“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...
DealBook: With U.P.S. Deal, European Antitrust Regulators Block Another Big Merger
Label: BusinessEuropean antitrust regulators proved again on Monday that they were more than willing to flex their considerable muscle.U.P.S.‘s $6.9 billion bid for TNT Express is the latest merger blocked by the European Union, and certainly the most prominent since the proposed tie-up of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse last year. In the case of U.P.S., European regulators argued that proposed asset sales, including...
<em>Firefly</em> Fan Tries to Retroactively Save Dead Character With NASA Data
Label: Technology Spoiler warning: Firefly ended over 10 years ago and it’s been 7 years since its subsequent film, Serenity, came out, so the spoiler statute of limitations is officially up. Proceed at your own risk.Like many fans of the Joss Whedon space western Firefly, Kyle Hill was shocked by the end of the Serenity movie, when fan-favorite character Wash (Alan Tudyk) was unceremoniously...
Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio leaving, John Cook to replace him
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Gawker editor-in-chief A.J. Daulerio is leaving the site and reporter John Cook will replace him, Cook told TheWrap on Thursday.Daulerio, who started at Gawker Media’s sports site Deadspin, oversaw the network’s flagship publication through a period of record growth.“A.J.’s tenure at Gawker has been much like him: bold, infuriating, unpredictable… and often brilliant,”...
City Room: Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency Over Flu Outbreak
Label: HealthWith the nation in the grip of a severe influenza outbreak that has seen deaths reach epidemic levels, New York State declared a public health emergency on Saturday, making access to vaccines more easily available.There have been nearly 20,000 cases of flu reported across the state so far this season, officials said. Last season, 4,400 positive laboratory tests were reported.“We are experiencing...
Treasury Will Not Mint $1 Trillion Coin to Raise Debt Ceiling
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Saturday that it will not mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to head off an imminent battle with Congress over raising the government’s borrowing limit. “Neither the Treasury Department nor the Federal Reserve believes that the law can or should be used to facilitate the production of platinum coins for the purpose of avoiding an increase in...
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Police search for Nordstrom Rack robbers who took hostages
Label: World Los Angeles police continued to search for armed suspects who took 14 hostages at a Nordstrom Rack store in Westchester this...
Judge Halts California Internet Sex-Offender Law
Label: Technology A federal judge late Friday blocked enforcement of a California voter-approved measure that would have dramatically curtailed the online, First Amendment rights of registered sex offenders.Proposition 35, which passed with 81 percent of the vote in November, would have required anyone who is a registered sex offender — including people with misdemeanor offenses such...
Simon Rattle to quit Berlin Philharmonic in 2018
Label: LifestyleBERLIN (Reuters) – Renowned British conductor Simon Rattle said on Thursday he would step down as head of the prestigious Berlin Philharmonic in 2018 when his current contract with the orchestra expires and before he turns 64.“In 2018 I will be nearly 64 years old,” the 57-year-old said in a statement on the Philharmonic’s website. “As a Liverpool boy, it is impossible not to think of the Beatles’...
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