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...double-digit figures. But, in Wyoming, less than 4% of the population is out of work. The February number was based on 651,000 people being pushed out of their jobs during the month. With the March jobs report only a few days away, the debate is whether the rate at which the economy is causing people to lose work will stay on a 600,000 to 700,000 pace or whether the job loss is slowing and whether the U.S. will avoid a nationwide unemployment rate...
...Indeed, some past studies have shown the benefit of multiple-embryo transfer. "When you're just reporting pregnancy rate per transfer, some studies have shown better results in transferring two versus one," says Dr. Lynn Marie Westphal, a fertility specialist and director of women's health at Stanford University School of Medicine...
...some patients, however, the chances are slim, despite the best technology. "Some of our patients are in their mid-40s and don't have good embryos," says Westphal. "We know that the implantation rate is so low that even if you transplanted many embryos [for them], they're unlikely to get pregnant...
Admittance rate: a record low of 6.7% (29,000 applicants divided by 1,948 spots offered last year...
...aren't quite ready to lay it on the line. This age cohort was born in 1991, the year Communism collapsed and the Soviet Union became moribund, and may not be as indoctrinated into the old patriotism as previous generations. The year 1991 also had a particularly low birth rate, which makes a huge peacetime draft even more of a challenge. The young men are also entering employment and working age - and families in the middle of Russia's economic crisis, which is sharper than the rest of the world's, may not be so willing to give up their...