Paul Nixon PhotographyPaul Mason in 2012, two years after gastric bypass surgery stripped him of the unofficial title of “the world’s fattest man.” IPSWICH, England — Who knows what the worst moment was for Paul Mason — there were so many awful milestones, as he grew fatter and fatter — but a good bet might be when he became too vast to leave his room. To get him to the hospital for a hernia operation,...
Economic Scene: Immigration Reform Issue: The Effect on the Budget
Label: BusinessThe stars could hardly have shone brighter on the prospects for immigration reform than in the early months of 2007. The coalition pushing for change included the oddest of bedfellows — roping together business groups like the United States Chamber of Commerce with the Service Employees International Union, the fastest-growing union in the country. It had an impeccable bipartisan pedigree,...
Feb
05
Tour bus had poor safety record before fatal crash
Label: World Federal inspectors over the last year found faulty axles and brakes and other safety violations on the tour bus that careened...
Navy's Next-Gen Binoculars Will Recognize Your Face
Label: Technology Take a close look, because the next generation of military binoculars could be doing more than just letting sailors and soldiers see from far away. The Navy now wants binoculars that can scan and recognize your face from 650 feet away.That’s according to a Jan. 16 contract announcement from the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, which is seeking a “Wireless 3D Binocular Face Recognition...
NBC Universal reshuffles, Hammer takes over cable networks
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – Longtime NBC Universal executive Bonnie Hammer will soon be running all of the media company’s cable networks besides sports and news, as part of a reshuffling, NBC‘s CEO Steve Burke said on Monday.In a memo to staff, Burke said that starting immediately, Hammer will oversee the entire cable portfolio, including Bravo and Oxygen, which are cable networks previously controlled by Lauren...
Well: Expressing the Inexpressible
Label: HealthWhen Kyle Potvin learned she had breast cancer at the age of 41, she tracked the details of her illness and treatment in a journal. But when it came to grappling with issues of mortality, fear and hope, she found that her best outlet was poetry.How I feared chemo, afraidIt would change me.It did.Something dissolved inside me.Tears began a slow drip;I cried at the news storyOf a lost boy found in the...
DealBook: Dell Nears a Buyout Deal of More Than $23 Billion
Label: BusinessDell Inc. neared an agreement on Monday to sell itself to a group led by its founder and the investment firm Silver Lake for more than $23 billion, people briefed on the matter said, in what would be the biggest buyout since the financial crisis.If completed, a takeover would be the most ambitious attempt yet by Michael S. Dell to revive the company that bears his name. Such is the size of the potential...
Feb
04
Report finds LAX operators ignored requirements to disperse air traffic
Label: World A report prepared for Los Angeles County's top administrator claims the operators of LAX have virtually ignored legal requirements...
Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Wheatley Crater on Venus
Label: TechnologyMagellan radar image of Wheatley crater on Venus. This 72 km diameter crater shows a radar bright ejecta pattern and a generally flat floor with some rough raised areas and faulting. The crater is located in Asteria Regio at 16.6N,267E. Image: NASA/GSFC [high-resolution]Caption: N...
Beyonce electrifies at Super Bowl halftime show
Label: LifestyleIf naysayers still doubted Beyonce‘s singing talents — even after her national anthem performance this week at a press conference — the singer proved she is an exceptional performer at the Super Bowl halftime show.Beyonce opened and closed her set belting songs, and in between she danced hard and heavy — and better than most contemporary pop stars.She set a serious tone as she emerged onstage in all...
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