“Lauren Johnson, a 12-year-old from Virginia, has been unable to stop sneezing for more than two weeks. TODAYs Ann Curry talks to Lauren, her mom, Lynn Johnson, and NBCs chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, about the condition.”
“Yesterday Helen Lyons, lead food technologist at the company, said: ”In recent years there has been an increase in the number of own brands trying to capitalise on the popularity of Kellogg’s corn flakes. ”We want shoppers to be under absolutely no illusion that Kellogg’s does not make cereal for anyone else. ”We’re constantly looking at new ways to reaffirm this and giving our golden flakes of corn an official stamp of approval could be the answer.” w/ photos
“”More than 3,000 people are slated to slip across the border to attend,” al-Hamada said. “While delegates were selected from within the ranks of known violent extremists, there is no such thing as 100 percent security, unfortunately. In this day and age, organizers of any high-profile event cannot be too careful.” The party plans to move weapons stockpiles to undisclosed locations, and to post armed security guards at known tunnel entrances. Only those carts operated by officials with permits will be admitted below ground, and the cavities of any animals brought to the convention will be searched. Additionally, attendees will be required to provide papers confirming their identities, and their names will be checked against a list of known al-Qaeda operatives. “We will do everything we can to cut down on the amount of time spent in lines, but some waiting is to be expected,” al-Hamada said. “I urge all attendees to be patient with the delays. Please, I beg you, control your rage. Please.” w/ photos
“At last we’ve found a cheese server that doesn’t get upstaged by the cheese it’s serving. This one provides a perfect cutting base for the mouse knives that come with it, and delivers a satisfied smile with every slice.” w/ photo
“Work is getting harder and harder to find these days. No matter what your area of expertise, the recession is sucking us all dry. With the abundance of jobs and skilled workers for those jobs, the situation is exacerbated. This was not the case in ancient times where some jobs were so repulsive that no one would want them – except the scum of society or those who had nothing to lose. This list looks at ten of them.” w/ photos
