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...nation. The Q'ero, who live at an altitude of 15,000 ft. in several villages south of Cuzco, were amenable. They had had a prophetic vision about traveling to a far land to discuss the world's growing disharmony: pollution in the clouds that wreath their peaks, bizarrely early frost that threatens their potato crops and new parasites that weaken their alpacas. They relayed only a few requests. Would the summit help them get the birth certificates necessary for visas? Would it underwrite three days' horse rental to convey six of their seers to the nearest decent road? Would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strangers in a Land Of Strange Mountains | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...renounced frat life as a waste of time, he made it the center of his social life. His run-in with the law came not during an antiwar sit-in or a civil rights march but on a raucous night when he and his fraternity brothers "liberated" a Christmas wreath from a local hotel to decorate Deke house. Though he was born in New Haven, it was at Yale he decided to tell people he was from Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republican Convention: The Quiet Dynasty | 8/7/2000 | See Source »

...project was a success, and Dennis decided to thank his advisor with "a collection of garlic products, including a garlic wreath, a garlic baking set, and garlic utensils." Because his gift was presented so late after the fact, he proceeded to wrap this belated present in metallic red wrapping paper, just in time for the holidays...

Author: By T.w. Simpson, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: He's Da Bomb! | 4/6/2000 | See Source »

NAME: Robbie Williams AGE: 26 OCCUPATION: Preening British pop star BEST PUNCH: Sent Gallagher a funeral wreath with a card attached reading, "R.I.P. Heard your latest album. With deepest sympathy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 13, 2000 | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...receive a gold medal at Masaryk University in Brno; then it's off to Hodonin to visit Masaryk's birthplace. Albright is either testing the waters, or Czech-American relations are in need of a lot of TLC. On Day Two of her Exploratory Tour, she lays a wreath at Masaryk's tomb in Lany, then it's on to Prague to unveil a statue of the first President in the castle square. Given all the ceremony, Albright is sure to be asked if she would like to follow in Masaryk's footsteps. "It is not impossible that they will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Affairs: Is Albright Launching Her Listening Tour? | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

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