Maybe you’ve heard: Americans are becoming less fit and more fat. There are all kinds of theories about why — bigger meal portions, omnipresent corn syrup and sugar, fewer pickup stickball games after school. But people are starting to think that in many cases, body weight might somehow be linked to diet and exercise. Now, studies have shown that if there’s some visible, omnipresent monitor...
Nov
15
State of the Art: A Review of New Activity-Tracking Bands From Nike and Jawbone
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Corporate chiefs fear 'fiscal cliff,' but consumers are unfazed
Label: Business WASHINGTON — U.S. companies had been pulling the country out of the Great Recession. Now, though, consumer confidence is rising...
Nov
14
2 LAPD officers guilty of perjury in drug case
Label: World Two Los Angeles Police Department officers lied under oath during a drug possession case four years ago, a Los Angeles County...
People magazine says Channing Tatum is sexiest man
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Channing Tatum is People magazine's "sexiest man alive" for 2012.The 32-year-old actor says his first thought on hearing the news was: "'Y'all are messing with me.'"Tatum's film roles include "Magic Mike" and the upcoming "Foxcatcher."Other actors who have received the "sexiest" label include George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds. Last year's "sexiest...
Well: Thanksgiving From Jerusalem
Label: HealthIf you are looking to add some international flair to your Thanksgiving table, Jerusalem is a good place to start.The city’s diverse Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities have created unpredictable and exciting culinary combinations, the London chef and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi writes in the stunning new cookbook “Jerusalem.” The book, which Mr. Ottolenghi wrote with his friend and business...
Instant facial recognition tech a two-edged sword
Label: Business By the time Joe Rosenkrantz took his seat in his company's conference room, a video camera had already handled the introductions.An...
Nov
13
Secret donation hindered campaigns, GOP advisors say
Label: World SACRAMENTO — An $11-million campaign donation that was secretly routed through an obscure Arizona group might have hurt the...
Storm volunteers mingle with stars at Glamour fest
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Sandra Kyong Bradbury was star struck. She had just spied Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a few feet away."How can you top that?" asked Bradbury, a New York City neonatal nurse who had helped evacuate infants from a hospital that lost power during the height of Superstorm Sandy. She was amazed that she was being honored at the same event as a Supreme Court justice — the annual...
Lance Armstrong Cuts Officials Ties With His Livestrong Charity
Label: HealthIn the wake of being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, Lance Armstrong last week cut all official ties with Livestrong, the charity he founded 15 years ago while he was treated for testicular cancer. On Nov. 4, he resigned from the organization’s board of directors; he had previously stepped down as the chairman of the board Oct. 17. He has distanced himself from...
U.S. to become world's largest oil producer by 2020, report says
Label: BusinessEnergy reporter Ronald D. White and deputy business editor Joe Bel Bruno discuss a report that says the U.S. will become the world¿s top producer of oil within five years. ...
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