Max Becherer for the International Herald TribuneHIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT Ali, a gay man who lives in Lahore, is in a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pakistanis. “The gay scene here is very hush-hush,” he says. LAHORE, Pakistan — The group meets irregularly in a simple building among a row of shops here that close in the evening. Drapes cover the windows. Sometimes members watch...
Corner Office | John Duffy: John Duffy of 3C Interactive, on Inspiration and Aspiration
Labels: Technology Q. Tell me about your leadership approach. A. Consistency is important to me. I think my partners and employees appreciate the fact that you get the same John Duffy every day, regardless of the circumstances. You don’t have to think about how to approach me. If one of my employees told me that they had to think about what my mood was on a particular day — “How is he? Can we talk?” — I’d quit....
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Labels: LifestyleJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Labels: HealthJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
Google Casts a Big Shadow on Smaller Web Sites
Labels: BusinessAnnie Tritt for The New York TimesJeffrey G. Katz, the chief executive of Wize Commerce, seen with employees. He says that about 60 percent of the traffic for the company’s Nextag comparison-shopping site comes from Google. In a geeky fire drill, engineers and outside consultants at Nextag scrambled to see if the problem was its own fault. Maybe some inadvertent change had prompted Google’s algorithm...
Nov
02
Petraeus’s Lower C.I.A. Profile Leaves Benghazi Void
Labels: WorldWASHINGTON — In 14 months as C.I.A. director, David H. Petraeus has shunned the spotlight he once courted as America’s most famous general. His low-profile style has won the loyalty of the White House, easing old tensions with President Obama, and he has overcome some of the skepticism he faced from the agency’s work force, which is always wary of the military brass. Brendan Smialowski/Getty...
Urban Athlete: Discover Outdoors Offers Mountain Fitness Class
Labels: LifestyleWillie Davis for The New York TimesRey Soriano, foreground, holding himself on suspension trainers in a workout run by Discover Outdoors. I HAVE spent a small fortune over the years on gym memberships. But all you really need to get in shape, I now know, are a few granite paving stones, some sandbags and a backpack full of water jugs. Willie Davis for The New York TimesDavid Tacheny,...
Urban Athlete: Discover Outdoors Offers Mountain Fitness Class
Labels: HealthWillie Davis for The New York TimesRey Soriano, foreground, holding himself on suspension trainers in a workout run by Discover Outdoors. I HAVE spent a small fortune over the years on gym memberships. But all you really need to get in shape, I now know, are a few granite paving stones, some sandbags and a backpack full of water jugs. Willie Davis for The New York TimesDavid Tacheny,...
A Promising Drug With a Flaw
Labels: BusinessDr. Bryan A. Cotton, a trauma surgeon in Houston, had not heard much about the new anticlotting drug Pradaxa other than the commercials he had seen during Sunday football games. Then people using Pradaxa started showing up in his emergency room. One man in his 70s fell at home and arrived at the hospital alert and talking. But he rapidly declined. “We pretty much threw the whole kitchen sink...
Nov
01
Withdrawal of a Congressional Research Report on Tax Rates Raises Questions
Labels: WorldWASHINGTON — The Congressional Research Service has withdrawn an economic report that found no correlation between top tax rates and economic growth, a central tenet of conservative economic theory, after Senate Republicans raised concerns about the paper’s findings and wording. The decision, made in late September against the advice of the agency’s economic team leadership, drew almost...
Technology Is Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say
Labels: TechnologyNancy Palmieri for The New York TimesLisa Baldwin, a chemistry teacher, works with her students to fight through academic challenges. There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks, according to two surveys of teachers being released on Thursday. ...
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