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Is wandering mind a creative mind?
You realize you haven't heard a word your boss is saying ...


Scientists who took chemistry into cyberspace win Nobel Prize
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Three U.S. scientists won the Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for pioneering work on computer programs that simulate complex chemical processes and have revolutionized research in areas from drugs to solar energy.


Senior Leads Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Peter Senior is a big winner in Australia. He'd like at least one win in the United States.


Strategies Riding Out the Political Storm
Investment strategists say its likely that long-term investors who stick to a well-thought-out plan can ride out awkward periods like the current conflict in Washington with few ill effects.


Lawmaker Snowden wants to testify
The German lawmaker who met Edward Snowden in Moscow said that the NSA leaker offered to testify in front of the U.S. Congress.


Major new course taking shape
Living Golf explores how work at the new private members club is progressing in the heart of the home of golf.


'Bones,' 'Arrow' and more What's next
Scoop on the Bones wedding (and honeymoon)! Fresh Arrow dish that hits the target! And some answers on how NCIS LA will deal with a real-life baby twist. All that and more in this week's Spoiler Room.


What's got into the Saudis?
It was certainly an unprecedented surprise when Saudi Arabia announced -- on 18 October, only a day after its election to one of the 10 rotating seats on the U.N. Security Council -- that it was turning down the chance to participate in the world's top forum for discussion of international issues.


Stock funds worldwide attract $12.4 billion, extending record inflows BofA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors worldwide poured $12.4 billion into stock funds in the latest week, extending record inflows into the funds this year to $231 billion, data from a Bank of America...


Well Quit Smoking? Its Probably Monday
Researchers monitored Google search queries from 2008 to 2012 in English, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Almost every week, queries about smoking cessation peaked on Mondays.


Possessed Lisa Kron Life Through Gray-Tinted Glasses
The playwright, who wrote the book for a musical depicting a family tug of war, possesses her own reminder of how complicated our stories can be.


Zombie car that nobody loved
Here's the short, tragic story of a little car in China that nobody wanted.


Today's Economist The Perils of a Free Trade Pact With Europe
The United States should not accept weaker banking regulation in return for a free trade agreement with the European Union, an economist writes.


EMERGING MARKETS-Petrobras drags Brazil stock index lower
MEXICO CITY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's Bovespa stock index fell to a three-week low on Friday, with shares of Petrobras pulling the bourse lower while investors profited from sharp gains in the state-run oil company earlier in the week.


The power of creative confidence
Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But it turns out every one of us is creative.


Contributing Op-Ed Writer Now This Is Natural Food
Can we break away from monoculture and eat perennial plants?


iPhone's fingerprint sensor works for dogs
You'll have to be doggedly clever to unlock Mike Linden's new iPhone 5S.


'12 Years A Slave' Agonizingly magnificent
Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is an agonizingly magnificent movie the first great big-screen dramatization of slavery. Based on actual events, it begins in 1841 and tells the story of a free black man from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a musician named Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who walks around in a natty gray suit, secure in the courtly modesty of his life as a husband and father of two. But then he accepts an offer to go to Washington, D.C., with a pair of traveling entertainers, and when they're out at a restaurant drinking wine, we get the queasy feeling this is too good to be true. It is. Solomon isn't being hired for his talents. He's being trafficked.


U.S. stocks gain for fourth week
Nov. 01 - More signs of a recovery in manufacturing helped power stocks higher after two down days. Fred Katayama reports.


Postscript The Real-Life Stories Told in Walk on the Wild Side
Lou Reed memorialized the denizens of the Warhol Factory.


ArtsBeat Cirque du Soleil Facing Fines in Death of Performer
The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fining Cirque du Soleil $25,235 in connection with the death of an acrobat in June.


UPDATE 1-Russia says better to remove most chemical weapons from Syria
* Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov meets OPCW-UN mission head


Analysis Peyton Manning Halfway to Another M.V.P. Season
In a midseason assessment of N.F.L. awards, the Broncos quarterback stands above all others. Jamaal Charles of the Chiefs and J. J. Watt of the Texans are the best players on each side of the line.


Cooper Tire in tentative deal with workers over merger
(Reuters) - Cooper Tire Rubber Co said it reached a tentative agreement with workers represented by United Steelworkers union as part of its push to close its planned $2.5 billion sale to India's Apollo Tyres Ltd .


1,500 Units to Be Added in Settlement, Israel Says
The governments announcement, and progress on plans for a national park, prompted Palestinian accusations that Israel is not taking Washington-brokered peace talks seriously.


Dyson Withdraws From the Turkish Open
Simon Dyson of England has withdrawn from the Turkish Open next week as he waits for a disciplinary hearing.


Dance Review At Ice Theater of New York, Balanchine as Inspiration
Edward Villella, a former Balanchine star, choreographs for Ice Theater of New York.


Cigna says will increase '14 profit despite pressures
(Reuters) - Insurer Cigna Corp said on Thursday it expects to increase its 2014 earnings from 2013, reflecting its smaller exposure to uncertainty around private Medicare and the rollout of individual insurance on new exchanges around the country.


Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 1 First Clsico Is a Charm for Barcelonas Neymar, Not for Madrids Bale
Neymar and Alexis Snchez scored goals on Saturday as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the Spanish league.


This Little LED of Mine
The common complaint about compact fluorescent lights, the harsh glow, may have an energy-efficient answer, especially as LED bulbs fall under $10 each.


CBS Said to Be Developing Streaming News Channel
The 24-hour channel would mostly repurpose video and reporting already produced by CBS News, according to executives.


Common Sense High Income, Low Taxes and Never a Bad Year
Even in 2009, when the global economy hit the wall, the richest Americans were able to cash in thanks to regressively low rates on capital gains.


The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty - Felix TV
Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice. (November 30, 2012)


The Tv Watch Homeland on Showtime Gets a Jolt of Energy
Almost midway through a sluggish third season, Homeland gets a jolt of energy and a potentially redeeming plot turn.


UPDATE 3-Four people injured in Saudi prison fire, riots-spokesman
(Recasts with prison authorities spokesman, more from website)


Murray's historic win
Andy Murray won Wimbledon, breaking Britain's 77-year drought for a men's singles champion.


Secret to Vettel's dominance?
Former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard explores the story behind Sebastian Vettel's dominance. Amanda Davies reports.


Well Whats Your Fitness Age?
Scientific research and on online calculator lets you assess how well your body functions physically, relative to how well it should work, given your age.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Nadal and Djokovic Advance in Paris
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic overcame big servers to reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals.


Private bank clients urged to avoid U.S. securities
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some Swiss bankers are advising clients to steer clear of U.S. securities ahead of a new law that would tax people with over $50,000 invested in stocks or bonds of U.S. companies...


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