NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Awards are getting a rewrite.New rules announced Tuesday include a "long list" of 10 nominees to be offered for each of the four competitive categories before being narrowed to the traditional five finalists. And the pool of judges will be expanded beyond writers to include critics, booksellers and librarians.The changes are the most extensive since the mid-1990s...
Personal Best: Training Insights From Star Athletes
Label: HealthOf course elite athletes are naturally gifted. And of course they train hard and may have a phalanx of support staff — coaches, nutritionists, psychologists.But they often have something else that gives them an edge: an insight, or even an epiphany, that vaults them from the middle of the pack to the podium.I asked several star athletes about the single realization that made the difference for them....
What fiscal cliff? Shoppers push up retail sales, prices fall
Label: Business Economic prognosticators spent the end of 2012 fretting about looming spending cuts and toxic tax increases. Consumers, however,...
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An Anaheim woman demands respect for her neighborhood
Label: World Yesenia Rojas, vibrant in her purple shawl, sang with a voice so powerful it rose above the rest of the procession as they shuffled...
RIM says 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps submitted in under two days
Label: TechnologyTitle Post: RIM says 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps submitted in under two daysUrl Post: http://www.news.fluser.com/rim-says-15000-blackberry-10-apps-submitted-in-under-two-days/Link To Post : RIM says 15,000 BlackBerry 10 apps submitted in under two daysRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions please leave a...
'Argo,' 'Les Mis' win at Golden Globes
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Ben Affleck got some vindication and Jodie Foster made a revelation at the Golden Globe Awards.Affleck's "Argo" earned him best motion picture drama and director honors at Sunday night's ceremony. The awards came just a few days after Affleck was surprisingly omitted from the best-director category at the Academy Award nominations. Affleck also stars in the real-life drama...
Recipes for Health: Skillet Beet and Farro Salad
Label: Health“Comforting” isn’t a word I usually associate with salads, but this week I put together five grain salads that fit that bill. Over the years I have developed a number of delicious whole grain salads that combine various grains with vegetables, herbs and often nuts, tossed in a tangy dressing. I have also married many a grain and vegetable in a pilaf. I decided to bring both concepts together in hearty...
Stocks mixedr on Wall Street; Apple slides
Label: Business Stocks were mixed on Wall Street, with the Standard & Poor's 500 sliding further below a five-year high it reached last...
Why This Outdated Dating Manual Did Not Need a Social-Media Update
Label: TechnologyThe Rules, a dating instruction manual of yore by two ladies named Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider (they know what they’re talking about ’cause they’re married!), should, by now, have gone the way of the cave drawing or the horse and buggy, as a relic of times past. It was initially published in 1995, nearly 20 years ago, and we don’t even want to calculate what that means in dog years....
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