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Feb. 10th, 2011
Rape or Rape Rape?
Feb. 10th, 2011 05:07 amWhat Would Shirley Do?
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
The news that 41 percent of pregnancies in New York City end in abortion was eye-catching enough, but what really caught my eye in a report on the statistic were the comments of a New York legislator, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. “They might think that we will take over, and that they’ve got to stop us,” Senator Díaz was quoted as having told a group of fellow anti-abortion ministers last month. “What they did, they are killing black and Hispanic children.” More
Poor Dakians
Feb. 10th, 2011 05:39 amDead Zone For iPhones No More
By A. G. SULZBERGER
Published: February 9, 2011
By A. G. SULZBERGER
Published: February 9, 2011
Four years and a few upgrades ago, the first iPhones were sold in the United States.
Well, not all the states. The people of North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming — as if they needed a reminder that they live off the beaten path — had to watch the rest of the nation fawn over their must-have gadgets. More
Hard of Hearing?
Feb. 10th, 2011 05:43 amQ. On a Roku XD player, is there a way to get closed captions on those Netflix movies that offer them? I am hard of hearing and closed captions are crucial to me.Link
A. A spokesman for Roku said the company did not support Netflix closed captions in its products, most of which are set-top boxes that stream content from the Internet to a connected television. But Roku is investigating the possibility of adding closed captions embedded in certain Netflix videos in the future, so you may want to keep an eye on the company’s Web site (roku.com) for news.
If you have a Netflix account, you may be able to see closed captions on selected movies and shows when you watch them on the computer instead. A post on the official Netflix blog last year (bit.ly/9n43ii) detailed the company’s efforts to add closed captions and subtitles to some titles in its video library. An unofficial list of streaming Netflix videos with subtitles for the hearing-impaired is at bit.ly/nf-cc.
But if you prefer to watch on the TV, try exploring other video stream providers that work with the Roku XD. Hulu Plus, for instance, offers some TV shows with closed captions; the company has a short video showing how to turn on the feature at www.hulu.com/support/article/332610.
Spires of echinacea in Piet Oudolf’s garden in Hummelo, the Netherlands. More Photos »
By SARA BARRETT
Published: February 9, 2011
GARDENS in winter are typically deemed dormant, but Piet Oudolf believes that they shouldn’t be. Mr. Oudolf, who is Dutch, is the leading exemplar of the New Perennials landscape movement, which holds that plants should be chosen for shape and texture more than for color. More
Ken Olsen, Who Built DEC Into a Power, Dies at 84
By GLENN RIFKIN
Published: February 7, 2011
Ken Olsen, who helped reshape the computer industry as a founder of the Digital Equipment Corporation, at one time the world’s second-largest computer company, died on Sunday. He was 84. More
By GLENN RIFKIN
Published: February 7, 2011
Ken Olsen, who helped reshape the computer industry as a founder of the Digital Equipment Corporation, at one time the world’s second-largest computer company, died on Sunday. He was 84. More