trees | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

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