[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.

It was a tragedy, ... I wish it had never happened.

It was a tragedy, ... I wish it had never happened.

People counters at the Community Center recorded one million that came through the doors last fiscal year; obviously, not all read more

People counters at the Community Center recorded one million that came through the doors last fiscal year; obviously, not all of them were different. There were 650,000 the year before.

I hated it so much. I want to be out there all the time.

I hated it so much. I want to be out there all the time.

The fumes spread from the construction area into the records office. Several employees reported smelling noxious fumes. Several became lightheaded. read more

The fumes spread from the construction area into the records office. Several employees reported smelling noxious fumes. Several became lightheaded. A few became nauseated.

We've been telling our clients that their portfolios should be over-weighted in investment services and credit cards. Those are the read more

We've been telling our clients that their portfolios should be over-weighted in investment services and credit cards. Those are the two segments of the financial services industry that we think have the best fundamentals. And we stick by that advice right now.

With Africa, we're talking about a nation battling through immense poverty and he can't quite get it together to sing read more

With Africa, we're talking about a nation battling through immense poverty and he can't quite get it together to sing a song. On that day he just seemed like an odd image

The big question is what will happen over the next few years,

The big question is what will happen over the next few years,

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.