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...discovered that the majority of patients who harmed themselves in this way did so more than once - the average recurrence was three times - and that the materials embedded under the skin varied dramatically in size, from several unfolded staples embedded into a hand to a 6.3-in. unfolded paper clip inserted into a bicep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teens' Latest Self-Injury Fad: Self-Embedding | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...percent from the floor for the game, but dismal marks from long range (4-for-15) and the charity stripe (3-for-13) spelled disaster. Markley led a Crimson attack that found life after the break, shooting 48.7 percent from the field after mustering just a 34 percent clip in the first half. With 12 points and eight boards, Markley notched her eighth straight game scoring in double figures. Freshman point guard Brogan Berry had an efficient night, turning in 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field. Trailing by 19 at the break, the Crimson used several...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Sunk Across City | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

...seen him watching for the post and had wondered if he were waiting for a letter from another lover. Oddly, the thought did not frighten her. She knew The Stable Boy was no longer enough for her. She was ready to move on.There was a strange clip-clop in the hallway.“Ah,” said Felicity. “It’s about time.”She sprang up and opened the door. There was a whiff of hay and manure, and a large, velvety muzzle poked into the room. Felicity found herself staring...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Stable Boy | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

Still, Talabani's move is a brazen attempt to clip Maliki's wings. The Prime Minister "is not budging and remains adamant that creating these councils is legal," Talabani was quoted by the Associated Press as saying in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah on Monday. "We will go to the federal court to see whether this is indeed the case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's al-Maliki Faces Challenge Over Power Grab | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

...wanted to share a story that may be a true story, about an Air Force captain who narrowly escaped serious injury recently - this is from a newspaper clip that I found this morning - when he decided to try horseback riding, even though he had never had any lessons or any prior experience. So he mounted the horse unassisted, and the horse immediately sprang into action. As it galloped along at a steady and rhythmic pace, the captain began to slip from the saddle. In terror, he grabbed for the horse's mane, but he couldn't get a firm grip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: James Jones Jr. | 12/1/2008 | See Source »

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