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...notably in Aceh and East Timor—and managed to resolve both conflicts through diplomatic means. Because of Indonesia’s ability to weather such conflicts, Totok Soefijanto, a deputy rector at Paramadina University, wrote in an e-mail that he thinks the country serves as a model for other nations to follow. Bruderlein said the country’s Islamic makeup gives it added weight as a case study in conflict resolution. “Although Islam is traditionally seen as an obstacle to peace, in Indonesia, Islam is one of the factors of the peace process...
Reaching across his desk, Simons points to a small model of the buffoonish cartoon character Homer Simpson. “Homer’s there just to remind me to keep it real,” he says...
...Taliban, said that the group has become a regional security problem—not just an Afghani one—and that it is causing instability in much of central Asia. “The Taliban has become a kind of brand now, not just of extremism but a model of society,” Rashid said. That “brand” largely moved into tribal areas of Pakistan after the American invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. There, they trained virtually unimpeded until the Pakistani army began to intervene in 2004. Rashid said the United States?...
Widening Your Prayer Calm can act as a springboard to the most expansive kind of prayer. Yancey uses the model of Jesus, who prayed in the garden Gethsemane immediately before his trial and crucifixion. He notes that Jesus' first statement is "Let this cup pass from me." Observes Yancey: "He's basically saying, 'Get me out of this!' " Yet he quickly moves into a stage of calm. "By the end of the night, he's the calmest person there. He's told God, 'If this cannot pass away except I drink it, thy will be done.' " The final stage...
Luckily, citizens won't have to pitch in. New York real estate firm The Durst Organization, which owns and operates the clock, plans to install an updated model sometime next year that can display a quadrillion dollars. In the meantime, the company has hacked the current display to provide a temporary solution - replacing the dollar sign at the front of the number with an extra digit...