There were no smoke alarms fitted at property booked through Holidaylettings. Photograph: PA Ten of us rented a property through Holidaylettings for three nights in August. The showers leaked through the ceilings onto the electric lights, there were no smoke alarms, the bedding was unwashed and the kitchen was filthy. Because there was nowhere else for 10 people to transfer at late notice we made the best of it. Since then the owner has refused to return our £100 deposit. Holidaylettings has been no help. I think people feel this is a safer way to rent a holiday cottage because of the well...
Travel tips: go to the Wash, quirky tours, and where to stay in Malta | Joanne O’Connor [ BeritaTerkini ]
Big skies: kites flying on Old Hunstanton beach in Norfolk. Photograph: Alamy Take me there: The Wash, Norfolk Why go? Away from the tourist honeypots of north Norfolk, this unsung stretch of coastline makes for an atmospheric winter escape, with big skies, blustery walks and thousands of wading birds wintering on the mudflats and salt marshes. What to do Explore the cobbled lanes and Georgian merchants’ houses of genteel King’s Lynn, taking the ferry across the Great Ouse to see the historic quayside from the water. Try windsurfing at Hunstanton Beach (hunstantonwatersports.com). Get...
UK medicines regulator slams door on herbal food supplements – NutraIngredients.com [ BeritaTerkini ]
Botanical food supplements have less than six months to achieve herbal medicines status or be removed from shelves in the UK – but the sector says the law remains unclear. The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) this morning announced the April 2014 deadline, citing safety concerns in firmly enforcing the 2004 Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD). “Natural doesn’t always mean safe and some unlicensed herbal products can be harmful and some may have serious side effects,” said Dr Linda Anderson from the MHRA’s Licensing Division. “It is now nearly...
American Music Awards Fashion: See the Most Memorable Looks of All Time [ BeritaTerkini ]
von Nicole Adlman| Übersetzt von Nicole Adlman 23. November 2013 – 19:00 With the 2013 American Music Awards ceremony just around the corner, we’re looking back at some of our favorite red carpet looks from the fun midseason show. Take Nicki Minaj and Ke$ ha, both of whom have donned funky getups to the AMAs. We loved Nicki’s Monique Lhuillier gown last year, a tamer choice (if one can call neon yellow tame) for the singer but nonetheless fun and an eye-grabber. In 2010, Kesha rocked an all-black look that caught our attention for all the wrong reasons: We don’t know where are...
Jennifer Lawrence’s Best Catching Fire Promo Looks: Sheer Gowns, Crop Tops & More! [ BeritaTerkini ]
von Rose Curiel| Übersetzt von Rose Curiel 23. November 2013 – 12:00 With the Hunger Games: Catching Fire finally having hit the big screen, we thought we’d relive some of Jennifer Lawrence‘s best looks while promoting her film. And, boy, were there many to chose from! From photocalls to premieres to talk show appearances, J. Law logged many an outfit change as she jetted around the world to support her latest project. But because we’re suckers for unapologetic glamour, some of our favorite looks from the Oscar winner were the gorgeous floor-length gowns she wore on the red...
Leo Cullum’s Cat Cartoons Are The Cat’s Meow! [ BeritaTerkini ]
Renowned New Yorker cartoonist Leo Cullum entertains with his animal cartoons in Cockatiels for Two. Containing 113 black and white illustrations of feline humor, the cartoons poke fun at the emotions and personalities of our beloved feline friends. Collum, a retired airline pilot, has published more than 500 cartoons in The New Yorker since 1977 in addition to having his work exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and appearing in Barron's, Harvard Business Review and numerous anthologies. Cockatiels for Two is a treat for the cat lover in your life or would be purr-fectly content catnapping...
Beyonce Gets Tender on ‘God Made You Beautiful’ [ BeritaTerkini ]
Beyonce Gets Tender on ‘God Made You Beautiful’ New track accompanies ‘Life Is But a Dream’ DVD By Beyoncé offered the first taste of her new track, “God Made You Beautiful,” in a trailer for the DVD of her documentary Life Is But a Dream at the end of October. The full song emerged this weekend as a tender, expansive ballad for her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The song opens with an echoey a cappella chorus before the beat kicks in with the lyrics “When you were born the angels sighed with delight/ They never thought they’d seen such a beautiful sight.” Strings, pianos runs and hand-claps...
More drivers testing positive for pot: Washington State Patrol [ BeritaTerkini ]
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Significantly more drivers pulled over by police in Washington state are testing positive for marijuana since legalization of the drug’s recreational use took effect in January, according to figures released this week by the Washington State Patrol. In the first six months with pot legal in the state, 745 drivers stopped by police tested positive for the drug’s psychoactive ingredient, THC, in their blood, the data show. Over half of those were over the state’s new legal limit of 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of...
Beastie Boys’ ‘Girls’ Sets Off Viral Video Lawsuit [ BeritaTerkini ]
Toymaker Goldieblocks fights copyright infringement claim The toy company behind the viral advertisement that used a parody of the song “Girls” to mock stereotyped toys for young women has filed a lawsuit fighting copyright infringement claims by the Beastie Boys. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Goldieblox filed their suit in California federal court on Thursday seeking a declaratory judgment that the video falls within fair use. GoldiBlox, which makes engineering and construction toys targeted to girls, sparked widespread discussion about gender stereotyping in children’s toys when...
Willie Nelson’s Band Injured in Tour Bus Accident [ BeritaTerkini ]
Band and crew members suffer minor injuries after bus slips on icy Texas highway At 80 years old, Willie Nelson plays more than 150 dates a year, and there are dangers on the road. Last night, a tour bus carrying Nelson’s band got into an accident on icy Interstate 30 outside Sulpher Springs, Texas after a show in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Nelson was not on the bus, but three band members were injured and hospitalized. See where Willie Nelson Ranks Among the 100 Greatest Guitarists Rolling Stone has learned from Nelson’s publicist that the injuries are not serious. Those who were hurt...
Maine Zumba teacher jailed for prostitution gets early release [ BeritaTerkini ]
(Reuters) – A Zumba instructor who admitted using her exercise studio as a front for a prostitution ring was released from jail on Saturday after serving slightly more than half of her 10-month sentence, authorities said. Alexis Wright, 30, was released early for good behavior and for her participation in a work program, according to a spokesman for the York County Jail in Alfred, Maine. “She was released this morning,” the spokesman said. Wright and co-conspirator Mark Strong maintained a list of about 150 local men and had recorded her sessions with clients, a step...
Stars Honor George Jones at Massive Nashville Tribute Concert [ BeritaTerkini ]
Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock and more than a hundred others turn out for the Possum’s final ‘no show’ Music giants from George Strait and Garth Brooks to Sam Moore and Megadeth were among a whopping 112 artists who turned out to honor the late, great George Jones last night at a concert co-host Charlie Chase called “the largest tribute event in music history.” Clocking in a few minutes shy of the four-hour mark and boasting a set list spanning nearly 50 songs, the Opry-style marathon of duets, touching tributes and all-star jams – cleverly billed as Playin’ Possum! The Final...
Deluxe-Hypno-Disc (Animated Backgrounds) [ BeritaTerkini ]
Deluxe-Hypno-Disc consists of frame by frame animation making it easily modifiable. You can change the rate of rotation, color and direction. Can be used as a background or announcement. All the graphics are 100% vector so it is completely resizable. Low in size and easy to adapt. This perfect for an ecard, project, webpage, screensaver or just for fun. //...
Thailand: The Wonders of Buddha’s Animal Kingdom [ BeritaTerkini ]
Thailand – Buddha's Animal Kingdom Buddhism and animals – Thailand Enchanting Thailand consists of over 40,000 temples (Wats) and 95% of the population practices Buddhism. Buddhists believe in respecting and loving every living creature, which is a tenent that any animal lover can get behind! They also believe in reincarnation, and that many of us were once animals in a past life. Thai Buddhists see human and non-human animals as closely related, with both having a Buddha-nature and the possibility of becoming perfectly enlightened. They also believe that the soul may...
Bill Cosby’s Five Essential Life Lessons [ BeritaTerkini ]
After a decades-long break from televised specials, Cosby’s back with ‘Far From Finished’ on Comedy Central. Here are five highlights from a life spent teaching through laughter Appearing on The Daily Show earlier this week, Bill Cosby gently took Jon Stewart to task for his liberal use of four-letter words at the Stand Up for Heroes event they’d both just entertained. “It wasn’t cursing – it was Yiddish!” joked Stewart, who took his scolding in stride, clearly in awe of the elder comedian. In his later years, Cosby, 76, has cast himself as something of a national scold, as he did in his famously...
Restaurant: The Star Inn the City, York [ BeritaTerkini ]
The Star Inn The City, York: ‘This is a splendid restaurant.’ Photograph: Richard McDougall/York Mix It is a truth rarely challenged that if there’s a worst table in the house, it will have my name on it. And so it is at this spectacular new restaurant in York. The room we’re delivered to is handsome in a wood-panelled, stag-antlered way, but it’s populated only by a brace of silent couples and a lonely cheeseboard. We’re nowhere near the wood-burning stove, plonked beside a chilly, viewless window, whereas the dazzling main room is alive with chatter, with glamorous women, and...
The Power of Poison | video | @GrrlScientist [ BeritaTerkini ]
Ranitomeya uakarii, a poison dart frog species that is widespread throughout the Amazon basin of South America. Image: MoleSon² [Creative Commons 2.0 (by-nc)] It’s Caturday, so that means it’s time for a video! This week’s video comes courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City, where I was a postdoc and which is hosting a new exhibit, The power of poison. The topic of poisons has fascinated people throughout the ages and poisonous broths and potions figure prominently in fairy tales and myths from all cultures. For example, William Shakespeare famously wrote...
All herbal remedies to be regulated – WebMD.Boots.com [ BeritaTerkini ]
21st November 2013 – The medicines regulator has announced that all manufactured herbal medicines will have to be authorised before they can be sold in the UK. After the end of April 2014, retailers will no longer be able to sell unlicensed herbal medicines that are not registered under the Traditional Herbal Registration, or THR, scheme. Until now, old stock of unregistered products has been able to be sold. THR registration doesn’t mean herbal products have been proved to be effective, but it does mean they meet safety and quality standards. They also have to be sold with patient information...
