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Most E-mailed news on 26 July 2009 |
Bear-Proof Can Is Pop-Top Picnic for a Crafty Thief
A smart bear regularly defeats a complex device, meant to protect campers? food, that even some people can?t open.
The Minimalist: 101 Simple Salads for the Season
Clockwise, from top left: tuna, egg, green beans (No. 56); carrots, blueberries, sunflower seeds (7); croutons, tomatoes, mozzarella (42); walnuts, blue cheese, raspberries (49); couscous, oranges, honey (95); strawberries, tomatoes, Parmesan (13).These summer salads minimize work at the stove and capitalize on the season, when great fruit and vegetables are plentiful.
Hospital Savings: Salaries for Doctors, Not Fees
A move toward salaried physicians is seen as a way to help rein in medical costs, but not everyone is sold on the idea.
Op-Ed Columnist: Things Can Always Be Worse
No matter what dreadful embarrassment your state is facing, you can always console yourself by remembering that you do not live in New Jersey.
36 Hours on Martha?s Vineyard
Despite its popularity among the presidential set, the island is still a laid-back place with a lot of mopeds, fish shacks and nice beaches.
Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
As gains are made in artificial intelligence, scientists worry that advances could have dangerous consequences.
Op-Ed Columnist: Welcome to the ?Club?
For many black men, a negative, sometimes racially charged, encounter with a policeman is a far-too-common rite of passage.
Patient Money: Buying a Hearing Aid? You?ve Got a Lot to Learn
Costs and the ability to pick up sounds are just two factors to consider when shopping for a device.
Stock Traders Find Speed Pays, in Milliseconds
High-frequency trading may give traders using powerful computers an unfair advantage in the stock market, critics say.
An Amazon Culture Withers as Food Dries Up
Researchers are worried about a possible wave of cultural extinction among tribes that have long relied on nature.
Op-Ed Contributor: In Alaska, Qiviters Never Win
Sarah Palin abandoned her role as the state?s leader in midstream, making her the only Alaskan governor to give up when the going gets rough.
Corner Office: No Doubts: Women Are Better Managers
Carol Smith of the Elle Group says that while women keep playing things over in their head that ?mean nothing,? they outpace men in many ways as bosses.
As Officers Face Heated Words, Their Tactics Vary
The issue of an officer?s tolerance lies at the heart of the dispute surrounding the arrest of a professor.
Biking the Iron Curtain Trail
Twenty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, bikers can follow the path of that stark symbol of the cold war as it stretches from northern Finland to the Black Sea.
Bush Weighed Using Military in Arrests
Some advisers to President George W. Bush, including Dick Cheney, argued in 2002 for using the military to sweep up terrorism suspects on domestic soil.
Surfacing: Bogotá Meets the World
Thanks to an influx of arty locals and expats chasing cheap rents, the cleaned-up neighborhood Macarena now hosts a buzzing scene.
Choice Tables: A Florida Island, End to End, Table by Table
The establishments on this slip of cushy white sand, south of Tampa, are committed to keeping food fresh, independent and local.
Your Money: A Boot Camp to Prepare for Retirement
Eight drills to determine if your finances are healthy enough for you stop working ? and to help get them on track if they?re not.
Op-Ed Columnist: Costs and Compassion
Controlling health care costs and expanding health care access aren?t opposing alternatives ? either both have to be done or neither.
Questions for a Custodian After Scams Hit I.R.A.?s
Bernard L. Madoff, top, and Daniel Heath, bottom left, with his father, John William Heath, preyed on an increasingly popular retirement account, the self-directed I.R.A. The men, all convicted in financial frauds, steered most of their victims to Fiserv, once a giant in the industry.Ponzi schemes drained more than $1 billion from retirement accounts with a company called Fiserv, but its role in protecting clients is unclear.
In Recession, Optimistic College Graduates Turn Down Jobs
Despite high unemployment, recent college graduates are turning down job offers in the hope of better opportunities down the road.
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