Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in the midst of a long-running campaign to change the eating habits of New Yorkers and consumers across the country, declared a victory against salt on Monday, as 21 companies, from Kraft and Goya to FreshDirect, said they had met the first stage in reductions in salt content in foods. After focusing on reducing trans fats and smoking, Mr. Bloomberg turned his...
Bits: Where the Singles Are: A Dating Guide by ZIP Code
Labels: BusinessAt Trulia, a residential real estate Web site, the analysts are constantly crunching data — home and apartment listings, prices, school ratings, crime rates and other numbers.With Valentine’s Day coming this week, Jed Kolko, Trulia’s chief economist and head of analytics, decided to sift through household, gender, city and neighborhood data in America. If you’re looking for someone single of the opposite...
Feb
11
‘Les Militaribles,’ South Korean Video Spoof, Goes Viral
Labels: WorldSEOUL, South Korea — The “Gangnam Style” video has spawned seemingly endless remakes; there are even sites that allow viewers to insert photos of themselves onto the animated bodies of people performing the famous horse dance. Now the viral video has inspired another South Korean blockbuster, a parody of the movie musical “Les Misérables” featuring members of the air force. After just five...
Varied winners at Grammy Awards
Labels: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys spread the love.Fun., who anthemic and semi-dark jam dominated the charts in 2012, was named song of the year. Gotye's massive and oddball pop hit, "Somebody I Used to Know," picked up record of the year. And folk-rockers Mumford & Sons won album of the year for their platinum-selling "Babel."Fun. also won best new artist, besting Frank Ocean in an upset.The recording...
Well: Getting the Right Addiction Treatment
Labels: Health“Treatment is not a prerequisite to surviving addiction.” This bold statement opens the treatment chapter in a helpful new book, “Now What? An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four intense treatment experiences over five years” before he broke free of alcohol and drugs.As the son of Judith and Bill Moyers, successful parents who watched...
Media Decoder Blog: NPR Campaign Seeks the Quirky Listener
Labels: BusinessAre you a sky diving algebra teacher? A Sudoku-playing barista? NPR has a new ad campaign aimed at you.The pilot campaign, in four cities, is intended to bring new listeners to local public radio stations, and in turn NPR’s national programs, by matching a show to even the quirkiest interests.The three-month campaign, financed with a $750,000 grant from the Ford Foundation and developed by Baltimore...
Feb
10
Notre Dame 104, Louisville 101: Notre Dame Outlasts Louisville in Five Overtimes
Labels: WorldSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame watched a video of great boxing knockouts knowing their game against Louisville would probably be bruising. It turned out to be the longest game in Big East regular-season history. “I talked about it being a 15-rounder and taking punches and being put on the mat,” Notre Dame Coach Mike Brey said. “At the fourth or fifth timeout I said, `Has there...
Mardi Gras ball 1st Superdome event since blackout
Labels: LifestyleNEW ORLEANS (AP) — This time, the lights stayed on in the Superdome.The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on Saturday night and Kelly Clarkson performed amid purple, green and gold lights in the first major event at the venue since the Super Bowl blackout.While the black tie ball was nowhere near the size of the championship game a week ago,...
For Families Struggling with Mental Illness, Carolyn Wolf Is a Guide in the Darkness
Labels: HealthWhen a life starts to unravel, where do you turn for help? Melissa Klump began to slip in the eighth grade. She couldn’t focus in class, and in a moment of despair she swallowed 60 ibuprofen tablets. She was smart, pretty and ill: depression, attention deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, either bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. In her 20s, after a more...
Boeing 787 Completes Test Flight
Labels: BusinessA Boeing 787 test plane flew for more than two hours on Saturday to gather information about the problems with the batteries that led to a worldwide grounding of the new jets more than three weeks ago. The flight was the first since the Federal Aviation Administration gave Boeing permission on Thursday to conduct in-flight tests. Federal investigators and the company are trying to determine...
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