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...Nobody questions the rightness of cesareans performed in a medical emergency (which account for up to 20% of the total), but those made simply at the request of the mother, known as "elective cesareans," are associated with a number of pitfalls. Before these are addressed, however, it is worth remembering that vaginal delivery is not always an appealing alternative...
...Together, Ho and his co-founders created BeyondOrders.org. Through the site, U.S. soldiers can request supplies that they think would benefit local Iraqi communities in which they are stationed, while civilians at home in America can donate and send these materials to the soldiers stationed abroad...
...According to Ricks’ request, which is posted on the Web site, sewing machines in the area are very expensive and difficult to transport...
...said that one request came from a civil affairs battalion that had entered a Sunni area and found crowds of children armed with toy AK-47s. Insurgents had disbanded the soccer leagues, trashed soccer fields, and confiscated soccer balls, which they replaced with the toy rifles...
China reportedly has asked Nepal to close the mountain in late April and early May, when the torch would be making its ascent. This time period is the high season for climbing in the Himalayas. After originally indicating Nepal was considering China's request, Nepalese officials have since denied receiving it - although an official told a Nepalese newspaper that climbing on Everest may still be curtailed because of complications due to Nepal's upcoming elections. Ang Tsering from the Nepal Mountaineering Association says "no official word has been given by the government." But he estimated a two-week ban would...