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Dates: during 2000-2000
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At the start of the 21st century there were unmistakable signs that exploitation of the planet was reaching its limit--that nature was beginning to take its revenge. Melting ice in the polar regions suggested that the climate was changing rapidly. Weather was even more erratic than usual, giving some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year In Nature | 12/31/2000 | See Source »

UNTIL 1965, SCHULZ PROVIDED unconventional commentary in the national margins. He set out consciously never to settle issues raised by the strip and never to bring in issues from outside. He never made overt political statements through "Peanuts." He remained apart from specific social and political causes, never joining the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Passages: The Life and Times of Charles Schulz | 12/28/2000 | See Source »

And then Boies is on his feet, calmly elucidating--without notes, of course--the four essential points of his argument, his hands sometimes shaking the invisible box, his thumbs sometimes making a pair of goalposts. He cites page numbers and percentages and the specific copyright status of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Me Boies! | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

The genome seems to carry amazingly detailed evidence of our evolutionary history, including traces of viruses that long ago invaded our DNA and became a permanent part of us. Says Smith: "We hope over the years to get a clear picture of how our genome was put together and even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gene Mapper | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

--INSURANCE Take higher deductibles to get lower premiums. Switch to term life, which is cheaper than similar policies with a death benefit. Auto coverage is rising, but underwriters offer highly specific policies. A good driver in a tanklike SUV (less likely to be hurt by bad drivers) can get a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recession Proof | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

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