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There are freak injuries, and then there is what happened to Thousand Oaks tennis star Sam Querrey one night in Bangkok.

Actually, it was more like 5p.m. local time when Querrey sat on a rickety glass Atletico Madrid coffee table after a practice round at the Thailand Open, fell through the table, sliced open his right forearm, then raced to a local emergency room where doctors used 25 stitches to repair the two muscles Querrey had severed about 30 percent of the way through.

Apparently, Querrey had sat on a couch before going to take a shower. Afterward, he didn't want to sit back in the same sweaty spot on the couch to put on his socks and shoes. So he sat down on the glass table, and it shattered.

"It really didn't hurt when I did it," Querrey said Tuesday at a luncheon in Hollywood. "I didn't even know what happened until I looked down and saw my arm. There was a lot of blood and it was squirting all over the walls. It kind of looked like a murder scene. But it really didn't hurt."

It might not have hurt, but it certainly was scary for the 22- year-old tennis star who won the L.A. Open and had four runner-up finishes this year to earn his first Top-25 ranking.

For a right-handed player with a powerful serve, the right forearm isn't exactly the spot on the body you want to be gashing yourself on chunks of glass and severing muscles.

On Tuesday, just 21/2 months after the freak accident, Querrey said he was close to 100percent and was in the process of booking flights to the Australian Open in January and two other tune-up events in Brisbane and Sydney.

"I feel pretty good about everything," he said. "My wrist is still numb, and it will be for the rest of my life. But other than that I'm 100 percent."

That was music to the ears of USTA officials who were in YSL Bags town to celebrate the success of their outreach efforts. A recently released survey found tennis participation up to more than 30 million people in the United States, a 12 percent gain from last year and a 25 percent increase since 2003.

Though many of the gains have been made at the recreational level, with new investment in parks, infrastructure, junior team tennis and college programs, bright young American stars such as Querrey have immeasurably helped grow the sport's domestic popularity.

Though the good-natured Querrey, who carries around a photo of the gash in his iPhone, has developed a pretty good sense of humor about his accident, it definitely shook him up.

"Yeah, definitely. The doctors told me I was about one millimeter away from severing a nerve where I never would've played again," he said. "It makes you appreciate things a little bit more so definitely all this week I've been hitting, I don't think I've gotten upset at anything on the court at all."

Though the injury wiped out his fall schedule, Querrey said he feels lucky it wasn't worse.

He'll still be seeded at the Australian Open, he's still in the Top 25, and most importantly, he can still play the sport at a high level.

After years of being labeled an up-and-comer, Querrey seemed to finally be turning a corner. He started winning tournaments, he started being seeded at tournaments, he even started having expectations placed on him.

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By Joelle Tessler

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON -- Travelers still getting used to removing their shoes in public and pouring shampoo into tiny bottles may soon have to adjust to something new in the airport security line -- giant machines that scan their bodies for anything a terrorist might use to cause harm during a flight.

High-tech, full-body scanning machines are already in use at a handful of airports, but they may become more common as officials around the world respond to the attempted attack on an airliner on Christmas Day. The Netherlands announced Wednesday the scanners would be used for all flights heading from Amsterdam to the United States, and an official in Nigeria later said that country planned to buy full-body scanners, too.

What exactly are these machines, and what are the drawbacks? Following are some questions and answers about the devices.

How do full-body scanners work?

The two main types of scanners are "millimeter wave" and "backscatter" machines. Millimeter wave units send radio waves over a person and produce a three-dimensional image by measuring the energy reflected back. Backscatter machines use low-level X-rays to create a two-dimensional image of the body.

What sorts of things can they find?

The machines are designed to uncover what a physical pat-down could turn up but a metal detector wouldn't find. That includes plastic or chemical explosives and nonmetallic weapons in a pocket or strapped to someone's body.

The machines also would find guns, knives and other metallic objects that would set off a metal detector.

What can't they find?

Generally, the machines can't find items stashed in a body cavity. So the scanners wouldn't stop at least one common smuggling method used by drug traffickers.

How common are they?

Because of fears that the scans infringe on travelers' dignity by revealing bodily contours, European officials generally have limited the machines to tests in airports or train stations.

In U.S. airports, the Transportation Security Administration has begun expanding the use of full-body scanning machines, although passengers can opt for a physical pat-down instead. The TSA has 40 in place, just bought 150 and plans to buy 300 more.

Six of the machines are being used instead of a metal detector at airports in Albuquerque, N.M.; Las Vegas; Miami; San Francisco; Salt Lake City; and Tulsa, Okla. The other 34 are used for secondary screening of people who set off a metal detector in Atlanta; Dallas/ Fort Worth; Denver; Detroit; Indianapolis; Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla.; Los Angeles; Phoenix; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; and two airports in the Washington area: Baltimore/Washington and Reagan National.

Is there a way to make the scans less revealing?

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THESE are the first extraordinary pictures of the deadly Al Qaeda bomb hidden in Abdulmutallab's underwear. Both the clothing and remnants of the device bear the mark of the flames that erupted when the bomb was partially triggered as Northwest Airlines Flight 253 approached Detroit on Christmas Day.

The six-inch packet of explosive powder was sown into the crotch of the underwear to avoid detection as Abdulmutallab boarded the flight at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. Among the official U.S. government pictures obtained by the ABC TV network was one of the badly burned detonator syringe.

The amount of explosives is more than one-and-a-half times than that carried by 'shoe bomber' Richard Reid when he tried to blow up a U.S.-bound plane in December 2001.

Abdulmutallab's hidden stash of 80g of PETN explosive powder could have blown a hole the size of a basketball in the plane which had 290 on board.

Disaster was averted because the acid in the syringe he was using to detonate the device merely set his clothes on fire.

Officers investigating whether Abdulmutallab was radicalised while studying in Britain are examining his time as president of the Islamic Society at University College London in 2007. He organised a week of events under the 'War on Terror', including a discussion entitled 'Jihad V Terrorism'.

A poster advertising the 'War on Terror' week carries the name Umar Farook and includes events featuring former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg entitled 'Bring Our Boys Home'.

Yesterday, Yemeni authorities said that Abdulmutallab had spent a year 'studying' there immediately before starting his British course in 2005.

Investigators believe he may have been earmarked as a potential recruit then.

Abdulmutallab spent a second period in Yemen between August and December this year.

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Boy who became a bomber: Abdulmutallab on a visit to London in 2003. The syringe detonator he used, top, and, his underpants with the explosives sewn into the crotch

THESE are the first extraordinary pictures of the deadly Al Qaeda bomb hidden in Abdulmutallab's underwear.

Both the clothing and remnants of the device bear the mark of the flames that erupted when the bomb was partially triggered as Northwest Airlines Flight 253 approached Detroit on Christmas Day.

The six-inch packet of explosive powder was sown into the crotch of the underwear to avoid detection as Abdulmutallab boarded the flight at Schipol Airport in Bulgari Replica Watch Amster-dam. Among the official U.S. government pictures obtained by the ABC TV network was one of the badly burned detonator syringe.

The amount of explosive is one-and-a-half times more than that carried by British 'shoe bomber' Richard Reid when he tried to blow up a U.S.-bound plane in December 2001.

Abdulmutallab's hidden stash of PETN explosive powder could have blown a hole the size of a basketball in the plane which had 290 on board.

Disaster was averted because the acid in the syringe he was using to detonate the device merely set his clothes on fire.

Officers investigating whether Abdulmutallab was radicalised while studying in Britain are examining his time as president of the Islamic Society at UCL in 2007.

He organised a week of events under the banner 'War on Terror', including a discussion entitled Jihad V Terrorism.

A poster advertising the War on Terror week carries the name Umar Farook and includes events featuring former British Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg entitled Bring Our Boys Home. Another was called And the War Goes On, with controversial MP George Galloway listed among the speakers. Mr Galloway, however, denies ever having spoken at such an event.

Yesterday Yemeni authorities revealed that Abdulmutallab had spent a year 'studying' there immediately before starting his British course in 2005 and investigators believe he may have been earmarked as a potential recruit then.

He spent his second period there between August and December this year.

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Boy who grew into a bomber: Abdulmutallab on a London visit in 2003

The bomber's syringe detonator was destroyed in the fire

His singed underwear with the packet of explosives sewn into it

The package of explosive powder that was hidden in his clothes

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