Police say Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Javon Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium...
Geek Culture's 26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers
Label: TechnologyAngelina Jolie extends her reputation as filmdom’s most compelling ass-kicker, Female Division, when Salt opens Friday. Midway through a summer freighted with testosterone, Jolie’s lithe Agent Salt is a potent reminder of the power of feminine fighters.
A minority presence in sci-fi and action realms even in 2010, women warriors remain the exception to the guy-centric rule in film, TV, videogames...
“Honey Boo Boo” star arrested for going ape on Georgia Freeway
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – If you tend to believe that the cast members of TLC reality series “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” are less than totally evolved, rejoice; this story might just confirm your suspicions.“Crazy” Tony Lindsey – the cousin of “Honey Boo Boo”‘s titular star Alana Thompson” – was arrested in Georgia earlier this week following a goofy, but dangerous, stunt involving a gorilla suit,...
Media Decoder Blog: Robert Thomson to Be Chief of News Corporation's New Publishing Company
Label: BusinessRobert Thomson, the top editor at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones and a confidante of News Corporation’s chairman and chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, is expected to be named chief executive of the media conglomerate’s newly spun-off publishing company.Mr. Thomson will run the separate, publicly traded company, which will include The Journal, The New York Post, HarperCollins and a suite of lucrative...
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Tennis umpire Lois Goodman kisses attorney after murder case tossed
Label: World A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Friday dismissed the murder case against professional tennis umpire Lois Goodman,...
Make Me a Pallet in the Cloud
Label: Technology Adrian Holovaty has two great passions. As a web developer he co-created the popular Python framework Django. As a virtuoso guitarist he channels the music of Django Reinhardt and posts popular YouTube videos. A few years back Adrian mentioned to me that he was working on an application that would combine these interests. This month it arrived. Soundslice is a tool with many uses:Scoring music...
Staples Announces In-Store 3-D Printing Service
Label: Technology Pretty soon you’ll be able to print your 3-D projects at the local Staples.A new service called “Staples Easy 3D” will allow customers to upload their designs to Staples’ website, then pick up the printed objects at their local office supply megastore, or have them shipped to their home or business — not unlike the photo- and document-printing service the company...
Russian court bans “extremist” Pussy Riot video
Label: LifestyleMOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court ruled on Thursday that video footage of the Pussy Riot punk group protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a church was “extremist” and should be removed from websites.The demonstration last February offended many Russian Orthodox Christians. But Putin has been criticized by U.S. and European leaders over what they saw as disproportionate jail sentences imposed...
Cost of Brand-Name Prescription Medicines Soaring
Label: HealthThe price of brand-name prescription medicines is rising far faster than the inflation rate, while the price of generic drugs has plummeted, creating the largest gap so far between the two, according to a report published Wednesday by the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts. The report tracked an index of commonly used drugs and found that the price of brand-name medicines increased...
Despite G.D.P. Revision to 2.7%, Growth May Have Ebbed Since
Label: BusinessEven as the government said that the United States economy grew faster than first estimated in the third quarter, economists warned that the rate of expansion could slow sharply before the end of the year as worries mount about the fiscal impasse in Washington. Nam Y. Huh/Associated PressAn employee on the assembly line this month at Generac Power Systems in Whitewater, Wis., a maker...
Nov
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Norquist: GOP concern over tax pledge just 'impure thoughts'
Label: World Grover Norquist on Wednesday rebuffed claims that his anti-tax crusade is losing steam, calling statements from prominent Republicans...
Beyond Iron Dome: Israel Preps New Anti-Missiles, Eyes Lasers
Label: Technology Israel just proved that its new Iron Dome system can repel Hamas’ short-range rockets and missiles. The bad news: Those weapons are nothing compared to the more advanced missiles that Hezbollah and Iran can throw at Israel, which would surely overwhelm Iron Dome. That’s why Israel, and America, are already looking into the missile defense systems that come after Iron Dome — including ones...
Thousands celebrate Hobbit premiere in New Zealand
Label: LifestyleWELLINGTON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people packed New Zealand’s capital city, clambering on roofs and hanging onto lamp posts on Wednesday to get a glimpse of the stars at the red carpet world premiere of the film “The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey”.Wellington, where director Peter Jackson and much of the post production is based, renamed itself “the Middle of Middle Earth“, and fans with...
Well: Weight Loss Surgery May Not Combat Diabetes Long-Term
Label: HealthWeight loss surgery, which in recent years has been seen as an increasingly attractive option for treating Type 2 diabetes, may not be as effective against the disease as it was initially thought to be, according to a new report. The study found that many obese Type 2 diabetics who undergo gastric bypass surgery do not experience a remission of their disease, and of those that do, about a third redevelop...
Ex-NASA Scientist’s Data Fears Come True
Label: BusinessIn 2007, Robert M. Nelson, an astronomer, and 27 other scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory sued NASA arguing that the space agency’s background checks of employees of government contractors were unnecessarily invasive and violated their privacy rights. Privacy advocates chimed in as well, contending that the space agency would not be able to protect the confidential details it was...
Nov
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Cyber Monday sales up 17% to nearly $2 billion, exceeding forecast
Label: World Cyber Monday online sales beat forecasts by nearly half a billion dollars.ComScore on Monday predicted that Cyber Monday would...
Bank Hackers Deny They're Agents of Iran
Label: Technology A slew of American officials have blamed Iran for attacks on the servers of Bank of America, Well Fargo, HSBC, and other western banks. But the hackers taking credit for the sophisticated distributed denial-of-service strikes say that’s all wrong; they claim they hit the financial institutions because they were pissed off about “The Innocence of Muslims,” the infamous viral video...
Disney Channel to debut ‘Sofia the First’ Jan. 11
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Disney says its animated children‘s series “Sofia the First” will premiere Jan. 11 on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior networks.Created for kids ages 2 to 7, “Sofia the First” is about a young girl who becomes a princess and learns that honesty, loyalty and compassion are what makes a person royal.Sofia is voiced by “Modern Family” actress Ariel Winter, and her mother is played...
Global Update: Investing in Eyeglasses for Poor Would Boost International Economy
Label: HealthBSIP/UIG Via Getty ImagesEliminating the worldwide shortage of eyeglasses could cost up to $28 billion, but would add more than $200 billion to the global economy, according to a study published last month in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. The $28 billion would cover the cost of training 65,000 optometrists and equipping clinics where they could prescribe eyeglasses, which...
News Analysis: St. Jude Medical Suffers for Redacting a Product Name
Label: BusinessPeter Muhly for The New York TimesDr. Ernest Lau holds a Durata lead from a St. Jude Medical Fortify ICD, an implanted heart defibrillator. IS covering a product’s name in a public document a sign that a company has something to hide? And how should doctors, patients and investors react if the product at issue is one on which peoples’ lives and a company’s fortunes depend? Such questions...
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