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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Wind blasts on Neptune, Uranus may shed light on exoplanet weather

    Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and may help scientists understand the atmospheric dynamics of alien gas-giant exoplanets beyond our solar system.
    Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and...

    Tags: University of Arizona, Science, NASA Voyager Program, NASA, Science and Technology

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls

    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient manuscript fragments that would become a focus of his life's work.
    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Nazareth, Teachers, Separation of Church and State, Canterbury

    3. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Bringing drones out of the shadows

    The use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists, a practice that has dramatically escalated during the Obama administration, is receiving fresh and welcome scrutiny in Congress and elsewhere even as the number of drone strikes seems to be on the decline. Last week, Rep. William M. "Mac" Thornberry (R-Texas), the chairman of a House armed services subcommittee, introduced legislation to require the Pentagon to promptly inform Congress about every drone strike outside Afghanistan as well as about operations to kill or capture terrorists away from declared war zones.
    The use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists, a practice that has dramatically escalated during the Obama administration, is receiving fresh and welcome scrutiny in Congress and elsewhere even as the number of drone strikes seems to be on the...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Yemen, U.S. Congress, Politics, Terrorism

    4. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Greuel, Garcetti find different ways to balance kids, campaigns

    One day last year, a 9-year-old named Thomas came home and announced he was running for office. "Are you kidding me?" his father responded. "Don't we have enough elections in this family?"
    One day last year, a 9-year-old named Thomas came home and announced he was running for office. "Are you kidding me?" his father responded. "Don't we have enough elections in this family?" Thomas, the son of Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel, has...

    Tags: Fringe Festival, Politics, Eric Garcetti, Arts and Culture, Wendy Greuel

    5. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Harvard professor sorry for remark on economist Keynes' sexuality

    Well-known Harvard professor Niall Ferguson apologized Saturday for what he called “stupid and tactless remarks” suggesting sexual orientation influenced the polices of famed economist John Maynard Keynes.
    Well-known Harvard professor Niall Ferguson apologized Saturday for what he called “stupid and tactless remarks” suggesting sexual orientation influenced the polices of famed economist John Maynard Keynes. On Thursday, Ferguson suggested...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gun Control, John McCain, Interior Policy

    6. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Margaret Thatcher dies at 87; Britain's first female prime minister

    LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher, the grocer's daughter who punched through an old-boy political network to become Britain's first female prime minister, stamping her personality indelibly on the nation and pursuing policies that reverberate decades later, has died. She was 87.
    LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher, the grocer's daughter who punched through an old-boy political network to become Britain's first female prime minister, stamping her personality indelibly on the nation and pursuing policies that reverberate decades later, has...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, David Cameron, Russia, White House, Auction Service

    7. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Scientists map dengue, estimate 390 million infections per year

    An international team has released new estimates of the number of dengue infections around the world, mapping out the places where risk of getting the viral illness is great and those where it's low.
    An international team has released new estimates of the number of dengue infections around the world, mapping out the places where risk of getting the viral illness is great and those where it's low. It estimated there are 390 million dengue...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Abdominal Pain, Vaccines, Symptoms, Science and Technology

    8. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Future of organs? Synthetic tissue built with 3-D printer

    Scientists have built a 3-D printer that creates material resembling human tissues. The novel substance, a deceptively simple network of water droplets coated in lipids, could one day be used to deliver drugs to the body -- or perhaps even to replace damaged tissue in living organs.
    Scientists have built a 3-D printer that creates material resembling human tissues. The novel substance, a deceptively simple network of water droplets coated in lipids, could one day be used to deliver drugs to the body -- or perhaps even to replace...

    Tags: Science and Technology

    9. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Baseball books cover the bases

    George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it utilizes — that the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature."
    George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...

    Tags: Walter Johnson, Folklore and Mythology, Antitrust Issues, Baseball, Richard Nixon

    10. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Unmaking Europe

    "We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes.
    "We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes....

    Tags: Politics, Germany, International Organizations, Cyprus, Italy

    11. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food & Drink,' 2nd edition

    In addition to my trusty &ldquo;The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary,&rdquo; <a href="http://global.oup.com/?cc=us" target="_blank">Oxford University Press</a> publishes countless specialized dictionaries &mdash; on modern slang, abbreviations, world place names, archaeology, music, politics, animal behavior &mdash; you name it.
    In addition to my trusty “The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary,” Oxford University Press publishes countless specialized dictionaries — on modern slang, abbreviations, world place names, archaeology, music, politics, animal behavior...
    12. Mar 4, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  12. UC Berkeley and UCLA ranked among top 10 universities worldwide

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    The University of California system once again scored very well in an annual reputational ranking of world research universities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain, with UC Berkeley and UCLA in the top 10, officials announced Monday.....
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