This is the year of the tablet, David Pogue of The Times has told us, and that may be good news for seniors who open holiday wrappings to find one tucked inside. They see better with tablets’ adjustable type size, new research shows. Reading becomes easier again.This may seem obvious — find me someone over 40 who doesn’t see better when fonts are larger — but it’s the business of science to test...
Deal Professor: In Netflix Case, a Chance to Re-examine Old Rules
Label: TechnologyNetflix is in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s sights over a post on Facebook by Reed Hastings, its chief executive, saying that the video streaming company’s monthly viewing had reached a billion hours. Yet, the case is more convincing as an illustration of how the regulator clings to outdated notions of how markets work.In July, Mr. Hastings posted three lines stating that “Netflix monthly...
IHT Rendezvous: Gay Marriage Fight Intensifies in Britain and France
Label: WorldLONDON — The pragmatic Dutch should be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss is about.A decade after the Netherlands legalized marriage for same-sex couples with a minimum of brouhaha, the issue has spurred a fierce and emotional debate in two other European countries, France and Britain.The disputes focus on plans by the Socialist government in France and the Conservative-led government in Britain...
Dec
11
DealBook: Delta Takes 49% Stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 Million
Label: BusinessThere are few more lucrative airline routes than the one between the financial powerhouses of New York and London. On Tuesday, Delta Air Lines signaled that it was going after that business-heavy market, agreeing to buy a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic from Singapore Airlines for $360 million.The deal will provide Delta with more access to Heathrow Airport, one of the world’s busiest hubs, where...
Rate of Childhood Obesity Falls in Several Cities
Label: HealthJessica Kourkounis for The New York TimesAt William H. Ziegler Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia, students are getting acquainted with vegetables and healthy snacks. PHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like...
Rate of Childhood Obesity Falls in Several Cities
Label: LifestyleJessica Kourkounis for The New York TimesAt William H. Ziegler Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia, students are getting acquainted with vegetables and healthy snacks. PHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like...
Huawei to Open Research Center in Finland
Label: TechnologyPARIS — Huawei Technologies, a Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment, said on Monday that it planned to open a research and development center in Helsinki next year, accelerating its investments in Europe, where its business is expanding rapidly. The move illustrates a trans-Atlantic difference in attitudes toward Huawei. The company has been largely shut out of the United States...
Libyan Reluctance Hobbles Benghazi Assault Investigation
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — An unarmed American military surveillance drone now flies virtually every day over Benghazi, gathering information and poised to respond at a moment’s notice if any of the suspects believed to be behind the attacks last Sept. 11 on the American Mission in the Libyan city are located. But three months after the assault that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other...
Dec
10
Euro Watch: Italian Political Turmoil Weighs on Markets
Label: BusinessROME — Italian bond yields were sharply higher Monday, and Italian stocks led major European indexes lower, after a weekend of political turmoil in Italy gave rise to fears that the country was headed for renewed instability. Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would again seek Italy’s highest office after pulling his party’s support from Mario Monti, the unelected official who...
The New Old Age Blog: Training Needed for Home Care Is Lacking
Label: Health“H” from Chicago, I heard you when you joined a lively discussion over hospice at home here a couple of weeks ago and asked, “where can family members get the training to do all the nursing tasks?”In the comments section, many readers wrote in to say that caring for relatives at the end of their lives was a duty and a privilege. Others said they were unprepared for the physical and emotional burdens...
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