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    May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Man who killed 4 with car seeks release from mental hospital

    Eleven years ago, David Attias declared he was "the angel of death" and plowed his car into an Isla Vista, Calif., crowd, killing four pedestrians and severely injuring a fifth.
    Eleven years ago, David Attias declared he was "the angel of death" and plowed his car into an Isla Vista, Calif., crowd, killing four pedestrians and severely injuring a fifth. On Tuesday, his attorney described Attias as a mentally ill young man who...

    Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Judges

    2. May 20, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. Billy Fredrick battles more than opposing pitchers

    There are a lot of people saying nice things about Billy Fredrick, a junior outfielder at Santa Clarita Golden Valley High who batted .468, has been starting since his freshman year and has a scholarship waiting for him at UC Santa Barbara in 2013.
    There are a lot of people saying nice things about Billy Fredrick, a junior outfielder at Santa Clarita Golden Valley High who batted .468, has been starting since his freshman year and has a scholarship waiting for him at UC Santa Barbara in 2013. "I...

    Tags: Football, Diabetes, Baseball, Sports, Students

    3. May 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. UC problem: When academics are advocates

    Political advocacy corrupts academic institutions. Why? Because the mind-set of a genuine academic teacher is in every important respect the opposite of a political activist's. Academic teachers want to promote independent thought and analytical skills; political activists want conformity. The one fosters intellectual curiosity and encourages opposing viewpoints; the latter seeks to shut it down.
    Political advocacy corrupts academic institutions. Why? Because the mind-set of a genuine academic teacher is in every important respect the opposite of a political activist's. Academic teachers want to promote independent thought and analytical skills;...

    Tags: Republican Party, Education, Culture, Politics, Science and Technology

    4. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Asia Society's 'Revolutionary Ink' reflects on Wu Guanzhong

    NEW YORK — "A snake swallowing an elephant" is how the Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong described himself. The snake was the Chinese artist in him, and the elephant was Western art. The stylistic fusion that made him one of China'sleading modern artists is on view at the Asia Society Museum here in "Revolutionary Ink: The Paintings of Wu Guanzhong," which also reflects the artist's long life amid the turmoil of China's 20th century.
    NEW YORK — "A snake swallowing an elephant" is how the Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong described himself. The snake was the Chinese artist in him, and the elephant was Western art. The stylistic fusion that made him one of China'sleading modern...

    Tags: Culture, Europe, David Hockney, Fine Artists, Arts

    5. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. UC Santa Barbara gets $50-million gift from Oracle chairman

    UC Santa Barbara, according to old stereotypes, may still conjure up the image of a lush campus by the beach, where students can squeeze in a few hours of surfing after class and live in a nearby neighborhood that is one of the nation's best-known party zones. But in reality, UC Santa Barbara over the last three decades increasingly has become a center of scientific research, and its move in that direction was strengthened Saturday with the announcement of a $50-million private donation to energy efficiency research and engineering programs.
    UC Santa Barbara, according to old stereotypes, may still conjure up the image of a lush campus by the beach, where students can squeeze in a few hours of surfing after class and live in a nearby neighborhood that is one of the nation's best-known party...

    Tags: Education, Energy Saving, Technology, Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley

    6. May 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Oracle chairman pledges $50 million to UC Santa Barbara

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    A software industry executive who is an alumnus of UC Santa Barbara has pledged $50 million to the school for energy efficiency research and engineering programs. The gift is the largest in the history of the campus, officials said Friday.......
    7. Mar 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Getty gets NEH grant to organize huge contemporary art archive

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    The Getty Research Institute has received a $230,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to help it organize a huge archive on modern and contemporary art that it acquired last summer. The NEH announced $17 million in grants, including $1.4...
    8. Mar 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood show in works at LACMA

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    LACMA is planning a major exhibition on the relationship between Thomas Hart Benton's history paintings and Hollywood's treatment of American history. It's scheduled to arrive in 2015, by which time the LACMA campus may include the movie museum's it's...
    9. Mar 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Southern California museums end PST with a day of free admission

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    The end of Pacific Standard Time -- the Getty's region-wide survey on the history of art in Southern California -- will be celebrated with free admission at 19 local museums on Saturday, March 31....
    10. Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Market Watch: Mud Creek Ranch's cornucopia of produce

    Located in a narrow canyon four miles north of Santa Paula, <a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/mudcreeksp">Mud Creek Ranch</a> combines a historic family homestead, a commercial organic citrus and avocado orchard and a mystery zone where the usual rules of farming do not apply. It is a one-family experiment station where Steven and Robin Smith grow all manner of fruits, from apples to wampees, in some 400 varieties, very likely the most of any vendor at farmers markets.
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    Located in a narrow canyon four miles north of Santa Paula, Mud Creek Ranch combines a historic family homestead, a commercial organic citrus and avocado orchard and a mystery zone where the usual rules of farming do not apply. It is a one-family...

    Tags: Limes, Apples, Grapefruit, Science and Technology

    11. Apr 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. It's not too late to catch many Pacific Standard Time shows

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    Last Saturday, several local museums offered free admission as a way to mark the end of the sprawling six-month-long exhibition festival Pacific Standard Time. But don't throw away your little red guide to PST shows quite yet....
    12. Apr 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. UCLA sends mistaken congrats to 894 applicants and then apologizes

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    Congratulations, you’re in! Oops, nevermind. That was a mistake. In an email about financial aid awards, UCLA told 894 high school seniors last weekend that they were admitted to the highly competitive campus. Those students actually remain on the...
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