London show celebrates modern age design innovation
By Rachael Getzels LONDON | Wed May 9, 2012 11:51am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – The Jaguar E-type, an LED dress and Concorde lead visitors through the last 60 years of British design in this summer’s flagship exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Delving deep into its collection, the museum has put on display examples [...]
Young drivers know risks, but text anyway: survey
Tue May 8, 2012 6:08am EDT (Reuters) – Most young American drivers agree that it is dangerous to text while driving, but nearly a third admit they do it anyway, a survey by Consumer Reports shows. While eight in ten said they knew of the risks, about 29 percent of drivers 16 to 21 said [...]
South Sudanese in Shakespeare play, a call for peace
By Yeganeh Torbati LONDON | Tue May 8, 2012 8:37am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – The moment the besieged British king in Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” defies a far stronger Roman empire to declare his people’s independence is filled with tension in any production. For the South Sudanese troupe putting on the play one chilly spring night in [...]
Smart fitness puts premium on the personal touch
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Mon May 7, 2012 2:27am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Even in the vastness of the online fitness universe, it all comes down to the human touch on your touch screen. The latest, smartest devices and websites are enlisting online dating and gaming technology to forge real relationships in [...]
Want to quit smoking ? Try acupuncture or hypnosis
Sun May 6, 2012 10:21pm EDT (Reuters) – Acupuncture and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international studies. Researchers, whose findings appeared in the American Journal of Medicine, said that there [...]