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...just a few strokes of the pen. And so a dry, one-page internal memo quietly issued by the White House is being viewed as a kind of eulogy for the once mighty Central Intelligence Agency. After nearly 60 years at the pinnacle of American intelligence-and at the elbow of Presidents-the CIA director is no longer automatically welcome at the President's National Security Council (NSC) meetings. John Negroponte, the new director of National Intelligence, has taken his chair...
Attach the circular Nike Philips MP3 Run ($299; nike-philips.com to your elbow and stick a wireless pedometer to your shoelaces, and the device will show how far and how fast you've run. Or hit a button to switch to music mode, and the MP3 player will let the Chariots of Fire theme inspire...
Some injuries tend to cluster at different ages. Doctors report seeing a lot of heel problems in kids 9 to 12 years old, elbow problems in kids 10 to 12 and knee injuries in kids 12 to 14. Gender also seems to play a role. Girls, for reasons that are not clear, are more likely than boys to tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)--a tough ribbon of tissue that holds the knee together. "Twenty years ago, it was rare for someone under age 15 to have ACL surgery," says Dr. Daniel Green, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital...
...lane road. An improvised explosive device, intended for the patrols, had gone off just 10 feet from the car. The two men were slammed against the windshield, shattering it, and were showered by a hail of shrapnel. Salah's left arm and hand were torn to shreds below the elbow, and blood spurted from two gaping wounds in his left thigh. Both men were lacerated by shrapnel and burned. A shard of glass cut a deep gash in Abu Karam's neck. The blast also damaged a second car, with shrapnel hitting its driver, university student Leith Waleed...
Remember that development requires investment. Groups cannot expect to have the benefits of the Alliance and the use of the house without investing time and money. Affiliate groups will have to pay dues and elbow grease. Four or five elected leaders won’t be able to make this house and coalition work on their...