Do face masks help prevent people from getting the flu? And if so, how much protection do they give?You might think the answer to this question would be well established. It’s not.In fact, there is considerable uncertainty over how well face masks guard against influenza when people use them outside of hospitals and other health care settings. This has been a topic of discussion and debate in infectious...
DealBook: JPMorgan’s 4th-Quarter Profit Jumps 53% to $5.7 Billion
Label: BusinessJPMorgan Chase touted a strong quarter of earnings, although the bank opted to slash the chief executive’s pay in light of a multi-billion dollar trading loss last year.The bank reported a record profit of $5.7 billion for the fourth quarter, up 53 percent from the previous year. Revenues, too, were strong, rising 10 percent to $23.7 billion.“The firm’s results reflected strong underlying performance...
Jan
15
SoCal Edison destroyed downed poles before inspection
Label: World A state probe into the widespread power outages caused by a furious 2011 windstorm was unable to determine whether toppled utility...
Software That Gives a Voice to What You Love (and Hate) About Work
Label: Technology Every human-resources manager not trapped in some Mad Men time warp will tell bosses and employees alike to ask for, and offer, feedback on a frequent basis. Of course outside of infrequent performance reviews, it rarely happens. With inspiration from Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, San Francisco-based startup 15Five was founded to make sure it does, and not just once a year, but once a...
Variance Films Picks Up Jay-Z Produced ‘An Oversimplification of Her Beauty’
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Variance Films has acquired North American distributions rights to “An Oversimplification of Her Beauty,” Terence Nance‘s debut film executive produced by Jay-Z, Dream Hampton, Joy Bryant and comedian Wyatt Cenac.Variance will release the movie in theaters April 12 while Cinema Guild handles downstream releases, such as DVD and digital.Nance’s film explores the relationship...
The New Old Age Blog: Study: More to Meal Delivery Than Food
Label: HealthWhat’s a simpler idea than Meals on Wheels? Older, lower-income people who have trouble driving, cooking or shopping — or paying for food — sign up with a local agency. Each day, volunteers or paid staff come by and drop off a hot lunch. Federal and state dollars and local charities foot the bill.At the Mobile Meals of Essex headquarters in my town in New Jersey on a recent morning, staffers were...
DealBook: Alibaba's Founder to Give Up C.E.O. Title, but Will Remain Chairman
Label: BusinessAfter 14 years of building up the Alibaba Group into one of the biggest Internet companies in the world, Jack Ma is taking a step back from the chief executive role of the Chinese e-commerce giant.But Mr. Ma isn’t leaving entirely; he will hold on to the role of executive chairman, he told DealBook in an interview on Monday. He plans to name his successor when his title change becomes effective on...
Jan
14
Chuck Hagel's opponents switched gears
Label: World WASHINGTON — For all the controversy over President Obama's choice for Defense secretary, many of Chuck Hagel's most outspoken...
The FBI Needs Hackers, Not Backdoors
Label: Technology Just imagine if all the applications and services you saw or heard about at CES last week had to be designed to be “wiretap ready” before they could be offered on the market. Before regular people like you or me could use them.Yet that’s a real possibility. For the last few years, the FBI’s been warning that its surveillance capabilities are “going dark,” because internet communications technologies...
“Struck by Lightning” review: Chris Colfer’s coming-of-age comedy not just for Gleeks
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Want to feel like a layabout and as if you’re already way behind schedule in your life?At just 22 years of age, Chris Colfer has starred in a TV series, “Glee,” for the past four seasons, winning a Golden Globe award and two Emmy nominations for his performance in the breakout role of gay high-school chorister Kurt Hummel.Now Colfer has written a movie and stars in it and...
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