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...consequences could be absolutely catastrophic for the recorded-music business," Universal's lawyer said. Not everyone agrees, but it's likely that other disgruntled artists (are you listening, Prince?) will try to follow Hallyday's lead. - By Lee Hudson Teslik Small Setbacks California's Nanosys, a bellwether of the infant nanotechnology sector, called off its initial public offering, citing "adverse market conditions." Despite not having any marketable products, the firm had hoped to raise more than $100 million. And ahead of its own IPO, Google admitted it may have breached U.S. securities laws after failing to register shares and stock...
...news is good. The rates of infant mortality and low-birthweight babies both ticked up, a bad-health bellwether that always catches the eye of epidemiologists. "As a pediatrician, I can tell you that this is a major cause of concern," says Alexander. It's possible that the reason is merely better prenatal care that's enabling more sickly babies to survive through birth but not a great deal longer...
Children are slipping through other cracks in the government's optimistic report. The infant-mortality rate, for example, is twice as high among blacks as among whites. Children living in poverty are at greater risk for violent crime. And while the U.S. may boast of soaring high-school-graduation rates, children in poor families are still six times as likely as those in wealthier families to drop out. "So much of this is driven by child poverty," says Parker. "In 2002, more than 12 million children were poor, and those figures were up from both...
...judgment of $6.5 million (later reduced to $4.2 million) for a child born with brain damage and later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Edwards maintained that the doctor who delivered her should have more closely attended the fetal-heart monitor, which would have indicated the infant's distress, and should have opted for a caesarean delivery, which might have prevented the damage...
Rodbury said she has already been contacted by other schools interested in piloting Crimson Summer Academy, and Fraser said he was optimistic about the infant program...