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...attempt to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's second in command, was indeed a failure last week, it could prove a costly one. In human terms alone, the price was high. Local reports say 18 people, mostly women and children, were killed by the CIA-directed missile strike on the village of Damadola, close to Pakistan's northwest border. U.S. officials say al-Zawahiri was the intended target...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Blunt Instruments of War | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

...experts help athletes control the jitters is by teaching them to take command of the interior monologue that psychologists call self-talk. This is the endless conversation that we all have with ourselves, processing events as they pass before our eyes. The average person speaks to himself at a rate of 300 to 1,000 words a minute. According to Trevor Moawad, director of mental conditioning for IMG Academies, a leading sports-training facility, that means that for a tennis player competing in a typical 2-hr. match, only about 40 min. are spent on the court contesting points, leaving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Staying Sharp: Getting and Staying in the Zone | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...need to create a clear command and control structure that runs from the federal government to the state-equivalent to the chain of command that's very clear on the DOD [Department of Defense] side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katrina Recovery Chief Speaks | 1/7/2006 | See Source »

...need to create a clear command and control structure that runs from the federal government to the state-equivalent to the chain of command that's very clear on the DOD [Department of Defense] side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outgoing Katrina Recovery Chief Speaks | 1/6/2006 | See Source »

...Tuesday, and informed workers at a clean-air station of their discovery. What they said remains unknown but they were using a scratchy radio connection and speaking through bulky oxygen masks, which may have resulted in a misunderstanding. The message from the clean-air station to a command center on the surface was loud and clear, however: "12 are alive." The announcement sparked a celebration, and Ben Hatfield, CEO of ICG, gave a bear hug to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin. "We all felt an incredible joy," Hatfield said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sago Mine Bosses in the Dock | 1/5/2006 | See Source »

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