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Obama headlines list of graduation speakers
The BladeTwo United States senators, an Olympic fencer, and a priest are among those who will deliver the send-off addresses to college graduates across the region. President Obama will speak to Ohio State University graduates during Sunday's commencement at...Tags: Science, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Barack Obama, Olympic Games, The Ohio State University
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NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, NASA, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Alan Wood dies at 90; provided Iwo Jima flag in World War II
Alan Wood never claimed to be a hero, but he did play a supporting role in one of World War II's most stirring moments. It was at Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. Straining into the wind, five Marines and a Navy corpsman planted the Stars and Stripes on the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christianity, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief
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Obituary: Alan Wood, 90, former JPL official
Alan Wood, a former official at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died at his Sierra Madre home on April 18. He was 90. A Navy lieutenant during World War II, Wood played a role in the 1945 battle for Iwo Jima. While his LST was beached under Japan's Mount...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christianity, Japan, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism
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No E-ticket for JPL
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Cañada Flintridge facility. But the popular event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, has been canceled because of...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks, NASA
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Flintridge Proper: A restaurant for La Cañada
On a recent Saturday night at Flintridge Proper, well-dressed couples and multi-generational families occasionally left their tables or bar stools to talk to people they knew across the room. The 3,000-square-foot La Cañada Flintridge bar and restaurant...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, McDonald's, Starbucks Corp., Dining and Drinking
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JPL open house, felled by sequestration, costs about $400,000
Bracing for “significant impacts” to funding for public outreach programs next year, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory decided to cancel its hugely popular open house in June. The cost savings? Roughly $400,000 for the two-day event. The...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Google+, Adam Schiff
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Chief warns of bad fire season after Monrovia brush fire
As firefighters worked to contain a blaze that charred more than 100 acres in Monrovia, the city's fire chief, Chris Donovan, reminded residents that experts are predicting a “very dry -- and very bad” fire season. In a prepared statement...
Tags: Fires, Air Transportation Delays, Los Angeles International Airport
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JPL cancels open house because of federal budget cuts
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has canceled its popular annual open house at its La Cañada Flintridge facility because of federal spending cuts. The event, scheduled for June 8-9, typically attracts crowds of more than 15,000 each day. "Everyone here...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Satellite Technology, Travel, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory inventory check shows stolen NASA laptop
A laptop belonging to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge was allegedly stolen from a contract employee last summer, but the agency didn't realize it was missing until an inventory was conducted in January, officials said. JPL hired...Tags: Inventories, NASA, Theft
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Congress members urge NASA to spare planetary science funding
This post has been updated. See below for details.Don't cut planetary science funding, members of Congress urged NASA on Friday. In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), urged the space agency to maintain funding levels for...Tags: Science, Dianne Feinstein, Politics, U.S. Congress, Space Programs
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Dry weather has firefighters ready for battle
Southern California is marching toward its fourth-driest year since 1877, and that has firefighters increasingly girded for battle. In the hills of Los Angeles County, tests show the brush is drying out at a significantly quicker rate this year...
Tags: Water Supply, Guiberson Fire (2009), Natural Resource Industry, Los Angeles Fire Department, Droughts
Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
|Story| La Cañada
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 22, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
|Story| La Cañada
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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