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...When asked whether he would ever consider coming to Hollywood to make a big-budget, artistic feature such as Anthony Minghella's The English Patient, Egoyan admits that he "would definitely be open to it. It all depends on the situation. Having complete control and final cut is a very important element to me. At the same time, I am definitely aware of the possibilities that the world of Hollywood offers. I haven't yet wanted to tell a story that required any kind of sizeable budget, but it's a possibility that could definitely arise in the future...
First, however, let us acknowledge that there are some good reasons why people in the professional world might need cell phones. A patient going into cardiac arrest and a retirement portfolio crashing come to mind as reasonable justifications for receiving a cellular phone call...
...most effective form of treatment, Kafka says, generally takes the form of aversive conditioning. "They'll find a behavioral therapist who will draw up scenarios that will arouse the patient, but as soon as that happens, the patient smells ammonia," he explains...
...Keeping young Iranians on board for a patient chiseling away at the grip of the mullahs has proved a major challenge for the reformists, particularly after last summer's protests showed their mounting impatience. But the complex distributions of power and repressive instincts of the conservatives prescribe a gradualist approach among reformists. "If Iran is to complete the dizzying road from theocracy to democracy," says MacLeod, "reformers must find a way to speak to the Internet generation as well as to older Iranians who feel more comfortable with Islamic traditions and like to be assured that the reform movement remains...
Before injecting a patient with anaesthetic, students trade shots to learn the proper technique...