Radio Times To Celebrate Doctor Who 50th Anniversary With 12 Collectable Covers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUjL-3YiXIW4B-E1R9k-bphUgQVt7a4UzgoLzfJdL969edQaAcB_H02-zqDqsbd5QBzcYi6WDiUPAIhkyopkK1ByTEquJCVm91dzowzI89NezvdW5JkMTvXuQSjqp2TcmCZQq6vY6mZ0/s1600/50AN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUjL-3YiXIW4B-E1R9k-bphUgQVt7a4UzgoLzfJdL969edQaAcB_H02-zqDqsbd5QBzcYi6WDiUPAIhkyopkK1ByTEquJCVm91dzowzI89NezvdW5JkMTvXuQSjqp2TcmCZQq6vY6mZ0/s640/50AN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Radio Times have announced that they will be celebrating Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary with 12 collectable covers each featuring a different Doctor and monsters from their era.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And that's not all as they will be dedicating an amazing 26 pages to the show inside!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first cover will be premiered on www.radiotimes.com from midnight (15 November) and each day from Saturday 16 November </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/GB/app/id662891050?mt=8" style="-webkit-transition: 0.2s; background-color: white; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong style="-webkit-transition: 0.2s; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Radio Times DiscoverTV™</em></strong><span style="-webkit-transition: 0.2s; background-color: white; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; line-height: 22px; transition: 0.2s;"> </span><strong style="-webkit-transition: 0.2s; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">App</em></strong></a> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">will exclusively reveal two further covers until Tuesday 19 November when the issues go on sale.</span></span>

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JPMorgan reaches $4.5B investor settlement

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Bank is close to deal with 21 institutional investors with losses on mortgage-backed securities.</p><br /><p>NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan says reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors on mortgage-backed securities.</p><br /><p>During the regular trading session, shares of JPMorgan ended up 47 cents, 0.9%, to $54.87. In after-hours trading Friday, shares gained 14 cents, 0.3%, to $55.01.</p><br />Story: Story: Story: Copyright 2013 newsandtalking.blogspot.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Citigroup, JPMorgan, RBS confirm foreign exchange probes JPMorgan to pay $5.1 billion to feds in mortgage deal Backlash causes JPMorgan to cancel Twitter chat Looking for a Job? Looking for a job? Start here USA NOW <img src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9eef7679603c8ad07f8d41160a412115caf9e5b5/r=x159&c=280x156/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/11/15//1384533203000-USA-NOW-still.jpg" width="600"/> Caroline Kennedy starts her new job | USA NOW</div>

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David Tennant & Billie Piper Named As Favourite Doctor and Companion Of All Time

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasfSy1t8Xhg5IBXO_hlRNykWQjzIE774OnIPclOgqIOjx-YLKKbU26P97zcSnTdANMyHXfNkNK2MT594uRtR4JZDMM7p7ldknNJlrpQp_PpMZJRMfKUHvkVgVAEg8KIwR3o7XJ3nMEF8/s1600/davidbille1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasfSy1t8Xhg5IBXO_hlRNykWQjzIE774OnIPclOgqIOjx-YLKKbU26P97zcSnTdANMyHXfNkNK2MT594uRtR4JZDMM7p7ldknNJlrpQp_PpMZJRMfKUHvkVgVAEg8KIwR3o7XJ3nMEF8/s640/davidbille1.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant and Billie Piper have been voted Radio Times readers favourite ever Doctor and companion in a poll with over 20,000 voters.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David easily took the title of favourite Doctor after scooping a whopping 56% of the votes. Current Doctor Matt Smith came in second with 15% of votes with classic era Doctor Tom Baker in third place with 10%.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Billie Piper who played opposite David as Rose Tyler took a quarter of all votes to top the favourite companion poll. The legendary Lis Sladen came in second place for her role as Sarah Jane Smith.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another of David's companions, Catherine Tate, came in third with 9% of voters opting for Donna Noble as the best companion.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read the full results at www.radiotimes.com</span><br /><br />

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Mike McCormack, Browns Hall of Famer, dies at 83

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson said Friday that without the advice, highly-respected reputation and campaigning by his franchise's first team president, Mike McCormack, 'We would probably not have a team in the Carolinas.''</p><br /><p>The team announced that the former Hall of Fame Cleveland Browns offensive tackle who was vital in Richardson's bid to gain league approval for the franchise's 1995 inception, died Friday at 83 at his home in Palm Desert, Calif.</p><br />MORE: Campbell seizing QB chance with Browns<br /><p>A former player, coach and general manager, McCormack served as a trusted advisor to Richardson starting in 1989 and, after serving as team president for Carolina's initial two seasons, became the first inductee into the franchise's Hall of Honor.</p><br />MORE: Packers 'still dangerous' even with Tolzien<br /><p>'He was universally respected by everyone associated with professional football,' Richardson said in a statement. 'He was a wonderful man and our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Ann, and the entire McCormack family.''</p><br /><p>McCormack was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984 following his career with the Browns, for whom he played from 1951-62, winning NFL championships in 1954 and '55 under quarterback Otto Graham. His legendary coach Paul Brown called McCormack, 'The finest offensive lineman I have ever coached.''</p><br /><p><img src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/ce4cdee6d5eac6c06a9f6bed2f321c675498fa8d/c=180-351-2484-3420&r=183&c=0-0-180-238/local/-/media/USATODAY/test/2013/11/15//1384550483000-XXX-GettyImages-73117899.jpg" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>Mike McCormack was a Hall of Fame offensive tackle with the Browns, for whom he played from 1951-62.(Photo: Henry Barr, Collection Diamond Images/Getty Images)</p><br /><p>McCormack, who later blocked for Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, was named to USA TODAY's 75th anniversary all-NFL team as one of the three finest tackles in league history.</p><br /><p>The Chicago native began his NFL coaching career under Vince Lombardi and George Allen as an assistant with the Washington Redskins in 1965.</p><br /><p>He went on to become head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles (1973-75), Baltimore Colts (1980-81) and Seattle Seahawks (1982) before serving as Seahawks general manager until 1988.</p><br /><p>Panthers coach Ron Rivera met McCormack briefly but was well aware of his reputation as one of the league's titans.</p><br /><p>'Mostly, I know that he had played in the league, was a Hall of Famer and had a tremendous career and coached,'' Rivera said Friday. 'I know he was involved in bringing the Panthers here and being one of Mr. Richardson's right hand men. That much I know. Unfortunately, I never really got a chance to know who he is as a person moreso than just knowing of him.''</p><br /></div>

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Try Herbs To Quit Smoking – BoldSky [ BeritaTerkini ]

<p>One of the toughest addictions to quit is smoking cigarettes. Tobacco and nicotine addiction is a hard combination to stay away from for smoking community. You might have started smoking as a teenager trying something new, lured into it by friends for its exhilarating experience or influenced by its stylish and cool portrayal. Whatever may be the reason for entering into the habit of smoking, after a period of time, you do feel like quitting at some point.</p> <p>Though the easiest part of it deciding, the actual will to quit takes a lot out of you.There are lots of de-addiction centres that help you quit smoking along with various other methods such as nicotine tablets, e-cigarettes, patch etc. that might help you along. There are lesser known methods involving various herbs and herbal supplements that help you quit smoking. These herbal remedies are gaining popularity for being purely natural as they have no side effects. They can be extracted from certain plants, flowers, leaves or sometimes fungal extracts.</p> <p>The decision to quit smoking needs lots of support from family and hell lot of distraction in a good way. You can choose to go with herbal remedies to quit smoking. Withdrawal symptoms involved in quitting smoking are varied between mild nausea to severe complications depending on your level of addiction and duration of intense smoking. While choosing herbal remedies to quit smoking, you are prescribed several different herbs to fight different nicotine retrieval symptoms. Each symptom requires different herbal remedy to cope with.</p> <p>Here are some of the popular herbal remedies to quit smoking.<br></p> <div id="slide_container"> <div id="mainContent"> <div id="googleBlock"> <div id="sliderDiv"> <div id="image_content_416354" class="image_content show_div"> <div id="slide416354"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416354" class="bottomContent cur_right_content show_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>St. John’s wort</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>It is said to be the most popular among herbal remedies to quit smoking. It helps to calm and relax the body and help reduce the amount of stress and agitation experienced by someone going through nicotine withdrawals.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="image_content_416355" class="image_content hide_div"> <div id="slide416355"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416355" class="rightContent hide_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>Lobelia</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>This is one herb that imitates effects of nicotine on brain in a non-addictive way. Hence it is said to be one of the most effective herb used to quit smoking. Quite a few smoking cessation products in the market contain extracts of this herb.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="image_content_416356" class="image_content hide_div"> <div id="slide416356"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416356" class="rightContent hide_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>Blue vervain</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>Blue vervain acts as a natural tranquilizer helping you to relax relieving of stress, anxiety, tension and agitation. This way it helps you cope with nicotine withdrawal symptoms and control the urge to smoke.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="image_content_416357" class="image_content hide_div"> <div id="slide416357"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416357" class="rightContent hide_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>Peppermint</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>One of the side effects of nicotine withdrawal is nausea and in some cases vomiting. Peppermint is well-known for relieving nausea and inducing relaxation. It even has anaesthetic and pain-relieving effect on the body.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="image_content_416358" class="image_content hide_div"> <div id="slide416358"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416358" class="rightContent hide_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>Korean ginseng</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>This is a very powerful herb that is used to increase energy levels and help your body cope with stress. While you are on course to quit smoking, your body is prone to a lot of stress and lethargy. Ginseng helps to your body cope with these withdrawal symptoms.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="image_content_416359" class="image_content hide_div"> <div id="slide416359"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416359" class="rightContent hide_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>Motherwort</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>This is one other herb that has properties to act as a sedative. It induces tranquillity during anxiety. When you are in the process of quitting smoking, you are prone to anxiety attacks, during which motherwort helps in tranquilising the effect.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="image_content_416360" class="image_content hide_div"> <div id="slide416360"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416360" class="rightContent hide_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>Black cohosh</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>This is a well known herb used as a safe sedative option to deal with nervousness and anxiety. These are the most common symptoms faced during withdrawals that leads to triggers when not dealt with. Black cohosh herb helps in dealing with this major nicotine withdrawal better.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="image_content_416361" class="image_content hide_div"> <div id="slide416361"> <div class="navigation"> <p>Try Herbs To Quit Smoking</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightContent_416361" class="rightContent hide_div"> <div class="first_half"> <h2>Slippery elm</h2> <div class="para_text"> <p>Sometimes smoking cessation results in digestive problems and lots of discomfort arising out indigestion. This herb helps rich in nutrients and easy to digest, making it an excellent food during the process of quitting smoking.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

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MALI and FRANCE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj0vky0SKQPY5Ie0fzhPcfssKIKX3UuWRf0ZiH6zLCstrEza8H5ggCOH8HO3ljf8qTXqvapnsRsklxDe2GTi4opGA-KOziU0q5uTjWXLlCsMrvKlPNKGysECVdKg0ZnAFBKld5toOFgzJ/s1600/Mali-carte-EN_08-02_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj0vky0SKQPY5Ie0fzhPcfssKIKX3UuWRf0ZiH6zLCstrEza8H5ggCOH8HO3ljf8qTXqvapnsRsklxDe2GTi4opGA-KOziU0q5uTjWXLlCsMrvKlPNKGysECVdKg0ZnAFBKld5toOFgzJ/s320/Mali-carte-EN_08-02_0.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;">FRENCH TROOPS SHOULD HUNT QAEDA </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;">BEYOND MALI BORDERS</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Source: EuroNews<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">FRENCH troops should be allowed to hunt down al Qaeda-linked militants beyond Mali’s borders, FRENCH army chief Admiral Edouard Guillaud said in a rare interview on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nine months after they were scattered across the Sahara by a FRENCH military offensive, Islamists in MALI have named new leaders and are making a comeback as FRANCE whittles down its military presence. They have launched attacks on U.N. peacekeepers and killed two FRENCH journalists this month.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Speaking to EUROPE 1 radio, Guillaud said Paris would reduce its troop numbers in MALI to between 2,000 and 2,500 by year-end and aimed to reach its target of a 1,000-strong permanent force in MALI “during the winter”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">FRANCE retains about 2,800 soldiers in its former colony, according to a defence ministry statement.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paris has already delayed drawing the force down to February depending on the roll-out of a U.N. peacekeeping mission, which is so far only at half its mandated strength of 12,600 men.<span style="color: #555555;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #134f5c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">EU FUNDS MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE SAHEL UNTIL 2020</span></b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/11/european-union-acknowledges-need-of.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/11/european-union-acknowledges-need-of.html</a></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><b style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><b style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">SAHEL BELT</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif__i_7dzEOGyEW8r9KUUWTRG2dzSthZw7_NNRz945zRButm3_vyPM4A4eA2slTaZ6uzcPdvl76PkuSbpi6VXgJEvQHg4nuiVx6ELV63ro7ZUqRwhAwE-zvD08YsoiTFeL8jYGxihdbo9o/s1600/article-2305854-192CA76F000005DC-478_640x426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif__i_7dzEOGyEW8r9KUUWTRG2dzSthZw7_NNRz945zRButm3_vyPM4A4eA2slTaZ6uzcPdvl76PkuSbpi6VXgJEvQHg4nuiVx6ELV63ro7ZUqRwhAwE-zvD08YsoiTFeL8jYGxihdbo9o/s320/article-2305854-192CA76F000005DC-478_640x426.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">Asked if FRENCH soldiers should be allowed to cross borders when militants leave MALI, Guillaud said: “I think we should hunt them down everywhere. That’s why we are working with our neighbours NIGER, BURKINA FASO and CHAD, and also cooperating with ALGERIA so that there is no sanctuary for them.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told Reuters in MOROCCO that FRANCE’S military presence in MALI was needed to help a region struggling against militants, who have threatened to attack FRENCH interests and have sought haven in southern LIBYA’S vast deserts.<span style="color: #555555;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information</span></b><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #134f5c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">INSTABILITY IN THE SAHEL COULD PROMPT INCREASED MIGRATION AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING WHICH IS BOUND TO SPILL OVER INTO EUROPE</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #134f5c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/11/mali-sahel-and-france.html"><span style="color: black;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/11/mali-sahel-and-france.html</span></a></span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">KILLINGS OF JOURNALISTS</span><span style="color: #555555;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The two journalists were shot by their captors shortly after being kidnapped earlier this month as they emerged from an interview with a representative of the MNLA Tuareg group in the northern desert city of Kidal, a hotbed of rebel activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A number of Tuareg and Arab rebel groups still operate in MALI and are due to hold talks with the new government over long-term solutions to recurring northern uprisings.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">These groups have come under pressure since the killings of the journalists. Tuareg rebels in Kidal officially handed control of the government buildings they occupied to United Nations peacekeepers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Adama Kamissoko, the governor of Kidal, said there had been minor demonstrations by pro-separatist rebel supporters.<span style="color: #555555;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="background: white; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; margin-bottom: 5pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; margin-bottom: 5pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">EU INVOLVEMENT IN MALI</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; margin-bottom: 5pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Why the SAHEL is crucial to EUROPE'S neighborhood – and its security strategy</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; margin-bottom: 5pt; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/07/eu-involvement-in-mali.html"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/07/eu-involvement-in-mali.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.2in; padding: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">MALI QUEST NOT CONCLUDED</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highlighting the continuing threat, Guillaud said FRENCH troops had fought and “neutralised” a number of militants from al Qaeda’s NORTH AFRICAN wing AQIM, about 250 km (150 miles) west of Tessalit in the far north of MALI.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">“In MALI, it’s not finished,” he said. “We need to adapt to circumstances. There are still suicide attacks, assassinations of our compatriots and there are (legislative)  elections.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .2in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The task of calming the region has been complicated by increasingly blurred lines between Islamist militants, separatist rebels and gangs of smugglers. Experts are worried FRANCE could get bogged down in an open-ended war unless U.N. peacekeepers can plug the security gap.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

MALI and FRANCE

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FXX Lands 'The Simpsons' in Record Off

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumbnail_570x321/2012/10/simpsons_a.jpg" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>Following a multiple network bidding war, FXX has become the exclusive cable home for The Simpsons.</p><br /><p>The upstart network has secured cable, VOD and non-linear rights to the longest-running comedy series in history, the network announced Friday. As part of the pact -- said to be the biggest off-network deal ever -- FXX will become the cable destination for all seasons of 20th Century Fox TV's The Simpsons starting in August 2014. The deal covers 24 seasons -- a whopping 530 episodes -- as well as subsequent seasons not in first-run on Fox of the series from Gracie Films Productions and executive producers <strong>James L. Brooks</strong>, <strong>Matt Groening</strong> and <strong>Al Jean</strong>.</p><br /><p>The deal will mark the first time the series will air on cable. When Simpsons first sold into broadcast syndication in the early 1990s, TV stations demanded exclusivity from cable for the run of the series in part because they were hesitant about an animated show's ability to perform in a landscape heavy on live-action repeats. It's not entirely clear what has changed in those broadcast deals to allow the FXX pact to happen.</p><br /><strong>COVER STORY: 'The Simpsons' at 500: Untold Stories</strong><br /><p>FXNOW, FX Networks' forthcoming mobile application for authenticated subscribers, will be the exclusive non-linear home for all seasons of the animated comedy about Springfield's most dysfunctional family. FXX and FXNOW will get subsequent seasons of the series as new ones begin their first run on Fox. The cabler will have access to the current 25th run of the series starting in September 2014 -- when the already announced 26th season makes its debut on Fox.</p><br /><p>'We believe we'll get both reach and frequency from The Simpsons,' FX COO <strong>Chuck Saftler</strong> tells The Hollywood Reporter of the potential gains Simpsons repeats will bring his newly launched network. In fact, for FXX, which bowed in September, the deal comes as the comedy-heavy network with a focus on adults 18-34 continues to add programming. The Simpsons will join a roster of original programming that includes the fourth and final season of Wilfred as well as comedies It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League. (The network canceled little-watched late-night talk show Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell earlier this week.) He added: 'Frequency tends to come from acquired series, where if you're a fan of that show, you'll come back multiple times. It's a way to create sampling for original programming to other programming we'll have on FXX. I couldn't think of a deeper, richer, broader way to create awareness, sampling and breadth for FXX.'</p><br /><p>Details on how frequently FXX will air The Simpsons have not yet been announced, but Saftler says more information about how the show will be deployed on FXNOW will be unveiled during a Dec. 3 news conference in New York. 'Getting the non-linear rights is unprecedented. To be able to strategically offer The Simpsons both linearly and non-linearly helps us future-proof this deal, it helps us be able to acknowledge how viewers want programming today and to build our brand both linear and non-linearly,' he continues. 'It's an unprecedented right and the all-in on the deal was a very high price tag. We bought considerable rights and we basically created some new paradigms out of this.'</p><br /><strong>PHOTOS: Meet the Cast of 'The Simpsons'</strong><br /><p>The deal comes four months after news leaked that studio 20th Century Fox TV would be shopping the off-network syndication rights to The Simpsons. At the time, News Corp.-owned FX and FXX -- as well as Turner-owned TBS, Viacom's Comedy Central, TV Land, Nick at Nite and Spike were all expected to be among the suitors. The series was expected to fetch as much as $1.5 million per half-hour, generating an additional $1 billion or so to the show's already lucrative business -- which includes toys, video games, apparel and more. (At one point in 2011, News Corp.'s <strong>Chase Carey</strong> said the company was mulling an entire channel devoted to nothing but The Simpsons as it looked to create additional revenue streams for the show.)</p><br /><p>Financial terms of the FXX and FXNOW deal were not immediately available, though the network is billing the The Simpsons pact as the 'biggest off-network deal in TV history.' A per-episode rate on the deal may be more challenging to estimate considering the pact includes future seasons of the series on top of its non-linear rights.</p><br /><p>'There will never be another deal of this size because I don't think there will be another property that will achieve this many episodes,' warns Saftler, who negotiated the deal for FXX and FX Networks along with <strong>Chris Antola,</strong> senior vp strategic programming at FX Networks. 'When I started at FX 20 years ago, The Simpsons was on my hit list as a show that was targeted that would be perfect for FX. It took 20 years of patience to get a deal done for it, but 20 years later, I got a deal done for it.'</p><br /><p>In a joint statement, 20 ^th Century Fox TV Chairmen <strong>Dana Walden</strong> and <strong>Gary Newman</strong> stressed the significance of the show as well as the deal: 'The Simpsons long ago crossed over from 'brilliant award-winning comedy series' to 'full-fledged cultural phenomenon,' and this landmark deal is a testament to its enduring power and relevance.'</p><br />E-mail: Lesley.Goldberg@THR.com</div>

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With Johnson dominant, Cup contenders' press conference is a mild affair

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://l.yimg.com/os/388/2013/05/31/JayBusbee100-jpg_190108.jpg" width="600"/> </p><br /><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MnGUFOBF8dyQ9NgCoXI4iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnascarmarbles/d1114chase.jpg" width="600"/><br /><p>This says it all. (Via @bobpockrass)</p><br /><p>The final Chase for the Sprint Cup championship press conference of 2013 played out like an off-brand kids' movie: pleasant, utterly predictable, with nary an unexpected turn anywhere. But that's what happens when your final weekend is edging away from 'race' and toward 'coronation.'</p><br /><p>Three years ago, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick utterly mind-screwed Denny Hamlin. Two years ago, Tony Stewart played psychological ninja on Carl Edwards. Last year, Johnson tried to rattle Brad Keselowski. This year? Johnson holds a 28-point edge over Matt Kenseth, and as the challenger noted, only a miraculous misfire could keep Johnson from his sixth championship:</p><br /><p>'Obviously we're not going to make up the deficit on performance. I think Jimmie could run 28th through the grass or with three wheels on,' Kenseth laughed. 'He's going to have to have a mechanical problem or crash to make something happen. We'll have to be up in the top five to hold on to second or to overtake Jimmie if he has a problem.'</p><br /><p>'Realistically the only things we can control are what we do,' said Harvick, who's 34 points back. 'It's definitely a really, really long shot. But we'll control the things that are in our control and see how it all falls.'</p><br /><p>Kenseth and Harvick didn't even try to mess with Johnson's head. Why bother? It's not like either of them could get in there, and it's not like they could do much damage if they did. Johnson said all the right things, keeping distractions and locker-room quotes to a minimum. And he says hasn't even begun to think about that championship.</p><br /><p>'I'm just focused on getting in the car and doing all that I can on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, minimizing the stakes, all those types of things,' he said. 'I've really tried hard not to go down that road and think about those things. I think it would be a mistake.'</p><br /><p>There were a few surprises, none related to the competition itself. One came in the news that the reigning Sprint Cup champion would get a Hall of Fame vote, a nice nod to linking the present with the past.</p><br /><p>The drivers were all asked about the Chase itself, and while Johnson was pleased, Kenseth naturally wished for a little more latitude in the points department. Harvick gave an interesting answer, echoing many fans:</p><br /><p>'Things I don't like about it are the same racetracks year after year,' he said. 'I think it would help our schedule, it would help some of the racetracks, help build some excitement around some different racetracks. I think there needs to be a road course in it. I think there definitely needs to be some things mixed up in it. I think the format is great, but I think the tracks need to change on a yearly basis.'</p><br /><p>Festivities at Homestead kick off on Friday, with the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 coming Sunday afternoon.</p><br /><p>____<strong><img src="http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnascarmarbles/Busbee75mug.jpg" width="600"/>Jay Busbee</strong> is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at jay.busbee@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!</p><br />Follow @jaybusbee</div>

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Review: Pricey iPad Mini keeps Apple premier brand

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=vFySsgA5HQRuZ6e2tT9cT8%24daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYvrkLL6FT5_VwBXcbGNLYdmWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF%249l%244uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&amp;CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>New York ' Apple is probably one of the few companies that can pull off a price increase.</p><br /><p>The new iPad Mini starts at $399, or $70 more than last year's model. For that price, you get a leap forward in power, speed and display.</p><br /><p><img src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltrib/assets/images/newsite/button_print.png" width="600"/> </p><br /><img src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=i35BQjXvAI4GeC_ErpAPZc%24daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYtY1Y_KdyMtXN45mnxoUw9QWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF%249l%244uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&amp;CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg" width="600"/><br /><p>There are plenty of cheaper choices out there, including tablets for just $229 from Google and Amazon. None of them match Apple's iPads in app selection, design and cachet.</p><br /><p>Apple started selling the new iPad Mini on Tuesday, 11 days after the full-size iPad Air came out. The starting price of last year's Mini has been cut to $299. In both cases, versions with cellular access are available for $130 more.</p><br /><p>In many ways, the old iPad Mini was a 2011 full-size iPad 2 in a smaller casing. The old Mini's display technology and its processor were already more than a year old when the device launched. It's even older now.</p><br /><p>Apple doesn't skimp with the new model, which is officially called the iPad Mini with Retina display.</p><br /><p>Retina is Apple's term for a higher-resolution screen - in this case, one that sports four times the pixels in the same space as the older version. According to Apple, there are enough pixels such that the eyes shouldn't be able to discern the individual dots that form text and images. You get much sharper images - even sharper than on the iPad Air, which has a resolution of 264 pixels per inch compared with 326 in the new Mini.</p><br /><p>And while last year's iPad Mini used the same A5 processing chip as the 2011 iPad 2, this year's model shares the speedy, A7 chip found in the iPad Air as well as the new iPhone 5S. Apple says graphics are up to eight times faster than last year's model and other tasks are up to four times as speedy. By contrast, the Air has only twice the speed as the previous full-size model.</p><br /><p>Like the Air, the new Mini also has a second microphone for better audio recording and two Wi-Fi antennas for up to twice the speed.</p><br /><p>In my tests, I found small text on websites much easier to read on the new Mini. White letters over a black background look faded on last year's Mini. They look clear and sharp on the new one. The differences are harder to glean with images and video. A blurry photo isn't going to look sharper just because there are more pixels. But at least it won't be surrounded by fuzzy captions.</p><br /><p>As for speed, you won't notice much difference for everyday tasks. Apps do launch a tad faster on the new Mini, and Web pages load slightly faster. Where you'll notice the speed gains are in games and other data-intensive apps - many of which have yet to be written to fully take advantage of the A7 chip's power. As for the dual Wi-Fi antennas, I didn't find video downloads faster on the speedy Wi-Fi network at work, but I did see significant improvement when I tested the full-size devices on my irritable network at home.</p><br /><p>Unfortunately, like the Air, the new Mini also lacks some features made possible by the A7 chip. That includes a fingerprint sensor for bypassing four-digit security codes and a camera that can take up to 10 photos per second. For now, that's found only in the iPhone 5S.</p><br /><p>That's not a deal-breaker for me, though.</p><br /><p>What might be is the price.</p><br /><p>It's difficult to spend nearly twice more than Google Inc.'s Nexus 7 or Amazon.com Inc.'s 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX. Both are excellent tablets with a screen resolution that's about the same as the new iPad Mini. (Those two devices have fewer pixels, but also smaller screens, so their densities are comparable.)</p><br /><p>The 7-inch screens, measured diagonally, aren't as large as the iPad Mini's 7.9 inches. You get about 35 percent more screen space on the Mini.</p><br /><p>But the Nexus and Kindle devices are both lighter than the new iPad Mini, which got 7 percent heavier than last year's model because it has a larger battery to power the better display, while keeping battery life at 10 hours for Wi-Fi Web surfing. The new iPad mini is 11.7 ounces, compared with 10.9 ounces for last year's model, 10.7 ounces for the Kindle and 10.2 ounces for the Nexus.</p><br /><p>The new Mini is also a tad thicker than last year's model, but slimmer than Google's and Amazon's tablets.</p><br /><p>If you're watching your budget, consider those rivals or even the older Mini without the sharper display.</p><br /><p>But if you're looking for a top-notch experience, you can't go wrong with the new Mini, even with the higher price tag.</p><br /><p>Several leading apps come to Apple devices first, and they are more likely than Android apps to be adapted for tablet screens. With many Android apps, you simply get a blown-up version of the phone app. You'll appreciate using those apps on the new Mini's improved display.</p><br /></div>

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VIDEO: Exclusive Day Of The Doctor Clip Aired On BBC Children In Need Tonight

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdcRUKd2hJHgLpK5aBtxtU5T_GIz1nA09LYAAfA6IM47YdDTQnEe8omToD55cLE1c3CTyaqDOUST6e7l4rZyrgWKQrXFoMJvffhithOh7VZXK7UO-mIkY4ODF_Uc0hhzyx4C1awT7ZOY/s1600/PDVD_3540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdcRUKd2hJHgLpK5aBtxtU5T_GIz1nA09LYAAfA6IM47YdDTQnEe8omToD55cLE1c3CTyaqDOUST6e7l4rZyrgWKQrXFoMJvffhithOh7VZXK7UO-mIkY4ODF_Uc0hhzyx4C1awT7ZOY/s640/PDVD_3540.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The BBC aired an exclusive clip from <i>Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor</i> during the annual BBC Children In Need telethon on BBC One tonight.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The hotly anticipated Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special stars Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt, Jenna Coleman, Bille Piper and Joanna Page. It will air globally on TV from7.50pm GMT on Saturday 23rd November.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch the clip here:</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Zn9Ss9rZMcU" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://david-tennant.com/2009/id205.html"><span style="color: blue;">Find out more about The Day Of The Doctor here</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Children In Need is the BBC's own charity, raising money for projects that benefit underprivileged and disabled children all over the UK. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008dk4b">Find out how you can support the appeal here</a></span> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuDpfAaI0KFebAXZzisHFYFbYQ7WwK1Db2ZmJE4p07LPIqsf2aoXPdWyvLCncTOCmNzbeGKSxsQ81hwpN_mIPoE9J9JMODEs8sL0EycmeOilX1mKzP_KwZR39NVD4IQVz5CIUoqh1sss/s1600/PDVD_3526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuDpfAaI0KFebAXZzisHFYFbYQ7WwK1Db2ZmJE4p07LPIqsf2aoXPdWyvLCncTOCmNzbeGKSxsQ81hwpN_mIPoE9J9JMODEs8sL0EycmeOilX1mKzP_KwZR39NVD4IQVz5CIUoqh1sss/s640/PDVD_3526.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6gAU7xJEYyVyA_hnhH-0_R1kP_gI30KQTr0lqHflU7XgZZ8nqxf2-sO9YQ-nrGnXOYclO01gmHwt0dSTOsQLCjJlw7h6SJdpCDWIHCMc4AiGH4qvV45jtYHbL7Qkpn9sNMOKF1eXaHk/s1600/PDVD_3531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6gAU7xJEYyVyA_hnhH-0_R1kP_gI30KQTr0lqHflU7XgZZ8nqxf2-sO9YQ-nrGnXOYclO01gmHwt0dSTOsQLCjJlw7h6SJdpCDWIHCMc4AiGH4qvV45jtYHbL7Qkpn9sNMOKF1eXaHk/s640/PDVD_3531.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1jQY7-3qmin0YSbfmvbmyhyQMuePTehYvi-X1w4KqaI0tuQbd9c3SQ_MqbptWn71v0B2rI2GpSJQDw5pCe5RUIfIrF0vzDDRiD1AeIQYSG1NX5q4mrASfTBGPEYphJJJY8qcVBgSYcw/s1600/PDVD_3528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1jQY7-3qmin0YSbfmvbmyhyQMuePTehYvi-X1w4KqaI0tuQbd9c3SQ_MqbptWn71v0B2rI2GpSJQDw5pCe5RUIfIrF0vzDDRiD1AeIQYSG1NX5q4mrASfTBGPEYphJJJY8qcVBgSYcw/s640/PDVD_3528.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span>

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BBC Three announces Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Jm6aE3_qSRu9BeizgGoE-GzKZBOlLcepIbRAzM_Hp8WcCYtovrwf16SUQhZULaUQtmF30YmqC_dyipTAHpslyX3-_XMlyzRs3nHJSJ5iX-CNQ8KnYrSCbuUWZbjeHVf8qmYlXxBiliU/s1600/Poster4+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Jm6aE3_qSRu9BeizgGoE-GzKZBOlLcepIbRAzM_Hp8WcCYtovrwf16SUQhZULaUQtmF30YmqC_dyipTAHpslyX3-_XMlyzRs3nHJSJ5iX-CNQ8KnYrSCbuUWZbjeHVf8qmYlXxBiliU/s640/Poster4+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The BBC have announced Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The live BBC Three show is to celebrate all things Doctor Who with Matt Smith and fans around the world, as One Direction gate-crash celebrations.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Live from London’s Southbank, Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards will get the afterparty started on BBC Three, as they are joined by Matt Smith and guests to discuss the Doctor’s most epic adventure yet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As soon as titles roll on BBC One’s The Day Of The Doctor, viewers can join the current Doctor himself, as well as a host of previous Doctors and their time-travelling companions in the ultimate celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who on BBC Three.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As well as all the gossip on the The Day Of The Doctor, there will be exclusive interviews, show-stopping monster moments and fans around the world will be giving their reaction, as they showcase how they are celebrating the special anniversary.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One Direction will also be joining the party as they gate-crash the show live from LA to wish the Doctor a happy birthday.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Zai Bennett, Controller of BBC Three, says: "The 50th anniversary is going to be a huge party for Doctor Who and we’re delighted that BBC Three will be able to give the fans all the backstage access to the stars at the hottest ticket in town.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Commissioned by Pinki Chambers, Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty is executive produced by Mark Cossey and Phil Dolling. It is produced by Russell Minton and made by BBC In-house Entertainment and Events.</span>

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Chicago hacker sentenced to 10 years - Chicago Tribune :: <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-hacker-sentenced-20131115,0,2826104.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-hacker-sentenced-20131115,0,2826104.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Fla. man who fell from plane ID'd; search for body goes on - CBS News :: <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57612593/fla-man-who-fell-from-plane-idd-search-for-body-goes-on/">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57612593/fla-man-who-fell-from-plane-idd-search-for-body-goes-on/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Official: Some Philippine typhoon victims surviving on coconut juice - CNN :: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/15/world/asia/typhoon-haiyan/">http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/15/world/asia/typhoon-haiyan/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Toronto council strips Mayor Ford of key powers - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/15/toronto-city-council-rob-ford-powers/3575019/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/15/toronto-city-council-rob-ford-powers/3575019/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Libyan PM blames violence on protesters, militias - Houston Chronicle :: <a href="http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Libyan-PM-blames-violence-on-protesters-militias-4985103.php">http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Libyan-PM-blames-violence-on-protesters-militias-4985103.php</a><br /><br><br /><br>House approves its own health care fix, but Obama opposes it - CBS News :: <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57612608/house-approves-its-own-health-care-fix-but-obama-opposes-it/">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57612608/house-approves-its-own-health-care-fix-but-obama-opposes-it/</a><br /><br><br /><br>China relaxes one-child policy; abolishes prison labor camps - Washington Post :: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-relaxes-one-child-policy-abolishes-prison-labor-camps/2013/11/15/a3f3f476-4df7-11e3-be6b-d3d28122e6d4_story.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-relaxes-one-child-policy-abolishes-prison-labor-camps/2013/11/15/a3f3f476-4df7-11e3-be6b-d3d28122e6d4_story.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Remains are those of missing Calif. couple, police say - CNN :: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/15/us/california-bodies-found/">http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/15/us/california-bodies-found/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Dallas' Sixth Floor Museum gives bigger picture of JFK assassination - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-jfk-20131117,0,7838608.story">http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-jfk-20131117,0,7838608.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Detroit-area man charged in killing woman on his porch - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/15/woman-shot-to-death-while-seeking-help/3576947/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/15/woman-shot-to-death-while-seeking-help/3576947/</a>

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CME Group Says Its Computers Were Hacked, No Trades Affected (1)

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Bloomberg News</p><br /><img src="http://www.bloomberg.com/image/ird1z9pYJUG4.jpg" width="600"/><br /><p>, operator of the world's largest futures market, said its computer systems were hacked in July and 'certain customer information' for its ClearPort platform was compromised.</p><br /><p>The owner of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange said there's no evidence that transactions on its electronic-trading system or its clearing services were affected. The incident is the subject of a U.S. government investigation, according to CME Group and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</p><br /><p>Cyber security has been flagged as one of the biggest threats to markets and governments by industry groups and international regulators. A study in July found that computers at about 53 percent of exchanges around the world were attacked during the previous year. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. discovered suspicious files on its website in 2011, prompting a federal investigation.</p><br /><p>'Assuming no customer assets were affected, this is useful as an eye-opener,' said Pete Lindstrom, an analyst at Spire Security in Philadelphia. 'We continue to see various types of folks who are hacked,' he said. 'It starts to generate concern over our financial infrastructure.'</p><br /><p>CME ClearPort provides clearing services for over-the-counter products including energy and metals trades. 'To protect participants, CME Group forced a change to customer credentials impacted by the incident, and is corresponding directly with the impacted customers,' the company said in today's statement.</p><br />FBI Investigates<br /><p>Michael Shore, a CME Group spokesman, declined to elaborate on the statement.</p><br /><p>'We did receive the referral' from CME Group, said Joan Hyde, a spokeswoman for the Chicago office of the FBI. 'We are looking into the matter.'</p><br /><p>While cyber attacks are global, American exchanges have reported the most instances of attempted sabotage via the Internet, according to a July study co-authored by the World Federation of Exchanges and the International Organization of Securities Commissions. About 67 percent of U.S.-based trading venues said they had to fight them off, the study showed. About 89 percent said it represents a systemic risk.</p><br /><p>That's in line with the conclusion of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., which processes U.S. stock trades. It said in August that hacking is the gravest threat to government and financial markets.</p><br /><p>'Cyber-security is a large and growing problem for all financial service providers,' Howard Ward, the chief investment officer for growth equity at Rye, New York-based Gamco Investors Inc., which oversees about $40 billion, wrote in an e-mail. 'We must accelerate our investments in protecting our financial system and power grid from intruders before they score a big one.'</p><br /><p>On July 25, U.S. prosecutors said they indicted four Russians and a Ukrainian in what was called the largest hacking and data breach scheme in U.S. history. Nasdaq OMX was among their targets.</p><br /><p>Nasdaq OMX in 2011 disclosed an intrusion involving 'suspicious' files on its Directors Desk system, which lets corporate board members communicate and share information. The National Security Agency, the top U.S. electronic intelligence service, joined a probe of the 2010 attack, people familiar with the investigation said in March 2011.</p><br /><p>To contact the reporter on this story: Nick Baker in Chicago at nbaker7@bloomberg.net</p><br /><p>To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net</p><br /></div>

Business CME Group Says Its Computers Were Hacked, No Trades Affected (1)

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Programming/Public Relations Manager - Bristol Public Library

<strong>Programming/Public Relations Manager -</strong> <strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Bristol Public Library</span></strong></strong>. Summary: Schedules and hosts programs for the Library that respond to customer and community demand. Assists with special events and promotions. Responsible for publicity and public relations. Develops, designs, and produces library newsletter, publicity materials, including but not limited to brochures, booklists and program flyers for distribution in paper electronic formats including social media outlets. Prepares library calendar for publication. Records statistics, evaluates programs, maintains budget including expenditures, contracts, and other receipts. Books meeting rooms and conducts library tours. Keeps calendar of all programs and meeting room bookings. Responsible for determining items placed on Public Library bulletin boards in accordance with policy. Generally assists throughout the library where needed. Work Schedule/Type: Full time position, 37½ hours per week, includes evening and weekend hours. Qualifications: Requires Masters Degree in Library Science from ALA accredited library school and 2 years experience in adult programming in a public library. Requires knowledge of modern principles and practices of programming for adults, public relations and publicity for public libraries, and effective written and oral communication skills. Familiarity of social media as it applies to libraries. Awareness of community resources and contacts. Must have effective public speaking skills. Expert skill and knowledge in Microsoft Office products. Requires ability to learn new software packages. Salary Range: $43,753 - $48,088/yr. Generous benefits. Submit Completed Online Application To: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.bristolct.gov" href="http://www.bristolct.gov/" target="_blank">www.bristolct.gov</a>. Closing Date: Monday, <span style="color: red;">December 2, 2013</span>. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Programming/Public Relations Manager - Bristol Public Library

Programming/Public Relations Manager - Bristol Public Library . Summary: Schedules and hosts programs for the Library that respond to cu...

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Rob Gronkowski apologizes

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski apologized Friday after a videotape of him mocking a man of Asian heritage at a Foxborough bar last week was posted online.</p><br /><p>The Patriots were on their bye week at the time.</p><br />[+] Enlarge<img src="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/1103/nfl_u_gronk_gb2_200x300.jpg" width="600"/><br /><p>'I feel bad, personally. I feel bad,' Gronkowski said during his first media availability since the video was posted. 'I talked to [the fan], and he assured me that he took no offense in any way. I know others did, and I apologize to those who took offense.'</p><br /><p>Gronkowski referred to the fan only as Joe and said he is a 'good guy and a friend.'</p><br /><p>When a reporter asked another question about the video, Gronkowski said after addressing it once his focus would be on the team's game Monday night against the Carolina Panthers.</p><br /><p>Gronkowski was heard on a tape posted by TMZ Sports mocking a man wearing Gronkowski's No. 87 jersey.</p><br /><p>'They told me he could only cook fried rice,' Gronkowski said into a microphone at the club. He then called the man 'Leslie Chow,' the Asian character played by Ken Jeong in 'The Hangover' movies.</p><br /><p>On the video, a person involved with the event apparently jokingly reminded those in attendance that cellphone video was to be left with organizers.</p><br /><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2fi%2fcolumnists%2freiss_mike_m.jpg&w=35&h=48" width="600"/><br /><p>ESPN New England Patriots reporter</p><br /></div>

SPORTS Rob Gronkowski apologizes

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski apologized Friday after a videotape of him mocking a man of Asian heritag...

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She's Got The Look

I've seen that look before.<br /><br /><br />"I hope this works".<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHiBfdu-1c74UYxWZ92yF9PW0AVVSe1EsyB17UJARjZl4ydtJTJ1X7GjnF8QW4UD0y7nqM8lUOVg_OXvfVEKEOPd126ah492U3h-HdhQJu38jCq8NXfkYIx_KOmFqQtFC79ZL76k9GXOU/s1600/self-shot-hotties-011-12022012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHiBfdu-1c74UYxWZ92yF9PW0AVVSe1EsyB17UJARjZl4ydtJTJ1X7GjnF8QW4UD0y7nqM8lUOVg_OXvfVEKEOPd126ah492U3h-HdhQJu38jCq8NXfkYIx_KOmFqQtFC79ZL76k9GXOU/s640/self-shot-hotties-011-12022012.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I've got shit to do so that's all I have time for right now.<br />See ya's after I get off work.

She's Got The Look

I've seen that look before. "I hope this works". I've got shit to do so that's all I have time for right now. See ya&#...

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Mariah Carey says 'American Idol' was like 'hell with Satan': Biggest reality show ...

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/Entertainment/American%20idol%20judges%20grab%20660%20.jpg" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey are shown on 'American Idol' on April, 24, 2013.FOX</p><br /><p>Wait a second... if 'American Idol' is 'hell,' then who's 'Satan'? Mariah Carey had some not-so-kind words about her former gig as an 'American Idol' judge. The singer recently told radio show Hot 97 that her experience on the reality singing show was like 'going to work every day in hell with Satan.' Yikes.</p><br />SODAHEAD SLIDESHOW: Biggest reality show divas<br /><p>But Carey quickly followed that up with 'Nah, I'm just playing. It didn't affect me that much - I was just disappointed.' But what was she disappointed in? The songstress did have a very public on-air feud with fellow judge Nicki Minaj. Maybe that's what ruined the 'Idol' experience for her?</p><br /><p>Still, you can't cure diva. And both Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj had a reputation of being difficult on set. But who's the biggest reality show diva of them all?</p><br /><p>From Mariah Carey to Nicki Minaj to other reality show vixens, we want to know who you think is the biggest reality TV diva.</p><br /></div>

ENTERTAINMENT Mariah Carey says 'American Idol' was like 'hell with Satan': Biggest reality show ...

Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey are shown on 'American Idol' on April, 24, 2013.FOX Wait a second... if &#...

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15-Nov-2013 20:47

Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian chemical weapons - Fox News :: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/15/albania-rejects-request-to-destroy-syrian-chemical-weapons/">http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/15/albania-rejects-request-to-destroy-syrian-chemical-weapons/</a><br /><br><br /><br>DA: Accused killer charged with 3 more attacks - Boston Herald :: <a href="http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2013/11/da_accused_killer_charged_with_3_more_attacks">http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2013/11/da_accused_killer_charged_with_3_more_attacks</a><br /><br><br /><br>No Charges for Pilot After Passenger Plummeted From Plane - ABC News :: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/charges-pilot-passenger-plummeted-plane/story?id%3D20902295">http://abcnews.go.com/US/charges-pilot-passenger-plummeted-plane/story?id%3D20902295</a><br /><br><br /><br>China Plans to Ease 1-Child Policy and End Labor Camps - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/world/asia/china-to-loosen-its-one-child-policy.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/world/asia/china-to-loosen-its-one-child-policy.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Toronto City Council votes to strip Mayor Rob Ford of key powers - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-toronto-mayor-ford-powers-stripped-20131115,0,6188990.story">http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-toronto-mayor-ford-powers-stripped-20131115,0,6188990.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Man faces 2nd-degree murder charge in Renisha McBride death - Detroit Free Press :: <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20131115/NEWS02/311150072/Renisha-McBride-porch-charges-second-degree-murder">http://www.freep.com/article/20131115/NEWS02/311150072/Renisha-McBride-porch-charges-second-degree-murder</a><br /><br><br /><br>Hundreds attend Typhoon Haiyan prayer vigil - CBC.ca :: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hundreds-attend-typhoon-haiyan-prayer-vigil-1.2427678">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hundreds-attend-typhoon-haiyan-prayer-vigil-1.2427678</a><br /><br><br /><br>House approves ObamaCare insurance fix - Fox News :: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/15/house-charges-ahead-on-insurance-plan-vote-questions-legality-obama-fix/">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/15/house-charges-ahead-on-insurance-plan-vote-questions-legality-obama-fix/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Anonymous 'hacktivist' gets 10-year prison sentence - Washington Times :: <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/15/anonymous-hacktivist-gets-10-year-prison-sentence/">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/15/anonymous-hacktivist-gets-10-year-prison-sentence/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Remains are those of missing Calif. couple, police say - CNN :: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/15/us/california-bodies-found/">http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/15/us/california-bodies-found/</a>

15-Nov-2013 20:47

Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian chemical weapons - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/15/albania-rejects-request-to...

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