An Ohio lawyer who serves as an expert witness in child pornography cases is on the hook for $300,000 in civil damages for Photoshopping courtroom exhibits of children having sex, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.Attorney Dean Boland purchased innocent pictures of two juvenile girls from a Canadian stock-image website, then digitally modified them to make it appear as if the children were...
“Lincoln” Reviews: Is Steven Spielberg’s biopic Oscar-worthy?
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “Lincoln,” with a cast of acting titans like Daniel Day-Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones, arrives in theaters Friday with many predicting big things come Oscar night. But does Steven Spielberg‘s biopic of the Great Emancipator live up to the early hype?Based on initial reviews, it seems like Spielberg and company have delivered. Critics...
FEMA Chief Tours Damaged NYU Langone Medical Center
Label: HealthThe federal government’s emergency management chief trudged through darkened subterranean hallways covered with silt and muddy water Friday, as he toured one of New York City’s top academic medical centers in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The basement of the complex, NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, smelled like the hold of a ship — a mixture of diesel oil and water. “You’re going...
Black Friday Deals Will Start Earlier This Year
Label: BusinessThere was an outcry last year when some retailers opened at midnight on Thanksgiving, with workers and shoppers saying the holiday should be reserved for family, not spent lining up for the start of the Christmas shopping season. This year, retailers are responding to the criticism by opening even earlier on Thanksgiving evening — and a handful are even planning to be open all day. ...
Nov
09
L.A. housing authority rife with fiscal mismanagement, audit finds
Label: World Los Angeles' housing authority, which runs on about $1 billion a year in taxpayer funds, is plagued by bad financial management...
Drone War in Afghanistan Peaks as Human Troops Withdraw
Label: Technology Forget Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and all the other secret warzones. The real center of the U.S. drone campaign is on the hottest battlefield of all: Afghanistan.The American military has launched 333 drone strikes this year in Afghanistan. That’s not only the highest total ever, according to U.S. Air Force statistics. It’s essentially the same number of robotic attacks in Pakistan since the...
“Twilight” fans camp out days ahead of “Breaking Dawn-Part 2″
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dozens of excited “Twilight” fans set up tents in Los Angeles on Thursday ahead of next week’s world premiere of the last film in the vampire romance franchise.Some 2,200 people from all over the world have registered to camp on a concrete plaza outside a downtown Los Angeles movie theater, movie studio Summit Entertainment said.
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Recipes for Health: Sweet Potato and Apple Kugel — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesI’ve looked at a number of sweet potato kugel recipes, and experimented with this one a few times until I was satisfied with it. The trick is to bake the kugel long enough so that the sweet potato softens properly without the top drying out and browning too much. I cover the kugel during the first 45 minutes of baking to prevent this. After you uncover it, it’s...
Debt Ceiling Complicates a Tax Shift
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — Come January, should Congress fail to act, the United States will face more than immense tax increases and spending cuts. It will also run out of room to finance its large running deficits. The Treasury Department expects the country to hit its debt ceiling, a legal limit on the amount the government is allowed to borrow, close to the end of the year. That would give Congress...
Nov
08
Blue reign in Sacramento: Democrats dominate California voting
Label: World SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown and his fellow Democrats are on the cusp of a coveted supermajority in both the Assembly and Senate,...
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Nov. 8
Label: Technology Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle posted here.SPOILER WARNING:We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer....
Mom of “Modern Family” actress denies abuse claims
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The mother of “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter on Wednesday denied that she abused her daughter after a judge temporarily placed the 14-year-old actress in her sister’s care.“It’s all untrue, it’s all untrue,” Chris Workman, Winter’s mother, told People magazine. “I have my doctor’s letter that my daughter’s never been abused.”
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Recipes for Health: Cabbage, Onion and Millet Kugel — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesLight, nutty millet combines beautifully with the sweet, tender cabbage and onions in this kugel. I wouldn’t hesitate to serve this as a main dish. 1/2 medium head cabbage (1 1/2 pounds), cored and cut in thin strips Salt to taste 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup chopped...
DealBook: On Wall Street, Time to Mend Fences With Obama
Label: BusinessDel Frisco’s, an expensive steakhouse with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Boston harbor, was a festive scene on Tuesday evening. The hedge fund billionaires Steven A. Cohen, Paul Singer and Daniel Loeb were among the titans of finance there dining among the gray velvet banquettes before heading several blocks away to what they hoped would be a victory party for their presidential candidate,...
Nov
07
Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate
Label: World WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering...
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Nov. 7
Label: Technology Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle posted here.SPOILER WARNING:We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer....
ABC raises $16.8 million, MTV to hold fundraiser for NJ shore
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A “Day of Giving” across ABC television networks raised more than $ 16.8 million for victims of Hurricane Sandy, ABC said on Tuesday.During the event, which aired on Radio Disney, ABC Family, ESPN and other units of the Disney/ABC group, viewers were encouraged to donate to the American Red Cross.
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Recipes for Health: Sweet Millet Kugel — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesMillet, a light, fluffy gluten-free grain that is a good source of magnesium, manganese and phosphorus, lends itself beautifully to both sweet and savory kugels. In fact, this kugel turned me into a millet convert. 2/3 cup millet 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 cups water Salt to taste 1 cup cottage cheese ...
Nov
06
Chris Erskine: Tough break for the L.A. Galaxy, now do-or-die
Label: World As with any great opera, the tenor dies in the end, falling upon his own scimitar as the teary-eyed vixen sings her heart out. And the fat lady is nowhere to be found.That's because the L.A. Galaxy still has a chance at resurrection Wednesday night against San Jose, in the weirdest playoff arrangement ever — a two-act series decided by total goals.Somebody...
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Nov. 6
Label: Technology Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle posted here.SPOILER WARNING:We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer....
Brad Pitt turns designer for high-end furniture collection
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Brad Pitt has turned his talents to creating furniture for a luxury design house with a high-end collection inspired by both Art Nouveau and Art Deco, according to Architectural Digest.Pitt, who collaborated on the collection with U.S. furniture designer Frank Pollaro, discussed his inspirations for the capsule collection...
Recipes for Health: Quinoa and Cauliflower Kugel — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York Times NYTCREDIT: Andrew Scrivani for The New York TimesCauliflower, steamed until tender then finely chopped, combines beautifully here with quinoa and cumin. Millet would also be a good grain choice. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup quinoa 1 1/4 cups...
DealBook Column: The Election Won't Solve All Puzzles
Label: BusinessHere comes more uncertainty.It may sound counterintuitive, but whatever the outcome of the election — whether President Obama or Mitt Romney wins — the economy and markets are likely to face more uncertainty, not less, over the coming year.“Uncertainty” has become the watchword over the last several years for many chief executives, politicians and economists as an explanation — or perhaps an excuse...
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