WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with Senate Democrats to brief the caucus about the rationale behind the...
OpenStack at Linux.conf.au 2013
Label: TechnologyI’m writing this blog post from Canberra Australia, while attending the Linux.conf.au (LCA) open source conference. Among the people who do these sorts of things, LCA has a well deserved reputation as one of the very best open source conferences in the world.Geeks from across Australia and New Zealand, and from across the rest of the world, come together for a week in January (summer in this part...
NJ Gov. Christie appearing Monday with Letterman
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will soon be crossing the Hudson River to appear on "Late Show with David Letterman."CBS says the colorful, outspoken Christie will make his first appearance with Letterman on Monday.The guest shot follows numerous jokes by Letterman at the expense of Christie and his ample girth.Christie termed his plumpness "fair game" for comedians at a 2011 news conference....
Well: Waiting for Alzheimer's to Begin
Label: HealthMy gray matter might be waning. Then again, it might not be. But I swear that I can feel memories — as I’m making them — slide off a neuron and into a tangle of plaque. I steel myself for those moments to come when I won’t remember what just went into my head.I’m not losing track of my car keys, which is pretty standard in aging minds. Nor have I ever forgotten to turn off the oven after use, common...
Twitter says it's working to fix problem with accessing the site
Label: Business If you're having trouble tweeting Thursday, you aren't alone.Twitter has been either inaccessible, slow or not performing properly...
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Syrian state media report airstrike by Israeli military
Label: World JERUSALEM – Amid rising fear that Syrian President Bashar Assad could lose control of his nation’s stockpiles of chemical and...
TSX closes lower as RIM, Fed decision weigh
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index closed lower on Wednesday, hurt by a fall in Research In Motion Ltd after it released its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 devices, and broad market weakness after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to leave its stimulus program intact.The Toronto Stock Exchange‘s S&P/TSX composite index <.gsptse> closed 36.12 points, or 0.28 percent, lower at 12,794.44....
Lindsay Lohan appears in court, trial delayed
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan briefly appeared in court Wednesday for the first time in nearly a year and left with a new attorney, new trial date and new judge.Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner shook her head when she saw Lohan seated with her attorney, just months after the judge had warned the "Liz and Dick" star to grow up and stay out of trouble.The actress was required to attend the...
The Consumer: The Drug-Dose Gender Gap
Label: HealthMost sleeping pills are designed to knock you out for eight hours. When the Food and Drug Administration was evaluating a new short-acting pill for people to take when they wake up in the middle of the night, agency scientists wanted to know how much of the drug would still be in users’ systems come morning.Blood tests uncovered a gender gap: Men metabolized the drug, Intermezzo, faster than women....
Facebook beats Wall Street expectations but shares fall anyway
Label: Business Facebook Inc. reported fourth-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street expectations, but it shares are falling anyway.Revenue...
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