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...Poitras, it's important to try to understand al-Qaeda - something the U.S. government "still doesn't quite know" to do. "They feel a bit at a loss understanding what the threat is," she says. Perhaps that will change if and when the film is released in the U.S. - she's trying to secure a distribution deal for the spring. If anything, the movie is sure to garner attention...
...most things orthopedic. Done well (and soon) closed reduction works quite well; an experienced orthopedist with good hands can take some horrible-looking fractures and usually end up with a good-looking x-ray, a painless wrist and close-to-perfect function. If you're older than 40 you know this from personal experience; this fracture is so common (they represent a fifth of all fractures seen in U.S. emergency departments) that you surely know at least a couple of people who have...
...many broken wrists treated surgically, but there are so many different surgical techniques and the level of skill (and effort) put into closed treatment is so variable that the "statistical evidence" comparing surgical to closed treatment is easy to challenge. I explained this to Peter - and also let him know that he actually lives down the block from a professor who made his career studying, and mostly operating on, these wrist fractures. But I had to give Peter what he expected from a friend "in the business": the inside skinny. (See the most common hospital mishaps...
...transition, he’s always running the floor,” Dale said. “When I’m dribbling coming up, I’m always looking for him. I know he’s going to have his feet set and he’s going to be ready...you can’t give him much space, and I think that’s what makes him so great. He’s got a quick release, and he’ll knock it down...
...prepared for the post-Olympics fame crush? Though Olympic athletes tend to fade from consciousness after the closing ceremonies, Vonn's photogenic face, trumped so incessantly by NBC during a relatively high-rated Winter Games, isn't going anywhere soon. "I don't know, I think I blend in pretty well," she says about the potential of being hassled by strangers on the street. "If I put on a baseball cap, no one would really recognize me." (See 25 Olympic athletes to watch...