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Of course, families should eat out—especially in a city such as San Francisco where young palates can be exposed to a wide array of flavors. What’s more, mothers and fathers deserve a break from cooking and kids need to learn how to dine in an environment where they’re expected to behave.

This is in response to a blog post relaying an experience of being kicked out of a restaurant for having a stroller. 

Dining out with kids can be difficult, especially if one of them is fussy. We’ve been on our way to a restaurant when one of the girls was throwing a big tantrum. Our solution was to avoid going out at that time and just get takeaway food. We tend to stay in the more family-friendly places, where any stray outburst from kids is expected.

"We are facing something completely new and we have to be careful," Gachet continues. "I don't want to see this land in the hands of [foreign] companies."

Sounds promising.

But nowadays, Wall Street sees Apple very differently — and this morning’s much-hyped iPhone announcements from the tech giant did little to stop its year-long descent into stagnation. Apple’s gold phones, 64-bit processors, and fingerprint sensors barely budged the needle on Wall Street, as shares fell more than 2 percent from the day’s opening price of $506.20.

From a consumer point-of-view, I like what I see in the iPhone 5S. But I’m a user of the iPhone 4S, so this is considered a major upgrade for me. I don’t believe Apple needs to innovate with each new iPhone release. I think they need to keep doing what they are doing, putting out a solid product that fits my needs.

After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money.

It is sad that schools are bowing to the pressure of kids not choosing to eat healthy meals.

The London Underground map has inspired a range of spin-offs over the years, with everything from musical icons to popular restaurants plotted along its interweaving lines.

But now a 54-year-old systems analyst from Blackpool has created the most bizarre version to date – a map that shows what each station tastes like.

I’m going to say gross to this story.

This was confirmed by The Loop so it must be true. I’m really looking forward to a new iPhone, having been with the iPhone 4S for close to two years. The hardware will seem like a leap to me, and you add in iOS 7 and I’ll be a happy camper for another two years.

There seems to be a lot of talk about smartphone fatigue lately. It seems smartphones have hit their peak, as far as features. But I am still excited about this upcoming gadget, even if it won’t wow the general tech press or Wall Street. But what do I know? I’m just a lowly consumer.

It’s amazing how the Internet has grown.

According to the cook, at least 12 other employees received the same message. The surprise Fourth of July firing gave no notice, the employee said. The restaurant is now shut down, and Jackson says the workers are waiting for their final paychecks.

What a way to be fired.

Cote de Pablo is invoking Gibbs’ Rule No. 11 — “When the job is done, walk away” — and has decided to leave CBS' NCIS.

Why is it that the female lead characters leave this show? The Tony and Ziva tease will finally come to an end.

Pleygo seems like an interesting idea, renting Lego pieces for the kids. As long as the process is as described, it might be something to consider when they go older. We have plenty of toys right now to keep them occupied.

I normally use Yahoo! News to get my online news. Went there today and thought the CSS for the page didn’t load as it looked stark. But I guess that’s the redesign.