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Nielsen: 28 percent of mobile subscribers use smartphones
Smartphone users now make up more than a Quarter of the U.S. cell phone market, according to a new report from the Nielsen Company. Nielsen said Monday the Adoption rate for Smartphones like Research in Motion's BlackBerry, Apple's iPhone and devices based on Google's Android operating system increased to 41 percent in the recently-ended Third Quarter, from 35 percent in the previous quarter. That rate puts the U.S. on par with the United Kingdom and Italy, but trailing Spain. Among smartphone...

Man Who Stayed Awake for 40 Days Looks Back With Open Eyes
(Nov. 2) -- What's the best part of not sleeping for 40 days? According to Tyler Shields, a Los Angeles photographer who claims he set a World Record by staying awake for 968 consecutive hours, it's the fact that no one will ever complain about being tired when they're around you. "Nobody will be like, 'I'm exhausted,' " Shields told AOL News. "They just can't say that to me anymore." Earlier this week, Shields says he completed his Sleep-deprivation marathon, overcoming fevers, Headaches, eye p...

NC man pursues world record for kidney tumor
PIKEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man is celebrating successful Cancer surgery in an unusual way: by seeking World Record status for the tumor doctors removed from his abdomen. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Eugene Tyner of Pikeville has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records for the status of heaviest cancerous kidney ever removed. In a four-hour surgery, doctors removed the kidney, which had grown to the size of a cantaloupe because of a huge malignant tumo...

NC man pursues world record for kidney tumor
(11-01) 12:30 PDT Pikeville, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man is celebrating successful Cancer surgery in an unusual way: by seeking World Record status for the tumor doctors removed from his abdomen. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Eugene Tyner of Pikeville has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records for the status of heaviest cancerous kidney ever removed. In a four-hour surgery, doctors removed the kidney, which had grown to the size of a cantaloupe because of a huge mal...

North Carolina hopes huge tumor is a record
PIKEVILLE -- The Cancer growing in Eugene Tyner’s side ached like a blow from a sledgehammer, and when doctors inspected, they found his kidney mutated into an 11-ounce, cantaloupe-size monster. Tyner recalls waking up, groggy from surgery, to hear a nurse explain that the organ extracted from his middle was big enough to fill a bowl. "A bowl?" Tyner asked. "A bowl," the nurse repeated. "Like you feed your dog in." Cancer-free at 31, Tyner can joke about his whopper of a tumor. But jokes a...

Carving the World's Heaviest Pumpkin into the World's Biggest Jack-O'-Lantern
Ann Rafalko is Director of Online Content. The World’s heaviest pumpkin is calling The New York Botanical Garden home for just a few more days. And while its entrance was grand, its exit will be spectacular! Beginning Friday, October 29, world-renowned pumpkin carver, and current holder of the Guinness Book‘s World Record for largest jack-o’-lantern, Scott Cully will be at the Botanical Garden to carve the 1,810.5 lbs beauty. The carving, which will take approximately one hour ...

International news: Lebanon
SEEKING to brush off its political troubles and burnish its reputation for good living, Lebanon claimed a record for the world's biggest glass of wine yesterday. Organisers of a wine festival in Beirut poured around 100 bottles of Lebanese wine into the giant glass, which stood at 2.4 metres tall and 1.65 metres wide. "The previous record was set in Portugal 12 years ago, and I'm proud to announce that Lebanon has achieved a new record," Guinness World Records adjudicator Liz Smith said. The s...

Happy Halloween! WeHo Carnaval Will Sing Time Warp from Rocky Horror Show
Happy Halloween! WeHo Carnaval Will Sing ‘Time Warp’ from Rocky Horror Show Sarah Palin in 2012? Boo! The World’s largest and most outrageous Halloween celebration - the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Sunday night during the always memorable Halloween along Santa Monica Blvd in Boys Town. The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval will close out with an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the...

The Royal Veterinary College
Our broad range of programmes are of international appeal and attract Students who go on to become practising Veterinarians, animal scientists, veterinary nurses and leaders in industry and government. The College has a proud heritage of innovation in veterinary science, clinical practice and education. We offer a portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development programmes. These are delivered either full-time, part-time or via conventional distance and interactiv...

No Justification for the Death Penalty
Two years ago, when a splintered Supreme Court approved Lethal Injection as a means of execution in Baze v. Rees, Justice John Paul Stevens made a prophecy. Instead of ending the Controversy, he said, the ruling would raise questions “about the justification for the death penalty itself.” Since then, evidence has continued to mount, showing the huge injustice of the death penalty — and the particular barbarism of this form of execution. In the case of Jeffrey Landrigan, convic...

YES! on Prop B
The purpose of this Act is to prohibit the cruel and inhumane treatment of Dogs in Puppy Mills by requiring large-scale dog breeding operations to provide each dog under their care with basic food and Water, adequate Shelter from the elements, necessary veterinary care, adequate space to turn around and stretch his or her limbs, and regular exercise. Adequate rest between breeding cycles. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may have custody of more than fifty covered Dogs for t...

Cats can make owners happier, healthier and gentler
Why do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Recently, we published a story on this page about how many ways dogs are good for our health and well-being. Cat lovers responded, demanding equal time. And so ... to cats: Yes, kittens are adorable. Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch. And yes, cats are independent and don't require as much care as dogs. But research shows cats can a...

Fish organs are NOT the same color as they used to be, says BP/P2S worker — “You cut them open and they’re not the same” (VIDEO)
No oysters? It’s NOT the Oil says MS State Official, while fishermen ALL say not to open waters (VIDEO) Yet they have opened the Fishing Industry again. The fish will be sent all around the USA and put on people’s dinner tables. Not me, no way, no sea food or fish from stores, food establishments, etc. I heard that many countries are refusing to buy ANY U.S. Seafood for fear it may have come from the GOM. Remember the put fish from the GOM into Hog feed and other animal food such as ...

Brucellosis found in bison on Ted Turner ranch
HELENA, MONT. — A bacterial disease has been found in Ted Turner's 4,600-head bison herd in Montana, the first time brucellosis has been discovered in a domestic herd in the state in more than two years. The disease, which can cause pregnant bison, cattle and elk to abort their fetuses, was found in a 7-year-old cow about two weeks ago and is suspected in two other bison on Turner's Flying D Ranch, state Veterinarian Marty Zaluski said. The cow has been killed and the other two have bee...

A death sentence for a man's poodle stirs debate in Hydro
People are questioning whether Hydro, OK, Police could have found an alternative to killing a man's poodle while he was in jail for breaking the dog out of the pound. HYDRO — People are questioning whether Police could have found an alternative to killing a man's poodle while he was in jail for breaking the dog out of the pound. The ruckus started about two weeks ago when 73-year-old Edwin Fry used bolt cutters to free the dog, Buddy Tough, and left on his riding lawn mower with the anima...

How To Keep Your Pet Safe During Halloween
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) - Despite the holiday cheer you may show to your pets, it’s not always a good thing. Pet owners should be mindful of their animals during Halloween as there are many opportunities for pets to be unintentionally harmed, 1010 WINS’ Susan Richard reports. ASPCA Veterinarian Dr. Emily Pointer says that with all the commotion, animals can be frightened very easily. “I know it’s very tempting to take your pet out for a fun night out on the town, but t...

Proposition B: All Bark or Taking A Bite Out Of Animal Cruelty?
Proposition B would, if approved by voters, add several new regulations on dog breeders and would limit the number of breeding dogs they may have. There’s no limit now but that would change to a cap of 50 with voter approval. Proposition B is also known as “The Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act” and supporters say it’s needed because the state has too many large-scale dog breeders now and too many of those keep the animals in deplorable conditions. Missouri native Bob Bar...

A veterinarian's view of Proposition B
I read the two pro and con views on Proposition B printed in your Other View Section of the Tuesday and Wednesday paper. The only similarity in their views was that both articles sounded like political ads slamming the other side. Both sides have legitimate facts to back up their point of view. I think it would have served the voting Public better if they had stuck to the positives and not veered to the extreme. As a practicing small animal Veterinarian I have been very interested in both sides ...

A death sentence for a man's poodle stirs debate in Hydro
People are questioning whether Hydro, OK, Police could have found an alternative to killing a man's poodle while he was in jail for breaking the dog out of the pound. HYDRO — People are questioning whether Police could have found an alternative to killing a man's poodle while he was in jail for breaking the dog out of the pound. The ruckus started about two weeks ago when 73-year-old Edwin Fry used bolt cutters to free the dog, Buddy Tough, and left on his riding lawn mower with the anima...

Berlusconi says liking girls 'better than being gay'
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dismissed calls to resign on Tuesday over reports he helped a 17-year-old girl who attended parties at his house, saying it was “better to like beautiful girls than to be Gay”. He refused to apologise for his fondness for young women and denied doing anything improper, after the case of the girl known as Ruby filled Italian Newspapers last week and opposition lawmakers called for him to step down. “As always, I work without inter...

Silvio Berlusconi accused of having 'uncontrollable sickness' for women
Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of suffering from an "uncontrollable sickness" in his relations with women, as the Moroccan teenage belly dancer at the heart of Italy's latest Sex Scandal said she is writing a book about the affair....

Putin: is he the ultimate PR solution?
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 2 November 2010 20.00 GMT Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin carries a hunting rifle during his trip to Tuva Republic. Photograph: Afp/AFP/Getty Images I went to the opening of The Expendables recently, in the mood for a little bit of escapism, and was bowled over by the crowd's whooping, hollering love for Sly, Lundgren, Arnie, Bruce et al. There seemed to be more love than you could have ever expected for a formula, and a set of stars, who for the most part reac...

Italy's PM: I May Have The Hots for Teen Girls, But At Least I'm Not A Homo
Fending off charges of an improper relationship with a 17 year-old girl, 74 year-old Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is defending his "appreciation" for young girls by saying "at least it's better than being Gay." "As always, I work without interruption and if occasionally I happen to look a beautiful girl in the face, it's better to like beautiful girls than to be gay," he told a meeting at a motorcycle industry show in Milan. "You should be completely reassured about the government ...

Italys Silvio Berlusconi: Its Better To Like Beautiful Young Girls Than To Be Gay
As you all (hopefully) make your way to the polling booth today, you may find yourself disappointed with the crop of American politicians in front of you. However, to let you know that it could be worse (or at the very least, there’s jerks on every shore), let us present to you the following quote from Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi . The 74-year-old has gotten in trouble recently after allegedly paying a 17-year-old girl €7,000 after she attended parties at his house. Re...

Pope warns kids: Web distorts idea of 'love'
Vatican City — Pope Benedict XVI cautioned Young People yesterday about the presentation of love on the Internet, saying they risk losing respect by pursuing affection being pitched like “merchandise.” “Much love is proposed by the media and Internet, but this isn’t love but selfishness,” Benedict told some 100,000 Catholic Children from throughout Italy. Catholics sexually abused by clergy as Children planned to hold a rally today. Organizers said earlier in...