Opinion: The Joy of Quiet

In Chicago, teenagers can subscribe to weekly texts about contraception and disease prevention.

While heading to class last year, Stephanie Cisneros, a Denver-area high school junior, was arguing with a friend about ways that sexually transmitted diseases might be passed along.

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BERLIN |
Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:37pm EST

BERLIN (Reuters) – A skit of “Dinner for One,” the British vaudeville comedy sketch so loved in Germany it holds cult status and is screened every New Year’s Eve, with Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy as “Miss Sophie” and her bumbling butler, has become an Internet smash.

In the black and white original, filmed in 1963, Miss Sophie celebrates her

LONDON |
Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:49am EST

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray has ended his long search for a full time coach by appointing eight-times grand slam winner Ivan Lendl.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray has ended his long search for a full time coach by appointing eight-times grand slam winner Ivan Lendl.

Murray said on his official website (www.andymurray.com) that Lendl

Rob Kolb of Comcast showing Kathleen Hassinger the new features of her cable package.

The cable guy is becoming sleeker and more sophisticated, just like the televisions and computers he installs.

Byron Smith, a Comcast installer, works on a client’s laptop.

Long depicted as slovenly cranks who dodged growling dogs and tracked mud on the living room carpet, cable guys (and gals) these days often have