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Ethics debate surrounds surgery to stunt disabled girl’s growth
Friday, January 5, 2007 An ethical controversy has surged in the United States and elsewhere around nine-year-old Ashley X (her family name has not been released). The disabled girl was operated upon at the request of her parents, to prevent her from growing, menstruating and developing breasts. The parents, who wish to remain anonymous, explain […]
Emergency spacewalks planned to fix International Space Station
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 NASA is scrambling to solidify plans to fix the broken down cooling systems on the International Space Station during two spacewalks, currently planned for Friday and Monday. The systems broke down late Saturday July 31, triggering alarms that woke the six astronauts (three Russian and three American) currently onboard the station. […]
Report into 2003/2004 New South Wales (Australia) hospital safety released
Monday, January 31, 2005 New South Wales – 452 serious incidents that occurred during 2003 and 2004 have been brought to light, by a report released today about the safety of patients in the hospital system in New South Wales, Australia. Many of the incidents highlighted by the report resulted in injury, or even death. […]
Aston Villa defeat Central Coast Mariners to win Hong Kong Soccer 7’s tournament
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Aston Villa Football Club of England has defeated Central Coast Mariners Football Club of Australia by a scoreline of 1–0 in the final to win the Hong Kong Soccer 7’s tournament. Mark Albrighton scored a ‘wonder strike’ in the seventh minute of the match, whilst on the counter-attack. Villa held out […]
Safe, Fast, Accurate, Cheaper Fertility Option Vasectomy Reversal
Submitted by: Seomul Evans A number of reasons could trigger people to have a child again. The most common reasons are divorce, death of a kid, new partner or partner change, substantial income or financial status change, and simply longing or desiring to have a natural child. Fortunately, medical science provided an option for your […]
Why Emotional Support Animal Service Is Such A Great Idea?}
Submitted by: Dominic Libatique The relation between dog and man is age old. It is one of the first few animals to be domesticated. Unlike other animals, dog is very good at following instructions. They can be trained and used to serve multiple jobs. The ability of dogs to be trained makes them a popular […]
Google may shut down Chinese operations due to censorship and cyber attacks
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 The U.S.-based multibillion dollar online search engine, Google Incorporated, has announced Tuesday in a public statement on its official blog that the company has been the victim of a “highly sophisticated” and “targeted attack” against their corporate infrastructure that they allege “originated from China.” The author of said statement, David Drummond, […]
Former ‘Top Model’ contestant Whitney Cunningham defends plus size models, celebrates the “regular woman”
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Once you get a chance to talk to West Palm Beach, Florida native Whitney Cunningham, who placed seventh on the eighth cycle of the popular reality TV series America’s Next Top Model, you begin to understand what host Tyra Banks meant when she described her as the “full package.” First of […]
How To Survive And Excel In A Group Interview
Read More About: New Homes Toowoomba Design Master Homes By Jason Kay Group interviews are becoming a more common hiring practice as companies place greater emphasis on teamwork and communication skills in addition to basic job task competencies. There are two types of group interview. The first, more correctly called a panel interview, involves a […]