25-Nov-2013 00:23

Harvard University Students Win the Most Rhodes Scholarships - Bloomberg :: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-24/harvard-university-students-win-the-most-rhodes-scholarships.html">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-24/harvard-university-students-win-the-most-rhodes-scholarships.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Israel Grapples With Best Way Forward on Iran - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304791704579217110836724136.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304791704579217110836724136.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Chinese action will increase tensions in East China Sea: US - Hindu Business Line :: <a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/chinese-action-will-increase-tensions-in-east-china-sea-us/article5386145.ece">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/chinese-action-will-increase-tensions-in-east-china-sea-us/article5386145.ece</a><br /><br><br /><br>More than 11000 children killed in Syria: study - Chicago Tribune :: <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-syria-crisis-children-20131124,0,609446.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-syria-crisis-children-20131124,0,609446.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Afghanistan's Karzai Stands Firm on US Security Deal Delay - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-390504/">http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-390504/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Swiss vote no to capping bosses' pay at 12 times lowest paid - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25076879">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25076879</a><br /><br><br /><br>Winter-like storm lumbers east, threatening holiday travel - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-thanksgiving-weather-20131124,0,5924837.story">http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-thanksgiving-weather-20131124,0,5924837.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Vatican bones up on St. Peter - New York Daily News :: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/vatican-bones-st-peter-article-1.1527537">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/vatican-bones-st-peter-article-1.1527537</a><br /><br><br /><br>Postal worker killed while delivering mail in Maryland - WCPO :: <a href="http://www.wcpo.com/news/national/postal-worker-killed-while-delivering-mail-in-maryland">http://www.wcpo.com/news/national/postal-worker-killed-while-delivering-mail-in-maryland</a><br /><br><br /><br>Egypt protests: New law condemned as 'repressive' - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25079696">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25079696</a>

25-Nov-2013 00:23

Harvard University Students Win the Most Rhodes Scholarships - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-24/harvard-university-stu...

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Christine McVie Wants to Rejoin Fleetwood Mac [ BeritaTerkini ]

<h2>‘I miss them all. If they were to ask me I would probably be very delighted.’</h2> <div class="body"> <p>Fleetwood Mac fans were thrilled in September when Christine McVie stepped onstage at the O2 Arena in London and joined her onetime bandmates to perform “Don’t Stop.” The former keyboardist and songwriter left the band in 1998, and even Stevie Nicks assumed she would never return.</p> <p></p> <p>But in a new interview with the <em>Guardian</em>, McVie said she wants to rejoin the band she helped build over her 28-year tenure. “I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them,” she said. “I miss them all. If they were to ask me I would probably be very delighted … but it hasn’t happened so we’ll have to wait and see.”</p> <p></p> <p>Watch Christine McVie Reunite With Fleetwood Mac on ‘Don’t Stop’</p> <p></p> <p>After avoiding the stage and spotlight while living in England for the past decade, McVie marveled at how easy it was to fall into place again. “It was amazing, like I’d never left,” she said. “I climbed back on there again and there they were, the same old faces on stage.”</p> <p></p> <p>Regarding her retirement from the business after creating indelible hits like “Don’t Stop,” “You Make Loving Fun” and “Over My Head,” McVie said that she was “just music’d out.” “I suffered from some kind of delusion that I wanted to be an English country girl, a Sloane Ranger or something,” she said. “And it took me 15 years to realize that it’s not really what I wanted at all.”</p> <p></p> <p>If McVie does get the opportunity to resume her place as a full member of Fleetwood Mac, it won’t happen for a while. The band’s tour is currently on hiatus as her ex-husband, John McVie, undergoes treatment for cancer. But Christine McVie had some good news on that front, saying the bassist’s prognosis was “really good. He’s having his treatment in LA right now, but they caught it really early so he should be up and running in a couple of months.”</p> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

Christine McVie Wants to Rejoin Fleetwood Mac [ BeritaTerkini ]

‘I miss them all. If they were to ask me I would probably be very delighted.’ Fleetwood Mac fans were thrilled in September when Christi...

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Parkland

Today we went to an 11am(!) showing of the new JFK film "Parkland".  Wow what a movie! Incredibly moving.  The movie tells what happens after President John F Kennedy was shot and brought to the Parkland Hospital.  Starring Zac Ephron and Paul Giamatti along with Billy Bob Thornton, this is a must see film.<div><br></div><div>It was a good weekend to see this film as yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the death of JFK (the film was obviously timed to be released for this event).  Kennedy is an extremely popular character in Ireland.  There is a JFK museum in his family's birthplace of New Ross in Wexford.</div><div><div><br></div><div>Afterwards we watched the Ireland v. New Zealand game.  Rugby is a cruel sport.  Ireland came within a hairs breath of beating the All Blacks and denying them their perfect season.  It would have been a historical win - it has been over 100 years since Ireland has beaten the All Blacks.  Truly heartbreaking.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj-lvpS7DLp_IgdD9TNY4QDzrIOewNT8CImcUu4C4mTjyrkj7ITgBfDX9reg3cP05FbslFhtFyH_6VR8SiQKJ1L7PDgBLKFF3Y59SW1LDBkObc8rZV_51segpFgg4A6mEs7IdLvLZfdoQ/s640/blogger-image-303057214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj-lvpS7DLp_IgdD9TNY4QDzrIOewNT8CImcUu4C4mTjyrkj7ITgBfDX9reg3cP05FbslFhtFyH_6VR8SiQKJ1L7PDgBLKFF3Y59SW1LDBkObc8rZV_51segpFgg4A6mEs7IdLvLZfdoQ/s640/blogger-image-303057214.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>

Parkland

Today we went to an 11am(!) showing of the new JFK film "Parkland".  Wow what a movie! Incredibly moving.  The movie tells what ha...

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24-Nov-2013 23:22

MSNBC Host's Attack on Palin Draws Criticism - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-390142/">http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-390142/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Latvia president calls supermarket collapse 'murder' - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25068291">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25068291</a><br /><br><br /><br>Secrecy shrouds Sandy Hook shooting investigation - KENS 5 TV :: <a href="http://www.kens5.com/news/national/233229141.html">http://www.kens5.com/news/national/233229141.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Senate Republicans have one option after Dems limit filibuster - Washington Times :: <a href="http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/talking-sense/2013/nov/24/senate-republicans-have-one-last-option/">http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/talking-sense/2013/nov/24/senate-republicans-have-one-last-option/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Swiss Voters Reject High-Pay Initiative - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304011304579217863967104606.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304011304579217863967104606.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Killer winter storm sweeps east - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/11/24/winter-storm/3690877/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/11/24/winter-storm/3690877/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Chargers 41, Chiefs 38: Insta-reaction! - Kansas City Star :: <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/24/4647127/chargers-41-chiefs-38-insta-reaction.html">http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/24/4647127/chargers-41-chiefs-38-insta-reaction.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Harvard leads the way as 32 American Rhodes scholars announced - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/24/us-usa-britain-rhodes-idUSBRE9AN0KF20131124">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/24/us-usa-britain-rhodes-idUSBRE9AN0KF20131124</a><br /><br><br /><br>Kerry Tries to Rally Support for Iran Deal - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304011304579217982936855504.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304011304579217982936855504.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Egypt protests: New law condemned as 'repressive' - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25079696">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25079696</a>

24-Nov-2013 23:22

MSNBC Host's Attack on Palin Draws Criticism - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-3901...

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Weatherwatch: The canal that runs entirely on rain [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div id="main-content-picture"> <img alt="Panama Canal Workers" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/11/22/1385132641634/Panama-Canal-Workers-008.jpg" width="460"><p>The men who dug the Panama Canal in a climate of heat and wet that brought thousands down with malaria or yellow fever – until the chief medical officer came up with a radical solution. Photograph: Underwood & Underwood/Corbis</p> </div> <div id="article-body-blocks"> <p>Next year is the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, which revolutionised trade between the Pacific and Atlantic, saving about 8,000 miles from journeys around Cape Horn in South America. It was also one of the greatest engineering feats in the world, in which the Americans built the canal over the hills of Panama in a series of great locks, a system that relies entirely on rain.</p> <p>Around 52 million gallons of fresh water is lost to the sea each time a ship enters or leaves the canal. That water is replaced from a vast reservoir built high in the hills, which in turn is replenished by heavy rainfall – but if the rains dry up so does the canal, and in 1997-98 the canal experienced its worst recorded drought that restricted shipping.</p> <p>The weather was also a constant threat during the 10 years of the canal’s construction. Heavy rains set off countless landslides in the hillsides, and the heat and wet climate brought yellow fever and malaria. By 1906, more than 85 per cent of the canal workers were infected and the canal was close to being abandoned.</p> <p>The project was only saved by the chief medical officer, William Gorgas, who believed that mosquitoes carried the diseases, a radical idea at the time. A team of 4,000 men drained or fumigated all stagnant water to prevent the mosquitoes from breeding, and as a result the death toll was slashed and the canal completed.</p> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

Weatherwatch: The canal that runs entirely on rain [ BeritaTerkini ]

The men who dug the Panama Canal in a climate of heat and wet that brought thousands down with malaria or yellow fever – until the chief m...

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24-Nov-2013 22:21

MSNBC's Chris Matthews weighs in on Martin Bashir fiasco. Sort of. - Washington Post (blog) :: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/11/23/msnbcs-chris-matthews-weighs-in-on-martin-bashir-fiasco-sort-of/">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/11/23/msnbcs-chris-matthews-weighs-in-on-martin-bashir-fiasco-sort-of/</a><br /><br><br /><br>'Knockout game' leads to arrests, more police patrols - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/knockout-game-arrests/3676649/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/knockout-game-arrests/3676649/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Bahrain welcomes (5+1) Group – Iran Interim Nuclear Deal - Bahrain News Agency :: <a href="http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/589597">http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/589597</a><br /><br><br /><br>Egypt's interim president issues law restricting protests - Fox News :: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/24/egypt-interim-president-issues-controversial-law-to-restrict-protests-no/">http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/24/egypt-interim-president-issues-controversial-law-to-restrict-protests-no/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Pope Francis shows 'St Peter's bones' to public for first time - <a href="http://Telegraph.co.uk">Telegraph.co.uk</a> :: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10471075/Pope-Francis-shows-St-Peters-bones-to-public-for-first-time.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10471075/Pope-Francis-shows-St-Peters-bones-to-public-for-first-time.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Two Rhodes Scholars with Chicago ties named - Chicago Tribune :: <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-rhodes-scholars-20131124,0,6979045.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-rhodes-scholars-20131124,0,6979045.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Large storm already blamed for 8 deaths threatens Thanksgiving travels - Fox News :: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/11/24/powerful-storm-system-slams-west-killing-at-least-5/">http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/11/24/powerful-storm-system-slams-west-killing-at-least-5/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Secrecy shrouds Sandy Hook shooting investigation - San Francisco Chronicle :: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Secrecy-shrouds-Sandy-Hook-shooting-investigation-5007901.php">http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Secrecy-shrouds-Sandy-Hook-shooting-investigation-5007901.php</a><br /><br><br /><br>Japan Rejects China's Claim to Air Rights Over Disputed Islands - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/world/asia/japan-rejects-chinas-claim-to-air-rights-over-disputed-islands.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/world/asia/japan-rejects-chinas-claim-to-air-rights-over-disputed-islands.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Officials Say Toughest Work on Iran's Nuclear Program Lies Ahead - New York Times :: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/world/middleeast/officials-say-the-toughest-work-on-irans-nuclear-program-still-lies-ahead.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/world/middleeast/officials-say-the-toughest-work-on-irans-nuclear-program-still-lies-ahead.html</a>

24-Nov-2013 22:21

MSNBC's Chris Matthews weighs in on Martin Bashir fiasco. Sort of. - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik...

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‘Catching Fire’ Ignites the Box Office With Record-Setting Debut [ BeritaTerkini ]

<h2>Plus: ‘Frozen’ ices all competition in limited release</h2> <div class="body"> <p>WINNER OF THE WEEK: Katniss Everdeen. To the surprise of no one in any of the 12 districts, <em>The Hunger Games: Catching Fire</em> debuted on top of the chart; the only suspense was whether it could outdo its 2012 predecessor. The answer was yes; <em>Catching Fire</em>‘s estimated $ 161.2 million did beat the $ 152.5 million debut of <em>The Hunger Games</em>. It also set a couple of records: the best November opening ever (beating the $ 142.8 million earned by <em>The Twilight Saga: New Moon</em> three years ago) and the biggest ever opening for a movie with no 3D surcharges (just ahead of the $ 160.9 million that <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em> earned last year).</p> <p></p> <p>Not everyone was smiling in Panem. Some pundits had predicted the movie would open around $ 175 million, high enough to surpass the $ 174.1 million premiere of <em>Iron Man 3 </em>to become 2013′s biggest debut. Still, it’s pretty hard to complain about the proceeds of a film that has already taken in $ 307.7 million worldwide and seems well on its way to surpassing the $ 691.2 million the original earned around the world.</p> <p></p> <p>See Behind the Scenes Photos from the ‘Catching Fire’ Set</p> <p></p> <p>LOSER OF THE WEEK: Vince Vaughn. It’s not like <em>Delivery Man</em> was a terrible counterprogramming idea against <em>Catching Fire</em>. A comedy about a sperm donor who wants to get more involved in the lives of his (as it turns out) 533 children, it might have appealed to older audiences looking for uplifting laughs instead of action thrills and grim political allegory. That said, no one expected it to do more than $ 15 million worth of business. Turns out, however, that even those predictions were too optimistic by half. It premiered in fourth place with just an estimated $ 8.2 million. Even with the movie’s modest budget (reportedly between $ 22 and $ 26 million), <em>Delivery Man</em> is going to have a hard time delivering a profit.</p> <p></p> <p>Also taking a hit from <em>Catching Fire</em> were last week’s holdovers. <em>Thor: The Dark World</em> dropped 61 percent from a week ago to an estimated $ 14.1 million and second place. Its three-weekend total of $ 167.8 million is only slightly ahead of what <em>Catching Fire</em> has earned in three days. In its second weekend, dramedy <em>The Best Man Holiday</em> also fell nearly 60 percent and earned an estimated $ 12.5 million; the third-place finisher has earned $ 50.4 million in ten days. Rounding out the top five, cartoon <em>Free Birds</em> dropped 35 percent and earned an estimated $ 5.3 million, for a four-weekend total of $ 48.6 million.</p> <p></p> <p>SNOW BUSINESS Disney opened its latest animated musical, <em>Frozen,</em> on just one screen before bringing it out wide next week, as it does occasionally. Still, even though it was playing only at the El Capitan in Hollywood, it grossed an astonishing $ 238,000, according to studio estimates. By contrast, <em>Philomena</em>, the indie drama starring Judi Dench, earned an estimated $ 133,700 on four screens, for an average per venue of $ 33,425. That’s still an outstanding figure, putting <em>Philomena</em> in <em>Catching Fire</em> territory (the <em>Hunger Games </em>sequel averaged $ 38,704 per theater), but nowhere near the avalanche of early support for <em>Frozen</em>.</p> <p></p> <p>Meanwhile, several indie holdovers expanded this week, taking advantage of holiday-season awards buzz. Typical was <em>Dallas Buyers Club</em>, which added nearly 500 screens (bringing its total up to 666) and saw its sales rise 58 percent to $ 2.7 million, good enough to crack the top 10. That’s an average per screen of $ 4,159, for a four-week total of $ 6.5 million. Imagine how well it would have done with a talking snowman.</p> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

‘Catching Fire’ Ignites the Box Office With Record-Setting Debut [ BeritaTerkini ]

Plus: ‘Frozen’ ices all competition in limited release WINNER OF THE WEEK: Katniss Everdeen. To the surprise of no one in any of the 12 ...

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24-Nov-2013 21:20

'Knockout game' leads to arrests, more police patrols - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/knockout-game-arrests/3676649/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/knockout-game-arrests/3676649/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Latvia begins three days of mourning for supermarket tragedy victims - euronews :: <a href="http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/23/latvia-begins-three-days-of-mourning-for-supermarket-tragedy-victims/">http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/23/latvia-begins-three-days-of-mourning-for-supermarket-tragedy-victims/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Secrecy shrouds Sandy Hook shooting investigation - San Francisco Chronicle :: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Secrecy-shrouds-Sandy-Hook-shooting-investigation-5007901.php">http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Secrecy-shrouds-Sandy-Hook-shooting-investigation-5007901.php</a><br /><br><br /><br>Swiss vote no to capping bosses' pay at 12 times lowest paid - BBC News :: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25076879">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25076879</a><br /><br><br /><br>Harvard journal apologizes for Jews, Jesus essay - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier :: <a href="http://wcfcourier.com/news/national/harvard-journal-apologizes-for-jews-jesus-essay/article_75f92258-9ee8-5b8e-9c30-6a4e1441feeb.html">http://wcfcourier.com/news/national/harvard-journal-apologizes-for-jews-jesus-essay/article_75f92258-9ee8-5b8e-9c30-6a4e1441feeb.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>DFW delays flights as wintery storm threatens Thanksgiving travels - Houston Chronicle :: <a href="http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Wintry-storm-threatens-Thanksgiving-travels-5007859.php">http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Wintry-storm-threatens-Thanksgiving-travels-5007859.php</a><br /><br><br /><br>Two Rhodes Scholars with Chicago ties named - Chicago Tribune :: <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-rhodes-scholars-20131124,0,6979045.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-rhodes-scholars-20131124,0,6979045.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Senate Republicans have one option after Dems limit filibuster - Washington Times :: <a href="http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/talking-sense/2013/nov/24/senate-republicans-have-one-last-option/">http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/talking-sense/2013/nov/24/senate-republicans-have-one-last-option/</a><br /><br><br /><br>China riles Japan, US with air defense zone - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/24/china-japan-disputed-islands/3690911/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/24/china-japan-disputed-islands/3690911/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Israel says Iran nuclear deal a historic mistake - Reuters :: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/24/us-iran-nuclear-israel-idUSBRE9AN07320131124">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/24/us-iran-nuclear-israel-idUSBRE9AN07320131124</a>

24-Nov-2013 21:20

'Knockout game' leads to arrests, more police patrols - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/knockout-...

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Make a stand Lemon-aid Review!

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z13PpBsiI04/UpJaIpbd_mI/AAAAAAAALFA/04iXNrcJhjQ/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z13PpBsiI04/UpJaIpbd_mI/AAAAAAAALFA/04iXNrcJhjQ/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My all time favorite drink in the summer time is lemonade!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's so refreshing and tasty especially when the temperature is at it's all time high, but is way too sugary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So when I came across <a href="http://makeastand.com/">Make a Stand </a> on the web I just had to try them out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was then sent two flavors for review on my blog!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I like how the bottles have an old fashion look to them and also that they have cute little charms around the bottles!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They make the perfect gift!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One is original and the other is a ginger lemonade with Yerba mate that has a kick to it !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First off let me tell you about how their company began.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What is make a stand?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eight year old Vivienne Harr made a stand and set up lemonade in Marin county California every day for 365 days straight to end child slavery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">World stood her ground and that's  when her lemon-aid was bottled.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Where does the money go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She has donated over $100,000 to nonprofits so far on the front lines of putting an end to child slavery in California and around the world.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Make a stand then donates 5% of revenues to the following organizations to end child slavery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Free the slaves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nepal youth foundation</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">UNICEF</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gems</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The international programme on the elimination of child labor</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How can we help?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Buy this refreshing lemon-aid at your local retailer!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When we buy a bottle we help put an end to slavery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What makes the lemon-aid different:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Certified organic</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/3 less sugar than other leading brands!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">GMO free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tunnel pasteurized</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fair trade certified </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lemon-aid with a kick:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've never tried lemon-aid with ginger in it but to my surprise it was delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I loved that you could still taste the lemons without the ginger having an overwhelming taste to it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Original:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Great refreshing flavor !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sipping on this reminded me of summer at the beach!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Website:</span><br /><a href="http://makeastand.com/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">http://makeastand.com</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Facebook:</span><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/makeastandlemonade?ref=ts&fref=ts"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/makeastandlemonade?ref=ts&fref=ts</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Twitter:</span><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/vivienneharr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">https://twitter.com/vivienneharr</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pinterest:</span><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/makeastand/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">https://www.pinterest.com/makeastand/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Instagram:</span><br /><a href="http://instagram.com/makeastandlemonade"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">http://instagram.com/makeastandlemonade</span></a></div>

Make a stand Lemon-aid Review!

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Kodaline

On Friday night I saw Irish band Kodaline on the Late Late Show.<div><br></div><div>Then after Bikram on Saturday morning Amy and I saw a huge crowd outside Golden Discs on Grafton Street.  We could hear singing but could not see who it was as there was so many people.  We asked a lady who it was and she said it was Kodaline.  </div><div><br></div><div>We squeezed in further.  The band were singing with no amplification so it was hard to hear.  Here's a few photos I took.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB4cx-mCSPj5ukmZ7rwjrIN7ymueetAE7J7mbtYorpPjmhuFVqmiwMlVUltt77z3Lp6kMFZ2TDYd_Hrm5RAdwFBhfTjRG_KnBIKXGrM3_DXJKfaKYDTOw7f2S5ambEh5aHsW6l19Be6fZ/s640/blogger-image--1059024278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB4cx-mCSPj5ukmZ7rwjrIN7ymueetAE7J7mbtYorpPjmhuFVqmiwMlVUltt77z3Lp6kMFZ2TDYd_Hrm5RAdwFBhfTjRG_KnBIKXGrM3_DXJKfaKYDTOw7f2S5ambEh5aHsW6l19Be6fZ/s640/blogger-image--1059024278.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I guess the band were in signing copies of their new album.  Album signings used to always take place in the large HMV store across the street but it closed down awhile ago.  The old HMV shop is currently being redeveloped with a new store going in to it - a men's clothes shop, I believe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ukDKrmpU6hl39sJqX8_PTysSM4rkj1uPQrTPv5tCaepqpFPNb0VhvPdrPzLx3SRSn8JbGuPUGZ1EbAuqj0ThsvT8952aQsC8JzgyYxPI8ih3sOSD3KfXxRwJObhba7KPfOUFVziFbAUk/s640/blogger-image-1042197432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ukDKrmpU6hl39sJqX8_PTysSM4rkj1uPQrTPv5tCaepqpFPNb0VhvPdrPzLx3SRSn8JbGuPUGZ1EbAuqj0ThsvT8952aQsC8JzgyYxPI8ih3sOSD3KfXxRwJObhba7KPfOUFVziFbAUk/s640/blogger-image-1042197432.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Have you heard of Kodaline?  Maybe you will in the future if they become big stars!</div><br></div>

Kodaline

On Friday night I saw Irish band Kodaline on the Late Late Show. Then after Bikram on Saturday morning Amy and I saw a huge crowd outside Go...

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Your Ideal Workout Is Sweaty, Effective And Fun [ BeritaTerkini ]

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Your Ideal Workout Is Sweaty, Effective And Fun [ BeritaTerkini ]

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24-Nov-2013 20:19

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24-Nov-2013 19:18

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World Cup 2014: Rio police simulate riot in training [ BeritaTerkini ]

<p id="stand-first" class="stand-first-alone">Riot police in Rio de Janeiro receive training from their French counterparts ahead of the 2014 World Cup finals. Police use rubber bullets, tear gas and tennis balls to simulate a riot. French police captain Jean-Louis Sanche says Brazilian police are used to skirmishes in the favelas but not large-scale riots. ‘The way you work in the favelas is different to the way you work in large events, there’s a difference in the way you use your resources. We are here to pass on this knowledge,’ he says</p> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

World Cup 2014: Rio police simulate riot in training [ BeritaTerkini ]

Riot police in Rio de Janeiro receive training from their French counterparts ahead of the 2014 World Cup finals. Police use rubber bullets,...

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24-Nov-2013 18:17

MSNBC Host's Attack on Palin Draws Criticism - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-390142/">http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-390142/</a><br /><br><br /><br>East Meadow father and son arraigned after alleged lottery scam at Hempstead ... - News 12 Long Island :: <a href="http://longisland.news12.com/news/east-meadow-father-and-son-arraigned-after-alleged-lottery-scam-at-hempstead-deli-1.6485374">http://longisland.news12.com/news/east-meadow-father-and-son-arraigned-after-alleged-lottery-scam-at-hempstead-deli-1.6485374</a><br /><br><br /><br>Washington could be drawn into dispute as Japan and China square up over ... - The Independent :: <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/three-rocks-five-islets-two-rival-claims-as-japan-and-china-square-up-over-uninhabited-islands-8959632.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/three-rocks-five-islets-two-rival-claims-as-japan-and-china-square-up-over-uninhabited-islands-8959632.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>2 former Guantanamo Bay detainees arrested at Bahrain's border - Fox News :: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/24/bahrain-2-former-guantanamo-bay-detainees-arrested-trying-to-cross-border-from/">http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/24/bahrain-2-former-guantanamo-bay-detainees-arrested-trying-to-cross-border-from/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Cambridge woman a Rhodes Scholar - Boston.com :: <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/11/24/cambridge-woman-among-rhodes-scholars/HhgMDiEm09VncvjZ7CLk1I/story.html">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/11/24/cambridge-woman-among-rhodes-scholars/HhgMDiEm09VncvjZ7CLk1I/story.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Iran nuclear deal: One agreement, wildly different reactions - CNN :: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/24/world/iran-deal-reaction/">http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/24/world/iran-deal-reaction/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Swiss Voters Reject High-Pay Initiative - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304011304579217863967104606.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304011304579217863967104606.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tour - U.S. News & World Report :: <a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2013/11/24/money-star-power-await-obama-on-fundraising-tour">http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2013/11/24/money-star-power-await-obama-on-fundraising-tour</a><br /><br><br /><br>Greenpeace captain describes fear felt in jail - Washington Post :: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/greenpeace-captain-describes-fear-felt-in-jail/2013/11/24/24da3a8e-5526-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/greenpeace-captain-describes-fear-felt-in-jail/2013/11/24/24da3a8e-5526-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>Suspect in Houston-area triple homicide captured - Washington Post :: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/suspect-in-houston-area-triple-homicide-captured/2013/11/24/d1569258-5526-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/suspect-in-houston-area-triple-homicide-captured/2013/11/24/d1569258-5526-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html</a>

24-Nov-2013 18:17

MSNBC Host's Attack on Palin Draws Criticism - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-3901...

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GCHQ problem protects Twitter users [ BeritaTerkini ]

<p><cite class="byline vcard"><span class="provider org">Press Association</span> – </cite></p> <div class="yom-mod yom-art-content" id="mediaarticlebody"> <div class="bd"> <p class="first">Twitter has used an “impossible” mathematical problem first discovered by GCHQ to protect its users from electronic snooping.</p> <p>The company said “perfect forward secrecy” (PFS) was now live on all its services, drastically increasing the effort required to intercept its traffic.</p> <p>It is understood the move is intended to make it more difficult for data to be collected on its users without going through legal channels.</p> <p>Jim Killock, director of the Open Rights Group (ORG), said it was a “policy move” driven by revelations about mass surveillance by British eavesdropping agency GCHQ and the American National Security Agency (NSA).</p> <p>He said: “Companies have now realised precisely how vulnerable their information is on the internet. It’s no longer a theoretical risk. We know it’s been going on now.</p> <p>“This is about asking users to trust the companies involved and to also force the legal authorities to approach companies directly rather than attempting to seize the data in transit.”</p> <p>In June it was revealed that GCHQ was using a project called Tempora to indiscriminately scoop data from fibre optic cables entering and leaving the UK.</p> <p>In standard encryption each side of a communication independently generates paired keys – a public key telling others how to encrypt the messages they send to it and a private one used to decode them when they arrive.</p> <p>The maths involved make it almost impossible to calculate the private key from the public one.</p> <p>But if an attacker acquires a company’s private key it can read anything sent to and from that company’s servers – even if it was recorded years earlier.</p> <p>PFS adds another stage where two machines collaborate on enormous sums to deduce a shared key which is never shared and never used again.</p> <p>That means an attacker would have to use a more complicated and resource-intensive “man-in-the-middle” strategy specifically targeted at a single communication while it was still going on.</p> <p>The so-called “Diffie-Hellman” method used by Twitter was first discovered by GCHQ analysts in the early 70s, but remained classified until it was independently patented by a pair of American cryptographers.</p> <p>A post on Twitter’s engineering blog explained: “If an adversary is currently recording all Twitter users’ encrypted traffic, and they later crack or steal Twitter’s private keys, they should not be able to use those keys to decrypt the recorded traffic.”</p> <p>It stressed that the move was simply “part of a continuing effort to keep our users’ information as secure as possible” and that PFS should become “the new normal.”</p> <p>Dr Ian Brown, an ORG trustee and associate director of Oxford University’s Cyber Security Centre, said PFS “effectively reinforces the rule of law about interception” and described the Diffie-Hellman problem as “effectively impossible.”</p> <p>He said: “In the States, the UK, and many other countries, there are laws that say governments can go to companies and request messages relating to individuals or subjects that they have a warrant for.</p> <p>“What this means is that is the only way those intelligence agencies can get access – rather than, as we now know they have been doing, recording everything.”</p> <p></p> </div> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

GCHQ problem protects Twitter users [ BeritaTerkini ]

Press Association  –  Twitter has used an “impossible” mathematical problem first discovered by GCHQ to protect its users from electro...

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24-Nov-2013 17:16

Police: NY deli owners stole $1M lottery ticket - Auburn Citizen :: <a href="http://auburnpub.com/ap/business/police-ny-deli-owners-stole-m-lottery-ticket/article_f8bf721c-4797-5de9-9abe-b03bfcff661b.html">http://auburnpub.com/ap/business/police-ny-deli-owners-stole-m-lottery-ticket/article_f8bf721c-4797-5de9-9abe-b03bfcff661b.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>'Knockout game' leads to arrests, more police patrols - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/knockout-game-arrests/3676649/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/22/knockout-game-arrests/3676649/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Willie Nelson's Band Tour Bus Crashes in Texas - WTMA :: <a href="http://www.wtma.com/abc_news/article/Willie_Nelsons_Band_Tour_Bus_Crashes_in_Texas/AF6D8444546711E3B51EFEFDADE6840A/1385274004/">http://www.wtma.com/abc_news/article/Willie_Nelsons_Band_Tour_Bus_Crashes_in_Texas/AF6D8444546711E3B51EFEFDADE6840A/1385274004/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Latvia begins three days of mourning for supermarket tragedy victims - euronews :: <a href="http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/23/latvia-begins-three-days-of-mourning-for-supermarket-tragedy-victims/">http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/23/latvia-begins-three-days-of-mourning-for-supermarket-tragedy-victims/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Obama, Bush pay tribute to John F. Kennedy - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/11/22/barack-obama-george-w-bush-john-f-kennedy/3677825/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/11/22/barack-obama-george-w-bush-john-f-kennedy/3677825/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Military alters training to deal with budget woes - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Military-alters-training-to-deal-with-budget-woes-5007700.php">http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Military-alters-training-to-deal-with-budget-woes-5007700.php</a><br /><br><br /><br>20 questions about the Iran nuclear deal: What it says, what's at stake, what's next - CNN :: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/24/world/meast/iran-nuclear-deal-qa/">http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/24/world/meast/iran-nuclear-deal-qa/</a><br /><br><br /><br>China riles Japan, US with air defense zone - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/24/china-japan-disputed-islands/3690911/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/24/china-japan-disputed-islands/3690911/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Will icy comet survive close encounter with sun? - FederalNewsRadio.com :: <a href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com/615/3511998/Will-icy-comet-survive-close-encounter-with-sun">http://www.federalnewsradio.com/615/3511998/Will-icy-comet-survive-close-encounter-with-sun</a><br /><br><br /><br>Killer winter storm sweeps East - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/11/24/winter-storm/3690877/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/11/24/winter-storm/3690877/</a>

24-Nov-2013 17:16

Police: NY deli owners stole $1M lottery ticket - Auburn Citizen :: http://auburnpub.com/ap/business/police-ny-deli-owners-stole-m-lottery-...

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FDA approves GSK’s bird flu vaccine for national stockpile [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div id="yom-ad-LREC" class="yom-ad yom-ad-LREC"> <center> <div id="yom-ad-LREC-iframe" class="yom-ad"></div> </center> </div> <p><br></p> <p>By Toni Clarke</p> <div class="body-slot-mod"> <div class="yom-remote"> <div class="yom-loading" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"></div> </div> </div> <p>(Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved a vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc for use in the event of an H5N1 bird flu epidemic.</p> <p>The vaccine will be added to the national stockpile and will not be available for commercial use, the FDA said. The vaccine does not have a trade name in the United States.</p> <p>It is the first H5N1 vaccine approved in the United States to contain an adjuvant, or booster, that turbo-charges the body’s immune response to the vaccine.</p> <p>“This vaccine could be used in the event that the H5N1 avian influenza virus develops the capability to spread efficiently from human to human, resulting in the rapid spread of disease across the globe,” Dr. Karen Midthun, director of the FDA’s biologics division, said in a statement.</p> <p>The FDA approved the vaccine for use in people over the age of 18 who are at increased risk of exposure to the virus. It would be distributed by public health officials if needed.</p> <p>The approval comes amid some uncertainty over the safety of modern adjuvants such as the one used in GSK’s bird flu vaccine.</p> <p>However, there are no truly effective traditional vaccines against bird flu. Glaxo’s super-charged product is the first to show it can confer protection in the event of a pandemic. European regulators have approved it under the brand name Pumarix.</p> <p>Data shows that children in England who received a similar adjuvanted vaccine, Pandemrix, during the 2009-10 H1N1 swine flu epidemic had a 14-fold heightened risk of developing narcolepsy, a chronic and potentially debilitating sleep disorder that can cause hallucinations, daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, a form of muscle weakness precipitated by strong emotion.</p> <p>According to GSK, some 30 million doses of Pandemrix were administered across Europe and 800 people, mostly children, developed narcolepsy. While GSK has acknowledged an association between the vaccine and the narcolepsy cases, it has said there is insufficient evidence to prove the adjuvant was to blame.</p> <p>Adjuvants have been used in vaccines for diseases such as diphtheria and tetanus for decades. Now, a new, more powerful generation of adjuvants, including one known as AS03 that is contained in the bird flu vaccine, is being developed whose safety is relatively untested.</p> <p>Previously, the United States has taken a more cautious approach toward adjuvants than some other countries. The FDA did not, for example, approve Pandemrix. U.S. experts felt that traditional, non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines made by Sanofi SA and others offered enough protection against the virus.</p> <p>But an advisory panel voted unanimously that the FDA should approve the vaccine against bird flu, which kills nearly 60 percent of those who become infected. By comparison, the H1N1 virus kills fewer than 1 percent of those infected.</p> <p>The H5N1 bird flu virus was first isolated in a human in Hong Kong in 1997 and began to spread throughout Southeast Asia in 2003. A 2011 report by the World Health Organization showed only 566 people had been infected with bird flu worldwide, compared with millions infected with the 2009 H1N1 swine flu virus. But the death rate for bird flu is far higher.</p> <p>(Reporting by Toni Clarke; Editing by Leslie Adler)</p> <p>(This Nov. 22 story was refiled to remove incorrect name Pandemrix in the second paragraph)</p> <ul id="topics" class="hidden"> <li>Health</li> <li>Pharmaceuticals & Drug Trials</li> <li>Food and Drug Administration</li> </ul><p></p> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

FDA approves GSK’s bird flu vaccine for national stockpile [ BeritaTerkini ]

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My Crazy Life

I love love love the friendships I've made through blogland!<br /><br />It's so much fun when somebody reaches out and then you end up becoming friends!  But... you end up having to tell your story over and over again.  Out in world, you meet someone and get to know each other through whatever that connecting point is.  It might just stay there or you might become close friends over time and learn deeper stuff eventually.<br /><br />It's different here! We can't just be content with your kid is on my kid's soccer team.  No, it's all the deep stuff that binds us together.  And we like talking about it, otherwise we wouldn't be here in the first place. So it's like almost an obligatory thing, dishing out the big story first.<br /><br />So it's dawned on me that I'm saying the same things again and again and again. I just want to cut to the chase lol.  I just want to be your friend!  I added a page up there at the tippy top of the blog for all the getting to know me kind of stuff in my crazy life.  There, now you know and we can just talk!

My Crazy Life

I love love love the friendships I've made through blogland! It's so much fun when somebody reaches out and then you end up becoming...

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