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Today's Teamster News 11.23.13

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<a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/teamsters-kick-%E2%80%98ikea-hurts-families%E2%80%99-campaign" rel="nofollow">Teamsters Kick Off ‘IKEA Hurts Families’ Campaign</a>  teamster.org   ...On Friday, the Teamsters Union launched the ‘IKEA Hurts Families’ campaign that highlights how far IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia, Canada store has departed from the original values of the Swedish company. IKEA has locked out 350 workers at its Richmond store without pay for more than six months because the workers voted down a contract proposal with a discriminatory two-tiered wage system... <a href="http://www.teamsterslocal727.org/news/news_2013/112213_MVBataviaOrganizingVictory.html" rel="nofollow">MV Batavia Dispatchers Vote for Teamster Representation</a>  teamsterslocal727.org   ...Dispatchers at MV Transportation Batavia voted unanimously for Teamsters Local 727 representation on Nov. 20... <a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/hoffa-lauds-reid-rule-allowing-nominations-move-forward" rel="nofollow">Hoffa Lauds 'Reid Rule' Allowing Nominations to Move Forward</a>  teamster.org   ...The following is an official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on the Senate’s approval Thursday of a filibuster rule change that permits nearly all judicial and executive branch nominations to come to a vote based on the backing of a simple majority of senators... <a href="http://teamstersjc25.com/news/2013/112213_L727_RacetrackLawExtension.html" rel="nofollow">Agreement Reached to Preserve Live Horse Racing at Illinois Racetracks</a>  teamstersjc25.com   ...Full live racing schedules — and the livelihoods of hundreds of workers — are on their way to being preserved for all five racetracks in Illinois. Teamsters Local 727 represents dozens of racetrack employees at Arlington Park, Hawthorne Racecourse and Maywood Park... <a href="http://www.nationalmemo.com/dying-sooner-america-falls-behind-on-longevity/" rel="nofollow">Dying Sooner: America Falls Behind On Longevity</a>  National Memo   ...Life expectancy at birth in America is now a year shorter than the average of 34 modern countries, while in 1970 it was a year longer, a detailed report just released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development shows... <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/walmart-protests-2013_n_4319420.html?utm_hp_ref=business" rel="nofollow">Walmart Protests Promised To Be Even Bigger This Black Friday</a>  Huffington Post   ...Walmart workers and their supporters are planning to kick off this year's holiday shopping season with protests at 1,500 Walmart stores around the country on Nov. 29... <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/20/retailers-bangladesh-factories_n_4312336.html" rel="nofollow">Retailers Agree On Safety Standards For Bangladesh Factories</a>  Reuters   ...North American and European retailers announced Wednesday that they had agreed on fire and safety inspection standards for up to 2,000 factories in Bangladesh that supply such retailers as Gap, Wal-Mart and H&M... <a href="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/11/20/workers-to-strike-at-uc-hospitals-campuses-over-safe-staffing-issues/" rel="nofollow">Workers Strike At UC Hospitals, Campuses Over Safe Staffing Issues</a>  CBSLA.com   ...The Strike stems from a coordinated campaign of illegal intimidation and harassment from UC Administrators against frontline service and patient care workers advocating safe staffing standards during a two day UC Hospital Strike in May, the union said... <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/opinion/krugman-expanding-social-security.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1&" rel="nofollow">Expanding Social Security</a> (opinion)  New York Times   ... the elderly poverty rate is highly likely to rise sharply in the future, as the failure of America’s private pension system takes its toll.... <a href="http://www.alternet.org/economy/ceos-against-grandmas" rel="nofollow">Filthy Rich CEOs Are Lobbying to Cut Medicare, Social Security and Push the Retirement Age Back</a> AlterNet ...The loudest calls for Social Security cuts are coming from CEOs who will never have to worry about their own retirement security... <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-21/home-care-aides-making-10-an-grow-in-u-dot-s" rel="nofollow">Home-Care Aides at Poverty’s Edge Are Hottest U.S. Jobs</a>  Bloomberg News   ...Two years after the recession was over, 32 percent of working families didn’t earn enough to cover basic necessities, up from 28 percent in 2007, according to a report by the nonprofit Working Poor Families Project that analyzed 2011 U.S. Census data. In the home-care sector, workers make so little that 50 percent depend on some form of government assistance... <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/22/fcc-chairman-cellphone-ban-planes-outdated" rel="nofollow">FCC chairman: cellphone usage ban on planes 'outdated and restrictive' </a> The Guardian   ...Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are "outdated," and it's time to change them, federal regulators said Thursday, drawing immediate howls of protest from flight attendants, airline officials and others... <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/11/22/humans_shipped_across_the_country_how_america_exports_inmates_to_private_prisons/" rel="nofollow">Humans shipped across the country: How America exports inmates to private prisons </a> Salon   ...four states currently entrust their inmates to facilities in other states, all run by the for-profit Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). This year, Vermont sent prisoners to Arizona and Kentucky; Idaho sent prisoners to Colorado; California sent prisoners to Arizona, Oklahoma and Mississippi; and Hawaii sent prisoners to Arizona, about 2,900 miles away... <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/son-mexican-cartel-leader-arrested-us-border" rel="nofollow">Son of Mexican cartel leader arrested at US border</a>  Associated Press   ... His indictment filed under seal in San Diego on Sept. 27 offers little detail, saying only that he conspired to bring at least 500 grams of methamphetamine and 5 kilograms of cocaine to the U.S... <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/nov/22/us-tribune-job-cuts/" rel="nofollow">Tribune Co. to cut 700 jobs at newspaper division</a>  Associated Press   ...Tribune Co. says it's eliminating about 700 jobs as part of a restructuring of its newspaper business... <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/11/22/starbucks_union_buster_is_ironic_winner_after_liberals_push_nuclear_option/" rel="nofollow">Starbucks union-buster is ironic winner after liberals push nuclear option</a>  Salon   ...With GOP obstruction defeated, attorney who helped Starbucks get away with firing union activists headed to bench...

Today's Teamster News 11.23.13

Teamsters Kick Off ‘IKEA Hurts Families’ Campaign teamster.org ...On Friday, the Teamsters Union launched the ‘IKEA Hurts Families’ camp...

23-Nov-2013 13:49

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2 killed as strong winds hit Northern California - Salt Lake Tribune :: <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/57167475-68/killed-power-winds-oakland.html.csp">http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/57167475-68/killed-power-winds-oakland.html.csp</a> New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story">http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story</a> New details released on teacher killed in Massachusetts - Live 5 News :: <a href="http://www.live5news.com/story/24050670/new-details-released-on-teacher-killed-in-massachusetts">http://www.live5news.com/story/24050670/new-details-released-on-teacher-killed-in-massachusetts</a> Leading Syrian rebel groups form new Islamic Front - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25053525">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25053525</a> Zumba teacher in prostitution bust set for release - STLtoday.com :: <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/zumba-teacher-in-prostitution-bust-set-for-release/article_eb097dcd-402d-53dd-93df-bb8c74cb2873.html">http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/zumba-teacher-in-prostitution-bust-set-for-release/article_eb097dcd-402d-53dd-93df-bb8c74cb2873.html</a> Analysis || Deadlock in Geneva: Who's got more at stake - the West or Iran? - Haaretz :: <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.559654">http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.559654</a> US marks JFK assassination's 50th anniversary - New York Daily News :: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/marks-jfk-assassination-50th-anniversary-article-1.1525989">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/marks-jfk-assassination-50th-anniversary-article-1.1525989</a> Erroneous gun reports cause chaos at LAX - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/</a> Egypt has told the Turkish ambassador to leave the country and downgraded ... - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25066115">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25066115</a>

23-Nov-2013 13:49

2 killed as strong winds hit Northern California - Salt Lake Tribune :: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/57167475-68/killed-power-winds-o...

Restaurant: The Star Inn the City, York [ BeritaTerkini ]

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<div id="main-content-picture"> <img alt="Restaurant: The Star Inn The City" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/11/14/1384442962325/Restaurant-The-Star-Inn-T-008.jpg" width="460">The Star Inn The City, York: ‘This is a splendid restaurant.’ Photograph: Richard McDougall/York Mix </div> <div id="article-body-blocks"> It is a truth rarely challenged that if there’s a worst table in the house, it will have my name on it. And so it is at this spectacular new restaurant in York. The room we’re delivered to is handsome in a wood-panelled, stag-antlered way, but it’s populated only by a brace of silent couples and a lonely cheeseboard. We’re nowhere near the wood-burning stove, plonked beside a chilly, viewless window, whereas the dazzling main room is alive with chatter, with glamorous women, and men who look like that hot headmaster from Educating Yorkshire. Could we move, please? <div class="factbox-container"> <div class="factbox trackable-component hotel_restaurant_travel_general"> <ol> <li class="major-heading"> The Star Inn The City </li> <li class="inline"> Lendal Engine House, Museum Street, </li> <li class="inline"> York </li> <li> YO1 7DR </li> <li> 01904 619208 </li> </ol> <ol class="sublist" id="factbox-minimal"> <li> Open all week, 11.30am-10.30pm. Aboiut £30 a head for three courses, plus drinks and service. Food 7/10 Atmosphere 6/10 Value for money8/10 </li> </ol> </div> </div> Justin, the tweedy rugger bugger who’s shown us to our table, is astonished. “It’s all booked in there,” he sputters. Yes, but I’ve booked, too. I booked as soon as I heard there was an opening date for the highly-regarded Star at Harome’s first sibling. For this converted 1836 pump house in the centre of York, a glorious location by the banks of the Ouse, above Dame Judi Dench Way, with huge, plate-glass windows looking on to Museum Gardens. I booked before most of these chaps carousing on the crushed velvet banquettes even knew it existed. There follows a stand-off of surprising intensity. Tweedy Justin ain’t budging, and neither am I. My pal looks as though he wishes the tartan carpet would open up and swallow him. Justin blusters off, finally returning with the deathless instruction, “I’ve managed to find a table. C’mon then, you.” Blunt Yorkshiremen, indeed. There’s more Yorkshireness on the menu. I’m not being sneery: they milk it themselves with tea called “Ee by gum… Madam!” and home-cured charcuterie announced as a “Yard o’ Yorkshire”. Tweeness aside, this is a lust-inducing cracker of a place, a posh gastropub with wit. Chef Andrew Pern has spoken about a ”rich man, poor man” approach to dish planning, so we find Harome-shot roe deer in cottage pie and carpaccio of beer-fed (!) Dexter fillet with corned beef fritters. Portions are Brobdingnagian, fuel for the fields rather than a potter round chichi cobbled streets. There’s a “terrine” of oxtail, a towering barrel of slow-cooked, shredded meat titfered with two mini Yorkshire puddings. Hot, carroty gravy (“ale’n’onion soup”) is poured over from a silver urn. So it’s a surprise to find the “terrine” is stone cold. Is this deliberate? “Yes,” says our cheery server, “Andrew says it’s supposed to be ambient.” Odd, yes, but it buffets you with vast, beefy flavours and would easily feed two. It’s a starter. More refined is my “cassoulet” of excellent, smoked “Hodgson’s of Hartlepool” haddock (a direct import from the mothership) in cream sauce flecked with fresh herbs loaded with the tiniest, tautest haricot beans, so fine they could be Sicilian heritage cannellini. “Butter roast” suckling pig comes with a stout, squidgy sausage roll, the filling spiked with dried fruit and Christmassy spices. Way to a girl’s heart, in every sense. The crackling crackles, the rich, sticky gravy hums with apple brandy. It’s the size of a baby’s head. There’s roast rump of lamb, pink, chewy, with the kind of ovine honk more often associated with hogget. It’s dotted with barley, and there’s bubble and squeak and “Yorkshire salad”, which mostly features little gem and mint. For pudding, there’s parkin (a touch burnt), and Welsh rarebit, four Bunterish slices, slippery with onion jam and served with a vat of fruity chutney in case your buttons are ever in danger of fastening again. Snarky metropolitan types might snigger at loos titled “Helgas” and “Olafs”, or at wall art of a knitted pig’s head, or the dreaded crossed chive garnish. And the kitchen could lose 98% of the truffle oil it’s so keen on; the smell hits you as you walk in. But this is a splendid restaurant. At night, it’s like the approach to a fairy castle, the city’s beauty creating the kind of ambience designers can only dream of. Justin chases us out the door when we leave: “Well,” he barks, “did you like it?” It’s fabulous, I gush. And I mean it, Justin, I do. • The Star Inn The City Lendal Engine House, Museum Street, York , 01904 619208. Open all day, 11.30am-10.30pm. About £30 a head for three courses, plus drinks and service. Food 7/10 Atmosphere Room A 4/10 Room B 4/10 Value for money 8/10 Follow Marina on Twitter. </div> //

Restaurant: The Star Inn the City, York [ BeritaTerkini ]

The Star Inn The City, York: ‘This is a splendid restaurant.’ Photograph: Richard McDougall/York Mix It is a truth rarely challenged...

Cardinals' Freese traded to Angels

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src="http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20131122&t=2&i=814278562&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CBRE9AL1OOY00" width="600"/> Credit: Reuters The third baseman and Cardinals relief pitcher Fernando Salas were acquired by the Angels in exchange for center fielder Peter Bourjos and outfield prospect Randal Grichuk. Freese also won the MVP for the 2011 National League Championship Series but struggled this season, batting .262, his lowest average since he made his Major League Baseball debut in 2009. The Cardinals won the National League again this season but lost the World Series to the Boston Red Sox. The 30-year-old Freese joins an Angels team looking for a third baseman after missing out on the playoffs last season. The Cardinals acquired Bourjos, a speedy outfielder, who batted .274 in 55 games this year and Grichuk, who was picked by the Angels ahead of Mike Trout in 2009. (Reporting by Julian Linden, Editing by Gene Cherry) </div>

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Credit: Reuters The third baseman and Cardinals relief pitcher Fernando Salas were acquired by the Angels in exchange for center fielder Pet...

Meet The Doctor - His First Eleven Incarnations Profiled

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGGrQCP-qcy81kem2EYN92tpaYTOFncAiCQliF6sj6UIqoQ45gQk_UoP70WB73w-bY0COmcD0DrZlAH7rG01LmzVd9CuMJ1yq1JIJiXK7bu4n_R_e8b2tGlcAVgwphk73MmRa2Igev_Q/s1600/drwhoart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGGrQCP-qcy81kem2EYN92tpaYTOFncAiCQliF6sj6UIqoQ45gQk_UoP70WB73w-bY0COmcD0DrZlAH7rG01LmzVd9CuMJ1yq1JIJiXK7bu4n_R_e8b2tGlcAVgwphk73MmRa2Igev_Q/s640/drwhoart.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The Eleventh Doctor The Eleventh Doctor is a mass of contradictions. He is incredibly old, but seems very young. He is wise beyond belief, but can be incredibly naive. He is sophisticated and learned, but doesn't know the first thing about some of the most basic social skills. Most of all, he cares deeply, and yet he can be rude and insensitive, tactless and gauche. When he stays with Craig Owens we see just how much he doesn't 'get' humans. To his enemies, these contradictions are even more marked. This is a Doctor who won't flinch at the death of an opponent, but who deeply feels the loss of every friend. He might come across as ineffectual and dithering, but this masks the determination and steel that have been the downfall of even the most ruthless creatures. Old, wise, clever. Young, enthusiastic, witty. Caring, emotional, introspective. Uncompromising, determined, ruthless. Whatever else he may be he is the Doctor. The Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor was one of extremes. For the most part he exhibited a joy of life that contrasted with the dark, more introspective moments of his predecessor. But his mood could turn in a moment. Faced with injustice or cruelty, the mild, witty facade dropped away to reveal someone who would offer no compromise; no second chances. More than one of the Tenth Doctor's enemies underestimated him. For all his humour and evident love of humanity and tenderness towards his friends, the Tenth Doctor could be more dangerous and ruthless than any other. But unlike many of his opponents, the Doctor knew the depths of his capability. At times he scared himself - and understood just how much he needed first Rose, and later Martha and Donna to keep him in check. When he became human as John Smith on Earth in 1913, it was not because he was scared of what The Family Of Blood would do if they found him. He was scared of what he himself would do to them. The Ninth Doctor On the face of it, the Ninth Doctor was more human than his predecessors. He dressed without flamboyance and he spoke without affectation. This was not a Doctor who quoted or postured, but one who got on with things and described them as they are.  But he was also a very alien Doctor the contrast made his otherworldliness seem more extreme. When his priorities or outlook differed from his companion Rose's, it was very obvious and it jarred. The Ninth Doctor was a mass of conflicts and paradoxes. He made light of danger and relished adventure. Yet he was also painfully conscious that he was the last of the Time Lords and that it was he himself who brought the last great time war to it's devastating conclusion. The Eighth Doctor Although he only appeared in a single adventure - and shared his screen time in that with the Seventh Doctor - the Eighth Doctor was as fully defined as any of his incarnations. He amply demonstrated the same wit and intelligence and is, in many ways, the most 'human' of all.  For one thing, this is a Doctor who not only mentioned his own parents, but also claimed to be half human on his mother's side. Whether there is any truth to this is unconfirmed, but the Master later seems to believe it. Whatever his possible origins, the Eight Doctor was every bit as driven and committed as his predecessors. He would stop at nothing to save the world and displayed typical lateral thinking to achieve it. When he needed a police motorbike, he took the policeman's gun and threatened not to shoot the policeman but to shoot himself. The Seventh Doctor The Seventh Doctor was full of contradictions and paradoxes. In the same way that the Second Doctor often seemed to defeat his enemies almost by accident, so the Seventh Doctor came across as a bumbler and a clown. But again beneath this buffoonery, there were glimpses of his deep intelligence.  While he seemed to stumble from one adventure to the next, the Seventh Doctor was also a master strategist. He planned ahead, working to an unseen but long-established agenda. His whole relationship with Ace was apparently based on his calculation that his ancient enemy, Fenric, would soon make his move in an epic game of chess where the Doctor had planned many moves ahead. How much of the Seventh Doctor's advanced planning was actually that - whether to play the game of Fenric, or to lure to the Daleks or Cybermen in to traps he engineered long ago - we shall never know. Perhaps it really was all just bluster, last-minute reactions, and luck. The Sixth Doctor The Sixth Doctor was larger in life in every way. Even the clothes he wore were extravagant and garish - a multi-coloured riot. He was loud and brash, and self-confident to the point of arrogance. It rarely seemed to occur to him that anyone else might have a useful thought or opinion.  But, like other Doctors, his brash exterior hid a softer, quieter core. Occasionally, we caught glimpses of the Doctor behind the showman. But whether he was loud and demonstrative, or more introspective, this was the same Doctor as ever. He had a deep sense of justice and fairness and a passionate desire to see injustices corrected. Never was this more apparent than when he was put on trial by the Time Lords, and discovered that his own society was corrupt and rotten to the core. The Fifth Doctor Younger in appearance than any of the previous incarnations of the Doctor, the Fifth Doctor suffered more than his previous incarnations from his regeneration. He needed the stable, uncomplicated environment of the TARDIS Zero Room to recover. But he soon displayed the same wisdom and drive as the others.  The Fifth Doctor was in many ways the human and sympathetic Doctor so far. He became almost like the head of a family, his companions without exception having suffered loss - Tegan's aunt and Nyssa's father were both killed by the Master; Adric's brother was a victim of the Marsh Men; Turlough was exiled from his planet and family; Perri was escaping from a dysfunctional family.. The Fifth the Doctor provided all these young people with a safe haven; a home. When things became too much for Tegan and she left, the Doctor was devastated by the thought that he had let her down.  The Fourth Doctor The Fourth Doctor was perhaps the most "alien" of all his incarnations. Sometimes aloof, always surprising, he constantly wrong-footed his enemies- and often his friends as well. He cut a distinctive figure with his wide-brimmed hat and long scarf, but his appearance was deceptive. He might have seemed like a Bohemian eccentric, but his mind was as sharp as ever. This was a Doctor whose breadth and depth of knowledge was unrivalled. In amongst the mixture of wisdom and buffoonery there was a darkness. The Fourth Doctor was an often lonely wanderer in eternity. It was in the quiet moments, when the act dropped away, that we saw the real character of the Fourth Doctor. But for most of the time he seemed larger than life - a life in to which he was determined to cram as much experience and incident as he possibly could. The Third Doctor In contrast to his predecessor, the Third Doctor was tall, suave, sophisticated man of action. More of an "establishment" figure than any other incarnation, the Third Doctor spent his time - at first unwillingly - as Scientific Advisor to UNIT. He was a scientist, a raconteur, a bon vivant. Like the First Doctor he never suffered fools gladly - especially bureaucrats and civil servants. The Third Doctor was also perhaps the most physical, dispatching opponents with his own brand of Venusian Aikido. Again, unlike his predecessors he did not shun technology but revelled in it - intrigued by gadgets and losing no opportunity to build some scientific device to do anything from open a door to detect delta particles or a rogue TARDIS. The Second Doctor The second Doctor was a distinct contrast to the First. He was much younger, and seemed like a different person in almost every way. The first Doctor's short temper was replaced with a forgiving good humour. Wisdom seemed to have given way to an amateurish combination of guess work and luck.  But this was a bluff, an act, on the part of the Doctor. Beneathe the surface was the same passion for justice and fairness. His humour could give way to a deep anger at his enemies, and the bluster and apparant reliance on luck masked the same dept of knowledge and ability as the Doctor has always displayed. Every thing about the Second Doctor invited his enemies to underestimate him - and they did so at their peril. The First Doctor When he was younger, the Doctor was a much older man than he is now. The First Doctor was elderly and irritable, apt to lose his temper with his companions. He didn't suffer fools gladly. But he exhibited all the wisdom and desire for justice of later Doctors.  When he first appeared, travelling with his granddaughter, Susan, the Doctor was an enigma - his companions didn't even know where he came from. At first, he was wary of more company - and even blamed Ian and Barbara for sabotaging the TARDIS. But gradually he came to appreciate and value their company, especially after Susan's departure...

Doctor Who Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Meet The Doctor - His First Eleven Incarnations Profiled

The Eleventh Doctor The Eleventh Doctor is a mass of contradictions. He is incredibly old, but seems very young. He is wise beyond belief, b...

23-Nov-2013 12:48

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Analysts puzzled by NKorean arrest of US tourist - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Analysts-puzzled-by-NKorean-arrest-of-US-tourist-5000928.php">http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Analysts-puzzled-by-NKorean-arrest-of-US-tourist-5000928.php</a> Wife of detained Greenpeace protester appeals for help - Sydney Morning Herald :: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/wife-of-detained-greenpeace-protester-appeals-for-help-20131123-2y2dt.html">http://www.smh.com.au/environment/wife-of-detained-greenpeace-protester-appeals-for-help-20131123-2y2dt.html</a> New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story">http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story</a> Leading Syrian rebel groups form new Islamic Front - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25053525">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25053525</a> Zumba teacher in prostitution bust set for release - STLtoday.com :: <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/zumba-teacher-in-prostitution-bust-set-for-release/article_eb097dcd-402d-53dd-93df-bb8c74cb2873.html">http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/zumba-teacher-in-prostitution-bust-set-for-release/article_eb097dcd-402d-53dd-93df-bb8c74cb2873.html</a> US marks JFK assassination's 50th anniversary - New York Daily News :: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/marks-jfk-assassination-50th-anniversary-article-1.1525989">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/marks-jfk-assassination-50th-anniversary-article-1.1525989</a> China bolsters East China Sea claim, warns of 'defensive measures' - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/23/us-china-japan-idUSBRE9AM02920131123">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/23/us-china-japan-idUSBRE9AM02920131123</a> Erroneous gun reports cause chaos at LAX - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/</a> Typhoon Haiyan: The search for bodies - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25051472">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25051472</a> Egypt has told the Turkish ambassador to leave the country and downgraded ... - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25066115">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25066115</a>

23-Nov-2013 12:48

Analysts puzzled by NKorean arrest of US tourist - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Analysts-puzzl...

The Power of Poison | video | @GrrlScientist [ BeritaTerkini ]

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<img height="306" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/10948601813_aa3da4cc29.jpg" width="460"> Ranitomeya uakarii, a poison dart frog species that is widespread throughout the Amazon basin of South America. Image: MoleSon² [Creative Commons 2.0 (by-nc)] It’s Caturday, so that means it’s time for a video! This week’s video comes courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City, where I was a postdoc and which is hosting a new exhibit, The power of poison. The topic of poisons has fascinated people throughout the ages and poisonous broths and potions figure prominently in fairy tales and myths from all cultures. For example, William Shakespeare famously wrote about witches brewing a poisonous broth in Macbeth; <blockquote class="quoted"> Round about the caldron go; In the poison’d entrails throw. [...] Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. ~~ William Shakespeare Macbeth (Act IV, Scene 1) </blockquote> But where do poisons come from? Are they only found in certain plants? Why do they exist? Can poisons actually save lives? For answers to these questions and more, you’ll want to explore the new “Power of Poison” exhibit at AMNH. In this video, Mark Siddell, curator of invertebrate zoology at AMNH, introduces us to this topic by telling us the difference between poisons, toxins, venoms — and magic (hint: the difference lies not in the identity of the substance, but in the delivery mechanism): [Video link] .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. GrrlScientist can also be found here: Maniraptora. She’s very active on twitter @GrrlScientist and sometimes lurks on social media: facebook, G+, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. //

The Power of Poison | video | @GrrlScientist [ BeritaTerkini ]

Ranitomeya uakarii , a poison dart frog species that is widespread throughout the Amazon basin of South America. Image: MoleSon² [Creative...

23-Nov-2013 11:47

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Documents: Teen cut teacher's throat, left note - San Francisco Chronicle :: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Documents-Teen-cut-teacher-s-throat-left-note-5000778.php">http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Documents-Teen-cut-teacher-s-throat-left-note-5000778.php</a> Wife of detained Greenpeace protester appeals for help - Sydney Morning Herald :: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/wife-of-detained-greenpeace-protester-appeals-for-help-20131123-2y2dt.html">http://www.smh.com.au/environment/wife-of-detained-greenpeace-protester-appeals-for-help-20131123-2y2dt.html</a> New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story">http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story</a> Zumba teacher in prostitution bust set for release - STLtoday.com :: <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/zumba-teacher-in-prostitution-bust-set-for-release/article_eb097dcd-402d-53dd-93df-bb8c74cb2873.html">http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/zumba-teacher-in-prostitution-bust-set-for-release/article_eb097dcd-402d-53dd-93df-bb8c74cb2873.html</a> Korean War veteran Merrill Newman detained in North Korea after ten day ... - The Independent :: <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/korean-war-veteran-merrill-newman-detained-in-north-korea-after-ten-day-guided-tour-8959109.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/korean-war-veteran-merrill-newman-detained-in-north-korea-after-ten-day-guided-tour-8959109.html</a> At Arlington, JFK remembered with flowers, letters, prayers - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-kennedy-arlington-grave-20131122,0,2930753.story">http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-kennedy-arlington-grave-20131122,0,2930753.story</a> Typhoon Haiyan: The search for bodies - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25051472">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25051472</a> China establishes 'air-defence zone' over East China Sea - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25062525">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25062525</a> Islamist rebels say seize big Syrian oil field - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/23/us-syria-crisis-oil-idUSBRE9AM03K20131123">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/23/us-syria-crisis-oil-idUSBRE9AM03K20131123</a> Erroneous gun reports cause chaos at LAX - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/</a>

23-Nov-2013 11:47

Documents: Teen cut teacher's throat, left note - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Documents-Teen-cu...

All herbal remedies to be regulated – WebMD.Boots.com [ BeritaTerkini ]

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21st November 2013 – The medicines regulator has announced that all manufactured herbal medicines will have to be authorised before they can be sold in the UK. After the end of April 2014, retailers will no longer be able to sell unlicensed herbal medicines that are not registered under the Traditional Herbal Registration, or THR, scheme. Until now, old stock of unregistered products has been able to be sold. THR registration doesn’t mean herbal products have been proved to be effective, but it does mean they meet safety and quality standards. They also have to be sold with patient information about how the product should be used and any warnings. Registered products can be identified by the THR logo and a THR number. <img align="" alt="200x200_new_herbal_remedies_registration" border="0" src="http://img.webmd.boots.com/dtmcms/live/webmd_uk/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/thumbnails_daily_images/2010/BOOTS_HOMEPAGE_REDESIGN_THUMBS/110x70/200x200_new_herbal_remedies_registration.jpg"> In a statement, Dr Linda Anderson from the MHRA’s Licensing Division says: “Natural doesn’t always mean safe and some unlicensed herbal products can be harmful and some may have serious side effects. “It is now nearly 10 years since the implementation of the European Directive on herbal medicines. Companies have had this time to bring products up to appropriate standards and apply for a THR registration. “  <h3>Consultations with herbalists</h3> The THR scheme does not cover face-to-face consultations with herbalists and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. The Department of Health is working on plans for them to allow them to continue their trade providing they join a register. In a statement, a Department for Health Spokesperson says: “The regulation of herbalists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners has been a matter of debate for over 10 years. In February 2011 we announced our intention to regulate these practitioners, and since that time we have been working through the issues involved, including with other UK governments. “As a result of the complexity of the outstanding issues, a working group is being established to consider matters relating to patient protection when using unlicensed manufactured herbal products, increasing the use of herbal product licensing to minimise risk to consumers, and to consider how best to ensure these products do not cause harm to consumers. “We must make sure that whatever approach is taken addresses any potential risks to consumers as well as the needs of practitioners.” //

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21st November 2013 – The medicines regulator has announced that all manufactured herbal medicines will have to be authorised before they can...

Two Very Different Sides To The Gun Control Initiative Story In Washington State By Same News Outlet. (With Bonus Trivia)

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Yeah, good old <a href="http://www.komonews.com/">KOMO</a> out of Seattle playing both sides here. First up, the Anti Gunners and their efforts to ram gun rights restrictions down our throats. Remember to silently chant, "Think of the children" while reading this. Spit. <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/First-batch-of-signatures-collected-on-gun-control-initiative-227057141.html">Gun control initiative racking up signatures 'very, very quickly'</a> By KOMO Staff and Associated Press Published: Oct 9, 2013 at 5:32 AM PST Last Updated: Oct 9, 2013 at 1:33 PM PST <blockquote>OLYMPIA, Wash. - A voter initiative that would make it tougher to buy a gun looks like it's headed for a statewide ballot. Supporters of Initiative 594 say they'll turn in nearly 70 percent of their target of 325,000 signatures Wednesday morning, nearly three months before the Jan. 3 deadline. "We've only been gathering signatures for about three months, so we got to 250,000 very, very quickly. We're incredibly pleased with how people responded," said Zach Silk with the I-594 campaign. An initiative requires at least 246,372 valid signatures of registered state voters to be certified, though the secretary of state's office suggests at least 320,000 as a buffer for any duplicate or invalid signatures. Silk says his group the Alliance For Gun Responsibility will continue to gather signatures up until the deadline. I-594 would require background checks for online gun sales and private transactions, closing what many call the "gun show loophole." The checks would be conducted at federally licensed firearm dealers, where people already must undergo such scrutiny before purchasing a new weapon. Meanwhile, a competing gun initiative seeks to prevent the additional background checks. Alan Gottlieb with the I-591 campaign says his initiative has two clauses. "The first is that no state agency can confiscate anybody's firearm without the due process of law. The second is no state agency can enforce any background check unless it meets a uniform national standard." Gottlieb says his group, Protect Our Gun Rights, will have enough signatures by Jan. 3 to qualify for the 2014 ballot.</blockquote> Read that last bit? Heh. Now read the next article from the same source and notice the date. <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gun-rights-advocates-set-to-turn-in-initiative-signatures-232861581.html"> Wash. gun rights advocates tout 340,000 signatures</a> By RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press Published: Nov 21, 2013 at 10:10 AM PST Last Updated: Nov 21, 2013 at 1:26 PM PST <blockquote>OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Supporters of an initiative that would prevent Washington state from adopting universal background checks for gun sales say they have submitted 340,000 signatures with their first batch of petitions submitted Thursday to the secretary of state's office. Initiative 591 would prevent Washington state from adopting background-check laws stricter than the national standard, which requires the checks for sales by licensed dealers but not for purchases from private sellers. It would also prohibit confiscation of firearms without due process. "This is a monumental effort to protect our gun rights," said Alan Gottlieb, chairman for Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and a spokesman for Protect Our Gun Rights. "Our mission is and always has been to assure public safety while protecting the constitutional and civil rights of law abiding gun owners and citizens." Gottlieb and other supporters turned in 13 boxes of petitions with the signatures, with signs on the boxes that read, "Save your gun. Yes on 591." The proposal was crafted in response to Initiative 594, also likely aimed at the 2014 ballot, which seeks to require background checks for all sales. Supporters of that measure turned in more than 250,000 signatures in early October. Both campaigns can continue to turn in signatures up until the Jan. 3 deadline. Initiatives require at least 246,372 valid signatures of registered state voters to be certified, though the secretary of state suggests filing at least 320,000 to provide a buffer for any duplicate or invalid signatures. The validation process begins after the signature deadline. Washington state lawmakers had considered a measure similar to I-594 earlier this year, but it didn't pass the House or the Senate.</blockquote> I'm thinking the Anti Gunners concentrated their efforts in the Puget Sound area with Seattle and some other of Washington's other large cities nearby and the bulk of the Liberals that are on the West side of the Cascade mountain range. Washington is a big state and most of it's land mass is East of the mountains but sparsley populated. Most of the rest of the state other than the Seattle area is more Conservative with some pockets of Die Hard Republicans. Places Liberals wouldn't set foot in after dark. We shall see. I have been keeping an eye on this off and on . Latte drinking motherfuckers need to remember how this state was settled in the first place. Here is the trivia part. Five minutes from where I live sits <a href="http://www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm">Historic Fort Vancouver </a>that was originally built to protect settlers from the local Indian's and was the biggest Hudson's Bay fur trading post West of the Mississippi. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrl49uC5P7TGfyeeo8N15YCe9kBIV3mxrLW5zful7AnOz16YFrK3fCGcEVr59lN-TQRWOTGDh9WwQenxv-zKxClGv7S0cnqyyg4HpSl-KFynYddLih_CFVCn1BrIFTa7J6gHB1PrK3GLU/s1600/FortVancouver_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrl49uC5P7TGfyeeo8N15YCe9kBIV3mxrLW5zful7AnOz16YFrK3fCGcEVr59lN-TQRWOTGDh9WwQenxv-zKxClGv7S0cnqyyg4HpSl-KFynYddLih_CFVCn1BrIFTa7J6gHB1PrK3GLU/s640/FortVancouver_1.png" /></a></div> The US Army had a Garrison here into the early 1900's and some of the officers quarters are still here, known as Officers Row. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSUlqkRBMVbm6lDG3lU2W5dE5jTxHEB0mW8vgz-TxB0pQsaK6aGfXYT2Utm4GEz6ZZylHo_Zqw_-_0Wy3mZOp2TJhPdWRFbJvRxUNLN_B93AoRc91jyn66xidpadzkVDF2JMjC_jItr9X/s1600/officersrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSUlqkRBMVbm6lDG3lU2W5dE5jTxHEB0mW8vgz-TxB0pQsaK6aGfXYT2Utm4GEz6ZZylHo_Zqw_-_0Wy3mZOp2TJhPdWRFbJvRxUNLN_B93AoRc91jyn66xidpadzkVDF2JMjC_jItr9X/s640/officersrow.jpg" /></a></div> Have some local trivia that will surprise the shit out of you Civil War buffs; Did you know that a number of U.S. Army generals served at Fort Vancouver NHS’s Vancouver Barracks early in their careers? The list includes Generals Oliver O. Howard, George C. Marshall, Ulysses S. Grant, George B. McClellan, Phillip Sheridan, William T. Sherman, Omar Bradley and George Pickett. These anti gun people can kiss my fucking ass.

Two Very Different Sides To The Gun Control Initiative Story In Washington State By Same News Outlet. (With Bonus Trivia)

Yeah, good old KOMO out of Seattle playing both sides here. First up, the Anti Gunners and their efforts to ram gun rights restrictions dow...

Google Just Unveiled Its Biggest Doodle Ever

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ENTERTAINMENT Google Just Unveiled Its Biggest Doodle Ever

At least 4,000 people are going to be really happy if they need to search for something on the web this morning. They all signed a petition ...

Lamar Odom Cracked Out Rap Video

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src="http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/11/21/112113-lamar-odom-freestyle-launch-large-v2-3.jpg" width="600"/>Lamar Odom's drug problem is only getting worse -- at least that's how it looks in this video, shot this month and obtained by TMZ, showing Lamar incoherently rapping without his shirt on ... talking about drugs, making money without the NBA, and cheating on Khloe Kardashian.Lamar appears out of it, rapping about making money off his fragrance 'Unbreakable,' and how he smokes drugs to make 'the pain go away.' He even drops Kanye's name.But the crazy part -- Lamar raps, 'And when Khloe's out of town / I still be on the DL.' His friend then follows up, 'You know what it is / We the QU [Queens] pimps / Ask any of these shorties / We ran through their cribs.'Translation: when Khloe's away, Lamar will play.As we reported, Lamar's currently training hard in Rhode Island, trying to get his ass back in shape for the NBA -- but drugs are still obviously a big part of his life. </div>

ENTERTAINMENT Lamar Odom Cracked Out Rap Video

Lamar Odom 's drug problem is only getting worse -- at least that's how it looks in this video, shot this month and obtained by TMZ,...

Doctor Who: David Tennant's Best Bits

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCu3jbJYimMODtg6KLuDRTeZ_8K1pKPCztedg_oCVlT9MtMCuJ2D1yHQi3TxQX6st7y8jJe8mfgPPvUA2S1FH2jXLxQI5lAntkfcvnZ7cvDB_UO7xKO22254eUpUaNrwBtB_v7PgVwfw/s1600/002+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCu3jbJYimMODtg6KLuDRTeZ_8K1pKPCztedg_oCVlT9MtMCuJ2D1yHQi3TxQX6st7y8jJe8mfgPPvUA2S1FH2jXLxQI5lAntkfcvnZ7cvDB_UO7xKO22254eUpUaNrwBtB_v7PgVwfw/s640/002+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div> It's been a long time since we've seen David Tennant in the TARDIS. The last time we saw him in that pinstripe suit was New Year's Day 2010, but today, as we celebrate Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary, it's the day we've been waiting for, the day of his return, the day of the Doctor.. To celebrate the fact that we will be reunited with Ten at 7.50pm (we're not counting down in seconds..honest) we've decided to take a quick trip in the TARDIS and look back at what were some of our favourite moments of David Tennant as the Doctor... <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HZWTVRlQWd0?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> His pyjama clad  arrival in The Christmas Invasion was nothing short of brilliance. He quoted The Lion King and he was disappointed at not being ginger.. but most importantly he showed the Sycorax and the viewers that he meant business. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RAszjUxMZkE?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> His reunion with former companion Sarah Jane Smith in The School Reunion was totes emosh. Sarah's sadness at being left behind by the 'man' she was devoted to struck a chord with viewers as many of us realised for the first time what fate awaited our current companion Rose Tyler and the Doctor emotionally revealed what it's like to outlive all of his friends. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MSecHsvREd0" width="640"></iframe> The Doctor was smitten with Madame De Pompadour, she was smitten with the Doctor, Rose was smitten with the Doctor, the female audience were smitten with...you get the idea. And then just when you thought he couldn't get any cooler he bursts through a mirror - representing time itself and he did it on a white horse.... <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fWK9xmBdZrc" width="640"></iframe> And then he told the Beast to go to Hell...literally...and he did it the name of Rose, which made us all go ahhhhh. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qAm5YIOU05I" width="640"></iframe> We can't actually type now due to the tears.... The Doctor and Rose are seperated and a zillion fans hearts break, but fear not she started work on the dimension cannon pretty quickly.. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/330-Zdk5myk" width="640"></iframe> The Doctor shows gobby Donna the Creation Of Earth. As a way of shutting a mouthy temp from Chiswick up it worked pretty well. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uz_1HQY32LA?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> The Doctor describes his home planet Gallifrey to Martha Jones. It sounded pretty nice. Wonder if we'll see more of it soon... <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/d9s0D8jD-eE?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> The Doctor sees what his human life as John Smith would have been like. Love, marriage, family and death could all have been his...   <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/p4GaDBlTVOw?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>The Doctor and The Master have a chat..thank goodness it didn't go to voicemail   <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/S-s48Jiznpc?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> After being the Doctor's loyal companion and saviour of Earth Martha Jones gets all 'independent woman' on the Doctor and tells him she's leaving. This unrequited love business isn't much fun and Martha's ready to leave it and the Doctor behind her..for the moment at least. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BZ82iJiDNbM?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>The Doctor and Donna meet again with a hilarious scene which set the tone of the amazing friendship for the whole of series 4. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_pmIS855KD4?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>A touching moment with the Doctor and Donna, where Donna is upset by the Ood's plight and the Doctor reveals he can hear the Ood song constantly... <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qx0LSM_qy7s?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>The Doctor and Rose are reunited..she finished that dimension cannon.. but then.. oh no! Those damn Daleks strike again!   <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-3mXfHS-6k8?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>What's better than David Tennant? Two David Tennants! The Doctor becomes two in a strangle cloney woney way.. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KG8nFMkn-Tc?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>Donna forget the Doctor! No! And then he leaves alone without a friend to share his travels with.. She must never remember their time together, so we hope she doesn't tune in to BBC One tonight..   <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CiFPcmXZNn4?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>The angry Doctor at the end of The Waters Of Mars was so good it kind of made us want to go and knock on the TARDIS doors and run away just so we could witness his wrath.. Grrrr..   <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sVEY5AL5zzk?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> And then the end. He didn't want to go and we didn't want him to go either. Luckily he's back tonight! Tune in tonight from 7.50pm (GMT) for The Day Of The Doctor.

David Tennant Doctor Who Doctor Who 50th Anniversary The Day Of The Doctor VIDEO Doctor Who: David Tennant's Best Bits

It's been a long time since we've seen David Tennant in the TARDIS. The last time we saw him in that pinstripe suit was New Year'...

23-Nov-2013 10:46

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Family of American seized in N. Korea pleads for help - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/22/korea-war-vet-detained/3674615/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/22/korea-war-vet-detained/3674615/</a> A thoughtful time at JFK bar in Dallas on assassination anniversary - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/23/us-usa-jfk-bar-idUSBRE9AM01U20131123">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/23/us-usa-jfk-bar-idUSBRE9AM01U20131123</a> New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story">http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-newdems-20131123,0,385097.story</a> Supermarket collapse in Latvia takes 52 lives, rescuers temporarily halt operation - Fox News :: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/23/supermarket-collapse-in-latvia-takes-52-lives-rescuers-temporarily-halt/">http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/23/supermarket-collapse-in-latvia-takes-52-lives-rescuers-temporarily-halt/</a> China Warns of Action Against Aircraft Over Disputed Sea - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/world/asia/china-warns-of-action-against-aircraft-over-disputed-seas.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/world/asia/china-warns-of-action-against-aircraft-over-disputed-seas.html</a> Sinopec Oil Pipeline Fire Kills 35 in China's Qingdao - Bloomberg :: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/sinopec-oil-pipeline-fire-kills-35-in-china-s-qingdao.html">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/sinopec-oil-pipeline-fire-kills-35-in-china-s-qingdao.html</a> Bulls' Rose limps off, has right knee examined - Chicago Tribune :: <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-tsn-acn-rose-chi-20131123,0,613910.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-tsn-acn-rose-chi-20131123,0,613910.story</a> Erroneous gun reports cause scare at LAX - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/van-lax-crash-terminal/3683881/</a> Typhoon Haiyan: The search for bodies - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25051472">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25051472</a> Kerry, Karzai agree pact before jirga - Asia Times Online :: <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/SOU-03-211113.html">http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/SOU-03-211113.html</a>

23-Nov-2013 10:46

Family of American seized in N. Korea pleads for help - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/22/korea-war-vet-deta...

Your Ultimate David Tennant Doctor Who Episode Revealed

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXPL0Sbmb6md88kF3HSJdiEvoz1kDpV48U-89vjQ5cvnT6KKQn36q2fuICE0sMpsMlYNGD3r6NLPCa4HbTA16eiR1SfqARe524ANS6U_kSBnofUgye6qmJSHI8nWuZTBMY-Kgng6Fe_g/s1600/promo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXPL0Sbmb6md88kF3HSJdiEvoz1kDpV48U-89vjQ5cvnT6KKQn36q2fuICE0sMpsMlYNGD3r6NLPCa4HbTA16eiR1SfqARe524ANS6U_kSBnofUgye6qmJSHI8nWuZTBMY-Kgng6Fe_g/s640/promo1.jpg" width="452" /></a></div> Over the past few weeks we've been finding out what were your favourite episodes of Doctor Who series 2,3 and 4 and the Tenth Doctor Specials. We then pitted the winning episodes against one another to find out what is your Ultimate David Tennant Doctor Who episode... <div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to all of you who voted and who took the time out to discuss the episodes on our Facebook page...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We can reveal that the Doctor Who episode you voted as Your Ultimated David Tennant Episode was....The End Of Time Part 1 & 2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, Tennant's emotional swansong scooped 31% of the vote narrowly beating of it's nearest rival The Stolen Earth / Journey's End. Watch a clip of the Doctor saying goodbye to his former companions before he regenerates...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VQ2-zrS3Zhk?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVc6YfRkWSXS-yHvPScsMmCMsUTGg23flYSas9RsdRbxRSF2hx7R8waZwgIEsVop0I_wQg_gjEZN5VvUEhHSaeasdn0oZwoVDo1JmZYQoENwHWXZupiMruLCZWmoMT4dJH3MlCYWkEyWw/s1600/tennantpoll.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVc6YfRkWSXS-yHvPScsMmCMsUTGg23flYSas9RsdRbxRSF2hx7R8waZwgIEsVop0I_wQg_gjEZN5VvUEhHSaeasdn0oZwoVDo1JmZYQoENwHWXZupiMruLCZWmoMT4dJH3MlCYWkEyWw/s640/tennantpoll.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>

David Tennant Doctor Who Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Your Ultimate David Tennant Doctor Who Episode Revealed

Over the past few weeks we've been finding out what were your favourite episodes of Doctor Who series 2,3 and 4 and the Tenth Doctor Spe...

The Remarkable Health Benefits of Epsom Salt Baths

1:01 AM Anonymous 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" src="https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1463314_622904104419019_793311570_n.jpg" style="height: 405px; width: 405px;" /></div> 'Epsom salts have been used by many different cultures for hundreds of years. They have a number of different beneficial properties and are used in gardening, household cleaning and detoxifying the body. These salts are very inexpensive and can be purchased at bulk discounts in garden centers nearly everywhere. Using Epsom salt baths is an advanced detoxification strategy that has remarkable health benefits. Epsom salts are named for a bitter saline spring located at Epsom in Surrey, England. Epsom is different than traditional salts in that it is actually a naturally occurring pure mineral compound of magnesium and sulfate. These minerals have very powerful health benefits that can enhance the detoxification capabilities of the body.' Read <a href="http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/benefits-of-epsom-salt-baths.html">more...</a>

The Remarkable Health Benefits of Epsom Salt Baths

'Epsom salts have been used by many different cultures for hundreds of years. They have a number of different beneficial properties and ...

Natural Solutions for Painful Sciatica

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<img alt="Sciatica" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17837" height="425" src="http://renegadehealth.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Sciatica.jpg" width="637" /> 'Most of us know someone who has suffered from sciatica, or have suffered it ourselves. According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), it occurs most frequently in people between the ages of 30 and 50 years old, causing pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which stretches from the lower back down the back of the leg. “I’m looking for work,” says one sufferer in an online forum, “have had several job interviews, but when they see how much physical pain I’m in, not even able to sit in the chair without squirming and then having to jump up and walk around, or lay on the floor, obviously, they pass me over.” “I’m having a flare right now and it’s really affected everything in my life,” says another. “I can’t sit. I can’t stand. I can’t cook. I feel like my life is ruined, though I know it’s not.”' Read <a href="http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2013/11/18/natural-solutions-for-painful-sciatica">more... </a>

Natural Solutions for Painful Sciatica

'Most of us know someone who has suffered from sciatica, or have suffered it ourselves. According to the American Chiropractic Associati...

Nuts Drop Risks of Pancreatic Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2012/09/39/3/192/1922195/0798f3a00296dc47_shutterstock_94919767.preview.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2012/09/39/3/192/1922195/0798f3a00296dc47_shutterstock_94919767.preview.jpg" /></div>Photo Credit:www.bodyfitnest.com 'Adding to the many benefits of nuts including reducing heart disease, researchers from Harvard Medical School have determined that increasing our intake of nuts decreases our risk of diabetes and pancreatic cancer. The researchers followed 75,680 women from the Nurses' Health Study – started in 1976 and expanded in 1989. The researchers measured nut consumption among the subjects and updated it every two to four years. Those who ate at least one ounce of nuts twice a week had a 35% lower incidence of pancreatic cancer and a 32% lower incidence of diabetes.' Read <a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/nuts-drop-risks-pancreatic-cancer-diabetes-heart-disease">more... </a>

Nuts Drop Risks of Pancreatic Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease

Photo Credit:www.bodyfitnest.com 'Adding to the many benefits of nuts including reducing heart disease, researchers from Harvard Medical...

Toxic Chelation Compounds Soon To Be Added To Wine To Extend Shelf Life

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<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img alt="http://planetark.org/images/wefull/59452.jpg" class="decoded" height="432" src="http://planetark.org/images/wefull/59452.jpg" width="640" />Photo Credit:planetark.org</div> 'According to food scientists, an additive consisting of a series of chelation compounds could soon be applied to wine to prevent it from looking, smelling and tasting funky after oxidation. The problem is, many of them are toxic to living cells. The researchers stated that chelation compounds that bind with metals to inhibit oxidation, or oxygen’s ability to react with some of the trace metals that are found in the wine, according to Gal Kreitman, a doctoral candidate in food science, Penn State. “Oxidation has several bad effects on wine, such as discoloration and a loss of aroma,” said Kreitman. “It can cause browning, as well as the loss of fruity characteristics, something that is much more noticeable in white wines.” Read <a href="http://preventdisease.com/news/13/112213_Toxic-Chelation-Compounds-Soon-To-Be-Added-To-Wine-To-Extend-Shelf-Life.shtml">more... </a>

Toxic Chelation Compounds Soon To Be Added To Wine To Extend Shelf Life

Photo Credit:planetark.org 'According to food scientists, an additive consisting of a series of chelation compounds could soon be ap...

How Small Farmers are Saving Olive Oil

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Heirloom Olives" class="aligncenter" height="266" src="http://nourishedkitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/oliveoilhands.jpg" width="400" /></div>Photo Credit: Nourished Kitchen 'Nestled against the sun-drenched slopes of the Veneto region of northern Italy exists a group of small, organic growers committed to preserving groves of ancient Roman olives.  While olive oil production is changing to meet a new, industrialized era that dismisses heirloom varieties and favors mechanized harvests, these growers whose land hovers between 2 and 6 acres remain committed to the art and tradition of growing ancient varieties of olive – Favarol, Grignano and Nostrano – varieties that might fall to extinction were it not for their passionate commitment and the support of Jovial Foods, a company committed to reviving near-lost, ancient varieties of whole foods and making them available to the public.' Read <a href="http://nourishedkitchen.com/olive-oil-matters-pick/">more...</a>

How Small Farmers are Saving Olive Oil

Photo Credit: Nourished Kitchen 'Nestled against the sun-drenched slopes of the Veneto region of northern Italy exists a group of small,...