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Granted, Williams has yet to break records like Woods has and Williams' two Grand Slam titles are a drop in the bucket as compared to Woods' index of accolades and titles. But the 20-year old woman is undeniably making history. Williams' U.S. Open victory last Sunday was as much a celebration of exceptional athletic prowess as it was of femininity. She stunned her equally hard-hitting opponent, Lindsay Davenport, with 117 m.p.h. serves, eight aces, 12 saved break points and, of course, she did so in style...
...ruling rationale goes something like this: We always had to get big fast. Now we have to get even bigger even faster. The Internet landgrab isn't over just yet. Our infrastructure is scalable, so costs will drop as sales grow. The average customer is ordering more. Sales grew 84% in the second quarter. We pay $13 in marketing to acquire a customer--less than a fifth of what it costs credit-card companies. Most of our businesses are less than a year old. Expect profitability in a few years, unless some other great investment opportunity comes along...
...drop her off, and I'm at work in five minutes," says Mangalino-Pasa, an assistant nurse manager at Mount Sinai. "If she were in another school, I'd have to wait around to send her to school at 8:30. Plus, if there's a school event or if I want to have lunch with her, I can walk right over...
...that 1 out of 5 crib deaths occurs when kids are away from their parents. After finding that babies who sleep on their belly are at higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome, doctors recommended that parents have infants sleep on their back. This has led to a 40% drop in SIDS deaths. But many day-care centers, baby sitters and older relatives haven't got the message and still put infants down for naps on their stomach. Parents should make sure that everyone who cares for their baby knows the proper sleeping position...
...fewer high-fat dairy products while chowing down on more of the good stuff, like fiber. The fact that more of them have kicked the smoking habit helps too. That's not to say the battle is over. Doctors report that if obesity were licked, heart disease would drop even further...