[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is read more

[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is when he is born, the greater likelihood of complications. In fact, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Center for Health Statistics, complications stemming from short gestation and low birth weight are the second leading causes of infant mortality in the United States. Ironically, the advanced medical technologies used in the United States tend to increase our infant mortality rate, not decrease it. In the United States, advanced technologies and procedures have made it more practical in recent years for medical professionals to attempt to save severely premature infants. Such attempts do not always succeed, adding to the rate of infant mortality.] Resuscitation is more likely to be attempted on extremely premature babies born in the United States than in many other countries, ... The extremely premature babies on whom resuscitation is unsuccessful are then counted as infant deaths, whereas they are counted as fetal deaths when resuscitation has not been attempted.

The bill is completely ignoring the economic, political and social reality of the United States. Immigrants have been and will read more

The bill is completely ignoring the economic, political and social reality of the United States. Immigrants have been and will continue to be an integral part of the country's social fabric.

The character came out of rehearsal.

The character came out of rehearsal.

The problem is many China's enterprises do not know what they should sell to the United States and the same read more

The problem is many China's enterprises do not know what they should sell to the United States and the same is true with their US counterparts.

She's trying to figure out what those guys knew - and how she can get out of it,

She's trying to figure out what those guys knew - and how she can get out of it,

The Aesthetics of Repetition II

The Aesthetics of Repetition II

Cartoons have always been an enjoyment to me... a relaxation... I get my ideas from everyday events.

Cartoons have always been an enjoyment to me... a relaxation... I get my ideas from everyday events.

'Be comfortable with who you are', reads the headline on the Hush Puppies poster. Are they mad? If people were read more

'Be comfortable with who you are', reads the headline on the Hush Puppies poster. Are they mad? If people were comfortable with who they were, they'd never buy any products except the ones they needed, and then where would the advertising industry be?.

These grass fires are getting very deadly. They burn homes down, they kill people, so this is not something to read more

These grass fires are getting very deadly. They burn homes down, they kill people, so this is not something to be taken lightly.