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Meanwhile, many obstetricians are trying to meet women halfway, through hospital-affiliated natural-birth centers. These centers are often located near regular hospitals and boast low episiotomy and C-section rates. The decision about where to give birth "is not black and white," says Lake, who is on the board of a $7 million birthing center set to open in Manhattan in 2010. "It's amazing, the technology we have. But we are losing the value of normal, natural birth." Nationwide, the number of birthing centers is growing by about 5% a year. But what might seem like an ideal...
...Critically endangered ? 22% Endangered ? 15% Vulnerable ? 6% Near threatened ? 30% Least concern ? 16% No data...
Neighbors say that the road around the hotel was closed for two hours after the attack. Residents say they knew of the attack, but none acknowledged witnessing it. "I don't really know the situation," said a Chinese Muslim man of the Hui ethnicity, who owns a drink store near the Yijin. "I'm not afraid. The truth is it's pretty safe here. It's not like this sort of thing happens every...
...sitting near a sign that said "Unauthorized pilgrimages are illegal religious activity," complained that the city's Han residents were given all the economic opportunities. "Do you think people are happy here? Do you see them smiling, dancing, singing? No, because they have no work," he said. He argued that the influx of Han settlers, and the authoritarian control of the Communist Party were the sources of Uighur anger. "Why are people unhappy? Because power is in control of the Communist Party...
...only trouble at the cave used to be that the Shiva Lingam would melt before the greater part of the throngs could arrive to pay obeisance (The stalagmite does wax and wane with the seasons but some blame premature melting on global warming, others on heightened human activity near the shrine). However, for more than two months now, this small, 150 ft high and 90 ft long cave has been the center of a raging communal and political storm in the state of Jammu and Kashmir - one that has divided the Hindu and Muslim populations of the state...