Severe Weather Will Cause Delays

As the Gulf Coast struggles to recover from an outbreak of tornadoes, millions across the nation are waking up this morning on the busiest travel day of the Christmas season to cope with more severe weather that promises to upset the travel plans of millions.

"Traveling will definitely be affected as people go home for the holidays," Bob Oravec, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service, told ABC News. "Anywhere from the Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the Northeast, there's definitely going to be travel issues as we have heavy snow and some very high winds."

That large storm has been pounding not just the Gulf Coast but most of the South from Oklahoma to Arkansas, and Texas, where Dallas had a rare white Christmas.

In Lubbock, Texas, more than an inch of snow fell, making it difficult for some drivers to stay on the road. At Dallas Fort Worth airport, flights have been delayed as crews worked to de-ice planes.

Oklahoma got about 7 inches of snow across the state, making for treacherous road conditions. A 21-car pile-up in Oklahoma City temporarily shut down a major roadway through the state. No one was seriously injured.

Arkansas also got a rare Christmas Day snow storm, with an estimated 10 inches falling on Fayetteville, Ark., limiting roadway visibility.

All of that snowy weather in the South left a white trail everywhere it went, and today it's expected to bring at least six to eight inches to the lower Midwest. Today's severe weather could cause potential delays at airports in St. Louis, Louisville, Ky., Indianapolis and Cincinnati.

In Northern California, residents were socked with the third storm in three days. Wet weather spread from the Bay area through the Sierras and delayed inbound flights at San Francisco International airport, and caused a landslide in Oakland, almost crushing one driver to death.

"I heard the thing bounce kind of directly right off my roof and I feel pretty lucky," storm damage victim John Monaghan told ABC News.

The severe weather system in the South has been pushing overnight, and a front with heavy rain and wind is forecast for the Northeastern corridor late tonight and into Thursday morning.

"The big cities from Washington up to Philadelphia and New York City will mostly be in the form of rain," Oravec said. "There may be a brief period of snow from the nation's capitol this morning up into Philadelphia and then to New York City. But the track of the storm currently suggests that the precipitation will definitely change over to rain."

ABC News Radio contributed to this report

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Wooden Pens from Woodcraft Turn-a-Thon On Their Way to American Service Personnel

Handcrafted wooden pens will soon be in the hands of American Service personnel ? thank-you gifts for their sacrifice and service to their country from volunteer woodturners in a program sponsored by Woodcraft.

Parkersburg, W. VA. (PRWEB) December 27, 2012

More than 10,000 American service personnel on active duty and in rehabilitation facilities will be receiving handmade wooden pens, thanks to Woodcraft retail customers and employees.

Woodturners gathered at Woodcraft stores all over the country on Veterans Day weekend for the ninth annual Turn for Troops National Turn-a-thon to make the one-of-a-kind wood pens ? 10,678 this year.

Among the turners at the Parkersburg, West Virginia, store was Alan Haught of Harrisville, whose son, Major Deron Haught, is retired from the U.S. Army. ?I like to let them know that there are people who care and think about them. Deron served in Iraq, so I know the feeling of having a loved one in danger,? Haught said. ?I put a card in with the pen and tell what kind of wood it is. I name the wood to give them a sense of something back home too. I usually get a few messages back each year from some of them too ? cards and emails.?

Haught has participated in the Turn for Troops event for four years. Like many of the turners, he learned to turn pens in a Woodcraft class, a gift from his daughter, Lori Milner, Woodcraft marketing manager, who joined him for the class.

Including the 2012 total, the volunteer woodturners have crafted 97,717 of the unique pens since the first Woodcraft Turn for Troops National Turn-a-thon in 2004.

For more information about Woodcraft, please contact the store nearest you, visit http://www.woodcraft.com or call (800) 535-4482. To learn about Woodcraft franchise opportunities, call (800) 344-3348, visit http://www.woodcraftfranchise.com or email woodcraftfranchise(at)woodcraft(dot)com.

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Weight Loss Pill Qsymia 'Gaining Traction'

Dec. 26, 2012 -- Sales of the prescription weight loss drug Qsymia, the first such drug to get the FDA's OK in 13 years, are increasing, despite earlier reports of sluggish interest.

For the week ending Dec. 7, more than 2,000 new prescriptions for Qsymia were filled, according to Source Healthcare Analytics, a provider of pharmaceutical market data. That compares to 1,163 filled prescriptions for the week ending Nov. 23.

Depending on who you talk to, the drug, which went on sale in mid-September, is a godsend or a disaster.

Gwen Barton, 57, of New York, participated in a Qsymia clinical trial. She dropped 50 pounds in 18 months. She gained back half of that after the trial ended, then started back on the pill in early December.

The pounds came off again. "I have lost 12 pounds so far and I'm very happy,'' she says. She wants to shed another 40 pounds on her 5-foot-5-inch frame to get to 140 pounds.

Barton offered to share her story through the public relations firm for Vivus, the maker of Qsymia.

When the FDA approved the drug earlier in 2012, Sidney Wolfe, MD, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, called the decision ''reckless.''

His opinion hasn't changed, he says. "The history of diet drugs is a disaster," he says.

Qsymia Prescriptions Up

Michael Miller, chief commercial officer at Vivus, declined to release sales figures or quote prescription numbers until January, when fourth quarter results are in.

"We are pleased," he says of sales. "We have been gaining traction."

The drug is only sold through certified mail-order pharmacies whose personnel have finished a Qsymia-provided training program.

That was part of the risk reduction that Vivus agreed to with the FDA.

Average cost of the recommended dose is $160 for a one-month supply, Miller says.

Insurance coverage is not yet common. "About 1 out of 5 prescriptions are covered," he says. "The average co-pay is $50 or $60."

How It Works

Qsymia combines two drugs already on the market: phentermine and topiramate.

Phentermine is an appetite suppressant. (It was the ''phen'' part of the popular weight loss combination pill fen-phen. After reports of lung problems and heart valve damage surfaced, related to the ''fen'' or fenfluramine, the FDA requested fenfluramine's withdrawal from market in 1997).

Topiramate may work by suppressing appetite and helping you feel full, according to the drugmaker.

Qsymia is approved only for those who have a body mass index or BMI of 30+, termed obese, or a BMI of 27+, termed overweight, with another weight-related problem such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol.

It is prescribed with the understanding that patients will follow a healthy, reduced-calorie diet and get regular exercise.

Barton says she walks for exercise. She drinks a lot of water and has given up fatty foods, sodas, and another old favorite, doughnuts.

Thanksgiving was not the struggle it once was. "No seconds, no thirds, I didn't bring food home," she says.

Source: http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20121224/qsymia-gaining-traction

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Spotify now streaming to premium customers on TiVo Premiere boxes

Spotify is continuing its bid for electronic ubiquity, today announcing yet another device its streaming tunes will be available on: TiVo Premiere. The Premiere series of set top boxes from TiVo come in a variety of flavors, but it sounds like the service should work on any of the line -- of course, you need to be a paying Premium Spotify member to actually use the service, just like Spotify's mobile variations (it's unclear if the radio functionality will work without a Premium membership, but we're checking with Spotify). There's a snappy TV-centric UI, optimized for use with TiVo's controller, and a full screen mode should you choose a more minimalist approach to your music consumption. And hey, now that Lars Ulrich is on board, you can have an all Metallica jam session, right from your living room entertainment center. Hot dog!

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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gives $500 million in stock to charity

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charitable foundation.

The 28-year-old Zuckerberg said he and his wife, Priscilla, earmarked the gift of 18 million Facebook shares for health and education issues.

"Mark's generous gift will change lives and inspire others in Silicon Valley and around the globe to give back and make the world a better place," Emmett D. Carson, CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, said in a statement.

A spokesman for the foundation declined further comment.

Zuckerberg made the announcement about the donation to the foundation on his Facebook Timeline.

"Together, we will look for areas in education and health to focus on next," Zuckerberg wrote.

The gift, worth $498.8 million based on Tuesday?s closing stock price,is Zuckerberg?s largest.

He pledged $100 million in Facebook stock to Newark, N.J., public schools in 2010. Later that year he joined the Giving Pledge, the push from Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett to get the nation?s richest people to donate most of their wealth.

"This is great news for people who are passionate about improving public education,"?said Jen Holleran, executive director of Startup:Education, Zuckerberg's foundation, which is initially focused on the Newark schools.?"Mark's commitment to dramatically improving the public schools in Newark has been making exciting progress, and we're thrilled to know that his larger dedication to philanthropy is continuing."?

Dustin Moskovitz, the Facebook co-founder who left the giant social network in 2008 to start his own company, Asana, also joined the Giving Pledge and started a private foundation called Good Ventures with his fiancee, Cari Tuna, a former Wall Street Journal reporter.

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Street Markets on the Costa Del Sol | BeCleanLiveGreen

Posted by Travel-and-Leisure:Destination-Tips Articles from EzineArticles.com on December 19, 2012

The street markets that take place in towns and cities up and down the Costa del Sol are enormously popular with both residents and holidaymakers. Some cater more to a Spanish clientele selling work clothes, fruit, vegetables, household goods and flowers, while others are out to entice visitors to the area with watches, jewellery, gifts and souvenirs. The markets all start early in the morning and usually pack up between 2pm and 3pm, so sharpen your elbows and get ready to haggle!.....

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Senior al Qaeda man reported arrested in Algeria

LONDON (Reuters) - The number two in the militant Islamist organization Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has been arrested in northern Algeria, an Algerian news website reported on Monday.

The website of Tout Sur l'Algerie (TSA), an electronic daily, quoted security sources as saying that Salah Gasmi had been arrested on Sunday in front of a restaurant in the town of Cheurfa, about 90 miles southeast of Algiers.

It was not possible to confirm the report immediately.

AQIM is a pan-Maghreb jihadist organization that has taken responsibility for a number of attacks, particularly in Algeria. It has sent fighters to Iraq and vowed to attack Western targets, according to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations website.

TSA said that Salah Gasmi was a communications specialist considered to be the mastermind behind a series of suicide attacks in Algeria in 2007. (Reporting by Stephen Powell; editing by Andrew Roche)

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