The market's saunter into 2006 continues, with just a few remaining events before the champagne and confetti.

The market's saunter into 2006 continues, with just a few remaining events before the champagne and confetti.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

This is the light at the end of the tunnel. The world can be polio-free in another 12 to 18 read more

This is the light at the end of the tunnel. The world can be polio-free in another 12 to 18 months everywhere, and the poorest countries in the world are committed to turning this around.

Sixty percent of the fish consumed in Iraq in 1990 was from the marshes.

Sixty percent of the fish consumed in Iraq in 1990 was from the marshes.

What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's read more

What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's a waste of time.

There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.

There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.

Weather impacts business across every segment, and this is the most innovative way to hedge that risk.

Weather impacts business across every segment, and this is the most innovative way to hedge that risk.

[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.

Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high read more

Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand.