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...their tongue. In fact, "swallowing the tongue is an urban legend," says Greg Stockton, a health and safety expert at the Red Cross. Instead, remove hard objects from around the person and cushion the head. Sometimes the tongue will block the airway. In that case, tilt the head back, lift the chin and turn the person on his or her side. And as with all cases of unconsciousness, call...
...planners believe that as long as he is at large, he will continue to galvanize his followers. "Until the myth dies," says Lieut. Colonel Russell, who oversees the town of Tikrit, "people are going to show unnatural fear of his return." Capturing Saddam would also give a lift to the Bush Administration, roiled by allegations that it misled the public about Saddam's weapons. "Time to find Saddam," said a top Republican operative last week. "Time to change the subject...
...mystery--and perhaps some of the stigma--may finally be starting to lift. The more researchers learn about dyslexia, the more they realize it's a flaw not of character but of biology--specifically, the biology of the brain. No, people with dyslexia are not brain damaged. Brain scans show their cerebrums are perfectly normal, if not extraordinary. Dyslexics, in fact, seem to have a distinct advantage when it comes to thinking outside...
Some students said they will rework their summer plans in light of the lift...
McCann said he wasn’t sure how students were dealing with the lift on the moratorium...