Study reveals stillbirths as a global problem Study reveals stillbirths as a global problem Stillbirth: A Hidden Fact in Global Health | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Obesity, smoking lift stillbirth risk | Stuff.co.nz Stillbirth rates in New Zealand will not drop unless more is done to tackle obesity and other avoidable pregnancy risk factors, new research says. Science Media Centre » Blog Archive » Stillbirth – New Zealand's … Unexplained stillbirth is ten times more common that cot death (SIDS), and yet the issue receives little public attention. The research published Lancet summarises the extent of stillbirths at an international level and outlines … Stillbirth : A silent tragedy haunts the world's poor | Pakistan … PARIS: More than 2.6 million pregnancies a year end in stillbirth , a tragedy which mostly hits women in poor countries and accounts for more deaths than AIDS and malaria combined, researchers said on Wednesday. … UK stillbirth rates among highest | News 13 April 2011 Last updated at 23:03 GMT By Neil Bowdler Science reporter, BBC News Around 29% of still births are caused by placental problems, but around a third have no obvious cause A series of new reports in the The Lancet suggest … UK stillbirth rates among highest :You Web youwb.com There are also risk factors which can increase the risk of stillbirth . Smoking and drinking during pregnancy can increase susceptibility, as can being overweight or obese, or having children later in life. … europenewsdepot says: #news #europe Britain's stillbirth rate highest among rich nations: report (AFP): AFP – Britain's stillbirth … http://adf.ly/1CMts
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Newspaper expected to return to newsstands on 8 May but no reprieve for sister title the Daily Sport The Sunday Sport is expected to begin publishing again in early May, with the paper’s founder David Sullivan on the verge of buying it from administrators for less than £1m. A contract for the deal for the Sunday Sport – but not sister title the Daily Sport – is understood to have been issued although Sullivan, the West Ham co-owner, has not yet signed off on it. However, one source familiar with the deal said it is “highly likely” to go through, with Sullivan buying the Sunday Sport for less than £1m. The Sunday Sport is expected to return to newsstands on 8 May, just over a month after previous owner Sport Media Group ceased publication of the paper and its daily counterpart. SMG ceased trading and put the papers up for sale on Friday 1 April , after admitting that an “insufficient recovery” since poor sales during the poor weather at the end of 2010 had left it cash-strapped and “uncertain of support” from its bank. Following unsuccessful talks with Royal Bank of Scotland, the company appointed BDO as administrator for the business. One of BDO’s first moves was to make the papers’ 80 employees redundant . A BDO spokeswoman said: “Negotiations are ongoing. We are not in a position to announce a sale or confirm a sale.” Sullivan launched the Sunday Sport in 1986 and its daily sister title five years later. He sold his 50% stake in the business in December 2007, in a deal that valued the Sport papers at about £40m. But in 2009 Sullivan saved the business from going under by loaning it £1.68m in return for a 9.9% stake. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly “for publication”. • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook . Newspapers Newspapers & magazines Media business David Sullivan Mark Sweney guardian.co.uk
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Newspaper expected to return to newsstands on 8 May but no reprieve for sister title the Daily Sport The Sunday Sport is expected to begin publishing again in early May, with the paper’s founder David Sullivan on the verge of buying it from administrators for less than £1m. A contract for the deal for the Sunday Sport – but not sister title the Daily Sport – is understood to have been issued although Sullivan, the West Ham co-owner, has not yet signed off on it. However, one source familiar with the deal said it is “highly likely” to go through, with Sullivan buying the Sunday Sport for less than £1m. The Sunday Sport is expected to return to newsstands on 8 May, just over a month after previous owner Sport Media Group ceased publication of the paper and its daily counterpart. SMG ceased trading and put the papers up for sale on Friday 1 April , after admitting that an “insufficient recovery” since poor sales during the poor weather at the end of 2010 had left it cash-strapped and “uncertain of support” from its bank. Following unsuccessful talks with Royal Bank of Scotland, the company appointed BDO as administrator for the business. One of BDO’s first moves was to make the papers’ 80 employees redundant . A BDO spokeswoman said: “Negotiations are ongoing. We are not in a position to announce a sale or confirm a sale.” Sullivan launched the Sunday Sport in 1986 and its daily sister title five years later. He sold his 50% stake in the business in December 2007, in a deal that valued the Sport papers at about £40m. But in 2009 Sullivan saved the business from going under by loaning it £1.68m in return for a 9.9% stake. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly “for publication”. • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook . Newspapers Newspapers & magazines Media business David Sullivan Mark Sweney guardian.co.uk
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enlarge Sorry, it has to be said. Blame Americablog: Santorum throws his hat into the GOP primary’s frothy mixture After years of waiting, everybody’s favorite bestiality dreamer, Rick Santorum, announced that he’s officially forming his presidential exploratory committee tonight… on Greta Van Susteren’s show, of all places. I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to watching this Republican primary race. Liberal bloggers and comedians alike rejoice.
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We’ve all heard that crime doesn’t pay. Peace, it turns out, out does. The newest edition of the U.S. Peace Index, developed by the Institute for Economics and Peace, ranks states by level of peacefulness. The index is based on five primary indicators: (1) number of homicides per 100,000 people, (2) number of violent crimes per 100,000 people, (3) number of people in jail per 100,000 people, (4) number of police officers per 100,000 people and (5) general availability of small arms. Combining these figures, the U.S. Peace Index calculates a number summarizing the overall peacefulness of each state, with low numbers being safer. Currently, the national average is 2.056. Since 1995, the U.S. has become 8 percent safe, according to the index. Not all states have improved, though. New York’s become 32.3 percent safer since 1991, but other states have actually become more dangerous, like North Dakota (47.7 percent more dangerous) and Tennessee (9.3 percent more dangerous). Generally, Southern states tended to be the least safe, with the region scoring 3.13 on the index, compared with the Northeast, calculated to be the safest region with a score of 1.99. Reducing crime seems to have more benefits than just an increased sense of well-being, too, with the index’s authors hinting that safety might have notable economic benefits. If the United States peace index was as low as Canada’s (1.392 compared to 2.056), for example, the U.S. Peace Index’s authors argue that state governments could save up to $89 billion in incarceration, medical, judicial and policing costs. Add to that an increase in nationwide productivity equivalent to a $272 billion stimulus, as well as 2.7 million newly-created jobs, and it starts to become pretty clear: peace pays. Indicators are weighted, allowing homicides to carry the greatest significance, while availability of firearms carries the least. The index also groups into four categories an additional 37 secondary factors like high school graduation rate and median income: politics and demographics, education, health and economic conditions. Below is the list of the 10 least peaceful states in the United States according to the Institute for Economics and Peace.
Continue reading …Joy Behar Bizarrely Blames Reagan in 1981 for Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers in 2011
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Sleeping air traffic controllers in 2011 are the fault of Ronald Reagan firing striking workers in 1981 , according to liberal comedienne Joy Behar. The View co-host on Thursday managed to blame the late President while talking about a recent series of napping air traffic controllers. The left-wing comic bizarrely compared, “[Reagan] busted the union, the air controllers' union. And they probably would have been strict about having two people there, because the main thing about the unions is they want more people to work.” Fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg joined in, complaining, “It sort of started with the- Ronald Reagan saying, you know, you guys asking for too much money. He fired everybody. He cleaned them all out.” [See video below. MP3 audio here .] It was left to token conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck to be the voice of reason. She pointed out: “Wait a minute. There's been many years between then and now. I think if it needed to be reevaluated and fixed, we've certainly had the opportunities to take a look at that and do something to prevent people from getting hurt.” A transcript of the exchange, which occurred at 11:05am EDT on April 14, follows: ELISABETH HASSELBECK: Do you think this has to do with budget? I wonder if staffing another person on there, the cost of that across the board, I'm hoping not, it's not the case. SHERRI SHEPHERD: That they didn't cut the budget for- HASSELBECK: I mean, imagine if this is budget cuts, a result. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: No, this is an issue, this has been ongoing I think for quite some time. But I think- JOY BEHAR: Reagan- Ronald Reagan. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: It sort of started with the- Ronald Reagan saying, you know, you guys asking for too much money. He fired everybody. He cleaned them all out. BEHAR: He busted the union, the air controllers' union. And they probably would have been strict about having two people there. The main thing about the unions is they want more people to work. HASSELBECK: Wait a minute. There's been many years between then and now. I think if it needed to be reevaluated and fixed, we've certainly had the opportunities to take a look at that and do something to prevent people from getting hurt. — Scott Whitlock is the senior news analyst for the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter .
Continue reading …“If I’m going to die, you’re all going to die with me,” a distraught mom told her four children before plunging her minivan into the Hudson River. But seconds before Lashanda Armstrong drowned with her three youngest kids, she told 10-year-old son Lashaun: “I’ve made a mistake.” With that, she…
Continue reading …Microsoft’s latest WP7 chassis spec includes second-gen Snapdragon, optional gyroscope
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The minimum specs for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS have taken a nice bump upwards, it has been revealed at this year’s MIX . Current WP7 handsets are all running the Qualcomm MSM8x50 Snapdragon, the original 1GHz part with Adreno 200 graphics, but Microsoft has now upgraded the requirement to Qualcomm’s second-gen part, the MSM8x55 and the more powerful Adreno 205 GPU. That’s already seen widespread adoption among devices like the HTC Thunderbolt and Xperia Play , but Microsoft isn’t content with just one option and is also throwing in Qualcomm’s MSM7x30 , a fine multimedia performer that’s already hit the market inside the T-Mobile G2 . The latter part also comes with Adreno 205, making it a constant of future Windows Phone devices, while the option to include a gyroscope has also been provisioned for. Video of the MIX 11 session explaining these tweaks and much more about WP7 architecture can be found after the break. Continue reading Microsoft’s latest WP7 chassis spec includes second-gen Snapdragon, optional gyroscope Microsoft’s latest WP7 chassis spec includes second-gen Snapdragon, optional gyroscope originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Veet-Princes copy-30 Sec Hind.mpg Reckitt Benckiser, The Little-Men Army [LUMS] We Cowboys use RB… Do You?! LONDON MARKETS: Reckitt Benckiser Shares Fall As CEO Will Retire … LONDON (MarketWatch) — The U.K.’s main stock index dropped early Thursday, led lower by Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC after the firm announced the retirement of its chief executive. The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.5% to 5983.18 in morning … LONDON MARKETS: Reckitt Benckiser Shares Drop As CEO Will Retire … LONDON (MarketWatch) — The U.K.’s main stock index dropped early Thursday, led lower by Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC after the firm announced the retirement of its chief executive. The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.5% to 5983.18 in morning … Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc Acquisition of India's Paras … Further to the announcement on 13th December 2010, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) confirms that it has received the necessary regulatory clearances and has completed the acquisition of Paras Pharmaceuticals Limited (Paras). Reckitt Benckiser CEO Bart Becht to retire (Market Watch) | Finance Reckitt Benckiser CEO Bart Becht to retire (Market Watch). Posted on April 14, 2011 by author … of the company fell 6.4% in London. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. … OFT issues decision in Reckitt Benckiser case | Government News OFT issues decision in Reckitt Benckiser case – Government news/press release from Office of Fair Trading. globalreporter says: Reckitt boss announces retirement: Shares in Reckitt Benckiser fall after the firm announces that Bart Becht wil… http://bit.ly/gW80gE
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Valthaty century secures Kings XI victory Tv9 – Valthaty’s blitzkrieg stuns Super Kings PAUL VALTHATY HITS FIRST TON OF IPL -4 AS PUNJAB BEAT CHENNAI IPL 4: Valthaty get 120 runs on 63 balls in KXIP vs CSK 9th Match … Kings XI Punjab beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining. Valthaty blasts Punjab to victory – Kings XI Punjab County Cricket … Chasing 189 to win, opener Valthaty cracked a superb 120 off 63 balls to almost single-handedly give Punjab the win and erase memories of their shock loss to tournament debutants Pune Warriors in the campaign opener last Sunday. … The Fall & Rise of Paul Valthaty – 9 Newz: If you could find a football equivalent for his story, Paul Valthaty would be a striker struggling to find his feet in the big league, having done it all in lower leagues, and then suddenly one fine day scoring a hat-trick for a Premier … A dream come true: Paul Valthaty | The India Daily Unheralded Paul Valthaty , who struck a blistering unbeaten 120 to steer Kings XI Punjab to victory over defending champions Chennai Superkings, described his. Paul Valthaty hit first speedy century in 2011 IPL Paul Valthaty is the player of Kings XI Punjab who gave outstanding performance in the Indian Premier League against champions Chennai Super Kings. Paul Valthaty made 120 runs in 63 balls in 2011 IPL 4 and Kings XI Punjab defeated … aswinsil says: Paul Valthaty will be Nerolac's brand ambassador for its Wall Putty products. #ipl #humor #cricket
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