Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army abandoned its last base near the northern town of Saraqeb after a fierce assault by rebels, further isolating the strategically important second city Aleppo from the capital.But in a political setback to forces battling to topple President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations said...

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Anna Breslaw’s 600-Word Sprint: On New York, Facebook and the Superstorm

affiliate marketing TakePart is happier than ever to present “Anna Breslaw’s 600-Word Sprint,” a weekly column of social justice insight, provocation and solution. Look for Anna’s Sprint every week on the homepage of TakePart.By the time the number of years you’ve lived in New York could make up (or surpass) the age of a toddler, you’re...

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AP PHOTOS: Stars come out for Sandy victims’ show

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — For the victims of Superstorm Sandy, it was a sorely needed message delivered.From “Livin’ on a Prayer” to “The Living Proof,” every song Friday at NBC’s benefit concert became a message song. affiliate marketing New Jersey‘s Jon Bon Jovi gave extra...

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How Computational Models Are Improving Medicine [Video]

affiliate marketing Click here to view the video High-resolution electromechanical model of a heart; courtesy of N. Trayanova affiliate marketing The more we learn about cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s, the more vexingly complex they seem–and the more elusive their cures. Even...

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Worries over basic bank accounts

affiliate marketing 1 November 2012 Last updated at 20:01 ETA watchdog has claimed that “dark clouds” are gathering for the future of simple bank accounts designed for vulnerable and low-income customers. affiliate marketing Consumer Focus said that basic bank accounts – assisting...

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10 Wooden iPhone Cases for the Geeky Lumberjack

affiliate marketing 1. Grove CasesA mix of bamboo and plant fiber composite combine to create this classic Grove case. There are tons of achingly cool etched patterns to choose from on the site, or you can design your own. For: iPhone 4/4S, 5, Cost: From $ 79Click here to view this gallery. affiliate...

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Suicide Silence singer Lucker dies in California motorcycle accident

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mitch Lucker, the lead singer of extreme heavy metal band Suicide Silence, died on Thursday of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach, California, police said.The band from Southern California was given the Golden Gods award for best new talent by Revolver magazine in...

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U.S. FDA finds bacteria in New England Compounding drugs

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – U.S. health officials have found bacteria in lots of an injected steroid and a heart drug made by New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy linked to contaminated steroids that have claimed the lives of at least 28 people.The Food and Drug Administration said it identified different types of bacteria...

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“Wage scar” threatens U.S. labor recovery: Manpower CEO

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – A “wage scar” caused by workers accepting lower pay could slow the pace of U.S. economic recovery for years to come, the chief executive of global staffing services company ManpowerGroup said on Fri day.Workers are accepting lower pay because a U.S. labor recovery, while encouraging, remains muted. affiliate...

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Mexico’s Day of Dead brings memories of missing

affiliate marketing MEXICO CITY (AP) — Maria Elena Salazar refuses to set out plates of her missing son’s favorite foods or orange flowers as offerings for the deceased on Mexico‘s Day of the Dead, even though she hasn’t seen him in three-and-a-half years.The 50-year-old former teacher is convinced that Hugo Gonzalez Salazar, a university...

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Civility efforts seek better behavior on campus

affiliate marketing COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas on a Tennessee campus tour. A hostile student in Maryland challenging his professor to a fight after the teacher limited the use of cell phones and...

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NBC to hold a benefit concert for Sandy victims

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — NBC will hold a benefit concert Friday for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit.Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert, hosted by “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer. affiliate...

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La desvenlafaxina actúa contra los sofocos: estudio

affiliate marketing NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) – El antidepresivodesvenlafaxina (Pristiq, de Pfizer) reduce los sofocos en las affiliate marketing mujeres postmenopáusicas, según señala un equipo médico.A pesar de este resultado, que surge de un subestudio de unensayo aleatorio,...

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Comet to go into administration

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Dan Wagner, Powa Technologies: “They failed to leverage their physical presence… ten years ago” About 6,500 retail jobs are at risk after electrical chain Comet confirmed that it would be put into administration next week. Private equity firm OpCapita, which owns the 240-store business, has lined up restructuring specialist Deloitte...

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Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce

affiliate marketing AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets with renewed intensity on Tuesday after the end of a widely ignored four-day truce between President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces and insurgents.State television said “terrorists” had assassinated an air force general, Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi, in a Damascus suburb,...

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U.S. seeks patriotic computer geeks for help in cyber crisis

affiliate marketing BOSTON (Reuters) – The Department of Homeland Security is considering setting up a “Cyber Reserve” of computer security experts who could be called upon in the event of a crippling cyber attack.The idea came from a task force the agency set up to address what has long been a weak spot – recruiting and retaining skilled...

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Brad Pitt donates $100K for gay marriage effort

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad Pitt has agreed to donate $ 100,000 to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support same-sex marriage initiatives in several states.The nation’s largest gay rights group announced Wednesday that Pitt agreed to match contributions from the group’s members up to $ 100,000. affiliate...

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A little exercise may help kids with ADHD focus

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Twenty minutes of exercise may help kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) settle in to read or solve a math problem, new research suggests.The small study, of 40 eight- to 10-year-olds, looked only at the short-term effects of a single bout of exercise. And researchers...

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Barclays in new regulatory probes

affiliate marketing 31 October 2012 Last updated at 13:29 ETUK bank Barclays has announced that it is the subject of two new regulatory probes, soon after a series of scandals that have dented its reputation. affiliate marketing US authorities are looking at whether the way that Barclays...

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Cuba’s 2nd city without power, water after Sandy

affiliate marketing HAVANA (AP) — Residents of Cuba‘s second-largest city of Santiago remained without power or running water Monday, four days after Hurricane Sandy made landfall as the island’s deadliest storm in seven years, ripping rooftops from homes and toppling power lines.Across the Caribbean, the storm’s death toll rose to 69,...

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Russia’s Mail.Ru to launch global expansion with online games

affiliate marketing MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian email-to-social networking group Mail.Ru is targeting online gamers as it prepares to launch services in foreign markets under the ‘my.com’ name.“Games is what we can begin to enter new markets with,” Dmitry Grishin, the chief executive officer of Mail.Ru Group, told reporters on Tuesday. affiliate...

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