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Newegg sees bump in B2B sales

Pasadena Star News Business

INDUSTRY - Newegg Inc., the nation's second largest online-only retailer, posted record results in 2011 for its business-to-business website, the company announced. »

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Foreclosures down in fourth quarter

The Orange County Register Real Estate

The number of California homes going into foreclosure dropped in the fourth quarter of 2011 to the second-lowest level in more than four years according to San Diego-based real estate analytics company, DataQuick. Industry analysts speculate that the... »

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Parolee barricaded after allegedly firing on U.S. marshals in Whittier

L.A. Now

U.S. Marshals trying to arrest a parolee in Whittier early Friday afternoon were fired on by the man, who then barricaded himself, police said. »

Bettina Korek: PLAN ForYourArt: January 25-February 1

HuffPost LA

Artist Thomas Demand and filmmaker Alex McDowell discuss models as tools and interpretations of worlds and what makes a surrounding not only convincing but also a reality. »

Industry may snare 30 acres of wilderness

Pasadena Star News

INDUSTRY - While cities across California are struggling to pay their bills in the wake of the demise of redevelopment agencies, Industry today will likely buy 30 acres of vacant canyon land in Orange County. »

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Cher is not dead, but alas, Kim Kardashian was not certain

Ministry of Gossip

Cher is not dead. Cher was the victim of a Twitter death hoax Thursday night after a user tweeted "Cher dead, follow me" at Justin Bieber, and then sent a fake retweet of a fake CNN message saying the singer had died. »

Death and the Waste Industry: A Call for Action

California Labor Federation

On October 12, 2011, in Lamont, California, Armando and Eladio Ramirez went into a composting drainage pipe, wearing only painters’ masks for protection – and breathed in fatal amounts of hydrogen sulfide. Armando, 16 years old, went in first to clean ... »

Thursday's soccer roundup and today's Sierra League schedule

Fred Robeldo on Prep Sports

Today's Sierra League games Boys Soccer Claremont (15-2-2, 5-0) at Damien (9-6-2, 4-1), 5:30 p.m. Chino Hills (4-4-4, 2-3) at Ayala (2-8-5, 1-4), 5:30 p.m. South Hills (11-4-2, 3-2) at Charter Oak (0-15, 0-5), 5:30 p.m. Girls Soccer St. Lucy's... »

Bettina Korek: PLAN ForYourArt: January 25-February 1

HuffPost LA

Artist Thomas Demand and filmmaker Alex McDowell discuss models as tools and interpretations of worlds and what makes a surrounding not only convincing but also a reality. »

The Shame of Sham Redistricting and the Perpetuation of City Hall's Failure:

Ron Kaye L.A.

Not one to pull her punches or knees to the groin, LA Weekly's Simone Wilson calls LA's Redistricting Commission "an embarrassing who's-who of career City Hall puppets ... To say the 2012 redistricting commissioners are cloaked in this culture of self-... »