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...abuse treatment. The findings suggest that when everything seems uncertain and awful, we may be most primed to undertake positive changes in our lives. Want to start exercising more or drinking less or getting off drugs? Maybe you should think about a new city, a new home, or at least a new routine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Discomfort Food: Change May Make Us Crave It More | 8/25/2009 | See Source »

...Queen’s Head: 1. Short for The Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub, the surprisingly not-awful drinking hole under Annenberg complete with three-dollar draughts, tasty snacks, and a lot of old Harvardian stuff on the wall that no one, least of all the staff, really understands...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

...Then there is the militant menace, which succeeded in diminishing voter turnout in much of the south. In at least two instances, promises to cut off the fingers of those who voted were made good on. The extra time and mounting pressure of a runoff would create a climate that could be readily exploited, according to Mir, by the Taliban or "neighbors who like to meddle in Afghan affairs" - a less-than-subtle reference to Pakistan. "If someone wants to make trouble, it's a good time." (Read about the warlord who is key to Karzai's victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tensions Rise in Post-Election Afghanistan | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

...fire have sped toward heavily populated villages and suburbs on the fringes of Athens. Tens of thousands of people have temporarily fled their homes, and more than 37,000 acres of land - including some of the last forest near the capital city - has gone up in smoke. At least 150 homes have been damaged, although, so far, there have been no casualties. (See pictures of Greece's wildfires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As the Greek Fires Subside, Outrage Grows | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

...that he means managing forests better, improving public education on fire safety and being more careful about planning in places where urban development is expanding into wilderness areas, as on the outskirts of Athens. According to EFI, at least 90% of fires in Europe are caused by human activities - both accidental and intentional. (Read "The Science of Wildfires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As the Greek Fires Subside, Outrage Grows | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

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