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Archive for November, 2009

‘Premature Birth’

Friday, November 6th, 2009

National Public Radio broadcast a news story the other day on the impact of premature births on the U.S. infant death rate. A related Associated Press article at npr.org notes that “about 1 in 8 U.S. births are premature” and “the U.S. […]

Ahoy!

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

The world’s largest cruise ship, recently completed at STX Finland shipyard, sailed for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday. Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas is due to begin service Nov. 20.
Oasis, built for $1.5 billion, is five times larger than the Titanic. […]