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Restaurant design awards: AIA announces finalists including Eveleigh, Nobu Malibu
The American Institute of Architects has released this year's nominees for the Restaurant Design People’s Choice Awards and voting is now open online. A jury including architect George Kelley, writer and editor Margot Dougherty and restaurateur...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Awards and Prizes, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Girl born to save her sister's life graduates from CSU Long Beach
Marissa Eve Ayala, who first drew national attention more than two decades ago as the child who was born to provide her sister a life-saving bone marrow transplant, graduated from Cal State Long Beach this week with a degree in speech pathology. ...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Long Beach, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Leukemia
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Asia: Festival to honor street food across the globe
Hungry for a change of pace? The World Street Food Jamboree in Singapore, May 31 to June 9, may be the place to find it. The event, described as a "mega street food feast," will feature 35 master chefs. Entries will hail from Indonesia, India, Thailand,...
Tags: Malaysia, Saveur, Ceremonies, Singapore, Arts and Culture
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Harold Shapero, neo-classical composer at Brandeis, dies at 93
Harold Shapero, the American composer and pianist who was associated with the neo-classical style of music and who was a longtime professor at Brandeis University, died Friday of complications from pneumonia. He was 93 and lived in Massachusetts....
Tags: Music Industry, Obituaries, Harvard University, Pneumonia, Entertainment
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Nextdoor, the social network for neighbors, rolls out iPhone app
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nextdoor, which wants to be the go-to social network for neighborhoods, is rolling out an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Nextdoor co-founder and Chief Executive Nirav Tolia said he expects the mobile app to fuel growth and...Tags: Computer Hardware, Social Media, Networking, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod
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Can you hear me now? Symphony plays 'Carmen' on mobile devices
First the Bard on iPad and now an all-digital symphony? In an ad for a European bank, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra played "Carmen" entirely on smartphones and tablets. The 2 1/2-minute spot shows Czech conductor Libor Pesek stepping up to the...
Tags: Music Industry, Apple iPhone, Entertainment, Ai Weiwei, Arts and Culture
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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...
Tags: Values, Children's Health, Religion and Belief, Family, Social Sciences
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Cal State trustees appoint new Cal State L.A president, others
William A. Covino, a veteran Florida and California administrator, was named Wednesday as the new president of Cal State L.A., becoming the first new leader of the El Sereno campus in 33 years. Covino’s selection was among a slate of...
Tags: University of California, Berkeley, California State University, Northridge, Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Social Sciences
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Vimeo, Flickr reportedly to be built into Apple's upcoming iOS 7
The next version of Apple's iOS will reportedly include Flickr and Vimeo integration, making it easier for users to share content they create with the two social networks. Apple news website 9to5Mac reported Tuesday that iOS 7, which the Cupertino...
Tags: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Social Media, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Entertainment, Apple iPod
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More teens flocking to Twitter as enthusiasm for Facebook wanes
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter is getting the youth vote. Nearly a quarter of teens now use Twitter to catch up with friends and keep track of celebrities, a big jump in usage as teens flock to different social media sites and spend less time on Facebook to...
Tags: Social Media, Twitter, Inc., Harvard University, Arts and Culture, Sociology
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Army, Henry A Waxman, Career and Workplace, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’: Patton Oswalt’s dream plot gets animated
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesRemember Patton Oswalt's eight-minute “Parks and Recreation” monologue about his proposed plot for “Star Wars: Episode VII”? It took YouTube […]...
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