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...being ordered to abandon that life by the same Israeli leaders who had made settling the occupied territories an article of faith. For those like the Hilburgs, it's not just about policy: Bryna is afraid the deep personal anguish of the settlers will be lost amid the roar of political conflict. Their new lives are only now being designed by a government agency, leaving them bewildered and anxious about what the future will hold. To start over when you choose is one thing, says Bryna. "But when they tell you you're redundant, they don't need you--'Here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Settlers' Lament | 8/14/2005 | See Source »

...she’s a volunteer here with a humanitarian NGO as well-has been here a few weeks longer, so she is the one squinting into the dark looking for the right set of headlights. Suddenly, something on one of the side roads emits a flash and a roar-I look up to see not the bus but someone in a reflector-taped crossing-guard vest waving wildly at us, shouting in our direction. “I think someone’s calling you, Elisa,” I say. I’ve been in town...

Author: By Grace Tiao, | Title: A Bus Stop Bear Hug | 6/27/2005 | See Source »

...shuttle takeoff is never a smooth ascent; heavy buffeting and shaking rattle the craft, and the crew is deafened by a clanking, metallic roar. Because of turbulence caused by sudden wind shifts, Challenger's crew had an especially rocky launch right from lift-off. Just 72 seconds into the flight--a second and a half before the explosion--the orbiter yawed suddenly to the right. As the righthand rocket booster broke loose, spewing superhot gases from a faulty joint, the shuttle's engines tried to compensate for the loss of pressure, and the crew must have felt swift side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Painful Legacies of a Lost Mission | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...bleachers. He didn’t see his puck sail past Yale goaltender Josh Gartner, nor did he see it buried in the left side of the net. All he saw was the sudden movement of hordes of fans jumping to their feet, and all he heard was the roar of their shouts...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Andrew Lederman | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...bone) and peaks with a harmonica solo. It's nothing new, which is to say, it's very good. Martha Wainwright Bloody Mother f******* A****** The dry, ecstatic voice is a legacy of papa Loudon and mama Kate McGarrigle, but the talent for profanity is all her own. This roar of a song is further proof that a girl and a guitar can be just as menacing as a guy and a gun. Mei-Lwun Sweet Home Country Grammar Mash-ups - the marriage of a vocal from one song with the music bed from another - no longer sound so revolutionary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Songs Worth Three Minutes | 5/19/2005 | See Source »

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