Clinton calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition

affiliate marketing ZAGREB (Reuters) – The United States called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Syria‘s opposition leadership, saying it was time to move beyond the Syrian National Council and bring in those “in the front lines fighting and dying”.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signaling a more active stance by Washington in attempts...

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RIM starts carrier testing on BlackBerry 10 devices

affiliate marketing TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion has started carrier testing of its new line of BlackBerry 10 devices ahead of the launch of the devices in the first quarter of 2013, the company said on Wednesday.“In the last week, BlackBerry 10 achieved lab entry with more than 50 carriers, a key step in our preparedness for...

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Disney to make new ‘Star Wars’ films, buy Lucas co

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (AP) — A decade after George Lucas said “Star Wars” was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $ 4.05 billion.The seventh movie, with a working title of “Episode 7,” is set for release in 2015....

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Compounding Pharmacies Feeling the Effects of NECC’s Errors

affiliate marketing Closing the barn door after the horse has escaped doesn’t help those it might encounter, but it does protect people from the many other horses that remain in the barn. This is analogous to what’s going on with compounding pharmacies in Florida and Massachusetts, now that the unsanitary conditions of the New England...

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Wall Street closed for second day

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – The stock market was closed for a second straight day on Tuesday as cash equity trading was canceled in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.Tuesday’s shutdown was the first time weather had resulted in a two-day market shutdown since the Great Blizzard of 1888. Exchanges expect to reopen on Wednesday. affiliate...

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Hurricane’s death toll rises to 65 in Caribbean

affiliate marketing PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As Americans braced Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, Haiti was still suffering.Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of constant rains that ended only on Friday. affiliate...

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Nexus 10 Costs $100 More Than Kindle Fire, Has 10x the Apps

affiliate marketing Amazon appears to be positioning its Kindle Fire lineup of tablets as the Pepsi to Apple‘s Coke, as John Gruber put it earlier this week. The various iPad models are better made and have more apps, but lack a handful of features and cost a lot more.How does the 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD compare to Google’s new Nexus...

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Anderson Cooper’s daytime show to end after two seasons

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Anderson Cooper‘s venture into daytime is coming to an end after just two seasons after failing to find an audience in the crowded daytime talk show market.Warner Bros Television, which syndicates “Anderson”, said on Monday the show will not be renewed after the current season ends in the summer...

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Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Weight-loss programs can help even very young children slim down, and it appears that acting early may improve the odds of success, according to a pair of new studies.“What they are showing is a pretty consistent trend that if we were to intervene early, we could really have an effect on...

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Five million ‘below living wage’

affiliate marketing 29 October 2012 Last updated at 11:14 ETOne in five workers in the UK is paid less than required for a basic standard of living, a report has said. affiliate marketing The proportion is much higher among waiters and bar staff, at up to 90% of workers, the research...

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