The modern man is clearly embarrassed by tablet computers. It's a common trend to disguise the slate computing device as a book. I guess it affords owners an air of class and sophistication as it appears they're toting around a well-loved tome rather than a dull, lifeless computer. Twelve South has taken this practice to the extreme with redesigned iPad and iPhone cases. full story ![]()

Melvyn Bragg hosted the 17th South Bank Sky Arts Awards, in which Julie Walters, Parade's End, Twenty Twelve and the Olympic Cauldron all received accolades.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 8 days ago)

Women in South Carolina have the second-highest rate of diabetes in the country and one of the highest rates of cholesterol and obesity. Perhaps it’s time to increase the number of women who eat their five servings of fruits and vegetables -- currently only 21 percent do.But there’s good news: South Carolina has the nation’s lowest rate of ovarian cancer and one of the...
ivillage.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
Skype co-founder Janus Friis is at it again, launching a new, stealthy startup incubator that wants to reuse and share code across a number of projects.
gigaom.com (25 days ago)

This super-stealthy dog has photo-bombing down to an art form. Chicagoans John and Sara Kanive turned to Craigslist last week to rent out their two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment. When John started taking photos to show off the pad, his dog Otis saw an opportunity for stardom.
nydailynews.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
A stealthy nighttime burglar began stalking well-to-do neighborhoods in south Kansas City and Johnson County in late January.
kansascity.com (2 months and 28 days ago)

A few years ago, the F.B.I. began reopening dozens of cold cases involving blacks killed in the South decades ago, but resolution has been elusive.
nytimes.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

The X-47B, a stealthy bat-winged aircraft seen as the next step in drone technology, flies for about an hour before landing in Maryland.In a historic feat, a stealthy bat-winged drone was catapulted to about 140 mph off an aircraft carrier's flight deck before it soared above the Atlantic and into the blue sky.
latimes.com (4 days ago)
Deb Futter succeeds Cary Goldstein, who has been at Twelve since its inception seven years ago.
nytimes.com (1 month and 6 days ago)
There’s something unnerving about going for a drive on a crowded freeway with a guy who talks with his hands. But Chris Urmson didn’t seem the least bit fazed about taking his hands off the wheel (or his feet off the pedals) as we motored south on Silicon Valley’s Highway 101 at 65 miles per hour, so I tried to relax, too.
forbes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
The dispute between Southwest Florida's largest health care systems over a proposed 80-bed south Lee County hospital is now in the hands of state...
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