Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public servant for spitting into the eye and open mouth of a Dallas, Texas police officer in May 2006. The United States Centers for Disease Control Continue Reading
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the Continue Reading
No Income Proof Secured Loans: Secured Source Of Financial Assistance
Click Here To Know More About: Loan Agreement Australia By Kenneth Robert Most of the loans are available in the market with the basic pre requisite of income proof. In fact, lenders often approve the loan, only after considering the borrower’s definite source of income. However, this kind of clause Continue Reading
How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach
Friday, September 9, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night before August 29, 2005, several flood control constructions failed. Much of the city flooded through the openings. One of these was the flood wall forming one side of the 17th Continue Reading
Alternative to controversial hotel proposed to Buffalo, N.Y. business owners and residents
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, Continue Reading
Felipe Massa wins 2008 French Grand Prix
Sunday, June 22, 2008 Felipe Massa at the previous 2008 Canadian Grand PrixPhoto credit: Mark McArdle Magny Cours Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 Grand Prix de France at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France. Though his teammate Kimi Räikkönen started from pole, Massa was able Continue Reading
On bereavement and acceptance: Yale study of grief process
Thursday, February 22, 2007 Grief captured at a funeral during the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992.Photo by Evstafiev Mikhail. Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Originally formulated in 1973 by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, these five stages are well-known to many as the “Five Stages of Grief“. However, despite their familiarity, the five-stage Continue Reading
Maker Faire 2009 wraps up in San Mateo, California
Thursday, June 4, 2009 Make: Technology on your time The fourth annual Maker Faire took place this past weekend at the San Mateo Fairground in San Mateo, California located in the United States. The first Maker Faire, which took place in 2006, had approximately 20,000 people in attendance. This year, Continue Reading
Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan
Friday, September 28, 2007 Natasha Khan at the Bowery Ballroom.photo: David Shankbone Lizzy Carey Caroline Weeks. Abi Fry Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that Continue Reading
TAITRONICS Autumn 2007: A 3-in-1 combination and great innovations
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 iF Design Award Pavilion. 2007 the 33rd Taipei International Electronics Autumn Show (TAITRONICS Autumn), organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufactorers’ Association (TEEMA), started on October 9 -13 at Exhibition Hall 1 and 3 of Taipei World Trade Center Continue Reading