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The Coming Century of Disasters – How to Cope

MSNBC

Meltdowns, floods, tornadoes, oil spills, grid crashes — are more things going wrong?

This will be the century of disasters. In the same way that the 20th century was the century of world wars, genocide, and grinding ideological conflict, the 21st will be the century of natural disasters and technological crises and unholy combinations of the two.

FDA Warns Parents Not to Use Teething Gels

The FDA put out a warning for parents who’s babies are teething. Benzocaine, the numbing medication normally used in over-the-counter products like Anbesol and Baby Orajel, has been linked to a rare condition called methemoglobinemia. That’s when the blood does not move oxygen through the body. In the very worst cases it can be deadly.

‘Brooklyn’ Is a Very Popular Baby Name… Except in NY

Village Voice

“Brooklyn” was the 34th most popular name nationwide for baby girls in 2010, and in Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota, it was the SIXTH most common. Brooklyn, according to ParentsConnect, comes from the Dutch word “Breukelen,” and probably means “broken land,” which means it’s sort of an odd baby name. Its popularity, at least according to a Utah mayor, can be attributed to 9/11.

The Cost of Inaction – Yoily’s Life

NY Daily News
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This is the view a bus driver gets from his crossover mirrors.

Four-year-old Yoily Englander OBM was killed by a truck as he rode a tricycle in Brooklyn. The driver apparently could not see a boy whose head barely reached the bumper.

‘Belev Echad’ Soldiers Arrive in NY

Photos by: Bentzi Sasson

Ten severely wounded IDF soldiers arrived today in New York for a 10 day vacation around the US, accompanied by Chabad Terror Victims Project, and hosted by Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side under the auspices of Rabbi Uriel and Shevy Vigler.

4th Year Running – NYPD Response Time Further Slows

NY Post
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Time is not on the side of Big Apple residents calling 911 to report crimes. Police response times have increased every year since 2007 — and it now takes an average of 8.4 minutes for officers to respond to reports of crimes in progress, city stats show.