Memo to the California GOP:Rough couple of weeks, huh?First you found out that the number of registered Republicans in California has dipped below 30%, which means we are fast approaching the day when the entire state membership can fit into two golf carts. To make matters worse, of the 1 million people...
War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum
Label: LifestyleHOUSTON (AP) — It was a moment Nina Berman did not expect to capture when she entered an Illinois wedding studio in 2006. She knew Tyler Ziegel had been horribly injured, his face mutilated beyond recognition by a suicide bombing in the Iraq War. She knew he was marrying his pretty high school sweetheart, perfect in a white, voluminous dress.It was their expressions that were surprising."People don't...
Mind Faded, Darrell Royal’s Wisdom and Humor Intact Till End
Label: HealthThree days before his death last week at 88, Darrell Royal told his wife, Edith: “We need to go back to Hollis” — in Oklahoma. “Uncle Otis died.” “Oh, Darrell,” she said, “Uncle Otis didn’t die.” Royal, a former University of Texas football coach, chuckled and said, “Well, Uncle Otis will be glad to hear that.” The Royal humor never faded, even as he sank deeper into Alzheimer’s...
Canada looks to lure energy workers from the U.S.
Label: Business EDMONTON, Canada — With a daughter to feed, no job and $200 in the bank, Detroit pipe fitter Scott Zarembski boarded a plane...
Nov
09
Bargains disappearing for distressed properties, Zillow says
Label: World Bargains on bank-owned homes are quickly vanishing in the country's most competitive markets.Since the start of the mortgage...
Can a Fit Video Game Avatar Make You Healthier?
Label: Technology
Time to reconsider the stereotype of doughy, fast food-guzzling online role players in dark basements. Strongly identifying with your avatar in virtual video game worlds like “Second Life” could actually help make you healthier in the real world, research from the University of Missouri shows.Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz surveyed 249 “Second Life” users to...
Madonna fan guilty in NYC resisting arrest trial
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — A former firefighter with a crush on Madonna has been convicted of resisting arrest outside her former New York City apartment building as he spray-painted poster boards with love notes.A jury delivered its verdict Friday in Robert Linhart's trial. He could face up to a year in jail.Defense lawyer Lawrence LaBrew tells the New York Post (http://bit.ly/ZgI4jl) that Linhart will appeal.Linhart...
FEMA Chief Tours Damaged NYU Langone Medical Center
Label: HealthThe federal government’s emergency management chief trudged through darkened subterranean hallways covered with silt and muddy water Friday, as he toured one of New York City’s top academic medical centers in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The basement of the complex, NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, smelled like the hold of a ship — a mixture of diesel oil and water. “You’re going...
As Black Friday sales drift earlier, some people push back
Label: Business Upset by more store openings on Thanksgiving Day, shoppers and retail employees are stepping up efforts to get big chains to...
Nov
08
Prop. 30 win gives Jerry Brown major boost
Label: World SACRAMENTO — Just a few weeks ago, as support for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative appeared to falter, some of his fellow Democrats...
Exclusive: Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google will increase the cash it allocates to its venture-capital arm to up to $300 million a year from $200 million, catapulting Google Ventures into the top echelon of corporate venture-capital funds. Access to that sizeable checkbook means Google Ventures will be able to invest in more later-stage financing rounds, which tend to be in the tens of millions...
Mark Wahlberg to star in next 'Transformers' movie
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Wahlberg, roll out."Transformers" director Michael Bay says the 41-year-old actor will star in the franchise's fourth film.Bay called Wahlberg the "perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers' legacy" in a post on his blog Thursday. He previously squashed rumors that Wahlberg was joining the film franchise about warring robots.Bay worked with Wahlberg...
Advertising: Help Remedies Tries to Cure Ailments in Small Doses
Label: HealthDISAPPOINTED voters, runners with blisters and headache sufferers alike are getting some unexpected relief from a pop-up pharmacy that opened this week in the nation’s capital. The “help shop,” which offers low-dose drugs for everyday woes, is the idea of Help Remedies, a start-up company that sells minimalist white packets directed at single medical issues like nausea, headache or insomnia....
Hybrid social networks help users connect online, meet up offline
Label: Business Not too long ago, friending someone involved more than just clicking a button on Facebook.So in a retro twist to social networking,...
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