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...only uncertainty facing the serenely confident John Paul as he undertakes this historic mission is his health. He recovered slowly but well from an assassin's bullet in 1981; he survived colon surgery in 1992 and an inflamed appendix in 1996. But the bathroom fall that broke his leg in 1994 took an enormous toll on his physical capacities. The first skiing Pope can no longer schuss down slopes; his beloved mountain hikes have been replaced by slow strolls around his Vatican terrace. His public appearances have been reduced, though his attitude is, Don't stop until you drop...
CLEAR CUT Some 20% of appendectomies turn out to be unnecessary--and patients wind up with a healthy appendix removed. But a study finds that a high-speed C.T. scan can now determine with 98% accuracy when true appendicitis is present--and when...
...horizon, you feel their shock and despair. Suddenly they knew that the Northwest Passage was a chimera and that the mission would become inconceivably arduous. Yet Lewis and Clark succeeded in leading their men to the Pacific and back home with only one fatality (caused by a burst appendix). On their return they were treated as heroes...
...appendix to the report, the committee lists possible course offerings in the QRR, including courses in demographics, behavior in high-risk situations and mathematical modeling...
...contemplating courses in the new requirement, and we're very enthusiastic if that's the way it all works out," says Statistics Department Chair Carl N. Morris, whose proposed course "Probability: the language of uncertainty," is included in the appendix...