Pope says condoms sometimes permissible to stop AIDS

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Using condoms may sometimes be justified to stop the spread of AIDS, Pope Benedict says in a new book, in surprise comments that relax one of the Vatican's most controversial positions.
     In excerpts published in the Vatican newspaper on Saturday, the pope cites the example of the use of condoms by prostitutes as "a first step towards moralisation", even though condoms are "not really the way to deal with the evil of HIV infection".

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Tangled Movie Trailer

By K.M. LEW

Release Date: 24 November 2010
Genre: Animation | Comedy
Cast: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy
Director: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Writer: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Studio: Walt Disney

When the kingdom’s most wanted—and most charming—bandit Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi

) is taken hostage by Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), a feisty teen with 70 feet of golden hair who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, the unlikely duo sets off on a hilarious, hair-raising escapade filled with adventure, heart, humor and hair—lots of hair.

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Justin Bieber, Ke$ha & Glee Sell Most Albums In 2010

By K.M. LEW   

      Although the music industry saw a 13% decline in album sales in 2010, Justin Bieber proves to be force to be reckoned with.

      The Recording Industry Association of America reported that the Canadian heartthrob sold 2 million copies of My World, which means he received a double-platinum plaque!

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Price of clothes up next month

By K.M. LEW

PETALING JAYA: Consumers will have to pay more for new clothes this Christmas and the New Year after a surge in the price of cotton and yarn.

    The shortage of raw materials worldwide and higher demand for garments has led to the escalating prices of all raw materials for textiles and garments since early this year.

     Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Associa­tion chief executive officer Andrew Hong said local manufacturers had to absorb the higher manufacturing costs and cope with surging raw material prices.

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Malaysian charged with hacking into US bank

By K.M. LEW

NEW YORK: A Malaysian man, charged on Thursday with hacking into computer networks of the US Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) and a defence contractor, was caught by Secret Service agents while selling stolen credit card numbers for US$1,000 (RM3,200) at a diner in New York.

     Court documents released by US prosecutors said the man, identified as Lin Mun Poo, 32, was arrested on Oct 21, hours after arriving in New York.

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Women of substance

By K.M. LEW

At a time when there’s never been a greater need for change, nothing is more refreshing than a competition which celebrates diversity in beauty.

     Hotelier Karina Abdullah is, at 107kg, not your average beauty queen. First, the 24-year-old does not conform to the oh-so-boring rule stating that all beauty queens should be tall, willowy and hourglass-perfect. Second, she has more secrets than Miss World or Miss Universe would care to admit.

     “Of course I wanted to be thin when I was younger,” says Karina, when I asked if she ever had issues with her weight.

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Beyonce Is Too Sexy For TV

By K.M. LEW
   

     Beyonce's ad for her first perfume, Heat, has been banned from daytime TV in the U.K. It is "too sexually provocative" for youngsters to watch and it cannot be aired before 7.30pm on British TV, says the Daily Mail.

     Fourteen complaints were made about the ad, which mostly shows her in seductive poses and in one scene she appears to be naked in a bathtub. The people behind the ad campaign, Coty UK, claimed the ad was not overtly graphic or explicitly sexual and at no point was Beyonce naked.

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Review: Doom and gloom dominate new 'Harry Potter'

By K.M. LEW

In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, from left, Bill Nighy, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe are shown in a scene from "Harry Porter The Deathly Hallows: Part 1."

 

NEW YORK: Fear and loathing, doom and gloom permeate nearly every minute of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," the beginning of the end of the behemoth boy-wizard series.

     This seventh film in the franchise, directed once again by David Yates (who previously helmed parts five and six, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"), begins with nearly suffocating tension, as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) finds himself face-to-face with his destiny: being the target of the evil Lord Voldemort's deadly wrath. Friends and allies will have to band together to protect him; some of them won't make it out alive.

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Games of the Week!

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Sieger

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Immune Boosters

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Folate (or Folic Acid)
 
One of the B vitamins, folate is crucial to the growth and reproduction of all cells in adults and for maintaining DNA for normal cell production (including the immune system's white blood cells, which help fight disease), says Karen Collins, nutrition adviser and registered dietitian at the American Institute for Cancer Research. Concerns about the potential effect of folate deficiency prompted the U.S. government to have foods such as cereal fortified with the nutrient, which makes taking in the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of 400 micrograms fairly easy for adults. Eating healthy plant-based foods will also get you there: dark-green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach provide 100 to 200 micrograms per cup, while lentils contribute about 350 micrograms per cup.

Sources
 
Dried beans, leafy greens (kale, romaine, spinach), fortified cereals, and whole grains


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Healthy Juice Recipe

Spinach-Cucumber-Celery Juice

By K.M. LEW

Because celery isn't overpowering, it allows the spinach and cucumber juices to stand out. Spinach is a good source of calcium, iron, and potassium.Per serving: 80 calories, 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 16 g carbs, 140 mg sodium, 7 g protein

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