Archive for March 18th, 2010

Obese maternity care risk warning (source: BBC)

Maternity services for obese women are not good enough and may be putting mothers-to-be at risk, experts warn. (source: BBC) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Buzzard flocks create a buzz in Ohio

Most everyone knows that swallows return to San Juan Capistrano in mid-March. Less heralded is the arrival of buzzards in Hinckley, …

Oasis of the Seas makes a huge impression

The subject of breathless, exclamation-point-laden coverage, the ship is all about excess, from its 6,296-passenger capacity …

Hard times send hotel industry into ’survival mode’

Many frequent travelers say they see the tangible effect that the recession has had on the nation’s hotel industry.

Second homes: Get back to nature in the Poconos

This mountainous region now competes with New York’s Adirondacks and the Jersey Shore for vacationers and second-home owners.

10 great places to honor our foremothers

March is Women’s History Month, and Heather Huyck, a public historian, shares her favorite locations.

Public defibrillators improve survival (source: CBC)

Placing portable defibrillators in public places such as schools and workplaces has helped people survive cardiac arrest, Japanese researchers say. (source: CBC) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Delta to add 22 daily flights on N.Y.-Chicago route

Delta Air Lines plans to launch in June almost hourly service between New York and Chicago, with 11 new flights a day each way. …

Scoop: Snooki’s ugly beauty secrets

The “Jersey Shore” star has already shared some of her beauty secrets: For starters, don’t use a Bumpit. But she has some that she’s kept quiet too.

Murray State stuns No. 4 seed Vandy at buzzer

Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional.