Oct
31

Where You’re Not Likely to Get Cell Service Because of Sandy

affiliate marketing It’s hard to tell exactly where the cell phone outages are happening without exact information from the wireless companies, but because of the way cell phone technology works, we know that the densest areas with the most power outages and the worst weather damage—i.e., downtown Manhattan—are where cell service is...
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“A Late Quartet” Review: classical-music drama gets soapy but actors avoid the false notes

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “A Late Quartet,” as it turns out, has more than one meaning: The film’s musicians spend most of the movie grappling with Beethoven’s Opus 131, the String Quartet No. 14 in C# Minor, which was one of the composer’s “late quartets,” completed the year before his death.But the title also...
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Alternative Therapies Help Many Arthritis Patients

affiliate marketing Researchers have confirmed that complementary and alternative therapy (CAT) can help many arthritis patients manage their condition. Their results suggest that the majority of patients who used CAT plus prescribed medication believed they benefited from the alternative treatment.The scientists published their findings...
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Child benefit cuts ‘cost £50,000′

affiliate marketing 31 October 2012 Last updated at 20:02 ETSome families may lose as much as £50,000 over the next 18 years due to cuts in child benefit, the accountancy firm PwC says. affiliate marketing The government will start to withdraw, or cut altogether, child benefit from...
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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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Oct
30

In hurricane, Twitter proves a lifeline despite pranksters

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As Hurricane Sandy pounded the U.S. Atlantic coast on Monday night, knocking out electricity and Internet connections, millions of residents turned to Twitter as a part-newswire, part-911 hotline that hummed through the night even as some websites failed and swathes of Manhattan fell dark.But...
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Swift’s ‘Red’ sells 1.2 million copies in debut

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift‘s new album is called “Red,” but its true color is a brilliant platinum. The 22-year-old sold 1.2 million copies of her latest album in its first week — the largest sales week for any album in a decade.Nielsen SoundScan confirmed the blockbuster sales on Tuesday night. “Red” marks Swift’s...
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Hurricane Babies: Myths and Realities

affiliate marketing Robyn Moreno, due to give birth, paid little attention to Hurricane Sandy, until police circled her Battery Park City neighborhood in Lower Manhattan and ordered mandatory evacuations in anticipation of a record tidal surge.Just before the historic storm hit New York City, the 36-year-old freelance writer and her...
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NYC Rats: Stronger Than Sandy

affiliate marketing Unprecedented flooding throughout low-lying portions of New York City over the past two days undoubtedly left hundreds—if not thousands—of rats scrambling for their dear lives. According to experts, most of them likely survived. “They’re a jack of all trades when it comes to locomotion,” says Rick Ostfeld of the Cary...
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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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