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...have had some collateral benefits, not only in helping to reduce H1N1 infections, but also the spread of other common diseases in Bolivia. "We see a steady 10% to 15% drop in the rate of incidence of acute diarrheal diseases in all age groups, compared with last year's numbers at this time," says Dr. René Lenis, Bolivia's director of epidemiology, referring to data collected on the number of weekly cases of diarrheal disease reported in medical centers nationwide in 2008 and 2009. (See how not to get the H1N1...
...became sort of a lazy reviewer tool or label. And a number of writers were labeled minimalists. It became somewhat pejorative when it was more widely used some years back, and the person who came up with the more accurate term was Ray Carver, who said, “Well, you’re actually a precisionist!” He included me and a couple others, including Mary Robison, and himself. We’re precisionists. It wasn’t about what we left out, although that can be important too, but that’s the description...
...overall number of ladybugs, thankfully, hasn’t been high—Rahn said he has seen only five to ten by each window. “Had there been 100s it might have been very disturbing,” he added, “but in small groups they're interesting to watch...
Rohrer added that in the last few months, the number of unemployed people coming to the center seeking jobs has levelled...
According to the press release from EOLWD, the number of job openings in the education and health service fields have increased in past year. More seasonally-dependent areas such as hospitality, transportation, trade, and construction have recorded the largest declines in job openings...