SAN FRANCISCO — Luis Aroche learned about violence at Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School, across from the projects where his...
Samsung’s New Smart TV Software Development Kit Supports Linux and Mac O/S
Label: Technology Samsung Electronics announced that it will be releasing the Smart TV SDK (Software Development Kit) 4.0 at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from January 8th to 11th, 2013. The Smart TV SDK will allow Smart TV software development on Linux and Mac, in addition to Windows O/S.Up till now, Samsung’s Smart TV software development only supported Windows O/S. However, the new...
NBC execs say it's not a 'shoot-'em-up' network
Label: LifestylePASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC executives said Sunday they are conscious about the amount of violence they air in the wake of real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, but have made no changes in what has gone on the air or what is planned.NBC isn't a "shoot-'em-up" network, said network entertainment President Jennifer Salke.The level of violence on television, in movies and video games...
Alarm in Albuquerque Over Plan to End Methadone for Inmates
Label: HealthMark Holm for The New York TimesOfficials at New Mexico’s largest jail want to end its methadone program. Addicts like Penny Strayer hope otherwise. ALBUQUERQUE — It has been almost four decades since Betty Jo Lopez started using heroin. Her face gray and wizened well beyond her 59 years, Ms. Lopez would almost certainly still be addicted, if not for the fact that she is locked away in jail,...
Air travel in 2012 was the safest since 1945, group says
Label: Business Airfares grew and airline seats shrunk, but much more important was the good news about flying in 2012: It was the safest year...
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Alleged maternity hotel now appears to be vacant
Label: World An alleged maternity hotel operating out of a hilltop mansion in Chino Hills has apparently shut down after city officials obtained...
Leader of Online Movie Group IMAGiNE Gets five Years for Piracy
Label: TechnologyLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Jeremiah B. Perkins, the former leader of internet movie group IMAGiNE, was sentenced to five years in prison on a piracy charge, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.Perkins, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement in August.In addition to the prison sentence, Perkins was sentenced to three years of supervised release...
Poet-performer Jayne Cortez dies in NY at age 78
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Jayne Cortez, a forceful poet, activist and performance artist who blended oral and written traditions into numerous books and musical recordings, has died. She was 78.The Organization of Women Writers of Africa says Cortez died of heart failure in New York on Dec. 28. She had helped found the group and, while dividing her time between homes in New York and Senegal, was planning a...
Despite New Health Law, Some See Sharp Rise in Premiums
Label: HealthHealth insurance companies across the country are seeking and winning double-digit increases in premiums for some customers, even though one of the biggest objectives of the Obama administration’s health care law was to stem the rapid rise in insurance costs for consumers. Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles TimesDave Jones, the California insurance commissioner, said some insurance companies...
Don't let mortgage debt wreck retirement
Label: Business Dear Liz: I have a first mortgage with a current balance of $32,000 at 5.625% interest. This will be paid off in about 24 months, based on regular payments plus $200 a month extra I am paying on principal. I have a home equity line of credit with a balance of $200,000 at 3% interest on which I am paying interest only ($490) monthly with an occasional...
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