LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney toys are sold around the world. Now, children can find them in the cloud as well.The media giant is teaming up with toy company JAKKS Pacific and Patrick Soon-Shiong, Los Angeles’ wealthiest person, on a new line of toys – with a nifty technological twist designed to link the goodies that kids lug home from the store with Disney’s stable of well-known animated characters.“DreamPlay“,...
'Downton,' 'Girls,' 'Idol' and more this January
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Where once the post-holiday schedule was a blizzard of chilly reruns, January is aburst with premieres and finales.Already, the much-adored British miniseries "Downton Abbey" has made its much-awaited season return Sundays on PBS.On IFC on Fridays, the hilarious "Portlandia" is back for its third season of sketch comedy poking fun at the peculiarities of Portland, Ore., starring Fred...
Really?: The Claim: Sugar-Free Gum Helps Prevent Cavities
Label: HealthReally?Anahad O’Connor tackles health myths.THE FACTSCleans and protects teeth. Helps prevent cavities. So say the most popular brands of sugar-free gum. But do their claims stand up to scrutiny?Many brands contain an additive called xylitol, a natural sweetener known to fight cavity-causing bacteria. In practice, though, it’s not clear that xylitol has much impact. Some research suggests that while...
AIG said to consider suing U.S. for bailout that saved company
Label: Business WASHINGTON -- At the same time American International Group Inc. has been running high-profile ads thanking America for the...
Jan
07
From gang member to team player
Label: World SAN FRANCISCO — Luis Aroche learned about violence at Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School, across from the projects where his...
Kuwaiti journalist jailed for Twitter ‘insults’
Label: TechnologyKUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwait newspaper says an online journalist has been sentenced to two years in prison for posts deemed “insulting” to the Gulf nation’s ruler — the second such ruling this week.The decision reflects a widening social media crackdown across the Gulf Arab states to quell perceived political dissent.Kuwait’s pro-government Al Watan newspaper reported Monday that Ayyad al-Harbi, a...
Lohan lawyer predicts NY club case will be dropped
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan's attorney predicts there will be no case against the actress in connection with an alleged fight at a Manhattan nightclub.Attorney Mark Jay Heller spoke after signing paperwork at the courthouse Monday.Office of Court Administration spokesman David Bookstaver confirmed that a criminal complaint has not been drawn up at this time. The district attorney's office said...
Recipes for Health: Sicilian Pasta With Cauliflower
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesEvery once in a while I revisit the cuisine of a particular part of the world (usually it is located somewhere in the Mediterranean). This week I landed in Sicily. I was nosing around my cookbooks for some cauliflower recipes and opened my friend and colleague Clifford A. Wright’s very first cookbook, “Cucina Pariso: The Heavenly Food of Sicily.” The cuisine of...
Stocks open lower; S&P 500 eases from 5-year high
Label: Business Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street Monday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index down from the five-year high it...
Jan
06
Reality shows may put crews too close to cutting edge
Label: World Monica Martino had filmed tornadoes in the Midwest, ship collisions in the Antarctic and crab fishermen in Alaska's Bering Sea....
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