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Adeola Adewale

How old is too old to have a baby? - CNN.com - 0 views

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Old Pregnancy Fertility Treatment India

shared by Adeola Adewale on 01 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Bhateri Devi, 66, gave birth to triplet after receiving fertility treatment
  • No upper age limit in India for those who want to have children using fertility treatments
  • Doctor Bishnoi Anurag says he's successfully impregnated a 70-year-old woma
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  • ritics question what happens to children when they grow older and parents die
  • science behind
  • it is seemingly simple and has been around for more than 20 years.
  • Bhateri Devi is post-menopausal and has no more eggs. In her case Dr. Bishnoi says he fertilized a young woman's egg with sperm from Devi's husband in a Petri dish and then injected the fetus into his 66-year-old patient's uterus.
  • "Medically it is possible, but medically it is also possible to use the same technique in a pre-pubescent girl.--Dr. Sohani Verma
  • Before the procedure, patients have to take a few months of hormone treatment to prepare the body. This is known as in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a technique being used all over the world.
  • Adeola Adewale on 01 Jul 10
     
    This is a credible site because it is global site. They attribute a local scientistso its sort of like a BBC report.
Marquise Middleton

Invasive Mite Worsens Honeybee Viruses - Science News - 0 views

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shared by Marquise Middleton on 18 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Marquise Middleton on 18 Jun 12
     
    Invasive mite worsens honeybee viruses Parasite's move into Hawaiian islands lets obscure pathogen go big and bad Web edition : Friday, June 8th, 2012 A mite that parasitizes honeybees can turn formerly small-time, local virus strains into widespread, dominant hazards.
Daphne Emrick

EPA outlines plan for contaminated Carter Carburetor site | ksdk.com - 1 views

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ksdk.com Carter EPA plan work

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  • Daphne Emrick on 15 Jun 11
     
    watch this
David Hoffelmeyer

Carter Carburetor Timeline - 0 views

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EPA Superfund PCB weak attribution

shared by David Hoffelmeyer on 14 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • David Hoffelmeyer on 14 Jun 11
     
    Most recent Post-Dispatch article on the carburetor plant. It lacks attribution, but it helps contextualize the story of the plant's downturn.
Andrew Flachs

Several area construction projects advance - 0 views

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Carter Carburetor Lawrence Group STL post

shared by Andrew Flachs on 14 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Andrew Flachs on 14 Jun 11
     
    Carter Carburetor has been bought by the Lawrence Group, which wants to develop the hazardous site into a performing arts charter school. Cites Steve Smith, president of the Lawrence Group. Notes funding but does not cite sources on it.
David Hoffelmeyer

Fate of old carburetor plant is focus of debate - 0 views

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EPA PCB TCE Plant Owner State senator credentialed expert multiple credible sources

shared by David Hoffelmeyer on 14 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • David Hoffelmeyer on 14 Jun 11
     
    October 2010 article that discusses the original plan to demolish the Carter plant.
Korry Busch

Science Center bonuses are under the microscope - 1 views

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science bonuses multiple credible sources

shared by Korry Busch on 27 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • "Speaking just for myself, I was concerned when I heard about these bonuses," said David Weber, chairman of the Zoo-Museum District's board. It stands out from "what we've heard from the other institutions and the cost-cutting measures they're taking."
  • In Boyle's case, Hellman said, the financial officer deserved her bonus, even though she started so late in 2010. "She gave us a really good transition," he said, "and we rewarded her for that outstanding contribution."
  • "It removes any concerns that taxpayers might have," Hellman said. "But we're still going to use incentive compensation in certain years and with certain people. We still believe it's right."
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  • The pay is tied to objective performance standards that vary depending on executives' responsibilities, said Ted Hellman,
  • "The science center is on a trajectory that is very serious," Ben Uchitelle, a former Clayton mayor who chairs the Zoo-Museum District's audit committee, said at a May 31 meeting. "It spends more than it makes."
  • "They have a right to review our finances, and they have done so consistently in the past," Hellman said. "We welcome the review."
  • Korry Busch on 27 Jun 11
     
    This one hits home.
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