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USA beats NZ in the Wheelchair Rugby Championships 2006

Saturday, September 16, 2006 The United States of America have beaten the New Zealand Wheel Blacks to win the 2006 Wheelchair Rugby Championships, the fourth championship ever held. The final score was 34-30 at Christchurch, New Zealand's Westpac Stadium. The Americans had led by one point following the first quarter, 9-8, and went into half time with the US leading 16-15, but the lead spaced further apart going into the final quarter, 25-23. US and New Zealand, the Athens 2004 paralympic champions, had played each other previously in the tournament with US coming out winn

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Australian government hopes to establish triage by phone

Sunday, January 29, 2006 The Australian federal government hopes to slash hospital emergency department waiting queues by setting up a 24-hour national medical hotline. A government source said that the National Health Call Centre Network would be manned by registered triage nurses 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Triage nurses would perform a diagnosis over the phone based upon the description given by the patient. The patient would then be referred to the nearest emergency department, their local GP or pharmacy – as determined by the nurse. The issue is expected to be disc

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US automaker bailout deal fails to pass Senate

Friday, December 12, 2008 A US$14 billion bailout package deal for the "Big Three" United States automakers — Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors — has been rejected in the United States Senate after failing a procedural vote. The bill was rejected after bipartisan discussions on the bailout broke down when Republican Party leaders insisted that the United Auto Workers (UAW) union agree to increase wage cuts by next year in order to bring their pay into line with those of Japanese automobile companies in the United States. The UAW refused to meet the demands. The final vote

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Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan

Friday, September 28, 2007 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 backs this haunting, shimmering zither and glockenspiel peacock, and the only complaint coming from the audience at the Bowery Ballroom last Tuesday was that they could not camp out all night underneath these celestial bodies. We live in the age of the lazy tendency to categorize the work of one artist against another, and Khan has had endless exultations as t

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Commercial Bathroom Fixtures

Click Here To Know More About: Bathroom Vanities Online Australia Bathroom Vanities Australia By Patricia Holland Bradley commercial bathroom fixtures enable contractors to fully equip restrooms of any size and type. XPB Locker Supply carries a full selection of both Division 10 and Division 22 products. Multiple mounting configurations accommodate both remodeling projects and new constructions. Many products can also be customized to accommodate unique restroom interiors. ADA restroom floor plans can be accommodated with fixtures that are manufactured wit

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Pipe bomb found near nuclear power plant in Arizona

Friday, November 2, 2007 The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona is currently locked down while security teams are doing a sweep of the area after a pipe bomb was found this morning. Arizona Public Service Company (APS) spokesman Jim MacDonald said a contract worker was stopped at the main gate of the facility for a routine security sweep and a suspicious looking device was reportedly found in the bed of the worker's pickup truck. APS owns the station, which is located in Wintersberg, Arizona. According to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), the suspi

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18-year-old charged for Thanksgiving lesbian assault

Monday, November 26, 2012 An 18-year-old man, Travis Hawkins Jr., was charged yesterday by police in Mobile County, Alabama, for allegedly beating a woman who is romantically involved with his sister. Hawkins was bailed following a charge for second-degree assault. Mallory Owens, 23, the victim of the attack, is in the USA Medical Center in Mobile, recovering from the injuries. Owens has had to have facial reconstructive surgery and had a broken nose from the assault during Thanksgiving. Owens' family have told reporters they believe it to be a hate crime and called for th

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Submitted by: Brandy Steward Today medical transcription has nearly turn into a common phrase between the health specialists and companies are offered for all health-related specialties. What is Medical transcription? It is the extensive process of transcribing voice-recorded reports completed by medical doctors and healthcare professionals into text formats for several employs like for study and reimbursements.A medical transcriptionist's position primarily involves changing important, confidential, and up-to-date information into written text. This text is printed and

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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Afghan capital city center

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 In what Afghan president Ashraf Ghani called "a crime against humanity," earlier this morning, local time, a septic tanker truck filled with explosives detonated not far from the German embassy in Kabul's Wazir Akbar Khan area, during the city's morning commute. According to the country's health ministry, at least 83 bodies have been found and over 450 have been wounded. The ministry's spokesperson, Ismail Kawasi, said most of the victims were civilians, including children. It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other im

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City to sue owner of partially collapsed 19th century livery in Buffalo, New York

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Buffalo, New York — Two weeks after a 19th century stable and livery on Jersey Street partially collapsed and caused 15 homes to be evacuated in Buffalo, New York, residents still do not have answers from the city despite a court order to work with them and come to an agreement on a way to save some or all of the building, Wikinews has learned. Despite the frustration from residents, the city is planning on suing the building's owner. A rally was held at the stable's site where residents are hoping to bring more awareness to the situation and gain mo