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...JOGGING TRACK Bill Clinton laid the quarter-mile trail in '93; in disrepair, it was paved over...
...Judging by current unemployment figures and mortgage delinquency rates the economy is getting worse as each month passes. According to TransUnion, a leading consumer credit reporting agency, mortgage loan delinquency, traditionally seen as a precursor to foreclosures, increased for the eighth quarter in a row. This statistic is up approximately 53% from the same period last year. Likely contributing to that rise, unemployment rose in February from 7.6 to 8.1%. And a new Reuters poll of economists forecasts that unemployment will top 10% as early as next year...
...winning side.”The Crimson constantly switching leads with the Hoyas, but the emotional rollercoaster reached its break point in the last minute of regulation play, with two high-pressure goals occurring in the very limited time frame.As the clock wound down in the fourth quarter, with the two teams trapped in a 7-7 deadlock, Georgetown appeared to put a nail in the Crimson’s coffin. With only 53 seconds remaining, Hoyas’ Todd Cochran recorded an excruciating tally, giving Georgetown a last-minute advantage.However, with defeat looming in the air, Harvard?...
...Thousands of sea otters, seals and eagles and a quarter of a million seabirds died as a result of the spill, one of the worst ecological disasters in history, and the populations of those species have yet to fully recover. The lucrative herring and salmon fisheries are still damaged - by one estimate, the spill cost local fishermen nearly $300 million. "On the surface, Prince William Sound looks like it has regained its majesty," says Keith Colburn, an Alaskan fisherman and one of the stars of the reality TV series The Deadliest Catch. "But below the surface it's completely different...
...which were brain-related. By far, the most common procedure performed on the infants involved the insertion of tubes in the ears to remove fluid to prevent hearing loss and potential delays in speech and language skills; 26% of the babies undergoing surgery fell into this category. One-quarter of the infants needed general surgery, while 13% required some type of orthopedic procedure. Only 1% of the infants who had surgery needed a neurological procedure. That suggests that some aspect of the operation or anesthesia - and not the condition that required surgical treatment - could have influenced the babies' cognitive development...