BEIJING -- North Korea announced Saturday that it will send a long-range rocket into space this month, trying to make up for...
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...
Glen Campbell considering more live shows in 2013
Label: LifestyleNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Glen Campbell may be wrapping up a goodbye tour but that doesn’t mean he’s done with the stage.Campbell is considering scheduling more shows next year after playing more than 120 dates in 2012.The 76-year-old singer has Alzheimer’s disease and has begun to lose his memory. He put out his final studio album, “Ghost on the Canvas,” in 2011 and embarked on the tour with family...
Nov
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Small union is causing big problems for ports
Label: World The small band of strikers that has effectively shut down the nation's busiest shipping complex forced two huge cargo ships...
Incoming Jets Animate Atlanta Airport's Epic Data-Driven Sculpture
Label: TechnologyDan Goods has a pretty cool day job managing communications for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, but he's got a really cool hobby: The Pasadena brainiac makes data sculptures on an epic scale.
In collaboration with designer Nik Hafermaas and programmer Jamie Barlow, Goods' latest piece, airFIELD, installed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, runs flight data through an app that spits...
Producer sues Pythons over ‘Spamalot’ royalties
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — It’s no joking matter.A producer of the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is suing the British comedy troupe over royalties from the hit stage musical “Spamalot.”Producer Mark Forstater wants a bigger share of proceeds from the show, which is based on the Pythons’ 1975 movie spoof of the legend of King Arthur.Lawyers for Monty Python are contesting Forstater’s claim and will present...
Ranbaxy, a Generic Drug Maker, Stops Making Cholesterol Pill
Label: HealthRanbaxy Pharmaceuticals, the largest producer of the generic version of Lipitor, has halted production of the drug until it can figure out why glass particles may have ended up in pills that were distributed to the public, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The agency said it had not received any reports of patients being harmed by the particles, which are about the...
Consumers Cut Spending in October
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — Americans cut back on spending last month and saw no growth in their income, the Commerce Department said Friday, reflecting disruptions from Hurricane Sandy that could hold back economic growth in the final months of the year. Consumer spending dropped 0.2 percent in October, the government said. That was down from an increase of 0.8 percent in September and was the weakest...
Nov
29
British judge urges new press regulator due to hacking scandal
Label: World LONDON – In a highly anticipated and lengthy report, a senior judge Thursday recommended that a new, independent regulatory...
Making a Dirt Dog, Vol. 4: As the Bike Turns
Label: Technology Editor’s note: For those of you joining us late, Peter Rubin’s a roadie making his first foray into mountain biking. He knows nothing — seriously, zero — about that side of cycling, so he’s chronicling his adventures in the hope that others might learn from his inevitable mistakes.It’s Day 2 at Gene Hamilton’s Better Ride skills camp. After a day in which I spent close to eight hours in a...
Lindsay Lohan arrested on assault charge in NYC
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested Thursday after police said she hit a woman during an argument at a New York City nightclub.The “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday” star was arrested at 4 a.m. and charged with third-degree assault.She left a police precinct nearly four hours later with a black jacket pulled over her head. She was wearing leggings, a green mini skirt and high-heels, and...
Medicare Is Faulted in Electronic Medical Records Conversion
Label: HealthThe conversion to electronic medical records — a critical piece of the Obama administration’s plan for health care reform — is “vulnerable” to fraud and abuse because of the failure of Medicare officials to develop appropriate safeguards, according to a sharply critical report to be issued Thursday by federal investigators. Mike Spencer/Wilmington Star-News, via Associated PressCeleste...
Medicare Is Faulted in Electronic Medical Records Conversion
Label: BusinessThe conversion to electronic medical records — a critical piece of the Obama administration’s plan for health care reform — is “vulnerable” to fraud and abuse because of the failure of Medicare officials to develop appropriate safeguards, according to a sharply critical report to be issued Thursday by federal investigators. Mike Spencer/Wilmington Star-News, via Associated PressCeleste...
Nov
28
Obama, Romney to meet over lunch at the White House Thursday
Label: World WASHINGTON -- President Obama and former campaign rival Mitt Romney will meet for a private lunch Thursday at the White House,...
Robotic Autobot Transformer Shows Other 3D-Printed Gear Who's Boss
Label: Technology Forget scale models of the Aston Martin DB5 or personalized action figures. This is what 3D printers were meant to do: create real, robotic Transformers.Or at least a version of a Transformer that would actually fit in your living room.Brave Robotics developed a 1/12 scale Autobot transformer using a custom 3D printer, and it will be on display at Maker Faire Tokyo...
Rihanna’s “Unapologetic” tops Billboard album chart
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B singer Rihanna shot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Tuesday with her seventh record “Unapologetic,” scoring her first No. 1 album despite mixed reviews.“Unapologetic,” which topped iTunes charts in 43 countries just hours after its release on November19, sold 238,000 copies according to Billboard, scoring the 24-year-old singer from Barbados...
Nurses Sue Douglas Kennedy for $200,000
Label: Health Yana Paskova for The New York TimesTwo nurses have accused Douglas Kennedy, a son of Robert F. Kennedy, of assault and battery, negligence and causing them emotional and physical distress after an episode involving his newborn son. Two nurses in Westchester County have filed a $200,000 lawsuit against Douglas Kennedy, a son of Robert F. Kennedy, accusing him of...
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
27
Obama returns to campaign trail to promote middle-class tax cuts
Label: World Negotiations on the fiscal cliff continue Tuesday as neither Republicans nor Democrats...
Autodesk's Pro Line Gets Cloudy With Fusion 360
Label: Technology Autodesk announced today its latest professional design software, Fusion 360 — which will be the company’s first full-featured, cloud-based design software — as downloadable Mac or PC apps.Autodesk, a longtime leader in industrial CAD software, has recently expanded into the consumer products space with its free 123D line, primarily utilized as mobile apps. Now, with their release of...
New Jersey’s Christie, more popular than ever, seeks re-election
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican star who has enjoying record-high popularity for his hands-on approach to Superstorm Sandy, on Monday filed papers announcing his intention to seek a second term next November.Christie, a popular surrogate on Republican Mitt Romney‘s failed presidential campaign, delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Convention...
Imaging Shows Progressive Damage by Parkinson’s
Label: HealthFor the first time, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology report, brain imaging has been able to show in living patients the progressive damage Parkinson’s disease causes to two small structures deep in the brain. The new technique confirms some ideas about the overall progress of the disease in the brain. But the effects of Parkinson’s vary in patients, the researchers...
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...
Nov
26
SEC chief Mary Schapiro to step down
Label: World WASHINGTON -- Mary Schapiro said Monday she will step down as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission next month.Schapiro,...
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