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Film director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police Saturday on a warrant issued 31 years ago, when he fled the United States after being convicted of unlawful sex with 13-year-old Samantha Geimer.

Authorities stopped 76-year-old Polanski when he arrived at the Zurich airport en route to the Zurich Film Festival where he was to receive a lifetime achievement award, according to a New York Times report. Authorities detained the director and are preparing to extradite him to the U.S.

Polanski was charged in 1978 of luring Geimer into Jack Nicholson’s home, plying her with drugs, and then having sex with her. She has since publicly forgiven him.

Polanski tried last year to get the case dismissed based on “a pattern of misconduct and improper communications” among Los Angeles officials, but the court denied his request, saying he would have to return to the U.S. before his case could be reviewed.

The U.S. Department of Justice has not yet commented on the case, but in an accidentally leaked internal memo, an Associated Press reporter theorized that Swiss officials ordered Polanksi’s arrest after all these years because “they’re under intense pressure over UBS and want to throw the U.S. a bone.”
Source: Examiner

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Rumors began spreading that rapper Fabolous had gotten in a car accident and was in serious condition. The rumor began spreading quite quickly so Fabolous decided to chime in on his Twitter page to clear the air. Apparently he wasn’t feeling well and veered off to the side of the road and didn’t feel well enough to continue driving so an ambulance came to pick him up. He was not injured. Here are screen captures of his twitter updates:

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Tomorrow, the Minnesota Vikings will face their toughest challenge so far this season. The 49ers have been proving themselves as a great football team, they have excelled in running the ball and stopping the run on defense. Frank Gore will pose the most serious threat tomorrow. The Vikings, the leader in run defense in the NFL since 2006, have already allowed 109 yards per game, on the ground, this season. With Gore coming off a 207 yard performance last week against the Seahawks, Kevin and Pat Williams will definitely have their work cut out for them.

On the other hand, the Vikes are 12-9 against the 49ers at home including 5-3 at the Dome. The key to this game for the Vikes will be to establish a good passing game. The 49ers have given up an average of 238 passing yards and with their run defense looking good, a few go-routes to Berrian would be nice.

Kickoff: Noon.
TV: Ch. 9 (Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan).
Radio: 1130-AM, 100.3 FM.
Line: Vikings by 7.
Series: 49ers lead 22-20-1, including 4-1 in the postseason.
Last: Vikings 27, 49ers 7 (12/9/07 at Moster Park)

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Blister package design and information on the packages and bottles of all lots and flavors of Tylenol Meltaways and SoftChews in 80 and 160mg may be confusing and lead to improper dosing, possibly even overdosing. Read more to find out if any Tylenol you have could be affected by this recall.

McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling all lots and all flavors of Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways 80 mg packaged in bottles and blisters, Children’s TYLENOL®SoftChews 80mg packaged in blisters, and Junior TYLENOL® Meltaways 160mg packaged in blisters. The blister package design, as well as the information on the blister package and on the blister and bottle cartons may be confusing and could lead to improper dosing, including over-dosing.

Some Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways 80mg and Children’s TYLENOL® SoftChews 80mg are packaged in a blister package designed to be convenient for parents who need dosing flexibility depending on the age or weight of the child. The package design includes blister cavities that contain one tablet while other cavities contain two tablets. Concerns have been raised that labeling on the carton and on the back of the two-tablet cavities may erroneously suggest to the consumer that two tablets provide a total of 80mg of the active ingredient, acetaminophen, when two tablets would actually provide 160mg of acetaminophen. Consumers should know that each tablet of Children’s TYLENOL Meltaways and Children’s TYLENOL SoftChews contains 80 mg of this active ingredient. Each tablet is imprinted with the number “80″ to reflect this amount. Caregivers should be guided by the dosage directions in the “Drug Facts” labeling on the carton for the correct number of individual tablets to be given based on the child’s age and weight.

In addition, some Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways 80mg are packaged in a bottle. The bottle is packaged in a carton. Concerns have been raised that the information on the front panel of the carton for Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways 80mg may be confusing to some consumers in determining the proper dosage. The carton labeling says that each dose provides 80 mg of acetaminophen. Consumers should know that each tablet of Children’s TYLENOL Meltaways contains 80 mg of acetaminophen. Caregivers should be guided by the dosage directions on the bottle label for the correct number of individual tablets to be given based on the child’s age and weight.

Concerns have also been raised that the carton labeling for Junior TYLENOL® Meltaways 160mg may be confusing to some consumers in determining the proper dosage. This labeling says that each dose provides 160 mg of acetaminophen. Consumers should know that each tablet of Junior TYLENOL Meltaways contains 160 mg of acetaminophen. Caregivers should be guided by the dosage directions in the “Drug Facts” labeling on the carton for the correct number of individual tablets to be given based on the child’s age and weight.

Taking more than the recommended dose (overdose) of acetaminophen may cause liver damage when taking the product for fever or pain relief over the course of the three- or five-day period specified by the labeling.

McNeil is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in this recall and in the effort to alert consumers and retailers nationwide about this issue. Consumers or retailers who have questions or concerns about a product described in this alert should contact McNeil’s Consumer Relationship Center at 1-877-895-3665 (English) or 1-888-466-8746 (Spanish) or visit MedWatch Web site.
Article from The New SPK

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