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...What exactly are staph infections? Staph is bacteria carried on the skin, which can enter the body through a cut or during a medical procedure, causing the infection. Most are minor, but certain strains are particularly resistant to anti-biotics and can cause athletes to miss significant playing time. Athletes are more likely to suffer cuts, and the locker room setting bunches players close to one another in a warm, damp environment, so they are especially susceptible to spreading the bacteria. Since football teams carry some 55 players on their rosters, and tend to have a higher degree of serious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Slew of Staph Infections Tackles the NFL | 10/25/2008 | See Source »

...Pakistan's debt. Pakistani officials insist that they have no intention of defaulting, and the Pakistani rupee rose this week amid signs that the International Monetary Fund might step in to rescue this frontline state in the war on terror. The IMF confirmed Wednesday that it would soon enter discussions with Pakistan over ways to assist its economy. But help from the international community will almost surely be conditional on a more robust effort against the militants - an option that raises political problems for Zardari - and also on economic reforms that might prove unpopular. There are clear and challenging downsides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time and Money Running Out for Pakistan | 10/25/2008 | See Source »

Beneath the froth, Syria's financial picture is still grim. Oil production--which once accounted for 90% of government revenue--is on the decline. Inflation has rendered unsustainable the food and fuel subsidies on which millions of poor Syrians depend. Enter President Assad, who Syrians hope can help attract much needed foreign investment. Once persona non grata in the West, Assad is more secure than ever at home and abroad. The violence that followed U.S. regime change in Iraq has raised his profile in a region where stability is often valued over freedom. In August, French President Nicolas Sarkozy became...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Damascus | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...their own defense, it is easy to understand why. The Ad Board is in dire need of complete structural reform from the ground up. Until this occurs, pray that you never get Ad Boarded—because if you do, you will probably be guilty before you even enter the room...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Bad Board | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...Pakistan-Afghanistan border, says recent U.S. military incursions into Pakistan not only breach an agreement between the two countries, but call into question the very spirit of the alliance President Bush says is the most important in the war on terror. "As a Pakistani, nobody likes someone to enter their home. It raises doubts about American credibility and the sincerity of their alliance with Pakistan," says the Major, who asked not to be named because military rules discourage soldiers from speaking to the media. "We have clear territorial limits and when you cross them, it is humiliating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The US vs. Pakistan: With Friends Like These | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

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