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With 10 minutes to go in the first half, freshman Emily Stauffer--playing with a cast on her broken wrist--sent a pass to freshman Kristen Bowes, but the crossbar got in the way of a Harvard score...
...syndromes. In computer users, the problem often starts in the muscles or tendons (the long pulley-like bundles of fiber that direct the movement of the fingers) and in the sheaths surrounding the tendons. Keyboards tend to force the upper body into unnatural positions -- hands bent, arms akimbo, wrists cocked -- straining the tendons and muscles and reducing circulation. Computer "mice" can be just as troublesome; users tend to grip the devices too hard, often with the wrist extended up, creating more work for the hands...
...toughest break, however, came in the form of Stauffer's wrist. Yale found a way to stop the swift midfielder by legally tripping her up, but Staufler landed on her wrist, fracturing it. She will miss about two weeks of action...
...breach that let Aldrich Ames compromise dozens of cia operations and fatally unmask key U.S. agents behind the Iron Curtain. Nonetheless, Woolsey announced that no one would be dismissed or demoted as a result of the spectacular fiasco; 11 current and retired officials will get only reprimands. The wrist slap triggered an outburst of congressional anger, including one suggestion that the CIA chief step down. It also added momentum to a congressional move to subject the CIA to a sweeping reassessment...
...buried in Roselawn, Indiana, last Monday morning, with three crucifixes pinned to her pink dress and a favorite rattle bracelet lacing her wrist. At the flower-strewn gravesite, her small white casket was placed beside that of her sister, who was laid to rest 10 months earlier...