Lance Murphey for The New York TimesA crew filming Maxim magazine’s Maximum Warrior contest in Crawfordsville, Ark. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ark. — Scaling elevator shafts and sliding through sewers in mud-caked fields at a military training camp here would not be what most people would call a vacation. But for 10 Special Operations soldiers from the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force, participating in an event...
The Boss: For Kathryn Giusti, Two Wars Against Multiple Myeloma
Label: HealthMY identical twin sister, Karen, and I have two older brothers. We were raised in Blue Bell, Pa., where my father was a family physician and my mother was a nurse. We spent summers on Long Beach Island, N.J., where both of us were waitresses at a busy seafood restaurant. Kathryn E. Giusti is the C.E.O. and co-founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Founda- tion in Norwalk, Conn. ...
The Boss: For Kathryn Giusti, Two Wars Against Multiple Myeloma
Label: LifestyleMY identical twin sister, Karen, and I have two older brothers. We were raised in Blue Bell, Pa., where my father was a family physician and my mother was a nurse. We spent summers on Long Beach Island, N.J., where both of us were waitresses at a busy seafood restaurant. Kathryn E. Giusti is the C.E.O. and co-founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Founda- tion in Norwalk, Conn. ...
YouTube Ban Lifted in Pakistan, for 3 Minutes
Label: TechnologyISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A ban on YouTube, which Pakistan imposed after an anti-Islam video caused riots in much of the Muslim world, was lifted Saturday, only to be reinstated — after three minutes — when it was discovered that blasphemous material was still available on the site. After months of criticism of the ban, the government decided to allow Pakistanis to have access to YouTube again,...
Chinese Regulator’s Family Profited From Stake in Insurer
Label: WorldThe New York TimesThe Ping An International Finance Center, being built in Shenzhen. Ping An is among the world’s biggest financial institutions. SHANGHAI — Relatives of a top Chinese regulator profited enormously from the purchase of shares in a once-struggling insurance company that is now one of China’s biggest financial powerhouses, according to interviews and a review of regulatory filings. ...
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Senate Leaders Racing to Beat Fiscal Deadline
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — Senate leaders and their aides spent Saturday searching for a formula to extend tax cuts for most Americans that could win bipartisan support in the Senate and final approval in the fractious House by the new year, hoping to prevent large tax increases and budget cuts that could threaten the fragile economy. As part of the last-minute negotiations, the lawmakers were haggling...
Well: Exercise and the Ever-Smarter Human Brain
Label: HealthAnyone whose resolve to exercise in 2013 is a bit shaky might want to consider an emerging scientific view of human evolution. It suggests that we are clever today in part because a million years ago, we could outrun and outwalk most other mammals over long distances. Our brains were shaped and sharpened by movement, the idea goes, and we continue to require regular physical activity in order for...
Well: Exercise and the Ever-Smarter Human Brain
Label: LifestyleAnyone whose resolve to exercise in 2013 is a bit shaky might want to consider an emerging scientific view of human evolution. It suggests that we are clever today in part because a million years ago, we could outrun and outwalk most other mammals over long distances. Our brains were shaped and sharpened by movement, the idea goes, and we continue to require regular physical activity in order for...
Bits Blog: Facebook Poke and the Tedium of Success Theater
Label: Technology There’s a big problem in social media right now.It’s boring.A crucial and indispensable source of news and information, absolutely. But more often than not, it’s also tedious and predictable.Don’t get me wrong: My use of Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook has never been greater. But I’m growing tired of seeing everyone’s perfectly framed, glittering nightscapes of the Manhattan skyline, their...
Gérard Depardieu Stirs Belgian Border Town
Label: WorldBenoit Tessier/ReutersFrench actor Gérard Depardieu is accused by the French government of trying to dodge taxes by moving to Belgium. NÉCHIN, Belgium — The last time a big star lit up this sleepy village of potato fields and rain-drenched pastures was in 1667, when the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, stopped by for the day. But even he may not have created quite the commotion caused by Gérard Depardieu,...
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