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...turned out, mother and baby lived. While it would be nice to say that this had something to do with Mrs. Nufer's constitution or her husband's skills with a knife, it was almost certainly because Mrs. Nufer's pregnancy was extrauterine - a freakishly rare form of gestation in which the baby grows outside the womb, in this case probably in the abdomen. Had the baby been inside the uterus, as normal, Mrs. Nufer would have bled to death when the uterine wall was breached. While some contest the accuracy of the story, Mrs. Nufer's is generally accepted...
...February, it plummeted to just 6.5%, compared with nearly 20% growth expected by economists. Exporters suffered major disruptions from power outages and transportation delays caused by that month's heavy snowstorms, but sluggish U.S. demand was also to blame. In February, the value of U.S.-bound goods showed a rare year-over-year decline...
...This all has deep and wide implications for a world that seems as religiously polarized now as it has ever been. Always stressing that the Buddha's own words should be thrown out if they are shown by scientific inquiry to be flawed, the Dalai Lama is the rare religious figure who tells people not to get needlessly confused or distracted by religion ("Even without a religion, we can become a good human being"). No believer in absolute truth-he eagerly seeks out Catholics, neuroscientists, even regular travelers to Tibet who can instruct him-he is also the rare Tibetan...
...between modern politics and comedy: both are startlingly devoid of women. Why is this? There are few holdout “man’s jobs” nowadays. The priesthood? University presidency? Women demolished those glass ceilings eons ago. So why do female comics and female politicians remain rare enough that there are still forums on how to get more of them? Comedy and politics have a lot in common. Both are great ways to pick up chicks—just look at Governor Spitzer. Or Ellen Degeneres. Both require spending time on the road meeting strangers who often...
...Apparently, however, there are also limits to how much personal conviction a president can translate into public policy. On Wednesday, Sarkozy responded to Sebire's appeal by offering to convene a panel of specialists to see if all possible means have been exhausted in treating her rare disease, known as esthesioneuroblastoma. On Thursday, Sebire declined that offer, explaining the advancing tumors have left her blind and otherwise disabled, and that movement beyond her home involved considerable effort and assistance...