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...what is the faithful but health-conscious Muslim woman to do? There are many schools of thought addressing this practical problem, and often the answer boils down to comfort vs. one's attachment to a particular sport. I am a runner by nature, keenly attached to the mind-slowing demand of setting a pace and the sensation of my feet first thudding and then gliding over pavement. But my discomfort threshold is ridiculously low, and while living in Iran I gave up running in favor of hiking (in mountainous seclusion, no one frets if you tie a bandanna over your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Work Out While Muslim — and Female | 8/16/2009 | See Source »

...babies are more imaginative and even more conscious than adults. They take in much more information from different sources than adults do and work very hard to make sense of that information. It's one reason we think babies sleep so much - they're doing much harder work than grown-ups are. They are the R&D department of the human species. (Read "Bringing Babies to Work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Look Inside Babies' Minds | 8/14/2009 | See Source »

...item they would be most likely to buy for their children for school. Computers were the most popular item every time. This year, the most popular item was calculators, which makes sense. They're cheaper, and a tool for parents who want to teach their kids to be budget-conscious bean counters. (See 10 things to buy during the recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back-to-School Shopping Gets Lean And Mean | 8/12/2009 | See Source »

...However, when we refuse to be conscious of our need to be leaders, and honorable ones at that, we become highly empowered but morally vacant. One of the founding principles of my summer employer is that while goodness without knowledge is weak, knowledge without goodness is dangerous. I ask our administration, whose refusal to be open with those it leads and whose desperate flailing in the economic crisis have done little to exemplify good leadership, to recognize this, too. I ask those who guide Harvard to cultivate this new ethic of leadership, to see us as potential leaders and instill...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Phaneuf | Title: We Who Never Set a Squadron in the Field | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...hidden tug-of-war over these airplanes revealed just how perk-conscious lawmakers can be. In March, the nonprofit group Judicial Watch obtained e-mails from the Pentagon (under the Freedom of Information Act) written by aides to Pelosi seeking military airplanes. "It is my understanding there are no G-5s available for the House during the Memorial Day recess," one May 2007 message said. "This is totally unacceptable." The Pentagon explained the planes were already booked by "White House military office taskings, the VP, Cabinet officers and multiple other executive users." (See pictures of military aircraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress's Bid for More Plush Planes Hits Turbulence | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

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