Frontpage » Tag » angel

News tagged with angel

Parts of fire-ravage Calif. forest to be restored

(AP) -- Nearly two years after an arsonist ignited what became the largest fire in Los Angeles County history, officials have launched an effort to restore tens of thousands of acres in some of the most severely charred ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From airports to ocean: Anti-terror patrol randomizing system begins trials in Boston Harbor

It began with work on randomizing airport security police patrol routines at Los Angeles International Airport while still maintaining the same level of protection. The example spread across the nation, and is now methodically ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cadillac Aera concept wins 7th annual L.A. design challenge

The Cadillac Aera concept vehicle won the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, tying with Smart and besting entries from seven other automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Maybach. ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Online learning startup rises on wings of angel investors

A startup intent on making it simple for anyone to teach online has received a million dollars in funding from "angels," technology industry successes backing peers with good ideas.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US newspaper circulation drops 8.74 percent

Circulation figures for US newspapers released Monday provided another dose of bad news for an industry that has seen a wave of bankruptcies, closures and cutbacks in newsrooms across the country.

Technology / Business

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Los Angeles OKs plan to use Google Web services

(AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council has tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds

Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

LA Times, Washington Post breaking up news service

(AP) -- The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post are breaking up their news service after 47 years, making it the latest casualty of the media upheaval driven by the array of alternative information and entertainment ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pittsburgh paper to launch 'members-only' website

As US newspaper publishers mull charging readers on the Web, a Pennsylvania daily announced plans on Monday to put some content behind a pay wall.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

News Corp. seeking to form online news consortium: LAT

Media giant News Corp. is holding talks with other newspaper publishers on forming a consortium that would charge for news online and on portable devices, The Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Small aftershock rattles downtown Los Angeles

(AP) -- A small but widely felt aftershock jolted the Los Angeles region Tuesday, two days after a magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck. An apartment building in Long Beach was evacuated due to roof damage but there were no reports ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Latest quake highlights Los Angeles seismic danger

(AP) -- The latest earthquake to hit the nation's second-largest city was a garden-variety temblor by California standards, rumbling through on a Sunday evening when most residents were home eating dinner ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Hypertouch vs ValuClick Spam Email Case: It's Not Over Till Somebody Screams Ouch

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent decision by the Los Angeles Superior Court in Hypertouch vs ValuClick, LCO81000 decided on May 4th by Summary Judgment found that the Federal CAN-Spam Act preempted California's rigorous anti-spam, ...

Technology / Internet

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 weblog