SAN FRANCISCO — Apple stepped up audits of working conditions at major suppliers last year, discovering multiple cases of employment of underage workers, discrimination and wage problems. The company, which relies heavily on Asia-based partners like Foxconn Technology Group of Taiwan to assemble its devices, said Thursday that it had conducted 393 audits, up 72 percent from 2011, reviewing...
The New Old Age Blog: Time to Recognize Mild Cognitive Disorder?
Label: HealthThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published and periodically updated by the American Psychiatric Association, is one of those documents few laypeople ever read, but many of us are affected by.It can make it easier or harder to get an insurance company or Medicare to cover treatments, for example. It factors into a variety of legal and governmental decisions.And on a personal...
The New Old Age Blog: Time to Recognize Mild Cognitive Disorder?
Label: LifestyleThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published and periodically updated by the American Psychiatric Association, is one of those documents few laypeople ever read, but many of us are affected by.It can make it easier or harder to get an insurance company or Medicare to cover treatments, for example. It factors into a variety of legal and governmental decisions.And on a personal...
Apple Labor Audits Uncover Underage Workers
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO — Apple stepped up audits of working conditions at major suppliers last year, discovering multiple cases of employment of underage workers, discrimination and wage problems. The company, which relies heavily on Asia-based partners like Foxconn Technology Group of Taiwan to assemble its devices, said Thursday that it had conducted 393 audits, up 72 percent from 2011, reviewing...
IHT Rendezvous: France Is Sweet on 'Sugar Man'
Label: WorldA love story is developing between the French and Rodriguez, the Detroit-born musician who flopped in the 1970s, was a star without knowing it in apartheid South Africa and was rediscovered last summer in the United States when the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” was released.The film tells the extraordinary story of a talented and philosophical musician who spent his life working in construction...
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Euro Watch: Data Point to Slow Recovery in Euro Zone
Label: BusinessThe euro zone economy took a step closer to recovery this month as the rate of decline in the bloc’s private sector eased more than expected, a business survey showed on Thursday. But in an indication of the hurdles left to scale, Spain’s unemployment surged to 26 percent in the fourth quarter, a record high since measurements began in the 1970s, as a prolonged recession and deep spending...
The New Old Age Blog: Grief Over New Depression Diagnosis
Label: HealthWhen the American Psychiatric Association unveils a proposed new version of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of psychiatric diagnoses, it expects controversy. Illnesses get added or deleted, acquire new definitions or lists of symptoms. Everyone from advocacy groups to insurance companies to litigators — all have an interest in what’s defined as mental illness —...
The New Old Age Blog: Grief Over New Depression Diagnosis
Label: LifestyleWhen the American Psychiatric Association unveils a proposed new version of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of psychiatric diagnoses, it expects controversy. Illnesses get added or deleted, acquire new definitions or lists of symptoms. Everyone from advocacy groups to insurance companies to litigators — all have an interest in what’s defined as mental illness —...
Media Decoder Blog: A Resurgent Netflix Beats Projections, Even Its Own
Label: Technology9:12 p.m. | Updated For all those who have doubted its business acumen, Netflix had a resounding answer on Wednesday: 27.15 million.That’s the number of American homes that were subscribers to the streaming service by the end of 2012, beating the company’s own projections for the fourth quarter after a couple of quarters of underwhelming results.Netflix’s growth spurt in streaming — up by 2.05 million...
Cameron Defends Decision to Seek E.U. Vote
Label: WorldPARIS — Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain on Thursday defended his decision to seek a referendum on his country’s membership in the European Union, saying his goal was to reform the 27-nation bloc, not to retreat into isolation. “This is not about turning our backs on Europe, quite the opposite,” Mr. Cameron told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ““It’s...
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