Also a good point.

My bet would be that one or both of them were drinking/taking drugs while bed-sharing (a form of co-sleeping, but not the only kind), which is not recommended by anybody, even bed-sharing supporters.

ah ok. But even still.

This is awesome. But could the Emmys put down some cash for some good production people, please? The sound and location on this is appalling.

I have a stress fracture so I have to wear runners every time I'm walking more than 2 minutes. Flat shoes hurt and aren't practical for walking distances in, even if I didn't have an injured foot.

I mean, look at you. You don't even have a name tag. You've got no chance. Why don't you just fall down?

Also it helps for exam-taking. When you have to write eight essays in three hours on paper with ink, having fluidity with handwriting helps a lot.

Latino people in the US are a pretty heterogeneous group (culturally, linguistically, historically and I presume genetically), as far as I understand. I'd place my bets on the social factors you mention rather than genetic factors.

This study relied on women's recall of how they slept before the baby was born, up to month after the baby was born - not exactly gold-standard conclusive research.

According to one of the stories at the link, she's now 'spending time with' her ex-boyfriend, the son of the Duke of Northumberland. It seems she wasn't doing too badly even before her sister married up.

It happens. My grandparents did it: my grandmother's younger sister married my grandfather's brother. They had a double wedding. It was lovely, apparently, and both couples were married til death did them part.

Already been dismissed as bullshit by a Clinton spokesperson several hours ago:

*applause*

It wasn't castration, it was a routine circumcision that went wrong.

LOL at the US magazine link: "scheduled home water birth".

On with the search for better screening tests...

I didn't know what a longboard was - I've been schooled. This is brilliant.

the stillbirth rate increases after 42 completed weeks (i.e.: the start of week 43). It's still low, but most care practitioners would not 'allow' a pregnancy to continue that long because of the increased risk and litigation fears.

My parents blocked off every Saturday morning as "kissing time" - good for them yet. during such times I learned life skills such as jigsaw-puzzle assembly, boredom-staving-off, and minding my own goddamn business.

Not sure if I can actually see this without dissolving into a puddle due to real-life circumstances, but damn it looks like a very good film.