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Giving every kid in L.A. a computer tablet? Pros and cons
My wife and I have tried, with mixed results, to keep our daughter from becoming too obsessed with digital electronics. And yet her school district, L.A. Unified, has a plan to give every child in every school a digital tablet. LAUSD chief John Deasy,...
Tags: Science and Technology, School Examinations, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Sparks continues musical explorations, at Coachella and beyond
Sparks, the long-running L.A. pop-dance-rock band consisting of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, has long pushed at the boundaries of pop music. The quirky outfit created humor-laced operatic rock in the early 1970s that influenced Freddie Mercury and...
Tags: Queen (music group), Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Cannes Film Festival
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Sign hacked near USC to flash crude message about LAPD
Officials are looking into an electronic sign near USC apparently hacked to display inappropriate messages about the Los Angeles Police Department, a university official said Thursday. Various pictures of the sign surfaced on Instagram and Twitter on...Tags: Science and Technology, Los Angeles Police Department
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Building a better billboard law in L.A.
Many major thoroughfares in Los Angeles, especially on the Westside and in Hollywood, were a little less glaring this week, a little less distracting, a little — OK, fine, let's come out and say it — less tacky. That's because a judge...
Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Science and Technology
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Boston bombs showed some expertise
WASHINGTON — Investigators said the two Boston Marathon bombs were triggered by long-range remote controls for toy cars — a more sophisticated design than originally believed — bolstering a theory that the older suspect received bomb-...
Tags: National Security, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Kennedy Airport, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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AT&T begins Galaxy S 4 pre-orders; where to trade in Galaxy S III
With the Galaxy S 4 set to hit stores this month, Galaxy S III users may want to think about selling or trading in their old device. AT&T made the GS4 available for pre-order Tuesday morning. It is now selling the device in black or white with 16-...
Tags: T-Mobile, Gaming, Science and Technology, Verizon Communications, Entertainment
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Marlboro maker Altria plans electronic cigarette as sales drop
Altria Group Inc., the largest U.S. tobacco company, said Thursday it will introduce an electronic cigarette this year amid a continuing slump in sales of its top-selling Marlboro brand. Some of Altria's competitors -- including Lorillard Inc., with its...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology, Air Transportation Delays
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Coachella 2013: Down deep in the dance grooves
The heaviest place to be at Coachella 2013, from a sound perspective, wasn't in the sweet spot of the Main Stage rig while Phoenix was preparing for the arrival of R. Kelly, or at the heart of the Sahara stage during Baauer's big, dumb, joyous set of beat...
Tags: Moby, Electric Daisy Carnival, Kanye West, Entertainment Events, Festive Events
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Brooklyn Festival samples the new classical music of the borough
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Composer and French horn player Matt Marks, 33, has just completed writing a vocal and orchestral work for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the biggest commission of his life, but this Sunday afternoon in March he's playing the ukulele...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Festive Events, The Antlers (music group), Concerts, Music
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Legislation would allow digital billboards next to L.A.'s proposed NFL stadium
SACRAMENTO — An influential state senator has a plan to allow electronic billboard ads that are currently banned by state law — including pitches for beer and gambling — next to a proposed NFL stadium in Los Angeles. The proposal,...
Tags: Fran Pavley, Philip Anschutz, Highway Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Alex Padilla
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Ready to rave at Coachella — so long as there's shade and A/C
Sometimes even the most devoted ravers outgrow their fairy wings and neon bikinis. The 160,000 people expected to attend Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival over the next two weekends will find a new electronic music tent with the kind of...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Music, Science and Technology
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77 digital billboards ordered to go dark by Monday evening
A judge on Friday gave two outdoor advertising companies three days to pull the plug on 77 digital billboards across Los Angeles, attorneys for the city said. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry Green demanded that dozens of signs operated...
Tags: Judges, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Justice System
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