Noel Lee’s career is as colorful as his many sports cars: he quit a job in nuclear research to play folk rock before deciding in 1979 to make quality speaker wire. The CEO of Monster Cable spoke with TIME’s AMANDA BOWER about how he built a company on a product that stores used to give away, as well as the wireless revolution and the NFL.
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The Teen Brain: The More Mature, the More Reckless
Teenagers are a famously reckless species.
Is Gene-Therapy Medical Treatment Ready for Prime Time?
At first it sounded like science fiction, curing genetic diseases by giving people new genes. Then it seemed like simple fiction: while theoretically possible, gene therapy appeared unlikely to become a true therapeutic option, the field having suffered years of complications and high-profile setbacks.
Malaria Drugs: Artemisinin-Resistant Strain Appears
Every year, thousands of workers arrive at the sapphire and ruby mines of Pailin, Cambodia, risking their lives to unearth gems in the landmine-ridden territory. Soon, however, they could be the ones to put millions of others at risk.
With HIV/AIDS Deaths on Rise, China Struggles to Improve Outreach
It’s hard to fight an epidemic when no one wants to talk about the cause. In China, a country whose last decade has been defined by economic growth and social opening, silence still enshrouds many aspects of the nations’ sex life, and not, health experts say, without consequences
French football chief: We made right call over swine flu
France’s football league president has said the decision to postpone Sunday’s match between PSG and Marseille because of swine flu was not the catalyst for violent clashes between rival fans.
Obama declares H1N1 emergency
President Obama has declared a national emergency to deal with the “rapid increase in illness” from the H1N1 influenza virus. The officials didn’t want their names used because they were not authorized to speak on the record.
Jackson family lawyer: ‘New evidence’ in battle for estate
Katherine Jackson’s battle for control of her pop star son’s estate is about to take a “new direction” based on “new evidence” uncovered by the family, a Jackson family lawyer said. The officials didn’t want their names used because they were not authorized to speak on the record
Quake strikes deep in the eastern waters of Indonesia
A major earthquake vibrated deep in Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Saturday night, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center predicted the quake would not be destructive. The officials didn’t want their names used because they were not authorized to speak on the record
Trapped between worlds, some Latina teens consider suicide
Twelve-year-old Francisca Abreu was anxious.