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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...back in Columbus, Ohio, along with numerous other specimens wrested from earlier expeditions to the impressively high mountains that ring the tropics. During the next five years, Thompson plans to retrieve still more. If it weren't for his work, the world might forfeit a natural library filled with priceless archives. For like the rings of long-lived trees and the accreted layers of massive corals, ice encodes surprisingly precise records of swings in temperature and precipitation over the centuries. Once that ice starts to melt, however, those records might as well have been written in water-smeared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Climatology: The Iceman | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...That means flying at 10,000 ft., rather than the usual altitudes above 18,000 ft., which enables JetBlue to avoid traffic jams in the air lanes. "It costs us about $400 more per flight," says Chris Collins, vice president of operations. "But getting to your destination early is priceless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blue Skies | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

...reasonable standard, did a terrific job with a demanding part. On stage through much of the show, interacting with every character and audience member, Johnson’s Pseudolus was thoroughly enjoyable. He absolutely owned the stage during his physical bits, and his interactions with Hysterium were priceless, especially the already lauded reprise of “Lovely...

Author: By Jeremy W. Blocker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Forum’ Provided Laughs, Full Characters | 7/27/2001 | See Source »

...Topps were cleaning out the attic and found a bunch of collectible memorabilia--in other words, they struck eBay gold. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the company's first baseball card, Topps will be auctioning off the contents of its archives on eBay throughout July, including such priceless treasures as a 1966 Green Hornet sticker featuring the young Bruce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Jul. 16, 2001 | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

...constructed around three masterful set pieces: a curious encounter between a creepy doctor and his long-winded patient; the taping of a TV game show called "What's My Disease?"; and what is without a doubt the ultimate '50s seduction-in-a-drive-in scene. Southern's dialogue is priceless, as the girl implores her fevered date, "...please don't, really don't please Ralph I can't darling I love you please, oh Ralph, please, I can't Ralph you don't know please I'd rather die please God oh please God Ralph you're hurting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The High Life and High Times of Terry Southern | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

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