October 2014 – Page 42 – DesiGoogly.com

Two U.S. states to quarantine health workers returning from Ebola zones

October 25, 2014 0

U.S. President Obama talks with Dallas nurse Pham as her mother Diane listens at the Oval Office in Washington

By Ellen Wulfhorst and David Morgan NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey will automatically quarantine medical workers returning from Ebola-hit West African countries and the U.S. The steps announced by the two states, which go beyond the current restrictions being imposed by President Barack Obama’s administration on travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, came as medical detectives tried to retrace the steps in New York City of Dr. Craig Spencer, who tested positive for Ebola on Thursday.

John Denver gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

October 25, 2014 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Things are a little sunnier on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following the posthumous unveiling of a star for John Denver.

Wall Street finally turning on Amazon as Bezos magic fades

October 25, 2014 0

Amazon CEO Bezos talks about his company's new Fire smartphone at a news conference in Seattle, Washington

By Deepa Seetharaman and Ross Kerber SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s once fairy-tale ride on Wall Street has hit its most jarring bump yet. The company that for years enthralled investors with improbable growth and earned one of the technology sector’s highest valuations drew widespread ire after a spectacular results letdown on Thursday. Amazon missed expectations across the board – on margins, on its net loss and on revenue. “They’re becoming much too distracted in all these other efforts” outside core businesses like online retailing and web services, said Matthew Benkendorf, portfolio manager at Vontobel Asset Management. Benkendorf unloaded his Amazon holdings a year ago and said he would be skeptical of future involvement even if the stock falls further.

NY doctor with Ebola a serious student with funny side, friends say

October 25, 2014 0

Members of a cleaning crew with "Bio Recovery Corporation" carry equipment into the building where Dr. Craig Spencer lives in New York

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) – The young doctor diagnosed with Ebola in New York City is a big-hearted man with a serious interest in international emergency medicine and a flair for languages, yet his friends call him “a goofball.” Craig Spencer, originally from the Detroit area, has specialized in International Emergency Medicine at the highly respected Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital since 2011, according to his online LinkedIn resume. He spent a month treating Ebola patients in Guinea with the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, returned to the United States on Oct. 17 and was diagnosed with the virus on Thursday, health officials said. “Craig is one of the most brilliant and delightful people I have ever had the pleasure of working with,” said Leslie Roberts, a professor of population and family health at the Columbia University Medical Center.

Designer Oscar de la Renta’s funeral to be private New York affair

October 24, 2014 0

Oscar de la Renta, the renowned fashion designer who died on Monday at the age of 82, will be buried at a private funeral in New York early next month. A mass for family and close friends will be held on Nov. 4 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola at Park Avenue in Manhattan, according to Vogue magazine. During his lengthy career De la Renta was known for his sophisticated suits with fitted jackets, feminine dresses in pastel colors and flowered prints, and elaborate evening gowns. He was a favorite among actresses including Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, who wore his creations on the red carpet.

Pulitzer-winning play ‘Disgraced’ probes identity, prejudice

October 24, 2014 0

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – A dinner party in an elegant New York apartment goes terribly wrong in “Disgraced,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about ambition, race, religion and identity that opened on Broadway. The five-character drama by writer Ayad Akhtar that began its run on Thursday night at the Lyceum Theatre after an earlier staging in New York in 2012 examines prejudices and relationships in post-Sept. 11 America.