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...ever expanding network of side roads penetrates deep into the rain forest. The tinderbox effect is already noticeable in many parts of the Rondonia territory in western Brazil and is responsible for large tracts of unproductive and abandoned desert land in the southern part of Brazil's Para state, where it is unlikely that primary growth will ever take hold again. It is tragic that we've been warned about the destruction of the Amazon forest for so long, but nothing is being done to stop it. There is still time to act on this. In another 10 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 6, 2000 | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...these activities," the report said. "The facts reveal several incidents of soldier misconduct towards females, including inappropriate touching, grabbing of breasts and buttocks and the perception of Kosovar females of improper searches conducted by soldiers." Ellerbe didn't see it that way. "My goal was to eliminate the [para-military Kosovar Albanians] and to maintain a safe and secure environment, which is what my unit was attempting to do," he told investigators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How U.S. 'Peacekeeping' Became a Reign of Terror | 9/19/2000 | See Source »

...BUSH] "[We will] tell families from the barrios of L.A. to the Rio Grande Valley: 'El sueno americano es para...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Fellow Americanos... | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

Sarah H. Winkeller '00 has embraced the mantra articulated the first day of classes by her Spanish history teacher in Sevilla Spain. Describing the philosophy of Andalucia, the southern region of Spain, he said, Trabajar para vivir, no vivir para trabajar...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, | Title: Metamorphoses In Foreign Lands | 3/26/1999 | See Source »

...para acabar completa, la banca le manda carta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Sounding the Waters | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

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