May 2011
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April 2011
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Study links willingness to cheat, viewpoint on God →
The study found no difference in the ethical behavior of believers and nonbelievers. But participants who saw God as compassionate were more likely to cheat than those who believed in an angry, punitive God.
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Your weekend plans →
We asked about your weekend plans, and you answered.
L.A. Times Festival of Books: Man of you chimed in to say that you’re heading out to the L.A. Times Festival of Books. We’ll be there! Who are you most excited to see?
Heading outdoors:
myvonne: I’m going to Pt. Reyes National Seashore!
the-lizard-king: On Sunday I’m going to the PCC flea market by bike! & Perhaps a visit...
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Cooler temperatures to give way to more heat this... →
Mostly cooler temperatures Friday will yield to windy, warmer days beginning Saturday, with the mercury expected to reach into the 90s early next week.
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L.A. County Bicycle Coalition: Bike-on-Rail... →
Good news for cyclists: The bike-on-rail restrictions during peak hours were to be lifted July 1 but are now effective immediately, according to the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
reblogged via rampart:
VICTORY! Bike-on-Rail Restrictions Lifted! Effective Immediately!!!
read @ LACBC
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How to Help the Storm Victims: List of... →
reblogged via abcworldnews:
This will grow as the day goes on, so check back later for updates.
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What are you doing this weekend?
It’s time for another round of your weekend plans! We’ll round up the most interesting options tomorrow.
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inothernews: I would love for members of the media... →
We’re sorry that this took a couple hours, but we wanted to take this to the right person. National editor Roger Smith responds:
We’ve written relatively little about the birther issue for the past year. However, we cover politics, and we are obligated to tell potential voters what potential candidates are talking about.
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Let's find a way to save our teachers →
James Yi is the kind of teacher we all say we want. But with only five years’ experience, he and others like him are on the line for layoff because California’s lawmakers can’t manage to pass a budget. From Steve Lopez’s latest column:
On Monday morning at 7 — they start early at MCHS — Yi led 32 students in a discussion of the Vietnam and Korean wars and the Middle East...
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How far are you willing to walk for public...
The responses to our post so far: The majority of you said that you’re willing to walk around a mile to get to the nearest public transportation system. We had roughly equal numbers of people who said they were willing to walk up to two miles or more and those who said they wouldn’t go farther than a few blocks to half a mile (or 10 to 15 minutes).
The original article suggests that...
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Has the Internet helped your social life?
Wow, our post about online/offline social networks has gotten a lot of reaction!
To recap, a recent study showed that online friends don’t increase offline friendships. Here are some of the responses:
huggle replied to your link: I’d think if anything it would decrease them.
makeitbrilliant replied to your link: disagree to the nth degree.
thekristenshow reblogged your link: In my...
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Online friends don't increase offline friendships,... →
Your social network won’t make you more social IRL.
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How far are you willing to walk for public... →
An interesting question for Angelenos.
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California State Controller's Office: Local... →
“A California park district general manager earned over $300,000 in total compensation in 2009, according to data released Tuesday by the state controller,” reports Sam Allen. “His compensation was published Tuesday along with those of thousands of other special district employees as a part of an ambitious database project led by state Controller John Chiang. The database,...
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