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For Eli Manning, 150 Games and Counting
On Sunday, Manning started his 150th consecutive game for the Giants. Compare his streak to the streaks of nearly 500 quarterbacks who have started a game since 1970.


Dot Earth Blog Why More Climate Science Hasnt Led to More Climate Policy Yet
Why theres a gap between climate science and climate policy.


Race to get Obamacare online sites running goes to the wire
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just days before the launch of the new U.S. state health insurance exchanges that are the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, a nationwide push is still under way to test and patch the technology behind the online sites.


Bale mania in Madrid
Real Madrid officially unveil world-record transfer signing Gareth Bale to thousands of fans inside the Bernabeu Stadium.


Out There Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies
Watching the new film Gravity with the astronaut Michael J. Massimino, who flew missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope, gives insight into the films fidelities, and its flaws.


Rodriguez Grievance Hearing to Start Monday
The arbitrator Fredric Horowitz will hear arguments on whether the 211-game suspension baseball imposed on the Yankees Alex Rodriguez on Aug. 5 should be overturned.


Arts Review | Long Island A Review of Chuck Close Recent Works, at Guild Hall Museum
The exhibition Chuck Close Recent Works at Guild Hall Museum offers some insight into the shifts, however subtle, in Mr. Closes work since his breakthrough in the late 1960s.


Alonso cycle deal stalls
Fernando Alonso won't be saving Euskaltel Euskadi after all. But Alonso still wants a cycling team and might start one up from "scratch."


Tale of White Widow Fills British Press
While there is no evidence that Samantha Lewthwaite was involved in the Kenya mall attack, British newspapers remain fascinated with the woman they call the white widow.


Gadgetwise With Bose, Hear What You Want and Block the Rest
Bose designed its QuietComfort 20 in-ear headphones with a control module that actively cancels unwanted noise.


Britain's Tate museum calls on government for funding "contract"
LONDON (Reuters) - The Tate museum called for a five-year public funding "contract" with the British government on Thursday to help stabilize its role as a national repository of art in an era of declining public finances for culture.


Well Living With Cancer Feeling Older Than My Age
Sometimes cancer and its treatments make me feel as if I have entered a time machine that accelerates aging.


Art Collections a Click Away
Amazons art venture seems to be doing well, as it has enticed more than 180 galleries to sell through its site.


U.S. shutdown
Showdown time.


Bertelsmann sees 2013 sales, operating profit up
FRANKFURT, Aug 30 (Reuters) - German media group Bertelsmann expects sales and adjusted operating profit to grow this year, as cost cutting and bestsellers such as Dan Brown's "Inferno" will help offset slow economic growth in Europe.


Gray Matter Why We Like Sad Music
The emotions that we feel when listening to sad music differ from those that we perceive, a study shows.


Nigeria hands state power assets to private buyers
ABUJA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan handed ownership of the bulk of the state electricity company to private buyers on Monday, completing one of the final stages of a privatisation process meant to end decades of debilitating power shortages.


Editing Wikipedia Pages for Med School Credit
Students from the University of California, San Francisco, will be able to share their knowledge with the public and do research that has a life beyond the classroom.


Elite coaching with Graf, Agassi
CNN's Patrick Snell looks at how the famous couple is helping groom the next generation of tennis stars.


U.S. and Iran Agree to Speed Talks to Defuse Nuclear Issue
President Obama said he saw the basis for a deal after speaking on the phone with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, the first discussion between leaders of the two countries since 1979.


Music Review Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber at Park Avenue Armory
The inaugural recital at the Board of Officers Room in the Park Avenue Armory featured Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber.


Vestas Joins With Mitsubishi for Offshore Turbines
The venture will develop Vestass 8-megawatt offshore turbines, each of which can power roughly 8,000 households.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Neymar Scores as Barcelona Stays Perfect in League Play
Neymar scored his first league goal and helped host Barcelona ease past Real Sociedad, 4-1, in Spains top league and stay perfect after six matches.


Smaller car makers face squeeze from China's "lemon law"
BEIJING, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A beefed-up vehicle warranty law that takes effect in China on Tuesday is unlikely to burden global automakers, but will likely raise costs for smaller local players that may add to pressure for eventual consolidation in China's fragmented car industry.


T Magazine Site to Be Seen | The Herman Miller Archive Unearths a Lost Moment in Design History
On the furniture giants new online editorial platform, the great curator Mildred Friedman recalls a pioneering multimedia class that influenced the future work of Charles Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard.


Pipeline Reopens in Libya, Bolstering Oil Production
A striking militia opened the valves on a pipeline between two major western oil fields and Mediterranean port terminals.


U.S. economic growth gauge at highest since April 2010 ECRI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of future U.S. economic growth rose to its highest in three and a half years last week, while the annualized growth rate also rose, a research group said on...


Flexjet to buy first long-haul planes as private flying grows
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Flexjet, the corporate jet leasing company, plans to add up to 50 long-haul aircraft to its fleet in a potential $3.2 billion deal that could mark its first use of Gulfstream...


Personal Health A Youthful Glow, Radiating From Within
Business is booming in the anti-aging market, with many clamoring for lifts, tucks and fillers, but research has shown that youthfulness must come from within.


Giant duck conquers Taiwan
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's giant rubber duck tours arrives in Taiwan, is expected to draw 3 million spectators.


Aldi UK profits more than double in 2012
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Aldi, Britain's fastest growing grocer, more than doubled profit in its UK business in 2012, as it attracted 1 million more shoppers and got existing customers to spend more.


Cheese trade thrives in the UAE
Cheese production is one of the oldest industries in the Gulf region but one Italian company found a gap in the market.


Corner Office Jonathan Klein of Getty Images, on Useful Critiques
The C.E.O. of Getty Images warns against critiquing others work in too much detail. In fiddling over the small stuff, he says, you take away all the empowerment.


Uncommon Doughnuts, Healthier Chicken Nuggets and More
Recommendations for the week of Sept. 24.


JJ receives private equity offers for diagnostics unit -sources
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest private equity firms have made preliminary offers for Johnson Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit, which makes blood screening...


Go Deeper Into Mexico With Mezcal
Tequilas more-assertive cousin is working its way into many cocktails.


Fair Game Find the Loan Behind the Loans
When regulators accuse financial firms of predatory lending, shouldnt they track down where these firms are getting their capital?


T Magazine In Fashion | Roomy Carryalls That Are Ready for Takeoff
A big bag and a few classic separates are all you need for a quick weekend getaway.


UPDATE 1-Tokyo Electric set to receive $5.9 bln financing-source
* Tepco to get Y200 bln loan rollover, Y300 bln new financing - source


Britain Plans to Require Community Service for Long-Term Unemployment Benefits
A top ministers announcement applies to the long-term unemployed in the Conservative Partys latest effort to crack down on welfare dependency.


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