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...years,” he wrote. “I will always bleed Facebook blue.” Zuckerberg had similarly fond words for his former partner. “Dustin has always had Facebook’s best interests at heart and will always be someone I turn to for advice,” he said...
...called the Bureau of Study Counsel and asked if I could “turn myself in” as a Net addict. But some helpful pamphlets on time management aside, they didn’t have anything to tell me about my condition. My counselor apologetically suggested, “You could google it.” University Mental Health Services proved similarly forthcoming. I gave my number to someone rumored to be an expert on the subject, but he has yet to call...
...then, you know, Harvard’s going to have somebody out there to make more plays. Not much you can do, you gotta cover them all. They’re talented offensively.” With that much inexperience lining up, Murphy was forced to turn back the pages of his playbook to find a simpler plan of attack. A team used to draw plays and runs up the gut—with the occasional option to keep things interesting—suddenly threw reverses and end arounds at a Big Red defense that had nearly no film...
...bishop. Father Dario had been a Catholic priest living in Florida and making $200 an hour working as a psychologist when God told him to give up his worldly possessions and take on the contemplative life. But the Word of the Lord wasn't all it took to turn Father Dario into a hermit: Only ten years after moving to Lebanon and becoming a Maronite monk did he receive his bishop's blessing to take the next step. He moved out of the hectic life at the main monastery, where Lebanese monks enjoy their mobile phones and Mercedes Benz cars...
...roots of this dissatisfaction with the central government. The Taliban has capitalized on widespread disillusion with corrupt, centrally appointed officials to recruit to its cause. Few Afghans feel that they have an adequate outlet for settling grievances, like land disputes, so they are more likely to turn to Taliban courts that have sprung up in government vacuums. Real reconciliation, says Nathan, should be taking place at the grass roots, with Afghans who have become alienated from the government. If they can be persuaded that the government is looking after their needs, they are less likely to support the Taliban...