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    May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Whisper shares information about your favorite subject: You

    Not many start-ups hit profitability from the get-go. The Los Angeles-based developer of the <a href="http://blog.whisper.sh/">Whisper</a> app might be the exception.
    Not many start-ups hit profitability from the get-go. The Los Angeles-based developer of the Whisper app might be the exception. The iOS app, developed by childhood friends and neighbors Michael Heyward and Brad Brooks, allows users to anonymously share...

    Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, Apple iPad

    2. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Virginia Tech victim is behind campus safety app LiveSafe

    Kristina Anderson was a sophomore at Virginia Tech when she was shot twice in the back and once in the foot on April 16, 2007. In less than 12 minutes, the gunman shot and killed 11 of her classmates and one of her professors.
    Kristina Anderson was a sophomore at Virginia Tech when she was shot twice in the back and once in the foot on April 16, 2007. In less than 12 minutes, the gunman shot and killed 11 of her classmates and one of her professors. Six years after the...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, University of New Hampshire, Apple iTunes, Students, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Robotic jellyfish named Cyro could one day work for the Navy [video]

    <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/62880818?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ff9933" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>
    Meet Cyro, the latest robotic jellyfish to emerge from the engineering labs at Virginia Tech. Cyro measures 5 feet, 7 inches across and weighs in at 170 pounds. Its design was based on the real-life species Cyanea capillata, one of the largest jellyfish...

    Tags: Energy Saving, Stanford University, Environmental Pollution, University of Texas at Dallas, Water Pollution

    4. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. The Sunday Conversation: Violence in entertainment has long history, film expert says

    Elizabeth Daley, a former producer, has served as dean of USC's School of Cinematic Arts for more than 20 years. She's also the founder and executive director of the USC Institute for Multimedia Literacy, which develops educational programs and conducts research on "the changing nature of literacy in a networked culture."
    Elizabeth Daley, a former producer, has served as dean of USC's School of Cinematic Arts for more than 20 years. She's also the founder and executive director of the USC Institute for Multimedia Literacy, which develops educational programs and conducts...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Django Unchained (movie), Sex Crimes, Movies, Gaming Industry

    5. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Sandy Hook violence prevention commission meets for first time

    A 16-member commission, appointed in Connecticut to examine last month&rsquo;s shooting rampage at an elementary school, kicked off its deliberations Thursday, even as the nation continued to wrestle with finding policies on how to deal with gun violence.
    A 16-member commission, appointed in Connecticut to examine last month’s shooting rampage at an elementary school, kicked off its deliberations Thursday, even as the nation continued to wrestle with finding policies on how to deal with gun violence....

    Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Dannel P. Malloy , Injuries and Wounds, Unrest, Conflicts and War

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

  6. A rational response to Sandy Hook

    President Obama has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent another Sandy Hook. "Because what choice do we have?" he asked. "We can't accept events like this as routine."
    President Obama has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent another Sandy Hook. "Because what choice do we have?" he asked. "We can't accept events like this as routine." Unfortunately, such events are far more random than they are routine....

    Tags: Rentals, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, James Holmes

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

  7. Guns in America: Arming the right people can save lives

    Everyone knows the terrible litany of gun violence: Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Ft. Hood, Tucson, the Cinemark movie theater in Colorado, the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, Sandy Hook Elementary School.
    Everyone knows the terrible litany of gun violence: Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Ft. Hood, Tucson, the Cinemark movie theater in Colorado, the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, Sandy Hook Elementary School. Here are some examples you may not have heard...

    Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Interior Policy, Arts and Culture, Personal Weapon Control

    8. Dec 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Cop with a gun in every school? NRA's Keene says it's up to schools

    Breaking a weeklong silence after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Wayne LaPierre was unapologetic and unambiguous as he stood before a pack of reporters and a phalanx of cameras.
    Breaking a weeklong silence after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Wayne LaPierre was unapologetic and unambiguous as he stood before a pack of reporters and a phalanx of cameras. "I call on Congress today to act immediately to...

    Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Teaching and Learning

    9. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Connecticut town tries to cope with shooting massacre at elementary school

    NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest and toting several weapons stormed through two rooms of a suburban Connecticut elementary school on Friday, firing at staffers and pupils and killing at least 20 children before apparently turning a gun on himself.
    NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest and toting several weapons stormed through two rooms of a suburban Connecticut elementary school on Friday, firing at staffers and pupils and killing at least 20 children before apparently turning a...

    Tags: Columbine High School Massacre (1999), White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Seung-Hui Cho, Dannel P. Malloy

    10. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve

    Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything, people and governments can do to address the issue. In the brief essays that follow, Malcolm Potts from UC Berkeley sets up the situation we are facing, and population experts from around the globe explain some of the approaches they've seen work &mdash; and the reasons others have not. The series, by Times staff writer Kenneth R. Weiss and staff photographer Rick Loomis, can be found at <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/population/%20">latimes.com/populationrising</a>.
    Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything,...

    Tags: Islam, Health and Medical Professionals, Vaccines, Social Issues, Pregnancy and Childbirth

    11. Jun 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Metallica hopes PSA will help find fan's killer

    Pop & Hiss
    Metallica released a new PSA video to help the FBI help solve the murder of a 20-year-old college student following a 2009 concert by the heavy metal band in Charlottesville, Virginia....
    12. Dec 8, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Virginia Tech shootings: Two killed, suspect at large

    Nation Now
    A suspect remained at large Thursday afternoon on the campus of Virginia Tech afternoon killing a police officer and at least one other person, the university said....
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