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...camera to the appendix, removing the organ through the same incision. Surgeons also made a small cut in the bottom of the patient's bellybutton and inserted another camera through it to help guide surgery. The procedure took 50 minutes from start to finish, 20 minutes longer than a standard laparoscopic appendectomy...
...surgery becomes more familiar and as more procedures are successfully performed, the acceptance of it will grow. "In 1999, 100% of gallbladders were [removed] in open surgery. In 2008, 98% are done laparoscopically. In five years, either our approach or something similar to what we're doing will become standard care," he says. "This technique is changing the way we think about surgery...
...Then, when the reaction did come, it was straight out of the standard communist playbook, phrased in language reminiscent of the worst excesses of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution. The violence was blamed on that "jackal dressed in monks' robes," as one official described Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Another official said the "Dalai clique" had organized suicide squads as part of its "sinister aim of splitting China." Thousands of paramilitary troops were rushed into Tibet and the extensive ethnically Tibetan regions of China. Journalists were barred from entry and the few already inside troubled areas were...
...going.” Fox lamented the fact that Latin America had seen the lowest rates of economic growth of any region during the 20th century. He added that he understands the call for populism in Latin America because governments have been unable to ensure a basic standard of living. “People won’t wait, and they are right,” Fox said. “They have needs.” Fox began his remarks with a call for solidarity with Mexican immigrants in the United States. “I am with them...
...introduced sophisticated testing and R&D and took steps to boost efficiency and sales, like installing automated Verismo espresso machines. By no longer having to scoop and tamp coffee for each shot, baristas could make a drink 40% faster, moving customers through lines more quickly. Drive-throughs became standard, and the company released its first CD. Smith's successor was a Wal-Mart veteran, Jim Donald, who took the company into books, movie promotions and oven-warmed breakfast sandwiches, which added about $35,000 to the average store's $1 million annual sales...