Here’s An Opinion On: Lunchtime byAlma Abell Nobody wants to live with roaches. However, when a roach is spotted in the home, the individual may assume it was one carried in hidden inside a grocery bag or brought in with a package that was mailed to the home. Don’t make any assumptions, as roaches haveRead More
United States confirms first military death sentence since 1957
Thursday, July 31, 2008 The President of the United States, George W. Bush, has approved the death sentence of an Army Private convicted of multiple rapes and murders. Pvt. Ronald A. Gray, stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina at the time, was found guilty in courts-martial for the rape and murder of Pvt. LauraRead More
Explosion at new shopping centre in Bath, United Kingdom
Friday, September 26, 2008 The explosion took place in the city centre Image: Adrian Pingstone. An explosion has taken place in the city centre of Bath, United Kingdom in a new shopping centre which is still being built. The explosion is said to have been caused by a gas canister that caught fire and exploded,Read More
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 control group), this is notRead More
Explore The Benefits Of Cosmetic Surgery!
Here’s An Opinion On: Best Facelift Surgeon Manhattan Explore the Benefits of Cosmetic Surgery! by Alfred Ardis Learn about the benefits of cosmetic surgery in this article. Plastic surgery benefits the body and mind. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFpFuxxetc8[/youtube] Cosmetic surgery is very important in our society and it’s a form of self-improvement. No one can deny the benefitsRead More
Family seeks prosecution over loss of UK Nimrod jet in Afghanistan
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Following a new report into the loss of a Nimrod jet belonging to the UK’s Royal Air Force over Afghanistan the family of one of the victims is seeking a criminal prosecution. Sergeant Ben Knight, aged 25, was among the fourteen killed when Nimrod XV230 crashed in 2006. Knight’s parents haveRead More
World’s first double arm transplant undertaken in Munich
Saturday, August 2, 2008 Image of steps required to complete arm replacement – (Download full sized image) Image: Press Relations, KRdI/TU Munich. A 54-year-old German farmer who lost both arms in a farming accident six years ago has become the first patient to receive a complete double arm transplant. The patient, whose name has notRead More
School bus crashes during driver’s examination
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 A New York school bus, similar to the one that crashed. A woman, who was taking the road test to become a licensed school bus driver, crashed a bus into a utility pole in White Plains, New York, today. The wreck occurred on South Kensico Road between the intersections with MineveraRead More
Large study provides new insights in autism’s genetic code
Thursday, February 22, 2007 Ideogram of the human chromosome 11 In the largest study of its kind, a genetic analysis of 1,168 families with multiple cases of autism has identified genetic links to autism. A previously overlooked stretch of DNA on chromosome 11 implicates a gene called neurexin 1 and increases the evidence for theRead More
Technology giant Microsoft completes acquisition of GitHub
Monday, October 29, 2018 On Friday, US-based technology giant Microsoft confirmed acquisition of software code hosting and version controlling website GitHub. The announcement was made by Microsoft via their official blog, which also mentioned Nat Friedman was to become new Chief Executive Officer of GitHub. Microsoft had announced plans to acquire GitHub for a priceRead More