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...often gripping, as the participants volley back and forth with verbal attacks, strategies and approaches, making for a surprisingly cerebral war book. That tight focus does, however, leave large gaps. Alexander scarcely discusses the theories behind his interrogation strategy, its derivation or whether the U.S. military continues to use it. Such things are forgotten as the book winds down into a tense one-on-one with the man who can potentially hand over al-Zarqawi, but a fuller epilogue could have broadened the story beyond this single set of circumstances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Break a Terrorist | 12/2/2008 | See Source »

...methods of altering the body's natural melatonin production, which may help some of the 100 million people who take international flights from the U.S. each year, and the millions more who live in a perpetual state of jet lag due to night-shift work. One strategy is to use light-dark exposure, which helps cue the body's circadian rhythm. British Airways, for example, offers a "jet-lag calculator" that applies research into bright-light therapy to advise passengers when to sit in a pitch-black room and when to seek bright light after a flight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Pill for Jet Lag? | 12/2/2008 | See Source »

Waite presented two main campaign planks—the UC’s replacement with “a Hapsburg prince or some other member of the house of Hapsburg,” and the use of students’ termbill fees, paid at the beginning of each year, to purchase arable land...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dems Endorse Flores for UC | 12/2/2008 | See Source »

...use of electronic health records (EHRs) may help reduce the number of malpractice suits for physicians, according to a recent study by Harvard professors...

Author: By Adeline S. Rolnick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Electronic Records May Cut Malpractice Suits | 12/2/2008 | See Source »

...many years," says Sheetal Javeri, an administration professional, emerging from CST, the railway terminal struck by terrorists on Wednesday night. "But the government has taken no steps. If five-star hotels can be targeted so easily, where is the common man to go?" She has little option but to use the commuter rail line despite the attacks. "But that doesn't mean I don't fear for my safety or my family's safety," she says. "They still don't know how many terrorists there were and how many may still be at large." Trisha Sethi, a media professional, says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Angry Mumbai Wants Answers, Changes | 12/1/2008 | See Source »

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