BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union set Google an ultimatum on Tuesday, giving it a month to come up with detailed proposals to resolve a two-year investigation into complaints that it used its power to block rivals, including Microsoft.The EU’s antitrust chief, Joaquin Almunia, delivered the deadline in a meeting with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt in Brussels.If it fails to address the...
Ben Stiller’s Red Hour sells two more comedies to ABC Studios
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Ben Stiller‘s Red Hour Television is continuing to pump out comedies for ABC Studios.Following the sale of “Complikated” in October, the production company has sold network’s production division two new series – “You’re Not Doing It Right” and “Between Two Kings” – a rep for Red Hour told TheWrap on Monday.Comedian Michael Ian Black writes, stars and produces in the former,...
Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion
Label: HealthLorna TilleyDISABLED Almost all the other skeletons at the Man Bac site, south of Hanoi, are straight. But the man now called Burial 9 was laid to rest curled in a fetal position that suggests lifelong paralysis. While it is a painful truism that brutality and violence are at least as old as humanity, so, it seems, is caring for the sick and disabled. And some archaeologists are suggesting...
Dec
17
Reyes goes craft with Windy City deal
Label: Business Independent breweries are still a niche category in the marketplace, but interest in them continues to grow.Reyes Beverage Group,...
University of Chicago's Indiana Jones mystery solved
Label: World A mystery at the University of Chicago unfolded like the dotted lines on an old map in classic Indiana Jones movies.Last week,...
TV network aimed at millennials set for summer
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Participant Media plans to launch a cable network aimed at viewers 18 to 34 years old with programming it describes as inspiring and thought-provoking.The as-yet-unnamed network is set to start next summer with an initial reach of 40 million subscribers, the company announced Monday.Targeting so-called millennials, Participant is developing a program slate with such producers as Brian...
Well: A Running Bias Against Really Dedicated Runners
Label: HealthFrom the moment it appeared online last month, an editorial in the journal Heart became a Rorschach test for opinions about runners.Do you roll your eyes when they start talking about their races and times? Do you snigger when you see bumper stickers that simply say “26.2,” the number of miles in a marathon, or “13.1,” the half-marathon distance? Do you lose patience with family members who have to...
Dec
16
Hillshire Brands starting up in new space
Label: BusinessHillshire Brands, formerly known as Sara Lee, is prepare to move their operation from a Downers Grove corporate campus to a downtown Chicago location. (Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune) ...
4th quarter: Packers 21, Bears 13
Label: World The Chicago Bears came up short in their biggest game of the year and fell 21-13 to the Green Bay Packers, who clinched the...
Viral Justice: Domestic Abuse Victim Calls Out Attacker on Facebook
Label: Technology Amber Taylor had been living in a Missouri motel with her boyfriend, Austin “Wildboi” McCauley, until this week, when he reportedly beat her unconscious with a baseball bat.Two days later, the 23-year-old took a picture of herself recovering from her injuries and posted it to McCauley’s public Facebook page, calling him out for his abuse and prompting his arrest. Since its...
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