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...rights to the game. Hasbro, which owns the rights to Scrabble in the U.S., says it has no plans to change any of the game's rules. This will likely be greeted with relief in the U.S., where Scrabble is not just popular as a board game but also as an electronic game on Facebook and mobile phones. (It's the ninth top-grossing app on the iPhone and fifth on the newly introduced iPad.) (See 12 early must-have iPad games...
...Crimson also presented its first threat of the game when three hitters got on base in the bottom of the third...
...their mothers' sari-covered laps. The facilitator begins with a story related to a local concern, perhaps about a pregnant girl with malaria. Participants work with picture cards, identifying the problems depicted and collectively venturing causes (e.g., stagnant water) and solutions (e.g., insect repellent, mosquito nets). The women also hold emergency drills and keep a fund that allows for those in labor to be transported swiftly to hospital...
...Nepal, where neonatal mortality in participating groups dropped by 30%, the benefits of the trial have endured. Recent estimates indicate that the neonatal mortality rate has now dipped under 30 per 1,000 live births, thanks also to the work of other NGOs and governmental organizations in the region. Two years ago, the Institute of Child Health withdrew funds and left, but the women kept on going. When Costello returned to visit recently, 75% of the groups were still active. "It's really impressive that our groups are still running," he recalls telling a cluster of women. "They...
...Teaming up with the government should also help keep the neonatal death rate in participating districts down. But since the release of the results, no one seems very concerned about numbers. Health workers come and go; now that these women have a hold on the basics, they aren't likely to forget them fast. "Once the numbers go down," Costello says, "they don't come back up again...