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Casale was charged with implementing the new plan. The first thing he and his team did was take 20 general steps all surgeons follow throughout a bypass episode and try to sharpen them in a way that would remove as much chance and variability as possible, going so far as to spell out the specific drugs and dosages doctors would use. The result was an expanded 40-step list that some surgeons balked at initially, deriding what they called "cookbook medicine." Once doctors began following the expanded checklist, however, they grew to like it. After the first 200 operations...
...think the team attributes those [losses] to problems in our mentality going into games,” Atkinson said. “I think that’s improved tremendously. We used those games to sharpen our focus, which allowed us to win today. It’s good to get two wins against conference opponents who deserve our respect...
...This week the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department decided to make another run at the problem by launching Groping Prevention Week, a five-day program designed to spark greater public awareness of the threat and give police a chance to sharpen their ability to identify and investigate occurrences. "We're taking intensive measures to crack down," says a police spokeswoman. "Our intent is to repress groping incidents and raise awareness in society through cooperation with railway companies...
...always fun to play Southern Division teams like GW and Ivy-rival Princeton,” Farrar said. “It brings out the best in both squads and I’m looking forward to great competition. These teams are stones on which we can sharpen our edge.”The head coach also noted that Harvard may have more than one axe to grind this weekend, adding, “The last time we played GW they defeated us for third in the Eastern Championships, and we’d like to return the favor...
...ride is a gamble for your life and flycatchers are waiting at every corner to follow unsuspecting tourists around, trying to sell them overpriced trinkets. In Arusha, you quickly learn that you will be overcharged for everything because you are a mzungu (a white person), and your bargaining skills sharpen quickly...