Lenses to Ease the Strain From Staring at Screens
By MICKEY MEECE If I moved my computer monitor close enough to see the screen clearly, it was nearly in my lap. If I left the monitor where it should be, I had to lean…
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Getting Doctors to Think About Costs
By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. My first formal lesson on health care costs occurred one afternoon on the wards when I was a medical student. The senior doctor in charge, a silver-haired specialist known for…
In New Office Designs, Room to Roam and to Think
By LAWRENCE W. CHEEK MARTHA CHOE’S ideal working space is not her private office, nice though it is, but rather a long, narrow table in the vast atrium of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
Where Pimps Peddle Their Goods
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF I WENT on a walk in Manhattan the other day with a young woman who once had to work these streets, hired out by eight pimps while she was just 16…
The Way We Read Now
By DWIGHT GARNER THE case against electronic books has been made, and elegantly, by many people, including Nicholson Baker in The New Yorker a few years ago. Mr. Baker called Amazon’s Kindle, in a memorable…
The Everyday, Anytime Egg-Combination Generator
By MARK BITTMAN I write this after having eaten six and a half eggs in the last 24 hours. Breakfast yesterday: Salad with two fried eggs. Lunch: Many things, including an egg-enriched corn bread (that’s…
As Cars Are Kept Longer, 200,000 Is New 100,000
By DEXTER FORD HOW far can a modern car really go? Given the increasing age of vehicles on American roads, we may be on the verge of finding out. As a stubborn recession made drivers…
When Office Technology Overwhelms, Get Organized
By DAVID ALLEN HOW do you think most workers would respond if you asked them, “Do you feel more productive now than you did several years ago?” I doubt that the answer would be a…
My Life’s Sentences
By JHUMPA LAHIRI In college, I used to underline sentences that struck me, that made me look up from the page. They were not necessarily the same sentences the professors pointed out, which would turn…
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
By YUDHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE SPEAKING two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even…
Spring Break Gets Tamer as World Watches Online
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ KEY WEST, Fla. — Ah, Spring Break, with its copious debauchery, its spontaneous bouts of breast-baring, Jager bombing and après-binge vomit. In this era of “Jersey Shore” antics and “Girls Gone Wild,”…
Where’s My IRS Refund? – Internal Revenue Service
IRS Internal Revenue Service Answers: If you e-file, you can generally expect your refund within 10 – 21 days. The projected refund date “Where’s My Refund?” provides may change as your tax return moves through…
The Internal Revenue Service – An Overview of the I.R.S.
The Internal Revenue Service – An Overview of the I.R.S. The Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) is the agency that collects tax revenue for the United States federal government. Here’s an overview of how the agency…
REDLINE SPORTS Trampoline Park South Florida – “Aeroball scores as new game”
Aeroball comes to REDLINE SPORTS Trampoline Park in South Florida – Grand Opening Winter 2012 Website: REDLINE SPORTS Trampoline Park ________________________________ Aeroball Trampoline scores as new game – Competitors get intense workout, using trampoline, ball…
Apple held in many stock funds
By John Waggoner If you’re thinking of making Apple a core holding, your fund manager may have beaten you to it. Morningstar says 788 U.S. stock mutual funds had Apple as one of their top…
HBO cancels ‘Luck’ after third horse dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The horse racing series Luck was canceled by HBO after a third thoroughbred died during production of the series starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, the channel said Wednesday. The drama…
Adopted Kids’ Drug Abuse Risk Affected by Biological Family
By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, March 5, 2012 (Health.com) — Adopted children are twice as likely to abuse drugs if their biological parents did too, suggesting that genetics do indeed play a role in the development…
USDA: Schools can decide if ‘pink slime’ is used in lunches
By Elizabeth Weise “Pink slime” will be off the menu this fall for schools in the National School Lunch Program that don’t want byproducts containing what’s known officially as “lean finely textured beef,” the U.S….
That call you received might not be on your Caller ID.
By Byron Acohido Cyberthieves are stepping up phone-calling scams that pilfer the accounts of consumers who bank online. And many such calls are linked to Caller ID spoofing, which causes the recipient’s phone to display…
At SXSW, startups make the scene
By Charlie Szold AUSTIN, Texas – In the 1840s, speculators panned in rivers to find elusive gold bits that could make them rich overnight. In the 21st century, hardworking entrepreneurs toil over code and user…
Meatball Minestrone Bake
By Dinah Surh Staten Island, New York Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012 It’s Italian night! Progresso® minestrone soup and Pillsbury® crescents give a jump start to an easy dinner bake. INGREDIENTS: 3/4 teaspoon McCormick® Oregano…
Is Google Plus’s Problem One of Design?
By NICK BILTON People love Google Plus. Wait, they hate Google Plus. No, that’s not right, either. Lots of people are using Google Plus. No, it’s a ghost town. Rather than bicker constantly about who…
A Groupon Alternative Aims to Offer Small Businesses a Better Deal
By DAVID H. FREEDMAN Constant Contact has been one of the big success stories when it comes to online companies that specialize in serving small businesses. Some half a million of them count on the…
For Apple, Pressure Builds Over App Store Fraud
By EVELYN M. RUSLI and BRIAN X. CHEN In a little over an hour, Ryan Matthew Pierson racked up $437.71 in iTunes charges for virtual currency that he could use to buy guns, nightclubs and…
Foxwoods Is Fighting for Its Life
By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE Nearly everything about the Foxwoods Resort Casino is improbable, beginning with its scale. It is the largest casino in the Western Hemisphere — a gigantic, labyrinthine wonderland set down in a cedar…
With Video, Obama Looks to Expand Campaign’s Reach Through Social Media
By JEREMY W. PETERS When presidential candidates have a message they want voters to hear far and wide, they have typically turned to that old campaign standby: the television ad. But as President Obama and…
New iPad: A Polishing of the Old
By DAVID POGUE On Friday, the new iPad goes on sale. Be sure to ask for it by name: the iPad. Because if you ask for the iPad 3, the Apple representatives will look at…
REDLINE SPORTS Indoor Trampoline Park Florida
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Finding Community, Even in a Chain Store
By JANE GROSS IT is two minutes before 9 at night. The Staples store I use, for tasks I once did in an office, closes at 9. After I press my face to the glass…
Lingerie and Enlightenment
By JACALYN E.S. BENNETT ON my father’s side of the family were several generations of respected New York lawyers and judges. My maternal grandmother married the deacon of the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church in Prospect…
New Interest in Hacking as Threat to Security
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT WASHINGTON — During the five-month period between October and February, there were 86 reported attacks on computer systems in the United States that control critical infrastructure, factories and databases, according to…
Basketball Free-Throw Records Fall With the Flick of His Wrist
By JOHN BRANCH CENTRALIA, Kan. — With the start of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament, the country is once again contemplating the art of the free throw — mainly, why so many of the uncontested…
D’Antoni Resigns as Knicks’ Coach
By HOWARD BECK Mike D’Antoni has resigned as head coach of the Knicks, a result of a season-long struggle to find common ground with Carmelo Anthony, the franchise star. D’Antoni made the decision official in…
Things Adult Medicine Could Learn From Pediatrics
By PERRI KLASS, M.D. Twenty-eight years ago, I wrote about drawing blood for the first time, about the pain of the patient and the self-doubt of the medical student. In my first clinical experience, I…
New Worries About Sleeping Pills
By RONI CARYN RABIN Talk about sleepless nights. Patients taking prescription sleep aids on a regular basis were nearly five times as likely as non-users to die over a period of two and a half…
Do Statins Make It Tough to Exercise?
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS or years, physicians and scientists have been aware that statins, the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, can cause muscle aches and fatigue in some patients. What many people don’t know…
A Jobs Bill That Will Provide Help, but for All the Wrong People
BY JESSE EISINGER Finally, the House passed a jobs bill last week. And what a bill it is! Officially called the Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act, it calls for reopening our capital markets to exciting…
After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
By JULIE BOSMAN After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered reference books that were once sold door-to-door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed as proud…
AOL Slashes Staff at AIM Unit; Wider Cuts Expected
By NICK BILTON Clarified Mr. Shellen’s departure. On Friday, AOL notified more than 40 employees from its West Coast offices that they would be out of jobs by the end of the month. More cuts…
SXSW (South by Southwest Music and Media Conference)
The South by Southwest (SXSW) music, film and interactive festival draws an affluent crowd of technology geeks and celebrities. The festival has been produced since 1987 by SXSW Inc., a private company based in Austin….
Top 6 Best Poker Movies
From Toby Bochan Sometimes there’s nothing like losing yourself in a movie — and these poker movies are great films for any poker fan. Some of these movies aren’t about poker as much as gamblers…
All In – The Poker Movie Trailer Features Matt Damon, Chris Moneymaker And Others
By Kelly West Poker continues to be a hugely popular game, and one that’s made its way into modern day popular culture, due in large part to televised poker tournaments, celebrity interest, and of course…
Be Our Guest restaurant – New Fantasyland at Walt Disney World
by Ricky Brigante Walt Disney World has offered a first look inside the new Be Our Guest restaurant that’s currently under construction in the New Fantasyland expansion at the Magic Kingdom. The “Beauty and the…
Matt Damon’s ‘All In: The Poker Movie’ Trailer Released (VIDEO)
Matt Damon really likes poker. In fact, in the newly released trailer for “All In — The Poker Movie” Damon even says that “there is just something cool about being good at poker.” “All In…
SXSW 2012: ‘Spring Break For Geeks’ Kicks Off in Austin
By Joanna Stern AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin is about to get a whole lot nerdier, at least for the next couple of days. The annual South by Southwest Interactive festival (don’t call…
Sara Blakely, Spanx Founder, Is Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire
Jessica Misener Sara Blakely, the founder of ubiquitous shapewear company Spanx, debuts on one of the covers of Forbes’ new Billionaires issue as the youngest self-made woman to earn the big “B” title at age…
As Facebook IPO Nears, Universities Take Aim at Student Startups
By Dylan Reid Facebook’s recent filing has many commentators likening the social networking site, started in a Harvard dorm, to the search giant Google, founded by two Stanford PhDs less than a decade earlier. But…
Rush Limbaugh’s Show Filled With Free Ads; Sponsor Exodus Continues
By Rebecca Shapiro Media watchdogs have been paying close attention to the commercials aired during Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, as nearly 50 advertisers have pulled their content from the program in wake of the controversy…
SXSW 2012: Huffington Post, Lisa Ling, Susan Orlean, Tiffany Shlain And Bianca Bosker!
by Margaret Wheeler Johnson HuffPost Women is at South By Southwest this weekend, and we’re thrilled to be hosting a panel on an issue we wanted to discuss with other women: anxiety about who you…
Disruptions: TV Makers Ignore Apps at Their Own Peril
By NICK BILTON SAN FRANCISCO — Every night, I get home from work, drop onto the couch and sit there surfing the Web or watching videos on my 3 1/2-inch iPhone screen. My big-screen HDTV…