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...skies over western Brazil will soon be dark both day and night. Dark from the smoke of thousands of fires, as farmers and cattle ranchers engage in their annual rite of destruction: clearing land for crops and livestock by burning the rain forests of the Amazon ... [Their total ruination] would be an incalculable catastrophe for the entire planet. Moist tropical forests are distinguished by their canopies of interlocking leaves and branches that shelter creatures below from sun and wind, and by their incredible variety of animal and plant life. IF THE FORESTS VANISH, SO WILL MORE THAN 1 MILLION SPECIES...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

...Dungeon," Trondheim appears to be the principle draftsman. Wonderfully printed in full color, the special visual style of the books contribute as much to the fun as the smart writing (translated by Joe Johnson, who keeps it cheeky). Filled with details, as the way the Keeper's pipe smoke always coils into little skulls and lost creatures, and wildly imaginative and amusing creatures, like the stopwatch-shaped robots that need to be wound up, "Dungeon" has the same kind of wit, style and completeness of a Jim Henson universe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Dungeon"s and Ducks | 3/19/2005 | See Source »

...looking for a man, mid-30s or older, who likes sexually avaricious younger women...I’m a Harvard grad student and want a man who could challenge me intellectually...I am areligious, I smoke upon occasion, and I watched too much porn as a young girl...

Author: By Aubrie R. Pagano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Looking for Sex on Craigslist | 3/17/2005 | See Source »

...engineered by DeLay, George W. Bush would not have been the first re-elected President since F.D.R. to gain seats in Congress. And DeLay has always been solicitous of G.O.P. Representatives as individuals--adjusting the House schedule to accommodate a daughter's recital, knowing who needs a place to smoke and who is having a family crisis, making sure there is pizza in his office to tide members over during late-night votes. Given the majority leader's high profile in the intensely partisan atmosphere of the House, many Republicans agree with DeLay spokesman Dan Allen that attacks to some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DeLay and Company | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...Both HUPD and Boston Fire responded to North Hall, 6 Soldiers Field Park in Allston because of a report about unknown smoke in the building. The officers found burnt popcorn in room...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POLICE LOG | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

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