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Minority women have shorter life expectancies and are less likely to receive adequate prenatal care than white women. Black women, in particular, have the highest rates of death from cerebrovascular disease, and while breast cancer death rates have declined among white women, they have increased for black women, center officials said...
Unruly spectators aside, Head of the Charles is truly a coxswain's race. Unlike the shorter 2,000 meter races in the spring where crews start from a dead stop and race even with another boat in a straight line, Head of the Charles requires some serious strategy. Not only do crews have to navigate the numerous turns, but they also need to deal with passing boats that have left before and after...
Even with the marked increase in national competition, Radcliffe looks good for the upcoming races left in the season. With half the boat returning from last season's squad and last season's coxswain as well, Radcliffe is gelling despite the fact that their season is significantly shorter than other schools due to Harvard's late start date...
...example, to explain societal degradation is to insist simplistically that "lawyers and loan sharks/are laying America to waste." There are small pleasures to be had on Taming the Tiger, like Mitchell's confidently unconventional melodies, her dark and smoke-ravaged voice and the occasional appearances of deft saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Still, one can't help but wonder what happened to Joni Mitchell since we lost her 20 years ago. On Taming the Tiger, at least, she is nowhere to be found...
...billion it desperately needs to keep pouring water on the fast-spreading economic blaze. The Senate Republicans have already cleared the money, but in the House, GOP leaders still want to dictate firefighting terms to the international fund, calling for less secrecy, tougher lending terms and shorter repayment time for borrowing governments...