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...weeks' gestation, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises women not to deliver before 39 weeks. Many women, however, still choose to give birth between 37 and 39 weeks, for nonmedical reasons ranging from convenience to simply wishing not to be pregnant any longer. "But babies that are meant to stay in should just stay in," says Riley. "More maturity goes on between 37 and 39 weeks - the lungs continue to mature, and the brain continues to mature." (See pictures from an X-ray studio...
Loth lamented the rise of “gotcha” reporting, a tactic meant not to highlight failures of governance so much as to contribute to a reporter’s career...
...This meant that the diving events preceded both the men’s and women’s swimming events and that Powell and the other divers performed in front of their swimming teammates...
...Human Rights When Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October, some Chinese bloggers joked that President Hu Jintao was ecstatic about the decision, because it meant the honor wouldn't go to a Chinese dissident. Now human-rights activists wonder if Obama will use the bully pulpit of the prize to push for the release of dozens of jailed activists being held throughout the country. Expectations aren't high. In February, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. wouldn't allow human rights to derail cooperation with China on issues like climate change and rebuilding the global...
...collapse of three Icelandic banks in October 2008 meant cranes across the country came to a halt. A broken economy has led to rock-bottom rents. And while the new lows may have hit local landlords hard, it enabled a kind of tenant once prohibited from the high-traffic destination to move in - emerging fashion designers. "Creativity doesn't stop when the money goes," says Runar Omarsson, co-owner of Nikita, a street-wear line that caters mainly to skate- and snowboarders. "It is important to look at what we have and make something out of it. There are valuable...