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...Sana'a, war has always been near. Rarely, however, does it breach the mountains that are topped with military bases and surround the capital. Much of the populace credits Yemen's President of 30 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh, with unifying north and south Yemen in 1990 and with holding on to the unification during a civil war four years later. "You should have seen it," Ghalib Onkumah, a teacher, says, shaking his head and making a face. In the dark days before Saleh took over, there were endless tribal and civil wars, he says. Onkumah, like many Yemenis, is confident...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Yemen's Capital, Fearful Talk of War with al-Qaeda | 1/6/2010 | See Source »

Consciously and unconsciously, people tend to imitate those around them. That's why the latest research shows that things like happiness, smoking cessation and obesity can spread like a contagion through social networks. So surround yourself with friends who can also be role models. "Make sure that people you hang out with are people who look and act the way you would like to. Social imitation is the easiest form not only of flattery but of self-improvement," says Stanton Peele, author of Seven Tools to Beat Addiction. (Read "In Old Age, Friends Can Keep You Young. Really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions: Advice from the Experts | 1/1/2010 | See Source »

Though only four posts have been made so far, the list currently has 111 subscribers. Discussion topics include a proposal to visit the New England Aquarium, and to view The Princess Bride in Currier House “in hi-def and surround sound glory,” according to Majadla’s post.  The List also serves as a platform for less event-oriented communication (one entrepreneurial individual succeeded in selling a set of LSAT books). Learn more after the jump...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A List to Keep You Company During J-Term | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

...countries - Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand - might find the wave's terrible path hard to detect, thanks to a multinational, multi-billion-dollar reconstruction effort. Across Aceh, thousands of houses were built with foreign aid in what were once wastelands. In Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, new homes surround a 2,600-ton ship pushed a mile inland by the Tsunami. It is now a tourist attraction. (See TIME's photo-essay "The Asian Tsuanmi: Five Years Later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Memories of Aceh: Indonesia Five Years After the Tsunami | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

...audience of police officers and reporters in the courtroom. The atmosphere is markedly informal. The prosecutor goes over a witness' testimony as he delivers it; the defense and prosecution attorneys lean over to chat with each other during the proceedings. Qasab's co-defendants chat with the guards who surround them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Year After the Massacre, a Trial Plods On | 11/26/2009 | See Source »

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