A previously low-profile race for Los Angeles city controller has begun to heat up as opponents of City Councilman Dennis Zine...
<em>Game of Thrones</em> Director: Online Piracy Doesn't Matter — Wait, It Does
Label: Technology The television adaptation of Game of Thrones isn’t just a success for its parent channel, HBO; it also holds the dubious honor of being the most pirated television show of last year on TorrentFreak and other public bittorrent trackers, something that one of the show’s directors, David Petrarca, didn’t seem to mind … at least until his comments on piracy at a recent panel discussion...
Personal Health: Too Many Pills in Pregnancy
Label: HealthThe thalidomide disaster of the early 1960s left thousands of babies with deformed limbs because their mothers innocently took a sleeping pill thought to be safe during pregnancy,In its well-publicized wake, countless pregnant women avoided all medications, fearing that any drug they took could jeopardize their babies’ development.I was terrified in December 1968 when, during the first weeks of my...
Penney Reports Loss for Fourth Quarter
Label: Business NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is reporting massive losses and plunging sales for its fiscal fourth-quarter as the department store chain's plan to scale back most coupons and sales events has continued to turn off shoppers. The results mark a full year of massive losses under CEO Ron Johnson, who took on the role in November 2011 to overhaul every aspect of Penney's business. The company,...
Music Sales Have Biggest Jump in MP3 Age
Label: Technology Music sales are going up for the first time in 14 years and piracy is going down, largely because it is stupid-easy to hear any song you want without being a digital thief.“The music industry has adapted to the internet world, learned how to meet the needs of consumers and monetised the digital marketplace,” according to IFPI executive Frances Moore. Two reports released...
Advanced Breast Cancer May Be Rising Among Young Women, Study Finds
Label: HealthThe incidence of advanced breast cancer among younger women, ages 25 to 39, may have increased slightly over the last three decades, according to a study released Tuesday. But more research is needed to verify the finding, which was based on an analysis of statistics, the study’s authors said. They do not know what may have caused the apparent increase. Some outside experts questioned...
DealBook: Wall Street Pay Rises, for Those Who Still Have a Job
Label: BusinessIt’s nice work – if you can get it.Wall Street has cut thousands of jobs over the last year or so. On Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase, one of the country’s biggest banks, announced that it was eliminating 4,000 more jobs through layoffs and attrition, adding its name to a string of large banks that continue to cut jobs to reduce expenses.The good news? For the employees who remain, pay is up, according to...
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Oscars 2013: An 'Argo' night at Academy Awards
Label: World For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself."Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help...
Online Jihadi Forums Fear a U.S.-Israel-Iran Alliance Will Take Over Syria
Label: Technology There is a conspiracy to destroy Syria, fear the jihadis and jihadi-wannabes on one of the internet’s most prominent extremist forums. Pose as they might as enemies, the U.S. will team up with Iran to take advantage of the Syrian civil war. “With time, everyone will be exhausted, all weapons in Syria will be destroyed, and all signs of civilization will be obliterated and cast back to what...
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