OAKLAND — Burglaries have plagued just about every corner of this beleaguered city of late: Last year, Oakland averaged one...
Listen to David Bowie's First Album in 10 Years for Free Online (Legally)
Label: Technology You don’t have to wait until March 12 to find out whether David Bowie’s first album in a decade is more Tin Machine than Low; the long-awaited The Next Day is already available, streaming in full on iTunes for a limited period pre-release.The stream continues Bowie’s current interest in previewing content from the album for free online before release; videos for both...
U.S. Judges Offer Addicts a Way to Avoid Prison
Label: HealthTodd Heisler/The New York TimesEmily Leitch of Brooklyn, with her son, Nazir, 4, was arrested for importing cocaine but went to “drug court” to avoid prison. Federal judges around the country are teaming up with prosecutors to create special treatment programs for drug-addicted defendants who would otherwise face significant prison time, an effort intended to sidestep drug laws widely seen as inflexible...
Economix Blog: Bernanke Defends Stimulus as Necessary and Effective
Label: BusinessThe Federal Reserve’s chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, picked an unusual time to offer his most recent defense of the Fed’s campaign to stimulate the economy: 7 p.m. on a Friday night in San Francisco, 10 p.m. back home on the East Coast.The basic message was the same as Mr. Bernanke delivered to Congress earlier this week: The Fed regards its current efforts as necessary and effective, and the risks, while...
Mar
01
Bell jurors ordered to begin anew after panelist is dismissed
Label: World After nearly five days of deliberations, jurors in the Bell corruption trial were ordered Thursday to begin anew after a member...
Watch Live: SpaceX's Dragon Blasts Off to Space Station
Label: Technology Watch a live feed as SpaceX’s Dragon capsule attempts to launch to the International Space Station carrying supplies and experiments. NASA’s coverage starts at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET and, if all goes well, blast off is scheduled for 7:10 a.m. PT/10:10 a.m ET.This will be SpaceX’s third launch to the space station. The previous Dragon launch was mostly a success,...
The New Old Age Blog: Why Can’t I Live With People Like Me?
Label: Health“Aging in place” is the mantra of long-term care. Whether looking at reams of survey data, talking to friends or wishing on a star, who among us wouldn’t rather spend the final years — golden or less so — at home, surrounded by our cherished possessions, in our own bed, no cranky old coot as a roommate, no institutional smells or sounds, no lukewarm meals on a schedule of someone else’s making?That...
Americans Spend More and Make Less, Data Shows
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — Consumer spending rose in January as Americans spent more on services, with savings providing a cushion after income recorded its biggest drop in 20 years. The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending increased 0.2 percent in January after a revised 0.1 percent rise the prior month. Spending had previously been estimated to have increased 0.2 percent in December....
Feb
28
DNA science points to better treatment for acne
Label: World Ancient Egyptians were vexed by it, using sulfur to dry it out. Shakespeare wrote of its "bubukles, and whelks, and knobs, and...
The Worthy Quest to Kill Off Checks in the Next 10 Years
Label: Technology In the 21st century, what could be more ridiculous than checks? Little pieces of paper upon which incredibly sensitive information is printed in a font from the punch-card era of computing. Sign your name and, voilà, the paper becomes money!Aside from the obvious security problems, checks don’t fit well into today’s digital buying-and-selling infrastructure. For checks, verification depends...
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