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25 Mar 2010 00:44

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Biz: A little clarity on that whole baby-sling-recall thang we posted

  • Babywearing is safe, but some slings and positions are not. While baby carriers are as old as civilization, modern babywearing has exploded in the last four years.
  • Mothering Magazine writer Elizabeth Carovillano • Giving some context to our earlier report on wearing babies like messenger bags. There’s a difference between the old-school approach holding a baby on your back or stomach and these new slings, which almost treat babies like laptops. The magazine offers some suggestions for choosing the best sling. Tip number one: “Only choose a sling that allows you to see your baby’s face.” Good idea. (hat tip Heather Denkmire) source

19 Mar 2010 16:33

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U.S.: “They just were frozen”: California women critically hurt in bee attack

  • two number of women stung in the freak incident
  • 100 number of stings each had; they were covered head to toe source

19 Mar 2010 08:04

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Culture: Does Sea World want the serial killer whale death footage released?

  • NO and neither does the killed trainer’s family source

12 Mar 2010 11:14

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World: Suicide bombings in Pakistan aimed for military vehicles

  • 45+ people killed in dual suicide bombings in Lahore source

08 Mar 2010 10:58

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World: How bad is the ethnic violence in Nigeria, anyway? It depends

  • 300+ the death toll counted by the Nigerian government other counts vary
  • 492 the death toll counted by Nigeria’s Civil Rights Congress
  • 250 the number counted by Nigeria’s League of Human Rights source

08 Mar 2010 09:58

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World: Southeastern Turkey slammed by an early-morning quake

  • 5.9M the size of the earthquake that hit Turkey early this morning
  • 51+ people have died, though a firm number is hard to come by source

06 Mar 2010 20:22

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World: Terror in Iraq heats up the day before the elections

  • 3+ people killed in a bombing in Najaf on the eve of the elections
  • 54+ people – including 37 Iranians – injured in the attack source
 

06 Mar 2010 12:20

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World: Not helpful when necessary: Chile sacks naval scientist over tsunami

  • A lack of warning leD to hundreds of deaths. Surprising as it may seem, but there was never a nationally-issued tsunami warning in Chile. As a result, Commander Mariano Rojas, who was in charge of the Chilean navy’s Oceanography Service, has been sacked from his job. “People are dead as a result of the government’s mistakes,” said Miguel Rivera, a city councilman in Hualpén, a coastal town directly affected by the tsunami. “Sending out the word in time would have saved a lot of lives.” source

05 Mar 2010 12:20

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U.S.: Six killed after tour bus rolls over near Phoenix

  • Jesus, that looks awful. This crash, which definitely shook the riders of this bus awake, took place at 5:27 a.m. PST just south of Phoenix. Beyond the six riders killed, the other fifteen passengers were taken to local hospitals, including five with injuries so severe that they had to be transported by helicopter. Our prayers go out to the people riding on this bus. source

27 Feb 2010 11:58

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World: Chile Earthquake: The latest breakdown of what happened

  • 122+ killed by the earthquake, which had aftershocks in Chile up to 500 miles away
  • 15 number of stories in a building that collapsed in Concepcion, the closest big city
  • russia the furthest country to get tsunami warnings as a result of the Chilean earthquake source