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Artyom points to the by-product of a negotiation gone bad, a gnarled red scar just above his left eye. Late one night last November, two young men flagged him down. They didn't like his asking price. After an exchange of * insults, the three spilled out brawling onto the sidewalk. At 6 ft. 3 in. and 211 lbs., Artyom wasn't worried. But he never saw the knife, never felt the blow and never realized he had been stabbed until the blood had flowed down his shirt sleeve...
...MOST LIVID SCAR FROM LAST SPRING'S RIOTS IN South Central Los Angeles, the intersection of Florence and Normandie where the videotaped beating of truck driver Reginald Denny took place, was lacerated anew last Monday. What started as a peaceful demonstration for the "L.A. 4," still awaiting trial for the Denny beating, degenerated into a melee of brick and bottle throwing that injured 12. This time, however, the L.A.P.D. piled in immediately. Three hundred officers in riot gear made 55 swift arrests, overwhelming the disorder. With both the Denny case and the Rodney King case coming up in February...
...French have an itch to colonize. For centuries they explored, exploited and educated on three continents. Now their working tours of Africa, North America and Southeast Asia are over. The reverie fades like a holiday suntan; the legacy lingers like a scar. Why shouldn't that wound, which France inflicted on itself and its colonial subjects, be diagnosed on a big screen? Spurred by conscience, retrospection and, not least, the success of Hollywood movies about the U.S. war in Southeast Asia, French moviemakers are gazing into the rearview mirror of their Vietnam...
...Soreness can also result from the inflammation of sheaths surrounding the tendons. Muscles in the forearm that control the movement of fingers may become irritated, a condition called myositis. As tissues become inflamed and swollen, they can press on nearby nerves, causing tingling and weakness in the fingers. Sometimes scar tissue develops in the area. All together these injuries, if not treated, can result in diminished coordination and strength: patients may literally lose their grip and have trouble managing simple manual tasks...
...Pharmaceuticals, is peppered with synthesized CAM molecules so that cells arriving at a wound site will have plenty of places to get a grip. With the new gel filling in the gap, repairing wounds, including severe burns or skin ulcers, takes 30% less time and leaves less of a scar, claims company scientific director Michael Pierschbacher...