The bur holes permit passage of a leucotome, or lobotomy cannula, a hollow needle through which a loop of wire can be slipped.
One cocklebur, three-fourths of an inch long, skidded along his tongue, down his throat; lodged in his right lung.
At one afternoon-long meeting of the chiefs of the 21 largest cities, says San Francisco Chief Thom as Cahill, "we never mentioned bur glary, robbery, organized crime or any thing .
World’s oldest Jewish person dies at age 113 NEW YORK—The world’s oldest Jewish person, Evelyn Kozak, whose family fled Russia to escape anti-Semitism in the 1880s, has died at age 113. Kozak died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack the day before, her granddaughter Brucha Weisberger said. She was bur...
June 15, 2013 - Texarkana Gazette
Fitch Affirms Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Auth (CA) System Revs at 'A+'; Outlook Negative CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority's (BUR) approximately $135.7 million of outstanding airport system revenue bonds at 'A+'. The Rating Outlook on all bonds is revised to Negative from Stable. The Negative Outlook reflects concerns that coverage ratio trends may continue to weaken as a result of a combination of increasing operating ...
June 13, 2013 - Business Wire
Nicolas Mahut in Sunday People Mahut said: "He's just a champ, we had to fight like we never did before. I mean, it's amazing, the crowd is just fantastic. Everyone wants to see the end, bur we'll have to come back."
Sharif Sheik Ahmed in BBC News Heavily armed Ethiopian troops have invaded Somalia,said Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, seen as a moderate within the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC). "They have captured Bur Haqaba. History shows that Somalis always win when they are attacked...
Bennie Thompson in HSToday While the BUR provides more context for how DHS intends to execute is missions, it is not the 'deep dive' that Congress was promised,Thompson said. "DHS was created so swiftly that not enough thought was given to how best to address the...