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The Siren's Call: Doubt and faith
Los Angeles TimesMissed appointments for the apocalypse, like the one in May, do more than give nonbelievers a chance to crack a joke. They create doubts in some of the faithful; after all, the world didn't end — but is there really somebody out there? The same can...Tags: Throat, Death and Dying Customs, Philosophy, Christianity, Soups
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Book review: 'Fire Monks' by Colleen Morton Busch
In the summer of 2008, a wildfire burning in California's Los Padres National Forest swept down on Tassajara Hot Springs, a historic resort not far from Big Sur that was home to the first Zen Buddhist monastery in North America.
Little stood in the way...Tags: Book, Buddhism, Disasters and Accidents, Forestry and Timber, Health
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A difficult lesson in hiring a caregiver for mom
My friend's phone call numbed me.
Twice in the last week, she said, she'd seen my mother sitting in a car in a neighborhood near her home. "Today she was there for more than two hours in the heat," she added.
My stomach churned.
Mom suffered from...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Employers, Career and Workplace, Medical Services
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Steve Jobs buried in Alta Mesa among other technologists
TechnologyApple co-founder Steve Jobs was buried on Friday in Alta Mesa in a memorial park shared by some pioneering technologists he admired, according to Forbes. Forbes, citing Jobs' death certificate released Monday, reported that the Alta Mesa Memorial Park in.... -
Apple 'spaceship' site is Steve Wozniak's former HP stomping grounds
L.A. Times Tech BlogSteve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs, has some of history with the parcel of land that the iPad-maker is looking to build its new 'spaceship' headquarters on -- he used to work there as an employee of Hewlett-Packard. "This land is also... -
Lower-paying jobs dominate recovery
Money & CompanyThe majority of jobs being created in this economic recovery are lower-paying ones, while higher-paying positions have been slow to return, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Employment Law Project. Lower-wage occupations such as sales... -
College graduates earn 84% more than high school grads, study says
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Cobi Jones inducted into soccer Hall of Fame
The Fabulous ForumFormer UCLA, L.A. Galaxy and U.S. national team star Cobi Jones was among five men inducted Saturday into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Also enshrined were former national team defender Eddie Pope and midfielder Earnie Stewart in the player...... -
Tiger Woods' absence from U.S. Open is disappointing ... and rare
The Fabulous ForumA lot has happened in the life of Tiger Woods since he graduated high school more than decade and a half ago, but one thing that has remained constant is his participation in the U.S. Open. Next week that will...... -
First lady fashion in India
All The Rage"Pink is the navy blue of India," Vogue editor Diana Vreeland famously declared in 1962, the year Jacqueline Kennedy wowed the world with her colorful fashion choices during a state visit to that country. According to Hamish Bowles, who curated...... -
Comments war: UC students and non-UC students discuss the student fee hike
Comments BlogIt seems the recent decision by the University of California Board of Regents to increase student fees by 32% has caused not only a "students vs. regents" demonstration at UCLA's campus today, but also a "students vs. non-students" quarrel in...... -
Fiction is dead. Again? [updated]
Jacket CopyPut down that dragon tattoo girl. Stop catching up with Bree Tanner. You don't need any help from Kathryn Stockett, or to chew your fingernails through a hunger game. Forget about the latest from Scott Turow or David Mitchell or......
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