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Tests found major flaws in parolee GPS monitoring devices
A little more than a year ago, California quietly began conducting tests on the GPS monitoring devices that track the movements of thousands of sex offenders. The results were alarming. Corrections officials found the devices used in half the state were...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Electronics, Laws, Abusive Behavior
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Parolee GPS ankle monitors: Major flaws found in vendor's system
The electronic ankle monitors California used for several years to monitor more than 4,000 high-risk sex offenders and gang members were so inaccurate and unreliable that corrections officials said that the public was “in imminent danger.” A...
Tags: Electronics, Gang Activity, Criminals, Abusive Behavior, Science and Technology
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Guiding the charge in emerging markets
Assume you are the chief executive of a multinational company confronted with the challenge of doing business in China, India and other emerging markets — and with competing against emerging market-based rivals. How do you respond? Do you...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Economy, Business and Finance, General Electric Company, Companies and Corporations
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Dr. William F. House dies at 89; championed cochlear implant
Dr. William F. House, a dentist-turned-ear specialist who 50 years ago defied the medical establishment and many advocates for the hearing impaired to champion an implantable device, now widely accepted, that made everyday sounds audible to the profoundly...
Tags: Electronics, Radio, University of California, Berkeley, Ear Infection, Ear, Nose, and Throat
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Dow Jones index hits milestones in rally
Money & CompanyThe Dow Jones Industrial average had quite a day on Wall Street, with investors pushing the blue-chip index to its largest monthly percentage gain in a quarter century. It finished up 339.51 points, or 2.9%, at 12,208.55. Here are some of the other... -
Workers win record number of bias cases in 2011, EEOC reports
Money & CompanyEqual Employment Opportunity Commission lands nearly $365 million for discrimination charges... -
Pro Portfolio: Century-old cottage gets a modern addition
L.A. at HomeEvery Monday, we post a recently built, remodeled or redecorated home with commentary from the designer. This week, we focus on the remodel of a century-old cottage. Goal: Modern renovation with an emphasis on indoor-outdoor living. Location: Echo Park.... -
Debt crisis averted, stock market focus will turn back to economy
Money & CompanyThe U.S. stock market lately has felt a lot worse off than it really was. That’s the backdrop as the new trading week begins, with Congress and the White House apparently in a deal to raised the federal debt ceiling...... -
4 NASCAR drivers will be missing from the field at Obama's White House photo op
Top of the TicketSnub the president of the United States? No one would want to do that openly.... -
Reasons against taxing the super-rich [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.President Obama needs to institute an annual wealth tax, argue Yale law professors Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott in Tuesday's Op-Ed pages. By that they mean: We propose a 2% annual wealth tax on households owning more than $7.2 million...... -
Anna Post minds manners for the modern world
Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic— The holidays bring out the best in people — and the worst. Which means that it's the busy season for Anna Post, the 31-year-old great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, who bears more than a passing resemblance to her famous forebear. As...Tags: Radio, Mel Gibson, Hamburgers, Entertainment, Romance (genre)
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