FASHION thrives on exclusivity, no less so on the Web. Insider cachet has long been the engine that drives members-only sites like Gilt Groupe and other purveyors of luxury fashion. And it lies at the heart of Vaunte.com, a new by-invitation shopping site that will act as virtual host to a rarefied clique: editors, designers and well-born New Yorkers, who will flaunt and sell their plumage...
I Was Misinformed: The Time She Tried Viagra
Label: LifestyleI have noticed, in the bragging-rights department, that “he doesn’t need Viagra” has become the female equivalent of the male “and, I swear, she’s a real blonde.” Personally, I do not care a bit. To me, anything that keeps you happy and in the game is a good thing. But then, I am proud to say, I was among the early, and from what I gather, rare female users. It happened when the drug...
I Was Misinformed: The Time She Tried Viagra
Label: HealthI have noticed, in the bragging-rights department, that “he doesn’t need Viagra” has become the female equivalent of the male “and, I swear, she’s a real blonde.” Personally, I do not care a bit. To me, anything that keeps you happy and in the game is a good thing. But then, I am proud to say, I was among the early, and from what I gather, rare female users. It happened when the drug...
Nov
13
Square Feet: Grand Rapids, Mich., Bets on a Food Market for Growth
Label: BusinessAdam Bird for The New York TimesThe three-story brick and glass building, in an area of old warehouses, will have a greenhouse that will be available for events. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The idea of building a year-round public market to tie the city’s skilled chefs to the region’s big complement of young farmers had already attained an air of inevitability by the time this Midwestern city held its first...
France Grants Its Recognition to Syria Rebels
Label: WorldJavier Manzano/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSmoke billowed from burning tires as a Syria rebel fired towards regime forces during clashes in the Al-Amariya district of Aleppo in Syria on Tuesday. PARIS — France announced Tuesday that it was recognizing the newly formed Syrian rebel coalition and would consider arming the group, seeking to inject momentum into a broad Western and Arab effort...
News Analysis: Petraeus Case Raises Concerns About Americans’ Privacy
Label: TechnologyChuck Burton/Associated PressF.B.I. agents at Paula Broadwell’s home Tuesday. Her e-mails led to unintended consequences. The F.B.I. investigation that toppled the director of the C.I.A. and has now entangled the top American commander in Afghanistan underscores a danger that civil libertarians have long warned about: that in policing the Web for crime, espionage and sabotage, government investigators...
Kidney Donors Given Mandatory Safeguards
Label: LifestyleST. LOUIS — Addressing long-held concerns about whether organ donors have adequate protections, the country’s transplant regulators acted late Monday to require that hospitals thoroughly inform living kidney donors of the risks they face, fully evaluate their medical and psychological suitability, and then track their health for two years after donation. Enactment of the policies by the...
Kidney Donors Given Mandatory Safeguards
Label: HealthST. LOUIS — Addressing long-held concerns about whether organ donors have adequate protections, the country’s transplant regulators acted late Monday to require that hospitals thoroughly inform living kidney donors of the risks they face, fully evaluate their medical and psychological suitability, and then track their health for two years after donation. Enactment of the policies by the...
Nov
12
False Posts on Facebook Undermine Its Credibility
Label: BusinessSAN FRANCISCO — The Facebook page for Gaston Memorial Hospital, in Gastonia, N.C., offers a chicken salad recipe to encourage healthy eating, tips on avoiding injuries at Zumba class, and pictures of staff members dressed up at Halloween. Typical stuff for a hospital in a small town. But in October, another Facebook page for the hospital popped up. This one posted denunciations of President...
Afghan Warlord Ismail Khan’s Call to Arms Rattles Kabul
Label: WorldBryan Denton for The New York TimesMujahedeen commanders at a gathering in Herat, Afghanistan, to address the threat to security posed by the Taliban. HERAT, Afghanistan — One of the most powerful mujahedeen commanders in Afghanistan, Ismail Khan, is calling on his followers to reorganize and defend the country against the Taliban as Western militaries withdraw, in a public demonstration of faltering...
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