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    Apr 26, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. ‘World War Z’: Brad Pitt battles zombies, not snakes, on a plane

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    It’s one of the biggest action set pieces in Paramount’s upcoming pandemic thriller, “World War Z.” A Belarus Airlines flight ......
    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Yvonne Brill dies at 88; developed revolutionary propulsion system

    Pioneering rocket scientist Yvonne Brill often referred to herself as an "only" — as in the sole woman in the room at a time when female scientists and engineers were exceedingly few.
    Pioneering rocket scientist Yvonne Brill often referred to herself as an "only" — as in the sole woman in the room at a time when female scientists and engineers were exceedingly few. Brill began her career in 1945 and eventually developed a...

    Tags: General Electric Company, Science and Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, Space Programs, Technology

    3. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Federal budget cuts to squeeze some states harder than others

    With the Pentagon set to whack its share of $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts last month, it didn't take long for Velma Searcy to feel the pain. The owner of a Palmdale maker of military aircraft parts saw two contracts quickly evaporate as defense firms pulled back.
    With the Pentagon set to whack its share of $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts last month, it didn't take long for Velma Searcy to feel the pain. The owner of a Palmdale maker of military aircraft parts saw two contracts quickly evaporate as...

    Tags: Defense Equipment, Career and Workplace, Military Equipment, Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S. Department of Defense

    4. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Raytheon announces plans to eliminate 200 jobs

    At a time when the aerospace industry is fretful about federal spending, defense contractor Raytheon Co. announced plans to eliminate one of its business units and slash 200 jobs.
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    At a time when the aerospace industry is fretful about federal spending, defense contractor Raytheon Co. announced plans to eliminate one of its business units and slash 200 jobs. The Waltham, Mass., company did not say how those cuts will affect its...

    Tags: U.S. Military, Raytheon Company, Defense Equipment, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress

    5. Mar 14, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  5. UC San Diego council seeks divestment from firms with West Bank ties

    L.A. NOW
    UC San Diego’s student government joined a widening movement urging the university system to divest from companies that some student activists contend are violating the human rights of Palestinians and aiding Israel’s occupation of the West...
    6. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. NASA James Webb Space Telescope model lands at South by Southwest

    Braving the rain, scientists and engineers have rolled out a full scale model of the NASA James Webb Space Telescope at South by Southwest. The public will get an up-close look at the telescope, which will look deep into the cosmos for starlight from the most distant galaxies to learn about the origins of the universe.
    Braving the rain, scientists and engineers have rolled out a full scale model of the NASA James Webb Space Telescope at South by Southwest. The public will get an up-close look at the telescope, which will look deep into the cosmos for starlight from...

    Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Manufacturing and Engineering, NASA

    7. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. How the GOP may outmaneuver Democrats on the sequester

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    This post has been updated, as indicated below. Congressional Republicans may have found a way to force Democrats to accept the sequester -- for this year, at least -- thanks in part to labor protections won by federal employee unions. The sequester...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Boeing Co., Fiscal Cliff, Collective Contract, Layoffs and Downsizing

    8. Dec 22, 2012 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  8. BioWatch stands at a crossroads

    WASHINGTON -- Year after year, health officials meeting at invitation-only government conferences leveled with one another about BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting deadly pathogens that might be unleashed into the air by terrorists. They...

    Tags: Terrorism, Anthrax, Political Fundraising, Smallpox , Medical Procedures and Tests

    9. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. PASSINGS: Dyer Brainerd Holmes, T.S. Cook, Joel Schaeffer

    <strong>Dyer Brainerd Holmes</strong>
    Dyer Brainerd Holmes NASA manned space flight director Dyer Brainerd Holmes, 91, director of manned space flight for NASA when Americans were making their early forays into space in the early 1960s, died Friday at a hospital in Memphis, Tenn., of...

    Tags: Movies, Writers Guild of America, Abusive Behavior, Tuskegee Airmen, China Earthquake (2010)

    10. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. White House, defense industry officials meet to discuss cuts

    With automatic federal spending cuts set to hit the defense industry on March 1, senior White House officials met with chief executives from contractors to discuss the potential impact.
    With automatic federal spending cuts set to hit the defense industry on March 1, senior White House officials met with chief executives from contractors to discuss the potential impact. White House spokesman Jay Carney made the disclosure Wednesday...

    Tags: Jay Carney, Defense Equipment, Huntington Ingalls Industries, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama

    11. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Daredevil went faster than previously thought during 24-mile fall

    The results are in from Felix Baumgartner&rsquo;s record-setting leap from a capsule floating more than 24 miles above a barren New Mexico desert, and it turns out he went faster during his supersonic free fall than originally estimated.
    The results are in from Felix Baumgartner’s record-setting leap from a capsule floating more than 24 miles above a barren New Mexico desert, and it turns out he went faster during his supersonic free fall than originally estimated. With more...

    Tags: SpaceX, Virgin Group, Ltd., Satellite Technology, California Science Center, Food Industry

    12. Feb 2, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. Gordon Brush plant owner bristles at red tape tying up expansion

    Ken Rakusin is frustrated.
    Ken Rakusin is frustrated. You would be too. Since 2009, the owner of Gordon Brush Manufacturing Co. has been trying to expand his 51,000-square-foot City of Commerce factory by 20,000 square feet. That would mean a larger factory floor, more office...

    Tags: Small Businesses, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Career and Workplace, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Economic Policy

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