As befits the date, this week’s App Smart column was about Christmas-related apps. We talked about a variety of them, like photo effects or storytelling ones.My favorite book at this time of year has always been “The Night Before Christmas,” and there’s a fabulous interactive e-book version on iTunes free (Peter, Paul and Mary’s “The Night Before Christmas”). It’s great to read with your kids, letting...
Syria Uses Cluster Bombs to Attack as Many Civilians as Possible
Label: WorldMAREA, Syria — The plane came in from the southeast late in the afternoon, releasing its weapons in a single pass. Within seconds, scores of finned bomblets struck and exploded on the homes and narrow streets of this small Syrian town. After the screams and the desperate gathering of the victims, the staff at the local Freedom Hospital counted 4 dead and 23 wounded. All were civilians, doctors...
Dec
20
DealBook: Upstart Exchange in $8.2 Billion Deal for N.Y.S.E.
Label: Business8:39 a.m. | Updated The owner of the 220-year-old New York Stock Exchange on Thursday agreed to an $8.2 billion deal that would give control of the longstanding symbol of American capitalism to an upstart competitor.NYSE Euronext said that it would sell itself to the IntercontinentalExchange for about $33.12 a share in cash and stock. The combined company would have headquarters in both ICE’s home...
IHT Rendezvous: Home for the Holidays: When Your Native Country Is the One That Feels 'Foreign'
Label: WorldHave you had a memorable holiday away from home? Tell us your stories. We’ll post our favorites on IHT Rendezvous during these last weeks of 2012. Here is one:HERZLIYA, Israel — Expats know the drill: the annual, biennial, or however frequent, visit to parents “back home.”When I wrote an article nearly a decade ago bemoaning being single and having to go on vacation with my parents, my siblings and...
Dec
19
Irish Government Set to Allow Abortion in Rare Cases
Label: HealthDUBLIN — The Irish government said Tuesday that it was preparing to allow abortion under limited circumstances in an effort to comply with demands by the European Court of Human Rights to clarify the country’s legal position on the issue. Cathal Mcnaughton/ReutersA vigil was held in Dublin on Monday in memory of Dr. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist who died after being...
Irish Government Set to Allow Abortion in Rare Cases
Label: LifestyleDUBLIN — The Irish government said Tuesday that it was preparing to allow abortion under limited circumstances in an effort to comply with demands by the European Court of Human Rights to clarify the country’s legal position on the issue. Cathal Mcnaughton/ReutersA vigil was held in Dublin on Monday in memory of Dr. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist who died after being...
Irish Government Set to Allow Abortion in Rare Cases
Label: WorldDUBLIN — The Irish government said Tuesday that it was preparing to allow abortion under limited circumstances in an effort to comply with demands by the European Court of Human Rights to clarify the country’s legal position on the issue. Cathal Mcnaughton/ReutersA vigil was held in Dublin on Monday in memory of Dr. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist who died after being...
Dec
18
How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico
Label: Business SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACÁN, Mexico — Wal-Mart longed to build in Elda Pineda’s alfalfa field. It was an ideal location, just off this town’s bustling main entrance and barely a mile from its ancient pyramids, which draw tourists from around the world. With its usual precision, Wal-Mart calculated it would attract 250 customers an hour if only it could put a store in Mrs. Pineda’s field. One major...
The New Old Age Blog: In the Middle: Helping Unhappy Couples
Label: HealthA post on Monday discussed the forces that can make an older couple’s good marriage suddenly go bad — an array of subtle, and often-misunderstood, mental, physical and emotional factors that can upset the equilibrium of even the happiest marriages.Now we have consulted marriage counselors and geriatricians to find out what caregivers — either the grown children of the couple, or one of the spouses...
The New Old Age Blog: In the Middle: Helping Unhappy Couples
Label: LifestyleA post on Monday discussed the forces that can make an older couple’s good marriage suddenly go bad — an array of subtle, and often-misunderstood, mental, physical and emotional factors that can upset the equilibrium of even the happiest marriages.Now we have consulted marriage counselors and geriatricians to find out what caregivers — either the grown children of the couple, or one of the spouses...
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