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...Many military officers have complained that Washington has failed to keep its focus on the fight in Afghanistan. But that attitude may be changing. "We cannot let the success in Afghanistan slip away," Gates told reporters on Wednesday, adding that he would be "very sympathetic" if more forces were recommended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Surge in Afghanistan Too? | 1/17/2007 | See Source »

...Tomlinson's trade start with his unique vision. When a running back takes the football from the quarterback, chaos greets his line of sight: a dozen massive men pound one another at the line of scrimmage, trying to create, or prevent, a split-second opening for the back to slip through. Tomlinson's eyes process the scrum like internal software, letting him spot the holes. "It seems like things are happening in slow motion, and you're kind of moving through everything with ease," Tomlinson says. "It's a nice feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Back Ever | 1/5/2007 | See Source »

...permitted to quote a few of Treb's dicta. Confetti dispersal, he intones, "is a physical, violent act," a therapeutic exercise that will purge, Treb says, "all your aggressions from 2006." (He knows us so well.) We are to remove wristwatches, bracelets, rings, necklaces and other gewgaws that might slip off during our pitching exertions. Treb also expects us to apply ourselves with the ascetic, aesthetic devotion of Trappist monks: "We do not do drugs nor alcohol, we do confetti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Very Confetti New Year's | 1/2/2007 | See Source »

Each frame has a card reader that makes viewing pictures easy. Just slip the memory card out of your camera and into a frame, and your pictures simply appear. But to get the most out of a digital frame, you will probably want to run a slide show, displaying the pictures one at a time. Some frames let you add music to slide shows for added--though mercifully optional--ambiance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: How to Frame Your Digital Pix | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

...home to rest up after wrapping up a tough December schedule this weekend and home to the Bright Hockey Arena next month to kickoff a stretch of five league games.The Crimson (12-3-1, 9-2-0 ECAC) saw its share of first place in the ECAC slip away Friday night with a 4-1 loss to No. 5 Dartmouth (11-3-1, 10-1-0) in Hanover, N.H. “At this point, some of us are experiencing the physical and mental drain that comes with a rigorous schedule and a rigorous academic schedule,” Harvard...

Author: By Rebecca A. Compton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Long December Ends In Loss, Lost Lead | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

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