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There is an effort afoot to rectify that problem. Brown University's Jenny is one of roughly 250 pediatricians across the U.S. whose specialty is the identification and prevention of child abuse, and the field is gaining momentum - and standardization. By 2012, a three-year postresidency fellowship will be required of all new pediatricians who wish to specialize in child abuse. And the National Association of Children's Hospitals has advocated requiring all children's medical institutions to have a child-abuse specialist on staff...
...real election was a few weeks ago and that this is just details," says Merle Black, a political science professor at Emory University. "Obama on the ballot increased turnout and now people just aren't as motivated to vote for Martin." An appearance by Obama might have changed the momentum. "That was the only card [Martin] had to play at this point," says Charles S. Bullock, a political science professor at University of Georgia...
...Christmas than there were last year, stores will have to act fast. For e-commerce it's an even tighter schedule, since people need to buy early enough to ensure that presents being shipped make it under the tree in time. "A shorter season will create a little more momentum toward Cyber Monday than we've seen before," says Cassar. Retailers are just hoping it lasts...
...been my experience and my observation that what is happening in Afghanistan is a loss of momentum in terms of addressing the issues of narcotics, which permeates the society, corrupts a generation of Afghans, prevents the legitimate growth of economic reform and, perhaps more insidiously, funds the insurgency by virtue of the tremendous revenues that they're able to generate - and it certainly prevents the influence of the government from expanding." - Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on the lack of progress the U.S. and its allies are achieving in Afghanistan...
...goal of the season, slamming the puck into the BC net on a power play with an assist from Killorn. With the score tied at 1-1, Harvard seemed to be holding its own against the defending national champions, with both teams skating furiously to gain an advantage.But the momentum shifted as Eagles captain Brock Bradford took a pass from teammate Brian Gibbons and scored the tie-breaker with a clear shot with just over 26 seconds left in the second period. “Going into the locker room with a 1-1 tie against the defending national champions...