But Anne Merewood, director of the breastfeeding centre at Boston Medical Center, says that women deserve to be given every opportunity to breastfeed if they want to, and hospitals should be proactive in helping women get started.

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We toured a spotless medical center called Sediba Hope Medical Centre, built with help from donors such as US AID.

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He played for President John F Kennedy and President Dwight Eisenhower aged seven at a fundraiser for a national cultural centre that would later become the Kennedy Center.

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Rail's city-center-to-city-centre service is also becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to flying.

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Dice up the next few days in nearby Chiang Mai with a visit to The Elephant Hospital, Doi Suthep, the Chiang Mai City Art and Cultural Center, and a silk-weaving centre.

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Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) is a financial and business center established by the government of Qatar in 2005 to attract international financial services and multinational corporations to grow and develop the market for financial services in the region.

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On a clear day, the view from the Centre Partners conference room near the top of 30 Rockefeller Center must be spectacular.

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According to the Centre for High North Logistics, an Arctic-focused information center based in Kirkenes, Norway, 46 vessels used the NSR in 2012, carrying about 1.26 million tons of cargo.

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Dr. Billal has pioneered establishment of a number of institutions including the ISESCO Center for Promotion of Scientific Research (ICPSR), Islamic Citation Centre (ISC), Islamic Body on Ethics of Science and Technology (IBEST), Islamic Network of Women Scientists (INWS) and launched a number of projects and strategies of prime importance for the promotion of science and technology in the Islamic World.

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