Facebook today invited journalists to “come see what we’re building” a week from today, strongly implying it will unveil a new project, but keeping further details to itself.The vague press invitation (below) is clearly meant to whip up public interest in the company’s offerings. It remains to be seen whether Facebook will meet expectations generated from its teasing...
Gaps Seen in Therapy for Suicidal Teenagers
Label: HealthMost adolescents who plan or attempt suicide have already gotten at least some mental health treatment, raising questions about the effectiveness of current approaches to helping troubled teenagers, according to the largest in-depth analysis to date of suicidal behaviors in American teenagers. The study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found that 55 percent of suicidal teenagers had received...
Square Feet: Before Building Towers, a Manhattan Market Plans to Add Vendors
Label: BusinessThe owner of Chelsea Market, a popular food marketplace in West Chelsea, recently ignited a public furor when the city approved plans to add office towers to the squat structure. But before construction on the towers begins, the market now plans to expand by adding eight new spaces for vendors — all without changing the exterior of the neighborhood landmark. A collection of industrial...
Jan
07
Huell Howser dies at 67; TV host profiled California people and places
Label: WorldCalifornia broadcasting legend Huell Howser has passed away at the age of 67. In a TV arena in which premiums are placed on the...
Exclusive: Ford Wants to Create the Android of Automotive Apps
Label: Technology LAS VEGAS – Ford wants to make AppLink the Android of automotive app architectures.In an unprecedented move for the auto industry, Ford is giving the system underpinning its Sync AppLink system to any automaker who wants it, at no cost and with no restrictions on what they do with it. That would help automakers quickly and easily advance their infotainment systems, bring countless new developers...
‘Mary Poppins’ to close on Broadway in the spring
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — “Mary Poppins” is closing up its big umbrella on Broadway.An official close to the show’s producers said Monday that the 6-year-old musical will end performances in March at the New Amsterdam Theatre and eventually be replaced by a musical adapted from the film “Aladdin.”The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak before...
Reliving the Nightmare of Plague, 10 Years Later
Label: HealthJakob Schiller for The New York TimesSURVIVORS Lucinda Marker and John Tull at home a decade after having the plague. It was November 2002, little more than a year after planes had been flown into the World Trade Center and anthrax mailings had killed five Americans. New York City was still on edge, in a state of high alert for suspected terrorists. Suddenly all eyes were on a middle-aged...
DealBook: Dartmouth Controversy Reflects Quandary for Endowments
Label: BusinessBy the numbers, the endowment at Dartmouth had a banner year. The $3.49 billion fund returned 5.8 percent for the 12 months that ended in June — the best in the Ivy League.But the performance has been clouded by controversy. Last year, an anonymous letter signed by “the friends of Eleazar Wheelock,” referring to the university’s founder, asked New Hampshire state officials to investigate the endowment...
Jan
06
A solution to La Jolla's smell problem proves elusive
Label: World LA JOLLA — There's a political stink rising in this seaside community, blown ashore from the rocks of La Jolla Cove, where myriad...
Looney Gas and Lead Poisoning: A Short, Sad History
Label: Technology Author’s note: Most people don’t realize that we knew in the 1920s that leaded gasoline was extremely dangerous. And in light of a Mother Jones story this week that looks at the connection between leaded gasoline and crime rates in the United States, I thought it might be worth reviewing that history. The following is an updated version of an earlier post based on information from my book...
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