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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...have dwindled to several thousand members. But leaders are hoping that a show of unity behind one candidate might make a difference at the polls. Even so, Milinkevich is already looking beyond the July vote. He says a senior law-enforcement official told him privately that the police might switch sides if tens of thousands march against a rigged election. Lukashenko is convinced Belarusians prefer his stability and government handouts. He knows how to make small, insignificant gestures. Late last month, after a Swedish diplomat visited Statkevich in a very public show of solidarity, Lukashenko allowed the dissident to spend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Tyranny Rules | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...sensor is surprisingly simple and maintenance free. It converts ambient energy into electrical energy using, say, a tiny solar cell, vibrations from a spinning tire or even the movement of a light switch. Then an extremely low-power sensor does its job and sends radio signals to a receiver that collects the data. The sensors can be used to adjust shades on a window, measure air pressure in a tire or regulate temperature and humidity in a building. When the city of Dresden began renovating the Baroque Semper Opera House, it wanted to monitor humidity. But regulations protecting historical buildings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Markus Brehler: Smart Sensors, No Batteries | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...throw pucks on net.”Providence had a response, getting a powerplay score from Kristin Giglotti, but the late game-tying goal that gave them a draw in Cambridge last season never materialized. Instead, halfway through the middle period, as if by the flip of a switch, both goaltenders elevated their game and began to brush aside the chances that had gone for goals in the first 30 minutes. Bugden, who finished with 27 saves, stonewalled Johnston, freshman Sarah Wilson, and senior Jennifer Raimondi all from point blank range. Boe, meanwhile, stifled several odd-man rushes...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Edges Friars to No. 10 Spot | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

...stubbed my toe on the same foot that I hurt last month when I accidentally slipped in the bathtub after I got soap in my eyes trying to wash out the bird poo that my brother's cockatoo ..." This is Leonardo's defining moment. He decides to switch to something he can be good at: being a friend. Willems, who wrote for Sesame Street, works in a large format and makes striking use of blank space. But there is nothing empty about his sentiments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Children's Books of 2005 | 11/30/2005 | See Source »

...succeeds largely because the characters are so gosh darn easy to like. “Rent”’s characters make the movie work. But they are compelling because the audience can recognize them. They look, sound, and feel like us. They read social theory. They switch from grunge clothes to knit sweaters for funerals and weddings. One of the main character’s mom calls to remind him not to leave the hot plate on. “Rent”’s setting may be Alphabet City, but most of its main...

Author: By Samuel M. Simon, | Title: Politics for Rent | 11/28/2005 | See Source »

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