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...many teams that did not adhere completely to the list. That's why Dr. Peter Pronovost, who won a MacArthur "genius" award for creating the concept of medical checklists and studying them in intensive-care units, remains skeptical of the study's remarkable results. "I wish checklists were Harry Potter's magic wand, but they're not," he says. "The behavior changed trivially, not enough for that reduction to be real. Like the stock market, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That said, I think funding research to improve quality and safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: A Simple Surgery Checklist Saves Lives | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

Carlos Reygadas' name is rarely mentioned as part of the recent surge of Mexican cinema. The directors usually cited are the three amigos Alfonso Cuaron (Y tu mamá también, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores perros, Babel) and Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy). Yet Reygadas, 37, has made the biggest noise at international film festivals and among the more intellectual critics. His Japon and Battle in Heaven won praise for their filmmaking rigor, caustic view of Mexico's social ills and often frank take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Silent Light: Small Masterpiece | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...automated stamp vending machines, which have become expensive to repair and update. Clearly, the savings weren't enough. And 2009 doesn't look much better. "We expect the new fiscal year to be another difficult one for the Postal Service and the entire mailing industry," Postmaster General John Potter told the Postal Service Board of Governors at their meeting in November. Officials anticipate a further mail volume decrease of 8 billion pieces in 2009 - almost matching the 2008 plunge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For the Post Office: Snow, Rain and Now Gloom of Recession | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

...Without romanticizing Obama, it seems to me that he's intelligent; America has partly redeemed itself by electing him. Unfortunately for Obama, he has to sort out the mess that eight years of stupidity have left behind. I don't envy him in the slightest. Alex Potter, CLAREMONT, SOUTH AFRICA

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detainees' Rights | 12/18/2008 | See Source »

Favorite Movie: Dark Knight Favorite Book: Re-Reading Harry Potter Favorite TV Show: The Office Favorite Artistic Alum: Yo-Yo Ma '76 Favorite Song: Coldplay "Viva la Vida" Favorite Place to Eat in the Square: Spice Favorite Viral Video: Puppy Cam Favorite On-Campus Student Production: Tie: "Sweeney Todd" and "HPT 160: Fable Attraction" What should the third Batman movie be called? 1. The Batman Cometh 2. The Extended Metaphor 3. A Tree Grows in Gotham Why should you be Diamond Magazine's next cover model? 1. Sheer Yardage 2. It would be incredibly exclusive as I have not even...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arts Poll 2008 | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

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