SACRAMENTO — State corrections officials are poised to drop the arrest warrants of thousands of parole violators, releasing...
<em>Epic</em> Fantasy Book Excerpt: Read 'Bound Man' in Full
Label: Technology Epic fantasy has become the literature of more. We equate it with more pages than the average book, more books than the average series. There are more characters, more maps, more names and more dates. The stories and the worlds are bigger to contain all of this more. And when all the books have been devoured, the fans want more.For my just-released anthology, Epic: Legends of Fantasy, I compiled...
Weinstein Co., Clear Channel, Madison Square Garden Hosting Benefit Concert for Sandy Relief
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Clear Channel Media, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company are joining together to produce a benefit concert to raise money for victims of Hurricane Sandy.The concert, titled “12-12-12,” will feature live music, although the producers did not reveal who would be performing. The roster should be an A-list...
The New Old Age Blog: The Emotional Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Label: HealthLet’s talk about the emotional aftermath of the storm that left tens of thousands of older people on the East Coast without power, bunkered down in their homes, chilled to the bone and out of touch with the outside world.Let’s name the feelings they may have experienced. Fear. Despair. Hopelessness. Anxiety. Panic.Linda Leest and her staff at Services Now for Adult Persons in Queens heard this...
Black Friday Deals Will Start Earlier This Year
Label: BusinessThere was an outcry last year when some retailers opened at midnight on Thanksgiving, with workers and shoppers saying the holiday should be reserved for family, not spent lining up for the start of the Christmas shopping season. This year, retailers are responding to the criticism by opening even earlier on Thanksgiving evening — and a handful are even planning to be open all day. ...
Nov
09
Conjoined twin girls successfully separated in 7-hour surgery
Label: World Surgeons and a 40-member medical team in Philadelphia have successfully completed the separation of 8-month-old twin girls who...
3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA's Space Launch System
Label: Technology Parts for the rocket engines of NASA’s Space Launch System will be created using a method of 3D-printing known as selective laser melting.The space agency is taking advantage of new technology to help improve safety and save money as it builds the SLS — a heavy-lift launch vehicle intended to facilitate long-duration deep space exploration, including trips to near-Earth...
On Twitter, pope to get different type of followers
Label: Lifestyle
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict already has 1.2 billion “followers” in the standard sense of the word but he soon will have another type when he enters what for any 85 year old is the brave new world of Twitter.Vatican officials say the pontiff, who is known not to love computers and still writes most of his speeches by hand, will have his own handle...
Malaria Vaccine Candidate Produces Disappointing Results in Clinical Trial
Label: HealthThe latest clinical trial of the world’s leading malaria vaccine candidate produced disappointing results on Friday. The infants it was given to had only about a third fewer infections than a control group. But researchers said they wanted to press on, assuming they keep getting financial support, because the number of children who die of malaria is so great that even an inefficient vaccine...
Nov
08
Gabrielle Giffords expected to attend Jared Loughner sentencing
Label: World Victims in the Tucson shooting rampage will get a chance to confront gunman Jared Lee Loughner, who will be sentenced...
'SPDY,' High-Res Opera 12.10 Arrives
Label: Technology Opera has updated its flagship desktop web browser to version 12.10, which offers several speed improvements, new goodies for web developers and better integration with Apple’s latest Retina screen laptops.To grab a copy of Opera 12.10 beta for Windows, Mac or Linux, head on over to the Opera download page.Among Opera 12.10′s standout features is baked-in...
UK PM warns of witch-hunt against gays in pedophile scandal
Label: Lifestyle
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron warned on Thursday that speculation about the identity of an unidentified member of his ruling Conservative party accused of sexually abusing children could turn into a witch-hunt against gay people.Cameron, who leads a troubled two-party coalition, ordered an investigation this week after a victim...
Well: The Presidential Health Quiz
Label: HealthWhether it’s George Washington’s teeth or Bill Clinton’s former hamburger habit, Americans have always been fascinated by the health of the president and presidential candidates.With help from the Web site DoctorZebra, which has compiled an exhaustive list of the medical history of American presidents, we’ve created an Election Day quiz to test your knowledge of presidential fitness and heal...
DealBook: On Wall Street, Time to Mend Fences With Obama
Label: BusinessDel Frisco’s, an expensive steakhouse with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Boston harbor, was a festive scene on Tuesday evening. The hedge fund billionaires Steven A. Cohen, Paul Singer and Daniel Loeb were among the titans of finance there dining among the gray velvet banquettes before heading several blocks away to what they hoped would be a victory party for their presidential candidate,...
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