"We are not trying to unduly frighten people, " said Rick Lathrop, director of the Grant F.

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Though he hasn't defected yet, Greg Lathrop of Lathrop Investment Management in Little Rock, Arkansas, is wary.

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"Gathering big data about human behaviors can be a sensitive topic, " says Dave Lathrop, director of workspace futures and strategy at Steelcase Inc.

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So when planning for future coastal flooding, 6 feet or higher isn't far-fetched when combining sea-level rise with high tides and storm surges, Mr. Lathrop said.

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As Endeavour bid farewell to Kennedy Space Center, it elicited strong emotions from people -- such as CNN iReporter Randy Lathrop of Cocoa, Florida -- who have lived with the shuttle program nearby for decades.

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