Hector “Macho” Camacho, a former three-division boxing champion who had 88 professional fights against a who’s who of legendary...
6 ways to tweet yourself out of a job
Label: TechnologyHate your job? Want to leave without giving two weeks notice? Thanks to Twitter, it’s never been easier to get fired, says Rob Lammie at Mental FlossStep 1: Drunk tweetAs any Spring Break partier knows, drinking impairs your judgment. It seems to have also impaired the judgment of Major League pitcher-turned-sports-radio-host Mike Bacsik, who put on quite a show during a San Antonio Spurs and Dallas...
'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dies in Texas
Label: LifestyleJ.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron — and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings — on television's long-running and hugely successful nighttime soap, "Dallas."Although he first gained fame as nice guy Major Tony Nelson on the fluffy 1965-70 NBC comedy...
Scientists See Advances in Deep Learning, a Part of Artificial Intelligence
Label: HealthHao Zhang/The New York TimesA voice recognition program translated a speech given by Richard F. Rashid, Microsoft’s top scientist, into Mandarin Chinese. Using an artificial intelligence technique inspired by theories about how the brain recognizes patterns, technology companies are reporting startling gains in fields as diverse as computer vision, speech recognition and the identification of promising...
Toyota on track to become world's bestselling automaker again
Label: Business Toyota Motor Corp. appears poised to regain its position as the world's largest automaker, a remarkable turnaround after years...
Nov
23
Lining up even earlier for Black Friday becomes a shop priority
Label: World In a tradition that seems to take a bigger slice of Thanksgiving every year, hordes of deal-sniffing shoppers descended on Southland...
Halle Berry's ex arrested after fight at her house
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry was arrested for investigation of battery Thursday after he and the Oscar-winning actress's current boyfriend got into a fight at her Hollywood Hills home, police said.Aubry, 37, was booked for investigation of a battery, a misdemeanor, and released on $20,000 bail, according to online jail records. He's scheduled to appear in court Dec....
Documents Show F.D.A.’s Failures in Meningitis Outbreak
Label: HealthNewly released documents add vivid detail to the emerging portrait of the Food and Drug Administration’s ineffective and halting efforts to regulate a Massachusetts company implicated in a national meningitis outbreak that has sickened nearly 500 people and killed 34. In the documents, released on Tuesday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the agency would threaten to bring...
US stocks rise solidly in Black Friday retail rush
Label: Business U.S. stocks rose solidly on Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season.The Dow Jones industrial average...
Nov
22
New California legislators get a warm welcome — from lobbyists
Label: World SACRAMENTO — The day after being elected to the state Assembly, several incoming lawmakers were in AT&T's luxury suite at...
Fitch cuts Sony, Panasonic debt ratings to “junk” status
Label: Technology
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the debt ratings of Japan’s Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp to “junk” status citing weakness in their consumer electronics and TV operations, further diminishing the luster of the once-great Japanese brands.The cut to below investment grade, the first by a ratings firm, comes as the floundering Japanese tech...
Chevy Chase is leaving NBC's sitcom 'Community'
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBC series "Community" will finish the season without Chevy Chase.Sony Pictures Television said Wednesday that the actor is leaving the sitcom by mutual agreement with producers.His immediate departure means he won't be included in the last episode or two of the show's 13-episode season, which is still in production.Chase had a rocky tenure playing a bored and wealthy man who...
Recipes for Health: Apple Pear Strudel — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesThis strudel is made with phyllo dough. When I tested it the first time, I found that I had enough filling for two strudels. Rather than cut the amount of filling, I increased the number of strudels to 2, as this is a dessert you can assemble and keep, unbaked, in the freezer. Filling for 2 strudels: 1/2 pound mixed dried fruit, like raisins, currants,...
Lake Tahoe ski resorts splurging on upgrades and expansions
Label: Business The nation's ski industry suffered an epic wipeout last season, with the least snowfall in decades and one of the steepest drops...
Nov
21
Three anarchists get prison terms in Ohio bridge bomb plot
Label: World Three men who pleaded guilty to participating in a failed plot to bomb an Ohio bridge in April were sentenced Tuesday to federal...
Elmo left behind on 'Sesame Street' as actor exits
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Even on "Sesame Street," where everything is famously A-OK, problems can arise for its residents.And that includes the Muppets. Cookie Monster grapples with an eating disorder. Oscar the Grouch gets cranky. Mr. Snuffleupagus gets the blues.But Elmo seemed immune to any of that. Since enjoying his breakout success more than two decades ago, the 3 1/2-year-old red monster has radiated...
Well’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving 2012
Label: HealthEvery fall, Well goes vegetarian for Thanksgiving, taking the meaty bird off the table to make room for a spectacular array of vegetarian soups, sides, main courses, salads and desserts. So get ready to save a turkey and savor the flavors of the fall harvest.Every day until Thanksgiving, we will add more vegetarian recipes for your holiday table. Click on a photo to learn more about each reci...
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