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Fiesta Days bigger, better than ever this year?
For the 39th consecutive May, La Caņada Flintridge will be decked out in red, white and blue for Memorial Day weekend. Fiesta Days, the three-day celebration that began as a Cinco de Mayo party, has evolved into a smorgasbord of events culminating in a...
Tags: Holidays, Cinco de Mayo, Human Interest, Memorial Day
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Opposing lawyers sum up JPL 'intelligent design' case
Attorneys argued Monday that it was either religious intolerance or workplace incompetence that drove systems administrator David Coppedge from a post at Jet Propulsion Laboratory last year. Monday’s arguments capped a five-week trial in Coppedge&...
Tags: Music, Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Racism
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Schiff sees red over JPL cuts
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) provoked a tense exchange with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a House budget hearing Wednesday on proposed cuts to Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars program. Schiff grilled Bolden for nearly 17 minutes about NASA's...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Crime, Law and Justice, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, Budgets and Budgeting
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JPL trial: Coppedge, NASA agency tell different tales
Two very different narratives are emerging from the trial in which former Jet Propulsion Laboratory worker David Coppedge claims he faced discrimination because he discussed the theory of intelligent design with co-workers. Early this week, Coppedge...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Crime, Law and Justice, Space Programs, Justice System, Lawyers
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Former JPL employee claims he faced discrimination for airing creationism views
Former Jet Propulsion Laboratory worker David Coppedge testified Wednesday that questions about the origin of life ran deep in his family long before he worked for JPL or sued the La Caņada Flintridge lab for allegedly discriminating against him because...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Justice System, Trials
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Fired JPL worker's skills questioned
A Jet Propulsion Laboratory manager offered testimony this week that appeared to undermine former JPL worker David Coppedge's claim that he was let go from the rocket science lab because of his belief in the intelligent design of the universe. Coppedge...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology
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JPL awaits Curiosity's answers
Scientists and engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working around the clock this week to monitor Curiosity, the largest-ever Mars rover, which was launched Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
“This is the most capable and...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Programs, Science and Technology, Kennedy Space Center, Science
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NASA cuts threaten employees, Mars exploration
Proposed cuts to next year’s NASA budget would drastically scale back the agency’s efforts to explore Mars, likely costing hundreds of Jet Propulsion Laboratory workers their jobs. In the scope of a more than $17.7-billion proposed 2013...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Space Programs, Europe, Job Layoffs, Adam Schiff
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NASA chief pledges Mars help
With proposed federal budget cuts threatening to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA head Charles Bolden pledged Wednesday at JPL’s Mars mission control room that the agency would try to keep those scientists and...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology
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Rover thinks for itself on Mars
Software that allows the Mars rover Opportunity to perform autonomous data collection and research on portions of the Martian surface recently was named NASA’s “Software of the Year” for 2011. The award was a cause of celebration for...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Programs, New Products, Science
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La Caņada releases information on debris pick-up
The City of La Caņada Flintridge has released information about the free pick-up local trash haulers will be doing for the next two weeks, for residents who have post-windstorm debris to dispose of. It's emphasized that debris must not be bagged -... -
Thieves said to target trash bins
Not only have thieves looking for an easy buck targeted the contents of the catalytic converters on your cars and the cans and bottles in your recycling bins, it turns out they’re also grabbing the empty waste bins themselves.
According to Sgt. Ray...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Athens (Greece), Theft, Criminals, Volleyball
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