When Caron Ory's father was diagnosed with diabetes and struggled to stop eating sugar, the trained dietitian told him not to...
Sony to sell new Xperia tablet in Japan: Nikkei
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Sony Corp’s Sony Mobile Communications Inc said it will sell the new version of its Xperia tablet in Japan this spring, the Nikkei reported, citing Kyodo News.The Xperia Tablet Z, whose price has not been announced, has a 10.1-inch display, is 6.9 mm thin and weighs 495 grams, according to the company’s website.Rival Google Inc’s Nexus 10 tablet is 8.9 mm thick, while Apple Inc’s iPad...
Chastain horror film “Mama” takes big box office win
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – Jessica Chastain overpowered Mark Wahlberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others as her low-budget horror flick emerged as the North American weekend box office champ and her Oscar-nominated “Zero Dark Thirty” captured the second spot as well.Chastain’s supernatural thriller, “Mama,” pulled in $ 28.1 million from Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates,...
The Week: A Roundup of This Week’s Science News
Label: Health“Science,” a colleague once said at a meeting, “is a mighty enterprise, which is really rather quite topical.” He was so right: as we continue to enhance our coverage of the scientific world, we always aim to keep the latest news front and center. His observation seemed like a nice way to introduce this column, which will highlight the week’s developments in health and science news and glance...
On the Road: A Farewell to ‘Nudity’ at Airport Checkpoints
Label: BusinessTRULY bad ideas never die, in my opinion. So I wasn’t surprised to hear that, while the Transportation Security Administration says it is removing those much-reviled backscatter body-imaging scanners from airport checkpoints, the machines will be stored “until they can be redeployed to other mission priorities.” I say, goodbye and good riddance to the scanners, which critics have called virtual...
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Detainees in Afghanistan still being tortured, U.N. reports
Label: World KABUL, Afghanistan — Suspected insurgents continue to be tortured at numerous Afghan detention facilities, the United Nations...
BlackBerry Z10 confirmed for Verizon in new leak
Label: TechnologyAnother day, another handful of BlackBerry 10 leaks to enjoy as the tech world waits for the new platform’s January 30th unveiling. Twitter user “evleaks,” who has a solid track record of leaking accurate details and images of unreleased smartphones, published a purported screenshot from Verizon Wireless (VZ) on Friday. The document confirms some details we already know — RIM’s (RIMM) first full-touch...
ABC News’ Barbara Walters hospitalized after fall
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Veteran ABC newswoman Barbara Walters has fallen at an inauguration party at an ambassador’s home in Washington and has been hospitalized.Walters, 83, fell Saturday night on a step at the residence of Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Westmacott, ABC News spokesman Jeffrey Schneider said. The fall left Walters with a cut on her forehead, he said.Walters, out of an abundance...
Well: Holly the Cat's Incredible Journey
Label: HealthNobody knows how it happened: an indoor housecat who got lost on a family excursion managing, after two months and about 200 miles, to return to her hometown.Even scientists are baffled by how Holly, a 4-year-old tortoiseshell who in early November became separated from Jacob and Bonnie Richter at an R.V. rally in Daytona Beach, Fla., appeared on New Year’s Eve — staggering, weak and emaciated — in...
How M.I.T. Ensnared a Hacker, Bucking a Freewheeling Culture
Label: Business Months earlier, the mysterious visitor had used the school’s computer network to begin copying millions of research articles belonging to Jstor, the nonprofit organization that sells subscription access to universities. The visitor was clever — switching identifications to avoid being blocked by M.I.T.’s security system — but eventually the university believed it had shut down the intrusion,...
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