Mother wants midwife's licence revoked
A midwife has been criticised by a coroner over the death of a Rotorua baby - and the baby's mother wants her licence revoked.The midwife has admitted going against hospital policy and specialist advice.Denise Simpson-Vogan held...
RCVS News: Disciplinary Committee Suspends Co. Tyrone Vet
LONDON, January 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) on Tuesday [17 January 2012] suspended from the Register for ten months a Co. Tyrone ...
U.S. skating program rose from ashes of '61 crash
Amid the twisted metal and smoldering rubble of Sabena Flight 548 was a copy of the latest edition of Sports Illustrated, its edges charred to tattered flakes. Still clearly visible on the cover, though, was Laurence Owen, a 16-year-old with a pixie cut and a future as bright as her red skating dress. A year after finishing sixth at the 1960 Olympics, she had just won her first U.S. title and ...
Dinosaur Exhibit Comes to CMOM
The Children’s Museum of Memphis will host a traveling exhibit enabling children and adults to explore the habitats of dinosaurs, which once roa...
100 Years Ago: Vickers Machine Gun
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Forensic Seismology
On July 25, 1946 the United States detonated the first underwater nuclear weapon in history – code name “ Baker ” – at the Bikini Atoll . The explosion generated a gas bubble that pushed against the water, generating a supersonic shock wave which crushed the hulls of nearby target ships as it spread out. Seismic waves of this test were observed at seismograph stations around the globe and it was ...
Shafia: The trial that gripped a nation
To hell with them?
The trial that gripped a nation: Warmington
To hell with them?
Koonce: Chamber creating a sustainable future for region's businesses
Brainyquote.com defines a constellation as a sky full of stars or excellences. As chairman of the board of the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce and a longtime small-business owner, I have had the privilege of a bird's-eye view of the stars, great and small, that make up the pure energy of our business community.