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...flurry of firings no doubt reflects the pressures to win immediately, a pressure that is even more intense in today's floundering economy. "Where teams would be patient with coaches before, today they have to act as quickly as they can," says a team executive. "If a change on the bench can create value for your team, you're going to do it. You can't risk alienating your fans by just standing by while a team loses. In this climate, they won't be responding to those season-ticket notices come spring...
...Even if this year's coaching moves backfire, don't expect a more patient approach to return. Coaches will no longer get the chance to grow with their players. "I wouldn't cement this year's record. It's one of those things that will get broken in the next year or so," says Van Gundy. "I don't think anyone cares about how the coaches are treated." Except, of course, for a fellow fired coach...
...very proud and very emotional," says microsurgeon Maria Siemionow, who headed the surgical team. "Our patient is someone who had been called names and humiliated, who suffered whenever she appeared in public. Now, she may be able to go comfortably from her home and face the world...
...Cleveland Clinic gave Siemionow the green light for the improbable operation, one that involved the transplantation of about 500 sq cm of skin, arteries, veins, nerves, muscles and bony structure, all of which had to be attached with sufficient dexterity to restore the patient's ability to feel, blink, eat, smell, speak and - not incidentally - smile. This was not what doctors call solid-organ transplant; it was a multitissue transplant, which is an order of magnitude more difficult than, say, a heart transplant or a hand graft...
...Before the doctors could proceed, they needed not only extensive practice, but also to resolve the complex issues involved in selecting the right patient for the landmark operation. That's because transplanting a face transforms a patient's identity. Even though differences in the underlying bony structure mean the recipient is unlikely to resemble the donor once the procedure is completed, it's impossible for the patient's sense of self not to be profoundly shaken. "Picture yourself as a person who has received a face transplant," says Dr. Eric Kodish, the team's lead bioethicist. "Now use your moral...