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A Chinese man has had a new nose grown on his forehead. The man, who has only been named as Xiaolian, had the treatment to create a replacement for his original nose which was infected and deformed. The procedure was carried out at a hospital in Fuzhou, Fujian province. The 22-year-old damaged his nose in a traffic accident in August 2012 but failed to seek treatment. As a result, an infection corroded the cartilage leaving the surgeons unable to repair it. They were left with no choice but to grow him a new nose and then to transplant it in place of his damaged one. The nose was created by placing a skin tissue expander onto Xiaolian’s forehead. This was cut into the shape of a nose and was supported by cartilage taken from the man’s ribs. Surgeons say that the nose has developed well and that the transplant surgery will be carried out soon. Source: Mail Online

Negative perception about public service worrying - Bani Mr Prosper Bani, Chief of Staff at the Presidency, on Tuesday expressed concern over the pervading negative perception associated with the activities of the public service. He said it was worrying to see bureaucracy, corruption, high attitudinal decay, indiscipline and unethical behavior persisting in the service after many public sector reforms. The Chief of Staff said this at the opening of a training workshop meant to sharpen the competencies of Chief Directors and Chief Executives of public service on human resource management. The training, under the auspices of Ghana and Australian Public Service Commissions, was on the theme: “Leadership for the future, influencing and achieving outcomes.” Mr Bani said the sordid audit report on the accounts of public institutions and growing perception of corruption were signs of leadership ineptitude. He said the good intentions, programmes and pol...

Court jails robbers 75 years An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday sentenced one Sowah Tetteh, a labourer and Moses Martei, a driver to a total of 75 years imprisonment for robbery and conspiracy to commit crime. Sowah, 25, was sentenced to 45 years for robbery and 30 years for conspiracy to commit crime all to run concurrently, while Moses, 30 was sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy to commit crime. They both pleaded not guilty to the charges, and were sentenced after the court presided over by Mr Francis Obiri found them guilty of the offences. The convicts were said to have robbed one Prince Adedoyin of two laptops computers, valued GH¢1, 200.00, three mobile phones costing GH¢1,000.00, one travelling bag valued, GH¢120.00 and a cash amount of GH¢ 250.00. The facts of the case as presented by Chief Superintendent of Police, Duuti Tuaruka, are that, the complainant is a hotel attendant resident at Teshie Kiddicare. He said on June 25, the convicts at ab...

First Time Sex Etiquette You know when you meet someone great, have instant chemistry and a few incredible dates followed by dizzying, mind-blowing sex where you both orgasm in unison before falling asleep in each other’s arms and waking up in the same position, fresh-faced and glowing? You know? No, of course you don’t. Because this is real life, not a crap Kate Hudson rom-com. And in real life, no matter how incredible the chemistry is between you two, the first time you have sex it generally isn’t dizzying and mind-blowing; it’s awkward and a bit bumpy. Women don’t fall into a gentle slumber, encased in your big, strong arms. We pass out and awake with panda eyes and bad breath. One of my girlfriends claims she has such amazing sex with every new partner it’s beginning to raise a few eyebrows. With every new conquest, she boasts how waves crashed, stars lit up, legs trembled, blah blah. I refuse to believe sex with someone new is that great every time. We’ve all ...