Whatever the ultimate shape of the "fiscal cliff" solution that has preoccupied all Washington, and a fair swath of the rest of country, in the final days of 2012 and into the new year, Americans of all walks of life should be asking themselves this question: How do we like being conned?The deal, passed by the Senate on New Year's morning, was made...
Playboy Hugh Hefner marries his 'runaway bride'
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hugh Hefner's celebrating the new year as a married man once again.The 86-year-old Playboy magazine founder exchanged vows with his "runaway bride," Crystal Harris, at a private Playboy Mansion ceremony on New Year's Eve. Harris, a 26-year-old "Playmate of the Month" in 2009, broke off a previous engagement to Hefner just before they were to be married in 2011.Playboy said on Tuesday...
Drug Makers Losing a Bid to Foil Generic Painkillers
Label: HealthPublic officials have long urged makers of powerful painkillers to do more to make the medications harder to crush and abuse. But now that some companies have done so, they want something in return — a ban on generic versions of the drugs they make that do not have such tamper-resistant designs. Stuart Isett for The New York TimesPurdue Pharma’s OxyContin ...
The 'fiscal cliff' con game
Label: Business Whatever the ultimate shape of the "fiscal cliff" solution that has preoccupied all Washington, and a fair swath of the rest of country, in the final days of 2012 and into the new year, Americans of all walks of life should be asking themselves this question: How do we like being conned?The deal, passed by the Senate on New Year's morning, was made...
Dec
31
USC's dreadful performance is perfect way to conclude imperfect season
Label: World EL PASO — A football season that once swaggered through the warmth of a No. 1 ranking has curled up and expired in a cold, remote desert, buffeted by a chilled and foreboding wind.The kid coach is bundled in a black hoodie and wearing sunglasses. He is standing 10 yards from most of his team. He is hunched over a play card, huddled into himself,...
Movers roundup: Facebook, Best Buy
Label: TechnologyAmong the stock activity stories for Monday, Dec. 31, from AP Business News:— Shares of Facebook Inc. rose after an analyst said advertising spending was picking up on the Internet social network and raised his rating on its stock.— Shares of Best Buy Co. rose on light volume as the struggling electronics retailer closed out a rocky year.— Shares of Duff & Phelps Corp. rose on news that the company...
Armstrong better, Green Day to resume tour in 2013
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Green Day is going back on the road.The Grammy-winning punk band announced new tour dates Monday.The band canceled the rest of its 2012 club schedule and postponed the start of a 2013 arena tour after singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's substance abuse problems emerged publicly in September when he had a profane meltdown on the stage of the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las...
Letters: Recovery After Trauma
Label: Health To the Editor: Re “A New Focus on the ‘Post’ in Post-Traumatic Stress” (Mind, Dec. 25): Social contexts are well-established predictors of adjustment following trauma. Sexual abuse survivors who are believed and supported following an abuse disclosure fare better than those who are not, and returning veterans’ social support predicts P.T.S.D. over and above the extent of military trauma exposure....
Here's to some wishful consumer-friendly resolutions
Label: Business It's a time for new beginnings. So here are some resolutions I'd like to offer on behalf of some of our friends in the business world.Cable and satellite companies should resolve to throw their lobbying clout behind urging lawmakers to forbid the bundling of channels by broadcasters.As it stands, companies like Disney and Fox can insist that a Time...
Dec
30
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez said to suffer 'complications'
Label: World CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" after his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Copyright © Pitter News. All rights reserved.
Design 
And Business Directories
