Monthly Archives: January 2015

AirAsia flight: first pictures released of plane wreckage under water

Hopes of finding AirAsia flight 8501’s black boxes were raised on Wednesday after divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle spotted the missing plane’s tail in the Java Sea, the first confirmed sighting of any major wreckage 11 days after it … Continue reading

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Drone revolution draws near, but big obstacles remain

BOULEVARD, Calif. (AP) — The drones are coming. Not as flying deliverymen that bring diapers, books or soup cans to your home, a vision put forth by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to much fanfare a little more than a year … Continue reading

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Leslie Feinberg: Transgender Warrior

Leslie Feinberg, an influential transgender socialist activist and writer, passed away on November 15, 2014 after a long battle with tick borne diseases. Her final words were “Hasten the revolution! Remember me as a communist revolutionary.” Feinberg’s writing and activism … Continue reading

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City Council must not ground model airplanes in drone legislation (editorial)

It’s another classic overreach by the City Council. And another case of unintended consequences. We’re talking about Council legislation to ban the flying of unmanned aircraft, drones, within the limits of New York City. The legislation is being pushed by … Continue reading

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Arizona’s Pinal Airpark serves as airport, graveyard, junkyard, museum

The first thing you notice about Pinal Airpark is the noise: There isn’t any. More than 120 massive airplanes — most outfitted with engines that, when revved, could make your teeth ache from half a mile away — are splayed … Continue reading

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Nienaber: Couple of coins shaped my religious view

Dan Nienaber Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 3:01 pm Nienaber: Couple of coins shaped my religious view My grandpa Paul wasn’t a real religious man, so I should have expected his funeral to get a bit awkward when Uncle Larry, … Continue reading

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November 2014 in LA Weekly Photos

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