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Valley Republicans Make HSR A Top Target
05/09/2012

Good article in the Fresno Bee about Republican candidates in the Central Valley making opposition to the high speed rail project a top priority in their campaigns – even when it means reversing long-held positions: For Republican candidates this election season, high-speed rail is Enemy No. 1 — or had better be. And that’s putting [...]

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Sunday Open Thread
05/09/2012

I’ll on my way to Hawaii for the week, so posting will probably be a bit lighter than normal. If anyone wants to submit a guest post, now would be an excellent time to do so. As a conversation piece, there’s this New York Times article on the new private high speed train service in [...]

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Kings County Needs To Make Up Its Mind on Rail
05/09/2012

Kings County political leaders have become vehemently opposed to the California high speed rail project, despite the clear need for the Hanford-Visalia region to have better connections to metropolitan regions around the state. So it’s very strange to see those same leaders demanding preservation of Amtrak service in Kings County: According to the California High [...]

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The Important Detail the LA Times Left Out of Their HSR Story
05/09/2012

Our old friend Ralph Vartabedian is at it again. The notably biased anti-HSR reporter is out with a new article in the LA Times about a study on HSR operating costs: The state rail authority has grossly underestimated future operating costs of California’s proposed bullet train, meaning taxpayers potentially will have to provide billions of [...]

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Finally finding relief to knee injury, even without MRI
05/09/2012

Follow Rachel’s day-to-day training on her twitter and facebook pages and read more of Rachel’s marathon experience every other Sunday in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. By Rachel Luna, Staff Writer Posted: 01/21/2012 06:13:54 AM PST I wasn’t thrilled with the fact that I pretty much got brushed off by my insurance company when I [...]

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Marathons and marriage
05/09/2012

Follow James’s day-to-day training on his Twitter and Facebook pages and read more of James and his exercise regimen at Chatelaine.   By, James Fell I’m finally going to do it. I’ve registered to run my first ever marathon in Los Angeles this coming March 18. Of course, I needed to discuss this with my wife [...]

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Injury Setback Causes Dismay
05/09/2012

Follow Rachel’s day-to-day training on her twitter and facebook pages and read more of Rachel’s marathon experience every other Sunday in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. By Rachel Luna, Staff Writer Posted: 01/03/2012 03:55:01 PM PST Three weeks ago I injured my knee, which consequently brought my marathon training to a halt. A simple twisting movement [...]

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Team with heart training for marathon
05/09/2012

Check out the following LA Daily News story on one of our 2012 Honda LA Marathon Official Charities, ARC.     If you’re looking for the longest shot in the field at this year’s Los Angeles L.A. Marathon in March you’ll find it working out three days a week at the track in Beeman Park in Studio City. Team ARC, [...]

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Selecting a charity to benefit from run was late, but not too late
05/09/2012

C.J. Lin, staff writer at the L.A. Daily News is training for her first marathon, the Honda LA Marathon.  You can follow C.J.’s day-to-day progress on her twitter page and watch for her stories in the Los Angeles Daily News. By C.J. Lin, Staff Writer Posted: 02/25/2012 Updated: 02/27/2012 Part of an occasional series about [...]

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Honda is bringing back the Marathon participant name-wrapped vehicles!
05/09/2012

Runners must be registered by February 15 at Noon (PST) for their name to appear on pace cars Last year, for the first time ever, Honda wrapped two of the elite pace vehicles with approximately 18,000 marathon participant’s names.  The name-covered cars were shown publicly during the pre-Marathon Expo at Dodger Stadium, as well as [...]

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ASICS Launches Support Your Marathoner Program For 2012 Honda LA Marathon
05/09/2012

ASICS America Corporation, a proud partner of the 2012 Honda LA Marathon, has expanded its award-winning “Support Your Marathoner” program to the West Coast. Similar to the program offered at the 2011 ING New York City Marathon, it allows friends and family to send pictures, texts, and video messages of support to the marathon runner [...]

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Training for the Honda LA Marathon: Runner learns walking now and then can be good
05/09/2012

C.J. Lin, staff writer at the L.A. Daily News is training for her first marathon, the Honda LA Marathon.  You can follow C.J.’s day-to-day progress on her twitter page and watch for her stories in the Los Angeles Daily News. By C.J. Lin, Staff Writer Posted: 02/04/2012 06:13:27 PM PST Updated: 02/04/2012 06:16:18 PM PST [...]

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Musings on Winter Marathon Training
05/09/2012

Follow James’s day-to-day training on his Twitter and Facebook pages and read more of James and his exercise regimen at Chatelaine.   By, James Fell   See that picture on the left? That’s me running in -27ºC. I posted the pic to my Facebook fan page and the general consensus revealed in the comments is that [...]

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Tools for the Trades Returns on a Special Night
05/09/2012

It took four years and a lot of work to resurrect the Tools for the Trades program at LATTC. Through the vision of Fashion chair Carole Anderson and the re-committed LATTC Foundation, the program was back in place including an incredible student rally and then a very special night where the tools were distributed. This [...]

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Tools for the Trades Rally
05/09/2012

Not since 2008, has LATTC presented a Tools for the Trades campus rally. But it has been resurrected thanks to Fashion chair Carole Anderson and the LATTC Foundation which set aside $53,000 in scholarships for tools for vocational students. It was an energetic and spirited event that showed the real camaraderie of our students. Congratulations [...]

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Trade Tech Students Attend Transportation Conference
05/09/2012

More than  50 LATTC Diesel Technology students attended the annual 2012 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference. This conference is held at a different city each year and this year it was held in Long Beach.   It is the premiere conference for public transit.  Transit companies from across the country attend to [...]

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Trade Tech VP Leticia Barajas and WED administrator Marcia Wilson Receive Honors
05/09/2012

Once again our people have made this college shine. Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs, Leticia Barajas has been honored with a prestigious ACCORD community development award for her extraordinary efforts in fostering workforce development. And a member of our WED team, Marcia Wilson, has been honored with a Jane Addams faculty award for her [...]

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Fall 2012 Schedule Now Available
05/09/2012

Fall 2012 Schedule of Classes (PDF version) Fall & Summer 2012 Important Dates (PDF) For the most current information, please see the Course Offerings page Important Dates REGISTRATION DATES EOPS & DSPS Students (in person or on-line) begins May 7 – 9, 2012 Continuing Students (on-line ONLY) begins May 10 – June 3, 2012 New [...]

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Trade Tech Day at Santee High
05/09/2012

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Chem Tech Industry Partners Gather at Trade Tech
05/09/2012

No one works harder at connecting industry partners with our Chemical and Process Technology department than Dr. Renee Madyun. Whether it’s scholarships or work placement or changing industry standards or industry donations, she is tireless in placing the Trade Tech programs out in front. Recently she gathered industry partners on campus to discuss strategies to [...]

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Cosmetology Gala and Ribbon-Cutting is Fabulous!
05/09/2012

The LATTC Cosmetology Department put together a wonderful Gala and Magnolia Hall ribbon-cutting this week. The styles were creative and the excitement high. It is another example of our students doing some special things. Take a look at this incredible event.

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Trade Tech Will Be Closed Tomorrow Tuesday May 1, 2012
05/09/2012

Tomorrow is May Day and with it traditionally comes demonstrations by various advocacy groups. This year there are several significant anniversaries being tied to May Day activities, so the protests may be larger than usual. These activities could very well disrupt traffic and public transit in our area because of our proximity to downtown Los [...]

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Gorilla Playsets from Best Price Toys cannot be beat by any toy
05/09/2012

Gorilla Playsets from Best Price Toys are the only toys on the market that can live up to its name. You will find that these items are truly huge and monstrous, and they will fit in your backyard and surprise and delight any child. If you want the ultimate fun zone for kids, then you [...]

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Worldwide Call Centers & The Outsourcing Leader!
05/09/2012

Worldwide Call Centers is dedicated to being an industry leader in both Domestic and International Outsourcing.  Many years ago, we outsourced almost exclusively to domestic call centers and these agencies will always be a very important part of our business.  However, recent changes in the global economy have opened the door to exciting opportunities in locations [...]

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Anxiety Symptoms Could Be Ruining Your Life Without Your Knowledge: Learn the Symptoms and Treat Your Anxiety Fast
05/09/2012

anxiety symptoms include abnormal fear or worry, panic, extreme sweating, bloating, insomnia, panic attacks, and disturbance in life related to these symptoms, however, to determine the actual symptoms you first need to determine the type of anxiety that you have. Do You Suffer With Anxiety and Not Even Know It? A number of different forms [...]

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