Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian wants the city to explore the feasibility of banning the possession of high-capacity...
See a Real-Life <em>Mario Kart</em> Race Complete With RFID Bananas, Power-Ups
Label: Technology What Mario Kart fan hasn’t secretly dreamed of playing a real-life version of the Mario Bros-themed racing game? But while most people would be content with renting regular go-karts and using their imaginations really, really hard, two Texas engineers, Hunter Smith and Ben James, decided to make the dream a reality by creating an ingenious live-action version of...
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back, but can he flex Box-Office muscle?
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Arnold Schwarzenegger is back at the box office, but will anyone notice? We’ll find out on Friday, when he debuts as a kick-ass small-town sheriff in “The Last Stand,’ his first starring role in nine years.When Schwarzenegger famously delivered his “I’ll be back” line in 1984, it was as a time-traveling android in “The Terminator.” Following his stint as California governor...
The New Old Age: In Flu Season,Use a Mask. But Which One?
Label: HealthFace masks help prevent people from getting the flu. But how much protection do they provide?You might think the answer to this question would be well established. It’s not.In fact, there is considerable uncertainty over how well face masks guard against influenza when people use them outside of hospitals and other health care settings. This has been a topic of discussion and debate in infectious...
Conversation: A Founder of the Soap Maker Method Discusses Its Sale
Label: BusinessFor Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, the quest began in 2001 in what they call a “dirty little flat” in San Francisco, where the two childhood buddies from Detroit first plotted to disrupt the all-but-impenetrable cleaning products industry long dominated by giants like SC Johnson and Procter & Gamble. They started by mixing soap formulas in beer pitchers labeled “Do Not Drink” and wound up...
Myspace Relaunches With New Justin Timberlake Single 'Suit & Tie'
Label: Technology By Eliot Van Buskirk, Evolver.fmSome artists send out a press release when they have a new single. Justin Timberlake invests in an old social network, helps relaunch it, and makes his new track the first thing that loads up on the homepage.After months of private beta previews, the new Myspace emerged to the public today, with a fresh redesign and a new focus on helping artists post...
Poet Sharon Olds wins T.S. Eliot award
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – American poet Sharon Olds won the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry on Monday for “Stag’s Leap”, a critically acclaimed collection that traces the end of her marriage 15 years ago.The annual award, celebrating its 20th anniversary, goes to what a panel of poets decides is the best collection of verse published in the United Kingdom and Ireland each year, and is considered to be one of...
Well: For DTaP Vaccine, Thigh May Be Better Injection Site Than Arm
Label: HealthChildren are less likely to develop bad reactions to the DTaP vaccine, a routine immunization shot that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, or whooping cough, if they get it in their thigh instead of in their arm, a new study shows.The research looked at more than a million children who were given injections of the vaccine. In many cases it causes some degree of redness or swelling...
Roche Hires Dr. John Reed to Lead Research Operations
Label: BusinessThe Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche is turning to a prolific American academic scientist to revitalize its lagging research operations. Dr. John C. Reed, the chief executive of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in San Diego, will become head of Roche’s pharmaceutical research and early development group in April, the company announced Tuesday. Dr. Reed, 54, has spent...
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