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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon is fed up with you 'lazy' investors voting against him  You might think that the chairman and CEO of a major bank that had just pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge and has paid out more than $20 billion in legal settlements in recent years would show a little humility.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-is-fed-up-20150529-column.html Federal, Jpmorgan Chase & Co, Jpmorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, President Trump, Investors, Executive Director, Jamie, Cryptocurrency News
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon is fed up with you 'lazy' investors voting against him
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon is fed up with you 'lazy' investors voting against him You might think that the chairman and CEO of a major bank that had just pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge and has paid out more than $20 billion in legal settlements in recent years would show a little humility. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-is-fed-up-20150529-column.html
A bogus study of chocolate and diets--and the media that swallowed it whole  John Bohannon is a journalist who made something of a name for himself with a 2013 exposé of the credulousness of science journals. This week he unveiled a new sting, in which he duped a host of media outlets in Europe and the U.S. with a patently bogus study purporting to find that eating chocolate...  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-a-bogus-study-of-chocolate-20150529-column.html Journals, Diets, Nespresso Cups, Science, Science Journal, Journalist, Diet, Column, Media
A bogus study of chocolate and diets -- and the media that swallowed it whole
A bogus study of chocolate and diets--and the media that swallowed it whole John Bohannon is a journalist who made something of a name for himself with a 2013 exposé of the credulousness of science journals. This week he unveiled a new sting, in which he duped a host of media outlets in Europe and the U.S. with a patently bogus study purporting to find that eating chocolate... http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-a-bogus-study-of-chocolate-20150529-column.html
The RadioShack bankruptcy shows you can't trust a company's privacy pledge  Millions of RadioShack customers--as many as 117 million--may have taken the gadget chain at its word when it pledged that it would safeguard their personal information forever  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-radioshack-you-have-no-privacy-left-20150519-column.html Electronic Gifts, Cool Technology Gifts, Technology Gifts, Auction, Electronic Gifts For Men, Key Finder, Cool Technology, Gadget Gifts, Wireless
The RadioShack bankruptcy shows you can't trust a company's privacy pledge
The RadioShack bankruptcy shows you can't trust a company's privacy pledge Millions of RadioShack customers--as many as 117 million--may have taken the gadget chain at its word when it pledged that it would safeguard their personal information forever http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-radioshack-you-have-no-privacy-left-20150519-column.html
How a $1.4-billion scientific project ran into a cultural buzzsaw  Astronomers looking for sites for their giant telescopes must account for numerous conditions--accessibility, distance from cities (sources of light pollution), minimal atmospheric turbulence--and increasingly, cultural concerns.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-how-a-14billion-scientific-project-20150511-column.html Around The World Trips, Our Solar System, Planetarium, Big Island, Hawaii Island, Around The Worlds, Worlds Largest, Astronomical Observatory, Supreme Court
How a $1.4-billion scientific project ran into a cultural buzz saw
How a $1.4-billion scientific project ran into a cultural buzzsaw Astronomers looking for sites for their giant telescopes must account for numerous conditions--accessibility, distance from cities (sources of light pollution), minimal atmospheric turbulence--and increasingly, cultural concerns. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-how-a-14billion-scientific-project-20150511-column.html
A Congressional climate change denier's disingenuous defense  As chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, is one of the most eminent and influential climate change deniers in Congress. He's also mightily irked that we described his press release announcing his committee's vote on NASA's funding last week...  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-a-congressional-climate-change-deniers-20150506-column.html Climate Change, Foundation, Public Service, National Science Foundation, Nonprofit Fundraising, Defense, Non Profit, Commerce, Human Rights
A congressional climate change denier's disingenuous defense
A Congressional climate change denier's disingenuous defense As chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, is one of the most eminent and influential climate change deniers in Congress. He's also mightily irked that we described his press release announcing his committee's vote on NASA's funding last week... http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-a-congressional-climate-change-deniers-20150506-column.html
The right way to measure CEO pay has nothing to do with 'shareholder value'  The latest initiative by the Securities and Exchange Commission to give shareholders more information about their CEOs' pay has revived an old question: what's the right way to judge if a CEO is making too much?  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-the-right-way-to-measure-ceo-pay-20150501-column.html Tv Ads, Gopro, Securities And Exchange Commission, Business Tax, Business Tax Deductions, Investing, Tax Deductions, Small Business Tax, Small Business Tax Deductions
Column: The right way to measure CEO pay has nothing to do with 'shareholder value'
The right way to measure CEO pay has nothing to do with 'shareholder value' The latest initiative by the Securities and Exchange Commission to give shareholders more information about their CEOs' pay has revived an old question: what's the right way to judge if a CEO is making too much? http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-the-right-way-to-measure-ceo-pay-20150501-column.html
The GOP attack on climate change science takes a big step forward  Living down to our worst expectations, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology voted Thursday to cut deeply into NASA's budget for Earth science, in a clear swipe at the study of climate change.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-gop-attack-on-climate-change-science-20150501-column.html Bears, Polar Bear, Bear, Arctic Sea, Ursus, Polar, Species, Scientific American, Global Warming
The GOP attack on climate change science takes a big step forward
The GOP attack on climate change science takes a big step forward Living down to our worst expectations, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology voted Thursday to cut deeply into NASA's budget for Earth science, in a clear swipe at the study of climate change. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-gop-attack-on-climate-change-science-20150501-column.html
Reduced public funding for basic research leaves U.S. in the scientific dust  A new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lists four landmark scientific achievements of the last year: the first spacecraft landing on a comet; the discovery of a new fundamental particle, the Higgs boson; the development of the world's fastest supercomputer; and new research...  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-the-funding-decline-in-basic-research-20150428-column.html Samos, Studio, Instagram, Parallel Universe, Stardust, Particle Accelerator, Large Hadron Collider, Dark Matter, Atom
Reduced public funding for basic research leaves U.S. in the scientific dust
Reduced public funding for basic research leaves U.S. in the scientific dust A new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lists four landmark scientific achievements of the last year: the first spacecraft landing on a comet; the discovery of a new fundamental particle, the Higgs boson; the development of the world's fastest supercomputer; and new research... http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-the-funding-decline-in-basic-research-20150428-column.html
Junk food and junk science: the case of aspartame and Pepsi  PepsiCo, evidently testing the notion that junk science can be good marketing, announced last week that it was removing the artificial sweetener aspartame from most of its diet sodas in the U.S.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-aspartame-and-pepsi-20150427-column.html Indonesia, Pop, Nutrition, Health, Carcinogen, Pepsi, Nutrition Facts, Sucralose, Diet Pepsi
Junk food and junk science: the case of aspartame and Pepsi
Junk food and junk science: the case of aspartame and Pepsi PepsiCo, evidently testing the notion that junk science can be good marketing, announced last week that it was removing the artificial sweetener aspartame from most of its diet sodas in the U.S. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-aspartame-and-pepsi-20150427-column.html
Comcast discovers the drawbacks of bad behavior  Comcast customers and their advocates may believe that the cable company's reputation for wretched service was the key factor in federal regulators' distaste for its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, which has now been called off.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-comcast-discovers-the-drawbacks-20150427-column.html Cable Companies, Merger, Internet, Time Warner, Discover, It Cast, Things To Think About, Business, Behavior
Comcast discovers the drawbacks of bad behavior
Comcast discovers the drawbacks of bad behavior Comcast customers and their advocates may believe that the cable company's reputation for wretched service was the key factor in federal regulators' distaste for its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, which has now been called off. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-comcast-discovers-the-drawbacks-20150427-column.html
Dr. Oz fires back at his critics--with misdirection and an absurd defense  Those who feared that the TV medical show host Dr. Mehmet Oz would only profit from a recent call by a group of 10 doctors for Columbia University to dump him from its faculty have turned out to be absolutely correct.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-dr-oz-defense-im-a-doctor-20150423-column.html
Dr. Oz fires back at his critics -- with misdirection and an absurd defense
Dr. Oz fires back at his critics--with misdirection and an absurd defense Those who feared that the TV medical show host Dr. Mehmet Oz would only profit from a recent call by a group of 10 doctors for Columbia University to dump him from its faculty have turned out to be absolutely correct. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-dr-oz-defense-im-a-doctor-20150423-column.html
Why, and how, we should read Shakespeare today  Thursday is William Shakespeare's 451st birthday and the 399th anniversary of his passing--April 23 being the generally accepted date of the Bard's birth in 1564 and his death in 1616. Thus does 2015 fall between the cracks in the Shakespearean calendar.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-happy-shakespeare-day-20150419-column.html Reading, Shakespeare, Reading Shakespeare, Thursday, Bard, April, Dating, Death
Why, and how, we should read Shakespeare today
Why, and how, we should read Shakespeare today Thursday is William Shakespeare's 451st birthday and the 399th anniversary of his passing--April 23 being the generally accepted date of the Bard's birth in 1564 and his death in 1616. Thus does 2015 fall between the cracks in the Shakespearean calendar. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-happy-shakespeare-day-20150419-column.html
These doctors are trying to turn the tide against 'quack' Dr. Oz  Physicians are finally speaking out against Dr. Mehmet Oz and the "quack treatments and cures" he promotes to the huge audience of his television show.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-the-tide-against-dr-ozs-quackery-20150417-column.html People, Health Advice, Best Weight Loss, Dr Oz, Reduce Weight, Weight Loss Shakes, Weight Reduction, Surgeon, Medical
These doctors are trying to turn the tide against 'quack' Dr. Oz
These doctors are trying to turn the tide against 'quack' Dr. Oz Physicians are finally speaking out against Dr. Mehmet Oz and the "quack treatments and cures" he promotes to the huge audience of his television show. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-the-tide-against-dr-ozs-quackery-20150417-column.html
Silicon Valley's foundation stone: Moore's Law turns 50  Fifty years ago Sunday, Electronics Magazine published a very technical paper by a youthful pioneer in the silicon chip business named Gordon Moore.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-moores-law-turns-50-20150417-column.html Turn Ons, All About Time, Intel, Tech, Gordon, Founder
Silicon Valley's foundation stone: Moore's Law turns 50
Silicon Valley's foundation stone: Moore's Law turns 50 Fifty years ago Sunday, Electronics Magazine published a very technical paper by a youthful pioneer in the silicon chip business named Gordon Moore. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-moores-law-turns-50-20150417-column.html
Brownback signs spectacularly punitive Kansas welfare bill  Brownback did it.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-brownback-signs-spectacularly-punitive-kansas-welfare-bill-20150416-column.html Adoption, The Fosters, Kansas, Bills, Welfare, Current Events, Open Adoption
Brownback signs spectacularly punitive Kansas welfare bill
Brownback signs spectacularly punitive Kansas welfare bill Brownback did it. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-brownback-signs-spectacularly-punitive-kansas-welfare-bill-20150416-column.html