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STORY NUMBER 1,Source: The Guardian

De Beers calls it quits at Mwadui Diamonds   2008-09-10 10:02:53  By Guardian Reporter Williamson Diamonds Limited`s all-time majority shareholder, De Beers, yesterday concluded a deal that saw its entire 75 per cent stakes changing ownership to Petra Diamonds Limited (Petra).  The transaction earned De Beers, which has operated its interests at WDL through Willcroft Company Limited in a joint venture with the government of Tanzania over the past 50 years, an instant USD10 million (about 11.7bn/-).  The deal is expected to be completed mid next month, according to a just-released statement.  WDL operates the open-pit Williamson Mine at Mwadui in northwestern Tanzania`s Shinyanga Region.  Petra is said to have proven diamond mining expertise and to have acquired a number of other mines in recent years from De Beers Consolidated Mines, a South African subsidiary of De Beers.  Mining industry watchers see the transaction boding well for the future of Williamson Mine largely because it gives Petra the opportunity to use its expertise to unlock the significant value at the Mwadui diamond deposits. Mwadui is still considered the world`s largest kimberlite mine currently in production in a 146-hectare area.  Commenting on the sale, Energy and Minerals minister William Ngeleja said: �The government is pleased to welcome Petra to Tanzania as its new partner in Williamson Diamonds Limited.  This is an exciting opportunity to breathe new life into Williamson Mine and Tanzania`s diamond mining sector.``  Meanwhile, Petra CEO Johan Dippenaar noted: ``Petra already owns three of the world`s major diamond mines, Cullinan, Koffiefontein and, on completion, Kimberley Underground.  Williamson will add a fourth world-class mine to our portfolio, with the potential to deliver considerable value to our shareholders.``  ``This acquisition also marks Petra`s entry into Tanzania. We thank Tanzania for their support in completing this transaction and look forward to working with the government as our partner in taking the mine forward,``added a visibly elated Dippenaar.  De Beers Group managing director Gareth Penny explained that the sale of the shareholding in WDL was part of the company`s ongoing drive to position itself for long-term growth by reviewing the portfolio of mining assets and focusing on those with the best strategic potential.  Petra Diamonds was established in 1888 and operates in South Africa as well as Angola, Botswana and Sierra Leone.  Canadian geologist John Williamson discovered the Mwadui kimberlite in 1940 and began mining activities in the area soon after.  De Beers purchased half the total shareholding in WDL upon his 1958 death, with the then colonial government of Tanganyika taking the other half in lieu of death duties.  De Beers managed Mwadui Mine between 1958 and 1973, when the government of Tanzania took over the management of day-to-day operations.  De Beers was invited back in 1994 to oversee the mine�s management operations and, following recapitalisation, the shareholding was adjusted to 75 per cent De Beers and 25 per cent Tanzanian government.  The mine, which has a workforce of about 800 people and also uses the services of 400 independent contractors, last year earned USD23 million from 220,209 carats.

STORY NUMBER 2,Source: The Citizen

Govt rejects Mwadui acquisition

By Mwanamkasi Jumbe and Michael Kimaro  An investment row is simmering between the Government and South Africa's mining giant, De Beers, over the ownership of Williamson Diamond mine in Mwadui, Shinyanga Region.  Energy and Minerals minister William Ngeleja yesterday denounced De Beer's reported sale of its 75 per cent shares at the mine to Petra Diamonds Limited.  The denunciation at a press conference came almost a month after Willcroft Company Limited, which owns the 75 per cent shares at Mwadui announced it had sold its stake for $10 million to UK based Petra Diamonds Limited.  Willcroft held the shares at the famous Mwadui mine on behalf of Cheviot Holdings Limited that is the investing arm of De Beers.  But in an interesting twist, Mr Ngeleja told a packed press conference that the Government of Tanzanian, as a joint shareholder in the venture did not bless the sale of the shares.  He said the reported sale was illegal and insisted the Government was not allowed the right to buy the shares as stipulated in the 1994 agreement with De Deers when it first bought into the mine.  Ngeleja who was flanked with two officials from De Beers and Petra Limited at the press briefing insisted what had been sold to Petra was Willcroft and not the shares.  But talking to The Citizen soon after the press conference De Beers' representative Mr Tony Guthrie said they had decided to sell the shares owing to financial difficulties at the Mwadui mine.  "Following the financial problems Williamson Diamonds is facing we saw it important to look for another investor. What was needed for the sustainability of the company is intensive capital investment," said Mr Guthrie. He did not specify if the company will refund he money it indicated receiving from Petra for the shares nor did he want to speak on the statement issued by the minister.  The press conference yesterday was also witnessed by chief executive officer of Petra Diamonds.  Mr Ngeleja said he had decided to put the matter in the open since Petra Diamonds Company limited announced it had bought the mine from Willcroft Company while it is not true.  "De Beers has not followed and put into consideration the procedure put forward in an affiliated agreement reached on October 1994 between Government and Willcroft that the Government has to be advised before the sale of the share" said the minister for energy.  He explained that according to their agreement if the Willcroft company Limited wants to sale the shares they should consult the Government first to see if the Government was in a position to buy them or not.  "It was a must that the Government should be given the offer to buy the shares first," Mr Ngeleja insisted.  The minister added that the Government had no problem with sale of Willcroft Company to the Petra diamonds Limited so long as the shares were not interfered with.  "Willcroft is an international company, based abroad so we are not concerned with its sale but when it comes to the Mwadui mines they should follow regulations of our agreement," said the minister.  Speaking on the Government position in buying the shares, the minister for energy said that since the Government has its own ways of working they will have to communicate with treasury to know the position.  He said that at the moment the Government is in discussion with the two companies on the matter.  "We do not need to delay, before end of this year we expect to finish the discussion since we depend much on the Williamson Diamonds Limited," said Mr Ngeleja and added that, "We want this matter to go quickly but without destroying the regulations of our agreement.  Recently, Petra Diamonds an international diamond mining group has announced the acquirement of 75 per cent in Tanzania's Williamson Diamond Mines at $10million that raised a number of questions from different people.  Petra, which operates in various countries in Africa, has paid the $10million in cash to Cheviot Holdings, a unit of De Beers to acquire Tanzania's longest operating Diamond mine.  Petra's corporate communications manager, Ms Cathy Malins, was recently quoted in a local newspaper in Tanzania saying the company has planned to invest $28 billion (approximately Sh33 billion) to expand the Mwadui mine over the next two years.  The sale had raised queries among the public because the Government had not issued any statement on the move. Workers at the mine issued a statement challenging the Government to come out clean on the sale and assure them of their job security.

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Picha kwa hisani ya BONGOPICHA Kumbe mauaji ya watoto Tabora yangeweza kuepukwa

Victor Kinambile, Tabora na Kizitto Noya KAMA mamlaka za mkoa mkongwe wa Tabora zingejua kusoma alama za nyakati, basi maafa ya watoto 19 kwenye ukumbi wa Bubbles Night Club yaliyotokea siku ya Iddi Mosi, yasingetokea. Ukumbi huo ulishapata hitilafu kwa miaka miwili mfululizo na kusababisha watoto kadhaa kuzirai, lakini wakanusurika kifo, lakini hakukuwepo na hatua zozote thabiti zilizochukuliwa kuepusha uwezekano wa maafa kabla ya msiba huo mkubwa wa kitaifa. Watoto hao, waliofariki kwa kukosa pumzi na kukanyagana, walizikwa jana mjini Tabora na Kigoma. Mkuu wa mkoa wa Tabora, Abeid Mwinyimsa, aliwaambia waandishi wa habari njana kuwa ukumbi huo, ulio katika jengo la Mfuko wa Hifadhi ya Jamii (NSSF), ulianza kuwa na hitilafu tangu mwaka 2006 wakati watoto 26 walipopata tatizo kama hilo, lakini wakaokolewa na kukimbizwa hospitalini ambako maisha yao yaliokolewa. Siku hiyo pia ilikuwa ni siku kuu ya Idd el Fitr. Mwaka jana, tukio kama hilo lilitokea kwenye ukumbi huo na watoto wapatao 14 walidhurika kutokana na hitilafu kama hizo na wakakimbizwa haraka kwenye Hospitali ya Mkoa ya Kitete, ambako kwa mara nyingine madaktari walifanya kazi ya ziada kuokoa maisha yao. Miongoni mwa walionusurika alikuwemo mtoto wa mbunge wa viti maalum Tabora, Mwanne Mchemba. "Mkoa uliunda tume iliyowashirikisha watu muhimu kutoka katika makundi mbalimbali muhimu ya kijamii, lakini mpaka linatokea tukio hili tume ilikuwa haijatoa ripoti," alisema Mwinyimsa. Mkuu huyo wa mkoa hakutaja watu waliokuwemo kwenye tume hiyo na kama ripoti yake walikuwa wakiitarajia lini. Mji wa Tabora ulikuwa umekumbwa na simanzi baada ya watoto hao waliokosa hewa baada ya viyoyozi viwili vilivyo kwenye ukumbi huo wa disko, ambao ulijengwa ili utumike kwa mikutano, kuzima ghafla. Inasemekana kutokana na umeme kuzima na viyoyozi kushindwa kufanya kazi, watoto walikosa hewa na baadaye kukanyagana wakati wakijaribu kujiokoa na hivyo kusababisha maafa hayo. Jengo hilo linamilikiwa na NSSF na awali ukumbi unaotumiwa kwa disko ulikuwa maalum kwa ajili ya mikutano, ambayo huchukua watu wachache, lakini uligeuzwa na kuwa wa burudani na hivyo kufunikwa sehemu za kutolea hewa ili kuzuia sauti kutoka nje. Shirika hilo la hifadhi ya jamii, lilikuwa la kwanza miongoni mwa watoa ubani baada ya kutoa ubani wa Sh 500,000 kwa kila familia iliyopoteza mtoto na Sh100,000 kwa kila familia ambayo iliathirika, ahadi ambazo pia zilitolewa mapema kabisa na Rais Jakaya Kikwete, ambayo aliahidi viwango hivyo kwa familia zilizoathirika. Wakati huohuo, Mwinyimsa alisema Jeshi la Polisi mkoani Tabora, linawashikilia wakurugenzi wawili na mameneja waliokuwa wakiendesha disko toto katika siku hiyo ya Idd. Aliwaeleza waandishi wa habari kwamba wakurugenzi hao na mameneja wanashikiliwa na polisi kwa ajili ya kuhojiwa na polisi kuhusu chanzo cha tatizo lililosababisha watoto hao kupoteza maisha. Aliwataja wanaoshikiliwa kuwa ni mkurugenzi wa disko hilo, Oneten Teck, Projestus Fidelis na meneja wake Jaffar Rashid. Wengine ni mkurugenzi wa Bubbles Night Club, Shashikant Manji Patel na meneja wake Vituko Salala. Alisema jeshi hilo limempa taarifa rasmi ya kushikiliwa kwa watu hao, huku likimuarifu kwamba walinzi wa milangoni katika madisko hayo mawili "mabaunsa", nao wanasakwa ili waweze kuhojiwa kuhusu sakata hilo. Alisema wakurugenzi hao watahojiwa pia na tume huru iliyoundwa kwa ajili ya kuchunguza mkasa huo, ambayo alisema imeanza kazi jana na kuwataka wananchi watoe ushirikiano kwa tume hiyo ili iweze kupata taarifa za ukweli zitakazofanyiwa kazi na serikali. Akizungumzia watoto waliokuwa bado wamezirai hospitalini, alisema wamepatiwa huduma nzuri za afya na kwamba wote wamelazwa wodi za daraja la kwanza. Alisema vijana wanne waliruhusiwa mara baada ya maendeleo ya afya zao kuwa nzuri na kuwataja vijana hao kuwa ni Msimu Rehani, Sakina Alli, Kulwa Idd na Tatu Hamad, huku akibainisha kuwa vijana wawili bado wako hospitalini ambao ni Jumanne Mashaka na Naomi Joseph. Naye Waziri wa Kazi na Maendeleo ya Vijana, Prof. Juma Kapuya alisema kuwa serikali itachukua hatua madhubuti dhidi ya wote watakaobainika kuhusika katika kadhia hiyo, na kueleza kuwa nia ya serikali ni kuona tukio hilo lililotekea Tabora, halijirudii tena wala kutokeza katika sehemu nyingine hapa nchini. Hadi kufikia jana, idadi kamili ya watoto waliokuwa kwenye kumbi hizo mbili za disko haijajulikana na imebainishwa kuwa idadi hiyo itajulikana baada ya tume iliyoundwa kukamilisha kazi yake. Wakati huohuo, mazishi ya watoto waliokufa kwenye ukumbi huo yalianza juzi jioni na baadhi kuzikwa jana mjini hapa, huku miili ya watoto wawili ikisafirishwa kuelekea Kigoma na Goweko. Mazishi ya watoto hao yamevuta umati wa wakazi wa Tabora. Mkazi mmoja, Sheikh Ali Kondollah, akizungumza mara baada ya maziko ya ndugu wawili - Mwanahamis Waziri na Hadija Waziri- yaliyofanyika Rufita, aliitaka serikali iharakishe kutoa ripoti ya uchunguzi wa tume na kuchukua hatua kali dhidi ya wahusika kwani wananchi wanahitaji kuona hatua zikichuliwa badala ya kuwepo kwa mlolongo wa tume zisizokuwa na majibu. Nacho Chama cha Waandishi wa Habari Wanawake Tanzania (Tamwa) kulisema maafa hayo ni matokeo ya ufisadi unaotokana na uporaji wa viwanja vya wazi. Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Tamwa, Ananilea Nkya alisema jana kuwa watoto wamekosa maeneo ya wazi ya kucheza kutokana na viwanja vingi kuporwa na mafisadi na kubadilishwa matumizi. Alisema Tamwa inaamini kwamba watoto wa Tabora waliokufa ama kuumia kwa kukosa hewa hawakupaswa kucheza disko ndani ya kumbi za starehe na badala yake wangeweza kucheza kwenye eneo la wazi lililoandaliwa kwa shughuli hiyo. "Tamwa tunaamini kuwa kuvamiwa kwa maeneo ya wazi na hasa mijini kunatokana na kushamiri kwa vitendo vya ufisadi hasa rushwa na uroho wa watu wachache waliopewa mamlaka katika ngazi za serikali za mitaa, kata, halmashauri na wizara inayohusika na ardhi," alisema. Kwa mujibu wa Nkya, katika miaka ya hivi karibuni rushwa na ufisadi vimechangia maeneo mengi yaliyotengwa kwa ajili ya viwanja vya michezo na burudani hasa mijini, kugeuzwa viwanda vidogo, gereji, mabaa, migahawa, maduka, hoteli na vituo vya mafuta. Alisema kutokana na hali hiyo watoto mijini wamekuwa hawana mahala pa kucheza badala yake wanalazimika kutumia haki yao ya msingi kucheza katika maeneo hatari ikiwamo barabarani na kwenye kumbi za starehe. "Tunawaomba Watanzania wote tutafakari ni watoto wangapi wamepoteza maisha yao kwa kugongwa na magari wanapokuwa wakicheza barabarani? Watoto wangapi wanafanyiwa vitendo vya kikatili kama vile kubakwa kutokana na kucheza kwenye baa ambazo nyingi ziko katikati ya maeneo ya makazi ya watu," alihoji. "Sisi Tamwa tunaamini serikali ikitaka kuhakikisha janga kama hili la Tabora halitokei tena nchini kwetu, basi ihakikishe kuwa viwanja vyote vilivyotengwa kwa ajili ya shughuli za umma mijini na vijijini, vinarejeshwa hata kama waliopora watakuwa wamejenga vitega uchumi vyenye thamani kubwa ya fedha." SOURCE: Mwananchi

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OJ SIMPSON FOUND GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES

LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.

The 61-year-old former football star could spend the rest of his life in prison. Sentencing was set for Dec. 5.

A weary and somber Simpson released a heavy sigh as the charges were read by the clerk in Clark County District Court. He was immediately taken into custody.

The Hall of Fame football star was convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery and 10 other charges for gathering up five men a year ago and storming into a room at a hotel-casino, where the group seized several game balls, plaques and photos. Prosecutors said two of the men with him were armed; one of them said Simpson asked him to bring a gun.

The verdict came 13 years to the day after Simpson was cleared of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles in one of the most sensational trials of the 20th century.

"I don't like to use the word payback," defense attorney Yale Galanter said. "I can tell you from the beginning my biggest concern ... was whether or not the jury would be able to separate their very strong feelings about Mr. Simpson and judge him fairly and honestly."

Simpson's co-defendant, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, 54, also was found guilty on all charges in the Las Vegas case and taken into custody.

Simpson showed little emotion as officers handcuffed him and walked him out of the courtroom. His sister, Carmelita Durio, sobbed behind him in the arms of Simpson's friend, Tom Scotto, who said "I love you" as Simpson passed by. As spectators left the courtroom, Durio collapsed.

Jurors made no eye contact with the defendants as they entered the courtroom. They declined to answer questions after the verdict was read.

Galanter said his client had expected the outcome, and in a courthouse conversation with an Associated Press reporter on Thursday, Simpson had implied as much.

Simpson said he felt melancholy and that he was "afraid that I won't get to go to my kids' college graduations after I managed to get them through college."

Galanter said it was not a happy day for anybody. "His only hope is the appellate process," he said.

Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said prosecutors would not comment until the case was "completely resolved."

Judge Jackie Glass made no comment other than to thank the jury for its service and to deny motions for the defendants to be released on bail.

She refused to give the lawyers extended time to file a motion for new trial, which under Nevada law must be filed within seven days. The attorneys said they needed time to submit a voluminous record.

"I've sat through the trial," Glass said. "If you want a motion for new trial, send me something."

Stewart's attorney, Brent Bryson, promised to appeal.

"If there was ever a case that should have been severed in the history of jurisprudence, it's this case," he said of unsuccessful attempts to separate Stewart's case from Simpson's because of the "spillover" effect.

From the beginning, Simpson and his lawyers argued the incident was not a robbery, but an attempt to reclaim mementos that had been stolen from him. He said he did not ask anyone to bring a weapon and did not see any guns.

The defense portrayed Simpson as a victim of shady characters who wanted to make a buck off his famous name, and police officers who saw his arrest as an opportunity to "get" him and avenge his acquittal.

Prosecutors said Simpson's ownership of the memorabilia was irrelevant; it was still a crime to try to take things by force.

"When they went into that room and forced the victims to the far side of the room, pulling out guns and yelling, 'Don't let anybody out of here!' - six very large people detaining these two victims in the room with the intent to take property through force or violence from them - that's kidnapping," prosecutor David Roger said.

Kidnapping is punishable by five years to life in prison. Armed robbery carries a mandatory sentence of at least two years behind bars, and could bring as much as 30.

Simpson, who now lives in Miami, did not testify but was heard on a recording of the confrontation screaming that the dealers had stolen his property. "Don't let nobody out of this room," he declared and told the other men to scoop up his items, which included a photo of Simpson with former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

Four other men charged in the case struck plea bargains that saved them from potential prison sentences in return for their testimony. Some of them had criminal records or were otherwise compromised in some way. One, for example, was an alleged pimp who testified he had a revelation from God telling him to take a plea bargain.

Memorabilia dealer Thomas Riccio, who arranged and secretly recorded the hotel-room confrontation, said he netted $210,000 from the media for the tapes.

Similarly, minutes after the Sept. 13, 2007, incident, one of the alleged victims, sports-memorabilia dealer Alfred Beardsley, was calling news outlets, and the other, Bruce Fromong, spoke of getting "big money" from the case.

Simpson's past haunted the case. Las Vegas police officers were heard in the recordings chuckling over Simpson's misfortune and crowing that if Los Angeles couldn't "get" him, they would.

During jury selection, Simpson's lawyers expressed fears that people who believed he got away with murder might see this case as a chance to right a wrong.

As a result, an usually large pool of 500 potential jurors was called, and they were given a 26-page questionnaire. Half were almost instantly eliminated after expressing strong feelings that Simpson should have been convicted of murder.

The judge instructed the jurors to put aside Simpson's earlier case.

In closing arguments, Galanter acknowledged that what Simpson did to recover his memorabilia was not right. "But being stupid, and being frustrated is not being a criminal," he said.

He added: "This case has taken on a life of its own because of Mr. Simpson's involvement. You know that. I know that. Every cooperator, every person who had a gun, every person who had an ulterior motive, every person who signed a book deal, every person who got paid money, the police, the district attorney's office, is only interested in one thing: Mr. Simpson."

SOURCE: AP

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Kuna nyakati huwa napatwa na hisia kwamba baadhi ya makampuni makubwa huko nyumbani (hasa ya kigeni) yanachuma faida kubwa kupita kiasi to an extent of kukurupuka na sherehe zisizo na vichwa wala miguu.Kwa mujibu wa gazeti la Tanzania Daima,kampuni ya Multichoice leo itafanya sherehe za kumpongeza mshiriki wa kwanza kutolewa kwenye Big Brother ya Afrika,Latoya Lyakurwa wa Tanzania.Hivi anapongezwa kwa upuuzi aliofanya ndani ya jumba hilo au kwa kuwa wa kwanza kutolewa katika mashindano hayo?Kama jibu ni ndio kwa swali la kwanza basi huu ni ufisadi wa kimaadili (moral corruption) na kama jibu ni ndio kwa swali la pili basi yayumkinika kuamini kwamba Multichoice wana fedha za kuchezea (pengine kutokana na faida kubwa wanayopata) kupongeza a loser badala ya winner kama ilivyozoeleka.Yaani hata kushindwa nako kunaambatana na sherehe ya pongezi!?

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Mdahalo kati ya running mates wa vyama vya Democrat na Republican,Joe Biden na Sarah Palin,respectively,umemalizika hivi punde.Uchambuzi wa haraka haraka unaonyesha kuwa Palin amejitahidi kufanya vizuri kuliko ilivyotarajiwa.Matarajio kwamba Palin angefanya vibaya yalitokana na performances zake za hivi karibuni katika mahojiano (ya nadra) na wanahabari.Hofu zaidi ilikuwa ni kweli u-kilaza wake kwenye mambo mbalimbali.Kwa upande wa Biden,huku akitarajiwa kuutumia vizuri uzoefu wake wa muda mrefu kwenye ulingo wa siasa,hofu zaidi ilikuwa ni katika tabia yake ya "kusema ovyo" na kuwa gaffe-prone.Hata hivyo,uchambuzi wa awali unaonyesha kuwa Biden amefanya vizuri sana katika mdahalo huo,kiasi cha mchambuzi mmoja kudai kwamba it was his best ever performance.

Kwa upande mwingine,Palin ameonekana kama amethibitisha kwamba McCain hakufanya kosa kumchagua yeye kuwa running mate wake lakini ameshindwa kum-portray McCain kama mtu anayefaa zaidi  kuwa rais kuliko Barack Obama.Lakini Biden,pengine kwa kuhofia kuonekana kuwa ni sexist dhidi ya Palin,ametumia muda mwingi kuonyesha kwanini Obama anafaa zaidi kuwa rais kuliko McCain na wakati huohuo kuonyesha kuwa tiketi ya McCain-Palin ni mwendelezo mwingine wa miaka minane ya George W Bush.

Kiujumla,na kama ilivyotarajiwa na wengi,Biden ameonekana kuwa msindi katika mdahalo huo japo hilo haliwezi kukubalika among the Republicans.Pia matokeo ya awali ya kura kadhaa za maoni baada ya mjadala huo zinaonyesha ushindi mzuri kwa Biden hasa miongoni mwa undecided voters.

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Grandfather, 71, told he's pregnant

A 71-year-old grandfather treated in a US hospital was informed that he was suffering abdominal pains because he was pregnant.

John Grady Pippen was given a bulletin, saying: "Based on your visit today, we know you are pregnant."

The staff at Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach, Oregon, gave the retired mechanic and logger the happy news this month, along with some pain pills. Hospital administrator William McMillan said an errant keystroke caused the hospital's computer to spit out the wrong discharge instructions for the grandfather.

SOURCE: MSN NEWS

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