Girl Who Was Given 2 Percent Chance of Survival Defies the Odds, Celebrates 16th Birthday
A teen girl from Nottingham, England, was a little extra grateful to celebrate her Sweet 16, as she defied the 2 percent chance of surviving a major heart condition after birth.
Tia Standing, from Beeston, was born with a host of health issues including an interrupted aortic arch, which is a rare heart defect where the aorta is not completely developed; arterial septal defect (a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart); ventricle septal defect (a hole in the heart); and patent ductus arteriosus (a medical condition in which the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth).
Serious anomalies in Rs450m agri items procurement
National
April 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: Serious anomalies and procedure lapses have been detected in the procurement process of Rs450 million items in the Agriculture Extension merged area.
The evaluation of bids has not been carried out in accordance with the bid solicitation documents and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (KPPRA) Rules.
The KPPRA has directed the provincial Agriculture Department to re-evaluate all bids.
Samiullah Bangash, chairman of the Agriculture Contractors Association of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, told this correspondent that Rs450 million was withdrawn despite KPPRA restraining order. He said that 38 contractors submitted tenders, while the department disqualified 37 technically and awarded the contract to one company at preferential rates.
A struggle ensued, that continued outside the suspect’s car. It moved just outside the view of the dashcam video Lord shared with NBC Connecticut Investigates. That’s when Lord shot the suspect multiple times, according to investigators.
Lord explained, “He was behind me, choking me from behind. So I reached back under my left armpit and fired several shots.”
He said the PTSD from the incident lasted years.
“It’s a tie between the incident itself and my visit to the attorney’s office, where I was told, pending the investigation I could be arrested for manslaughter. And that I was potentially, the perpetrator, in this situation.”