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...curtail the power of the warlords, whose wealth and influence have only increased in the new Afghanistan. These days, Dostum strides across the marble-inlay floors of his new mansion--a pink, three-tiered wedding cake of a house. The foyer boasts a massive aquarium stocked with exotic fish, next to a life-size portrait of Dostum standing beside U.S. General Tommy Franks. During a visit by TIME, workmen were putting the final touches on an immense gold-painted crown that spans the compound's entry gate. The crown was modeled on that of the 14th century Central Asian military...
...KINDLE launched; newspapers bemoan lack of fish-wrapping functionality...
...here's better news: eating green is good for you. The very foods with a high carbon cost--red meat, pork, dairy products, processed snacks--also tend to be laden with fat and calories. A green diet would comprise mostly vegetables and fruits, whole grains, fish and lean meats like chicken--a diet that's eco- and waistline friendly. "[Eating green] can make a big difference for the climate and be more healthy," says Doug Gurian-Sherman, senior scientist for the food and environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. (Read more on TIME's Wellness blog...
...performed with great enthusiasm by The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company at The Factory Theatre in Boston, the residents of an old Russian village called Kulyenchikov are forever condemned to a life of stupidity. Thanks to a 200-year-old curse, Kulyenchikov is a place where flowers are known as fish and fourteen sheep equal two dozen until Tolchinsky arrives and attempts to reverse this affliction of idiocy. While “Fools” is certainly not Simon’s finest work, F.U.D.G.E.’s production balances the script’s failing attempt at humor with wonderful...
...sport gave him chances to learn the power of colorful analogy from legendary coach Jack Barnaby ’32, to predict other players’ moves, and, in Sunstein’s first year at HLS, to achieve national supremacy by upsetting what then-assistant-coach David R. Fish ’72 called a “juggernaut of a Princeton team.”Despite his cross-disciplinary excellence, Sunstein seems to generate goodwill among his colleagues and even his competitors. Harvey amicably recalls coming in second to Sunstein in the election for yearbook editor at Middlesex...