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    Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The feds' education power grab

    In December, California's application for a waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act was denied by the U.S. Department of Education. This, we were told, was because California had failed to embrace the federal department's reform agenda, especially on issues of evaluating teachers.
    In December, California's application for a waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act was denied by the U.S. Department of Education. This, we were told, was because California had failed to embrace the federal department's reform agenda,...

    Tags: George H.W. Bush, National Government, Teaching and Learning, George W. Bush, Academic Progress

    2. Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Climate change could cut Western water runoff by 10%

    Another climate change study is projecting declines in runoff in many parts of the West, a scenario that would put more pressure on the region’s water supplies.
    Another climate change study is projecting declines in runoff in many parts of the West, a scenario that would put more pressure on the region’s water supplies. Using new model simulations, scientists at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth...

    Tags: Weather, Ecosystems, Global Change, Conservation, Environmental Issues

    3. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. PASSINGS: Daniel J. Edelman

    Daniel J. Edelman, 92, who built one of the world's top public relations companies and pioneered celebrity endorsements and media tours, died of heart failure Tuesday at a Chicago hospital, said his son, Richard Edelman.
    Daniel J. Edelman, 92, who built one of the world's top public relations companies and pioneered celebrity endorsements and media tours, died of heart failure Tuesday at a Chicago hospital, said his son, Richard Edelman. Edelman is credited with...

    Tags: Vincent Price, Los Angeles Times, Public Relations, Radio, Johnny Carson

    4. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Da Chen on his new novel, 'My Last Empress.' He's in L.A. Thursday

    Da Chen hit bestseller lists in 1999 with his first book, the memoir "Colors of the Mountain." That, and its sequel, "Sounds of the River," told of the hardships he experienced while growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution.
    Da Chen hit bestseller lists in 1999 with his first book, the memoir "Colors of the Mountain." That, and its sequel, "Sounds of the River," told of the hardships he experienced while growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution. Chen had moved...

    Tags: Google+, Apple iPad, Literature, China, Ghosts (supernatural entities)

    5. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Larry S. Gibson's book on Thurgood Marshall examines the forces in Baltimore that shaped young judge

    Forty-three years of letters, photographs, campaign buttons, itineraries and the occasional miniature flag are crammed into 2,000 fat binders lining three walls — floor to ceiling — of a storage room in the University of Maryland School of Law.
    Forty-three years of letters, photographs, campaign buttons, itineraries and the occasional miniature flag are crammed into 2,000 fat binders lining three walls — floor to ceiling — of a storage room in the University of Maryland School of...

    Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Biography (genre), Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Local Elections

    6. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Model predicts flu outbreaks seven weeks out using Google search data

    A new statistical model, built on search data from Google and principles from weather modeling, can predict flu outbreaks up to seven weeks in advance. The results, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, signify a...

    Tags: Google Inc., Science, Diseases and Illnesses, New York City, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    7. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. NASA mission believed to have discovered ice on Mercury

    Scientists, including members of two Maryland-based teams, believe they have found ice inside craters near Mercury's poles, a discovery they say could reveal more about the "building blocks" for life on other planets.
    Scientists, including members of two Maryland-based teams, believe they have found ice inside craters near Mercury's poles, a discovery they say could reveal more about the "building blocks" for life on other planets. Though the small planet is closest...

    Tags: NASA, Science, Space Programs, Science and Technology

    8. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Meet the cast of Chicago's 'Book of Mormon'

    Tribune reporter
    We spoke with three actors in the Chicago company of “The Book of Mormon,” now at the Bank of America Theatre. James Vincent Meredith as Mafala Hatimbi James Vincent Meredith is the ranking Chicagoan in the cast, a longtime Chicago stage...

    Tags: Wicked (musical), Christianity, Music Theater, Chicago Transit Authority, Theater

    9. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Kuang-hsun Ting dies at 97; bishop led Protestant church in China

    Bishop Kuang-hsun Ting, who was one of the most influential Christian figures in China as the longtime leader of the country's government-sanctioned Protestant church, has died. He was 97.
    Bishop Kuang-hsun Ting, who was one of the most influential Christian figures in China as the longtime leader of the country's government-sanctioned Protestant church, has died. He was 97. Ting died Nov. 22 at his home in Nanjing, according to...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Christianity, Purdue University, Religion and Belief, Politics

    10. Dec 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Catherine O'Neill dies at 70; political activist, women's advocate

    Catherine O'Neill, a social worker turned political activist and advocate for refugee women who co-founded the watchdog group now called the Women's Refugee Commission, died of cancer Wednesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. She was 70.
    Catherine O'Neill, a social worker turned political activist and advocate for refugee women who co-founded the watchdog group now called the Women's Refugee Commission, died of cancer Wednesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. She was 70. Her death...

    Tags: Christianity, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, United Nations, Refugee, Religion and Belief

    11. Aug 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. New class of drugs could help people with Alzheimer's disease

    Northwestern University and University of Kentucky scientists have created a new drug that could successfully prevent harmful inflammation in brains of people suffering fromAlzheimer's disease. The scientists, who published their findings in the July 25...

    Tags: Pathology, Symptoms, Colleges and Universities, Biology, Prices

    12. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Chemical firm's champion now EPA expert

    As a lawyer and scientist for one of the world's largest makers of flame retardants, Todd Stedeford vigorously defended chemicals added to scores of household products — often by concluding the substances are far less dangerous than academic and government studies have determined.
    As a lawyer and scientist for one of the world's largest makers of flame retardants, Todd Stedeford vigorously defended chemicals added to scores of household products — often by concluding the substances are far less dangerous than academic and...

    Tags: Science, BPA Contamination and Investigations, Health Organizations, Customs and Tradition, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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