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Speaking of Which

Speaking of supporting the troops, you'll be happy to know injured vets are getting all the help they need.

Mostly what the soldiers do together is wait: for appointments, evaluations, signatures and lost paperwork to be found. It's like another wife told Annette McLeod: "If Iraq don't kill you, Walter Reed will." . . .

A board of physicians must review hundreds of pages of medical records to determine whether a soldier is fit to return to duty. If not, the Physical Evaluation Board must decide whether to assign a rating for disability compensation. For many, this is the start of a new and bitter battle.

Meanwhile, President Bush wants to cut veteran benefits in order to balance the budget. (Hey look -- it's the Bradenton Herald! Flashbacks, anyone?)

Full Circle

And to bring it all back together: A new report says that surgeons who play video games are more skilled.

A study has found a direct link between skill at video gaming and skill at keyhole, or laparoscopic, surgery. Young surgeons who spent at least three hours a week playing video games in the past made 37% fewer errors, were 27% faster, and scored 42% better overall than surgeons who had never played a video game at all.

You heard it hear first.

TimeWaster™

More mindless violence will help you prepare for laparoscopic surgery.

Today I'm listening to: Groove Salad!

Labels: art, consumption, video games