Archive for November, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving 2008
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. The date and whereabouts of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention, though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida. Despite scholarly research to the [...]
California wildfires, November 2008
The November 2008 California wildfires are a series of wildfires that began burning across Southern California on November 13. At least 400 houses and 500 mobile homes were destroyed.
The most significant fires were the following:
Montecito Tea Fire - a wildfire that started on November 13, 2008, in the wealthy community of Montecito, in Santa Barbara [...]
Cesarean with hypno-anesthesia in Tehran, Iran
For the first time, Iranian doctors have used hypnosis as the sole anesthetic to deliver a baby via cesarean section.
On Saturday at noon, 24-year-old Aida Hassanlou gave birth to her 3.950 kilogram baby girl, Saqi, by C-section while she was awake but under the effects of hypnosis.
Dr. Roya Khodaei Ob/Gyn, who performed the C-section at [...]
Happy Veteran’s Day 2008
Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is usually observed on November 11. However, if it occurs on a Sunday then the following Monday is designated for holiday leave, and if it occurs Saturday then either Saturday or Friday may [...]
