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...state to be in full control, we have to take away the reasons or the excuses that are being put forward for the continuation of [Hizballah's] weapons outside the control of the central government. Which is the continuation of the occupation. We are after a real cure, which is the end of the occupation. I have to arrange for the liberation of the Shebaa Farms [disputed territory occupied by the Israelis]. You will tell me, Shebaa farms, is it that important? It is Lebanese land and they should withdraw from it. It is as if they are creating always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon's Siniora: "We Don't Want to Be a Battlefield" | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...wrong. Though not without its share of flaws, “American Islam” is a masterfully written and insightful examination of an increasingly important and growing group about which most Americans are not particularly well informed. Rather than scripting a manifesto proposing a way to cure the titular “struggle,” which would have been dull and ineffective, Barrett takes the approach of introducing his audience to genuine American Muslims. Each of the seven chapters describes a person who epitomizes a facet of Muslim life in America. Barrett introduces each one masterfully: his publisher...

Author: By Jessica A. Berger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Barrett Seeks Islam’s ‘Soul’ | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...fights, a frenzied flurry of flapping and fluttering, last 15 minutes, or until one of the birds dies in the ring. The winners - pecked, plucked and bloody - are usually allowed to recuperate for several weeks before training for another fight. The losers get turned into to soup to cure Monday hangovers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is that a Rooster in Your Mouth? | 2/16/2007 | See Source »

...you’re severely depressed, running electric currents through your brain to induce a seizure might be the only cure. Shocked? FM was too when the Harvard Mental Health Letter reported this month that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for severe depression when drugs and psychotherapy have failed. In ECT, an electric current runs through the brain, inducing a seizure that lasts about 30 seconds. The patient is anesthetized and given muscle-relaxant to prevent injury. ECT often causes memory loss during the 2-3 week treatment period, but most patients completely recover and some have stronger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McMurphy Had it Goooooood | 2/14/2007 | See Source »

...reluctantly says no. “The event is for charity, not for love.” Yet she insists, “I can tell you, there were actual romantic dates last year,” giving hope to the love-sick hopefuls looking for their own cure this coming Valentine’s Day. The show began rather dryly with two somewhat awkward jocks shyly shaking their derrières for a meager $15. However, the humorous and flamboyant antics of the night’s emcee, Harrison R. Greenbaum ’08, offered some needed comic...

Author: By Peter B. Weston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students, Cancer Convene for Night of Revelry | 2/14/2007 | See Source »

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