Nurses Who Saved NICU Babies Remember Harrowing Hurricane Night

affiliate marketing Nurses at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at New York University’s Langone Medical Center have challenging jobs, even in the best of times. Their patients are babies, some weighing as little as 2 pounds, who require constant and careful care as they struggle to stay alive.On Monday night, as superstorm Sandy bore...

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Construction output ‘still weak’

affiliate marketing 2 November 2012 Last updated at 06:37 ETOutput in the UK construction sector was fractionally higher in October, a survey had indicated, but new work and employment shrank. affiliate marketing The Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 50.9...

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As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned

affiliate marketing KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar — that once foreign troops are gone, private-sector jobs will be fewer but nursing will always be in demand.Besides, if...

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Microsoft Testing Its Own Smartphone [REPORT]

affiliate marketing Microsoft is building its own smartphone, a new report suggests. It’s currently in the testing phase with Asian component suppliers, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites “people familiar with the situation.”[More from Mashable: 5 Companies Making Change on #GivingTuesday] affiliate...

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George Lucas’ filmmaking rooted in rebellion

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s no mistaking the similarities. A childhood on a dusty farm, a love of fast vehicles, a rebel who battles an overpowering empire — George Lucas is the hero he created, Luke Skywalker.His filmmaking outpost, Skywalker Ranch, is so far removed from the Hollywood moviemaking machine he once...

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Disaster Response: A New Yorker Reflects on Sandy

affiliate marketing Evolutionary psychologists tell us it’s human nature to search for lessons from the skies. Here is what I think Hurricane Sandy is saying to the U.S.: If you don’t hang together, you will hang separately. I feel undeservedly lucky to be in a part of New York City that has power and water in Sandy’s aftermath. I...

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It’s Global Warming, Stupid

affiliate marketing Yes, yes, it’s unsophisticated to blame any given storm on climate change. Men and women in white lab coats tell us—and they’re right—that many factors contribute to each severe weather episode. Climate deniers exploit scientific complexity to avoid any discussion at all.Clarity, however, is not beyond reach. Hurricane...

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Gruesome video raises concerns about Syria rebels

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (AP) — A video that appears to show a unit of Syrian rebels kicking terrified, captured soldiers and then executing them with machine guns raised concerns Friday about rebel brutality at a time when the United States is making its strongest push yet to forge an opposition movement it can work with.U.N. officials...

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Twitter CEO lobbied against exiling Dorsey in 2008: investor

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter CEO Dick Costolo lobbied against exiling Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey in a 2008 power struggle, according to an early investor who shed new light on the management turmoil that for years roiled one of Silicon Valley’s drama-ridden companies.Chris Sacca, a former Google executive...

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“Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out” documentary to premiere on Showtime next year

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Showtime has acquired the rights to the U.S. television premiere of the documentary “Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out,” the cable network said Thursday.Marina Zenovich, who also directed the documentary “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” also directed “Odd Man Out.” affiliate...

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Many HIV patients skip medications to drink

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study, about half of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy skipped their medications whenever they were drinking alcohol, an ill-advised behavior that could lead to higher viral loads, researchers say.Nearly 200 people with HIV who were on antiretroviral drugs and drank alcohol...

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Shut That Taxi Window! China’s Leaders Are Meeting

affiliate marketing How does China prepare for its biggest political event of the decade? That’s the meeting of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party, opening Nov. 8 in Beijing, which will see a historic shift in top leadership. For starters, dramatically beef up security in Beijing, while beautifying the city with elaborate...

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Canada will push to keep bank capital rules on schedule

affiliate marketing OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will urge all countries to stick to the agreed schedule for implementing tougher bank capital rules at a November 4-5 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.The so-called Basel III rules are the world’s...

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Apple rolls out iPad mini in Sydney to shorter lines

affiliate marketing SYDNEY (Reuters) – Apple fans lined up in Sydney, Australia, to get their hands on the iPad mini on Friday, but the device, priced above rival gadgets from Google and Amazon.com, attracted smaller crowds than at the company’s previous global rollouts.About 50 people waited for the Apple store to open, where in the...

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Jodie Foster to get lifetime achievement award at Golden Globes

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Double-Oscar winner Jodie Foster will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes ceremony in January, recognizing her 40-year career as an actress, director and movie producer, organizers said on Thursday.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which organizes the annual...

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Madrid to apply one-euro charge on drug prescriptions

affiliate marketing MADRID (Reuters) – The region of Madrid said on Wednesday it would introduce an unpopular one-euro surcharge for medical prescriptions next year as pressure mounts on Spain‘s cash-strapped regions to curb deficits.The plan is part of Madrid‘s efforts to save some 2.7 billion euros ($ 3.5 billion) in next year’s budget,...

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