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Presents an article on the experiences of a Muslim during the terrorist attack of the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. Emotion felt while watching the outcome of the terrorist attack in the television; Discussion on the ideas and questions that came to his mind concerning the attack; Significant points that worth remarking in the Arab debates and discussions taking place regarding the attack.

Studies performed over the past 2 decades have supported the recommendation that the exercise test protocol be individualized and that a targeted duration of 8 to 12 minutes is optimal. However, this is not always implemented clinically because of the complication of having to choose a specific ramp to match a patient. We present a simple nomogram based on a questionnaire to choose 1 of 4 possible ramp protocols that provide individualized ramp rates for subjects undergoing clinical exercise testing., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)