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.

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Toronto prepares for Monday transit strike

Saturday, April 9, 2005 The Toronto Transit Commission is expected to strike Monday. The TTC workers union, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, rejected a deal offered by TTC management. They last went on strike in 1999. The average daily ridership exceeds 1.3 million passengers. The city of Toronto has prepared to help deal with

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Faust seeks Murphy disqualification in PA Congressional primary

Friday, March 31, 2006 Jane Faust, former Republican committeewoman once convicted of forging signatures, was a plaintiff yesterday in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court (state court). Her lawyer, Larry Otter, argued that Patrick Murphy should be thrown off the ballot for the Democratic primary election in the eighth congressional district of Pennsylvania. The eighth district is primarily

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Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

Friday, January 9, 2009 The Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 24 to 14 last night’s FedEx BCS National Championship Game to win the Division I title of the National Collegiate Athletic Association‘s American college football league. Florida, ranked Number 1 in the nation, were led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim

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Hope fades for families of trapped Mexican miners

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Almost 600 desperate family members and others remained camped outside the Pasta de Conchos coal mine near San Juan de Sabinas, in the northern Mexico state of Coahuila where 65 Mexican miners were trapped by a gas explosion around 2:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) Sunday. Some are threatening to storm the mine

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World’s cheapest car launched in India, will go on sale in April

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The world’s least expensive car, the Tata Nano, has been launched in India. It will go on sale in April, and will start delivery in July. The automobile costs only 100,000 Indian rupees, or just under US$2,000. “We are at the gates offering a new form of transportation to the people

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Air Mauritania Boeing 737 hijacked

Thursday, February 15, 2007 A hijacked Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane has landed on Spain’s Canary Islands after making a fuel stop in Western Sahara, officials in Mauritania said today. It was hijacked after the takeoff from the Nouakchott airport. While on the plane, the man demanded it to be flown to France to

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Sew Eurodrive Parts}

SEW Eurodrive Parts by Neil Gillespie [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e1alH9iEoY[/youtube] When an industrial machine breaks down it means most manufacturers and factories will have to cut back on production until it can be repaired or it can be replaced. Time is of the essence when industrial and commercial machines experience a drive train or electric power transmission malfunction.

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What To Consider When Looking To Rent Apartment}

Submitted by: Kath Torres Perhaps this is your very first time moving out, or maybe it has been some time since last you moved out. Whatever the situation, one must consider the following things when going to rent apartment. Some factors like cost, and location that will have a bigger impact on your final decision

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