Archive for December, 2011
For the not-so-serious drinker: Marshmallow vodka
By Martinne Geller NEW YORK | Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:30pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vodkas flavored with citrus and berry have been around for years and recently some newer brands have been trying to create buzz with unusual flavors. But this holiday season, for the first time, the world’s largest vodka brand is [...]
Condoms for porn actors to be on Los Angeles ballot
By Mary Slosson LOS ANGELES | Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:51pm EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A ballot initiative requiring Los Angeles porn actors to wear condoms has qualified to go before city voters in a presidential primary election in June, organizers said on Tuesday. America’s second-largest city is home to the multibillion dollar U.S. [...]
Clerics clash in Church of the Nativity
BETHLEHEM, West Bank | Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:55am EST BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – A Christmas cleaning of the Church of the Nativity turned into scuffles on Wednesday between rival Christian clerics zealously guarding denominational turf at the holy site. Brooms and fists flew inside the church marking the birthplace of Jesus as some [...]
UK’s Times newspaper names Bouazizi person of 2011
LONDON | Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:56am EST LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s The Times newspaper on Wednesday named as person of the year Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian whose self immolation inspired uprisings that toppled dictators across the Arab world and shook the region’s remaining autocracies. Bouazizi set himself alight last year after officials confiscated the [...]
Ready to Fly! American Girl’s 2012 Girl of the Year McKenna Inspires Girls to Face Challenges with Spirit and Determination
MIDDLETON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This January, girls everywhere will flip for McKennaTM, American Girl’s new 2012 Girl of the Year®. A determined, energetic girl who loves gymnastics, McKenna shines on the balance beam, but when she falls behind in school, she must use her strengths to turn challenges into triumphs. Through McKenna, girls will discover the power [...]
