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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: Google+, NASA Mars Exploration Program, NASA, Budgets and Budgeting, Money and Monetary Policy
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory cancels open house, citing budget cuts
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced this week that it has canceled its popular annual open house at its La Cañada Flintridge facility because of federal spending cuts. The event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, typically attracts crowds of more than 15,...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, NASA, Satellite Technology, Money and Monetary Policy
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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, Adam B. Schiff, Budget Control Act of 2011, NASA, Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
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House passes CISPA, sets up showdown with White House and Senate
The House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill as expected on Thursday, moving toward a possible confrontation with the Senate and White House. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, or CISPA, passed by a vote...Tags: Ron Wyden, Computer Crime, U.S. House of Representatives, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Schiff: JPL open house suspension result of "extremely poor" federal fiscal policy
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Thursday expressed just as much disappointment regarding the suspension of the annual open house at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as just about everyone else in the science community. The Los Angeles Times reported...
Tags: Google+, Science, NASA, Satellite Technology, Budgets and Budgeting
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Schiff slams Congressional colleagues for not passing agreement on background checks
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) wants his colleagues in Congress to know that he is appalled by the failure of the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would have mandated background checks for firearms buyers. “What happened this...Tags: Government, Gun Control, Adam B. Schiff, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Personal Weapon Control
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CISPA passes House committee, angering privacy activists
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee overwhelmingly passed a cyber-security bill on Wednesday, angering privacy advocates who believe the bill fails to protect critical personal information. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013,...Tags: Computer Crime, U.S. House of Representatives, Adam B. Schiff, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Barack Obama
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Vulgar online comments mar first meeting for Glendale councilman
The hoopla over hateful online comments that were attributed to — and never denied by — newly minted Glendale Councilman Zareh Sinanyan was revived at his first meeting on Tuesday with the help of someone who knows a thing or two about the...
Tags: Google Inc., Local Elections, Social Media, Meatballs, Twitter, Inc.
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Again, Rep. Schiff urges Obama to officially recognize Armenian genocide
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Wednesday once again called on President Obama to officially recognize the Armenian genocide of 1915 – a request that for years has gone unfulfilled amid political pressure from a key NATO ally, Turkey. The...
Tags: Genocide, Turkey, Turkey (animal), Massacres, NATO
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Local runners escape Boston Marathon blast
Four La Cañada Flintridge residents completed the Boston Marathon on Monday before two deadly bombs exploded near the finish area. One of them was 26-year-old Maryann Boosalis, who completed the 26.2-mile event roughly 45 minutes before the first...
Tags: Google Inc., Social Media, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Road Running, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Online comments come back to haunt newly elected Glendale councilman
The hoopla over hateful online comments that were attributed to — and never denied by — newly minted Councilman Zareh Sinanyan was revived at his first meeting Tuesday with the help of someone who knows a thing or two about the power and...
Tags: Google Inc., Local Elections, Social Media, Google+, Meatballs
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Rep. Schiff: Boston Marathon perpetrators will feel 'full weight of justice' (Video)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday echoed President Obama’s vow to bring those responsible for the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon to justice. Speaking about the tragedy for the second time in as many days, Obama said the nation’s...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Adam B. Schiff, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Barack Obama
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|Story| La Cañada
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
|Story| La Cañada
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Glendale News Press
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|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Glendale News Press
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| La Cañada
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Glendale News Press
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Glendale News Press
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