When the American Psychiatric Association unveils a proposed new version of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of psychiatric diagnoses, it expects controversy. Illnesses get added or deleted, acquire new definitions or lists of symptoms. Everyone from advocacy groups to insurance companies to litigators — all have an interest in what’s defined as mental illness —...
Starbucks Earnings Increased 13% in Latest Quarter
Label: Business The company’s results were helped by a 6 percent increase in global sales at cafes open at least a year. The performance reflects the turnaround Starbucks has made since its struggles during the recession. After bringing back its founder, Howard Schultz, as chief executive in 2008, the company embarked on a reorganization that included closing underperforming stores in the United States. ...
Jan
23
House GOP seeks steep cuts while raising debt ceiling
Label: World — Stepping up their austerity campaign, House Republicans plan to demand far deeper spending cuts from President Obama to balance...
CEO Tim Cook Hints at Apple's Future Growth in Q1 Earnings Call
Label: Technology Investors may have cringed at Apple’s revenue numbers in its Q1 2013 earnings call, but CEO Tim Cook took pains to point out that there is still a lot of room for growth when it comes to Apple product sales and profits. There are a number of different ways Apple could continue to expand iPhone and iPad growth: introducing lower-priced options for emerging markets, bringing major changes to...
Obama inauguration TV viewership down by 17.2 million from 2009
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some 20.6 million Americans watched President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony and related events on television, according to ratings data on Wednesday. That’s down sharply from his first inauguration in 2009.TV ratings company Nielsen said 18 U.S. television networks and cable channels carried live coverage over about six hours of Monday’s swearing-in ceremony, speech...
Well: Long Term Effects on Life Expectancy From Smoking
Label: HealthIt is often said that smoking takes years off your life, and now a new study shows just how many: Longtime smokers can expect to lose about 10 years of life expectancy.But amid those grim findings was some good news for former smokers. Those who quit before they turn 35 can gain most if not all of that decade back, and even those who wait until middle age to kick the habit can add about five years...
Edging From Europe, Britain Adds to Continent’s Unease
Label: BusinessOli Scarff/Getty ImagesPrime Minister David Cameron of Britain speaking in London on Wednesday. BRUSSELS — The French are engaged in a lonely military adventure in Africa. The Germans are preoccupied with domestic elections rather than regional affairs. Unemployment in some countries is at historic highs and economies across Europe are still mired in recession. Now Prime Minister David Cameron...
Jan
22
Mali conflict shakes country's faith in its leaders
Label: World BAMAKO, Mali — The commander of Mali's army is so confident of a swift French and Malian military victory against Al Qaeda-linked...
Google Ad Bleeding Slows as Larry Page Dismisses Mobile Fears
Label: Technology Investors like what they’re hearing from Google, despite a sickly-sounding Larry Page. The Google CEO argued on Tuesday’s earnings call that mobile won’t hinder his company’s core ad business because distinctions between devices are becoming moot.After-hours traders sent Google shares up more than 5 percent late Tuesday afternoon after the company beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter....
“Zero Dark Thirty” heads to Europe: will torture controversy follow?
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Best Picture Oscar nominee “Zero Dark Thirty” rolls out in several Western European countries starting Wednesday, absent – at least for now – the firestorm of criticism that has accompanied its U.S. release.The movie has been a lightning rod for detractors in the U.S. over its perceived endorsement of torture, an allegation that director Kathryn Bigelow and Sony executives...
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