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Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. Two weeks ago Dr. Siemionow, in a 23-hour marathon surgery, replaced 80 percent of her face, by transplanting or grafting bone, nerve, blood vessels, muscles and skin harvested from a female donor's cadaver. The Clinic surgeons, in Wednesday's ne

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Screen Printing Vs Heat Transfer: What You Should Know

Click Here To Know More About: Aboriginal Bark Paintings byadmin Designing your own t-shirt is a great way to send a personal message or make a statement, even if it is just to show some of your creativity. Determining how to get your design onto your shirt starts with understanding the pros and cons of screen printing vs. heat transfer, two of the more traditional options out there. Although there are other options available, such as direct to garment or DTG printing, many people completing orders of shirts are really debating between just screen printing vs. heat

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Ukrainian former official admits to murdering journalist

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 A former official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has confessed to involvement in the abduction and murder of journalist Georgiy R. Gongadze in 2000. Olexiy Pukach has also implicated other officials in the crime. Gongadze criticised the government of then-President Leonid Kuchma. On September 16, 2000, he was abducted and his decapitated remains were found two weeks later near Kiev. Kuchma's opponents described the slaying as political, and there was widespread controversy on national and international levels. Olexiy Pukach, who

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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Members of Australia's Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state's 68 largest health services. The strike will force the closure of intensive care units and emergency departments across the state. It is feared the strike could continue into Easter. National secretary of the HSU, Kathy Jackson said admissions would be crippl

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Andrew Marr angers bloggers, describing them as ‘inadequate, pimpled and single’

Monday, October 11, 2010 British journalist Andrew Marr has angered bloggers by suggesting they are "inadequate, pimpled and single." Marr, who was formerly the BBC's political editor, also said that citizen journalism is "spewings and rantings of very drunk people late at night". He made the comments at the Cheltenham Literary Festival, saying: "A lot of bloggers seem to be socially inadequate, pimpled, single, slightly seedy, bald, cauliflower-nosed young men sitting in their mother's basements and ranting. They are very angry people." Marr, who now hosts a flagship Sun

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Why Not Buy From An Online Home Improvement Store?

Click Here To Know More About: Commercial Painters Corlette Why Not Buy from an Online Home Improvement Store? by Aspen MathewA home improvement store is a place where you can buy home appliances, lumber, tools, lawn mowers, paint, brushes and everything that you need for your latest project. You may be used to walking into a traditional warehouse, walking around until your feet are tired, asking for help and still leaving without all of the items that you need. Why not try something different? Thanks to the internet, you can download a project plan and order all

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Massachusetts lawmakers enact plan for universal health coverage

Friday, April 7, 2006Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court, their name for the state legislature, approved legislation on Tuesday, April 4, that would make it the first state in the United States to require all residents to have health insurance and impose penalties for non-compliance. Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican who is expected to run for U.S. President in 2008, is expected to sign the bill. The bill passed the lower house, the Massachusetts House of Representatives by a vote of 155-2, and unanimously by the state senate. The Democratic Pa

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RuPaul speaks about society and the state of drag as performance art

Saturday, October 6, 2007 Few artists ever penetrate the subconscious level of American culture the way RuPaul Andre Charles did with the 1993 album Supermodel of the World. It was groundbreaking not only because in the midst of the Grunge phenomenon did Charles have a dance hit on MTV, but because he did it as RuPaul, formerly known as Starbooty, a supermodel drag queen with a message: love everyone. A duet with Elton John, an endorsement deal with MAC cosmetics, an eponymous talk show on VH-1 and roles in film propelled RuPaul into the new millennium. In July, RuPa

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Heating bills, oil price rise predicted

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 USA — A US government report was issued Wednesday predicting the rise of heating bills due to colder temperatures and impacts Hurricanes Rita and Katrina had on the nation's energy production. Local forecasters predict that most of the US will have a warmer-than-expected winter this year. However, households that heat their homes by gas can expect to pay 29.8% more in heating bills. In the case of colder-than-expected weather, an increase of 66% in household heating costs is likely. In typical weather, prices will rise about 47.6%. Households

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Credit Card Controlled!!! Credit Card Debt Consolidation In Uk

Click Here To Know More About: How Long Does A Debt Collector Have To Validate A Debt Submitted by: Ashley Lewis Credit card debt consolidation in UK is becoming popular among the borrowers these days. This is because more and more people are facing the trouble of paying too many debts due to their credit cards. This happens when they spend uncontrollably with there credit cards without thinking about the fact that they themselves are responsible for paying these debts. Also credit cards are more expensive to repay with higher interest rates which banks and other c