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...Feeling the Pain As an obstetrician who has always tried to empower women to choose to deliver the safest - yet hardest - way, I must applaud you for your article on the rise of C-sections in Asia [March 31]. The article conveyed well the life philosophy that lies behind the process of natural birth. However, I do object to the image of "stupefied" or "groggy" patients on the operating table. Cesareans are normally done under spinal anesthetic - the woman is fully awake and numb from the lower ribs to the toes. The woman is aware of what's happening...
...applaud Gibbs' article about her father. I am a trained nurse and have seen many lonely deaths in hospitals and nursing homes. My mother passed away three years ago at the age of 92, and I was lucky enough to have been there to see her and talk to her before she became unconscious. Perhaps us children being there with her before she died gave us some peace. But I and my sisters and brothers still miss our Mum, and my eldest sister is 72 years old! Patrick Kwai-sum Poon, BURTON-ON-TRENT, ENGLAND...
...their classes, but we fell just short of perfect on another type of report card: A recent release by the Sustainable Endowments Institute gave Harvard an A- on its second annual College Sustainability Report Card, which measures the environmental sustainability of the 200 colleges with the largest endowments. We applaud the Institute’s work in raising awareness about sustainability, and hope that Harvard—one of only six schools to receive the highest grade by the Institute’s measure—will continue to improve its admirable environmental policies. The report, which graded schools...
...living in sin. Nikolauk responded: "Two thousand years ago this young fella stood up in defense of a whore and said he who is without sin cast the first stone. I know there are some sinless folks here so why don't you stand up so we can applaud you." That calmed the anger. For a while too, the town feared that the newcomers would take over the local government. When that did not happen, the mayor said the community developed a "detente" with the FLDS leaders, who nevertheless assiduously kept non-believers off their Yearning for Zion Ranch...
...billion, 15-year renovation of its undergraduate living space, the largest such project in its history. The endeavor will involve a complete overhaul of the interior of each of the 12 houses while preserving their historically significant facades, and will be guided by a joint student-faculty committee. We applaud the University’s approval of this expensive but much-needed project, which will have a profound impact on the experience of Harvard’s students. These renovations have the potential to combat many of the largest deficiencies currently plaguing the student body. In particular, the University should...