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CDC: Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2007

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summaries, May 14, 2010 / Vol. 59 / No. SS–4. Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2007

  • “An estimated 50,000 persons in the United State die each year from violence-related injuries. Surveillance of such deaths is necessary to better understand and prevent the occurrence of violent deaths. The National Violent Death Reporting System currently collects data on violent deaths from numerous sources in 19 states. This report presents NVDRS data for 2007.”

    • NYT: "Federal government is examining Google's acquisitions and actions as never before"

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    Regulators are Watching Google Over Antitrust Concerns: “When it comes to government scrutiny, the company’s executives challenge the premise that Google is a monopoly, even as the company’s share of the search market inexorably rises, arguing that Google is still a minor player in the overall advertising market, which totals $800 billion a year…“They are… Continue Reading

    National Geographic: Oil Spill to Wipe Out Gulf's Sperm Whales?

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    Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via National Geographic – “A 2009 stock assessment report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) estimated that the potential biological removal, or PBR, level for the Gulf of Mexico sperm whale population is three…The loss of a handful of whales each year can… Continue Reading