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Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer
LOS ANGELES - Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is cancelling all travel plans to focus on treatment. Manager Sam Maydew says the 73-year-old actor and ...
Source: Jam! Showbiz

Nicolas Cage's father, literature professor August Coppola, dies at ...
LOS ANGELES - Nicolas Cage's father, literature professor August Coppola, has died. He was 75. Coppola is the brother of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and he taught literature and ...
Source: 680 News

Arts & Entertainment Manager says actor Dennis Hopper has prostate ...
LOS ANGELES - Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is cancelling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager said Thursday. The 73-year-old actor and ...
Source: Squamish Chief

Gwynne Dyer: JOIDES research shows global warming will accelerate
The JOIDES Resolution recovered ocean cores dating back 20 million years. The news is bad, and it’s coming in fast. Turn tens of thousands of scientists loose on a problem for ...
Source: Georgia Straight

Thursday Sports Schedule
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 17 of the season starts with Toronto at Edmonton. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they ...
Source: Saskatoonhomepage

Lawrence Halprin helped reclaim the city as landscape
L awrence Halprin, the tribal elder of American landscape architecture, who used the word choreography to describe his melding of modernism, nature and movement in hundreds of ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Hearing in Anna Nicole case nears conclusion
LOS ANGELES — With a preliminary hearing in the Anna Nicole Smith drug case nearing its end, prosecutors are focusing on the opinions of a pharmacist and his associate who say ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Stevia is sweet – but is it safe?
F orget sugar. And aspartame. And sucralose. Although it's not yet authorized for use as an additive in food, a low-calorie, all-natural sweetener is making its way into Canadian ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Valensi Rose Attorney Michael R. Morris Named A Top Los Angeles Tax ...
Valensi Rose, PLC is pleased to announce that Michael R. Morris was named one of the top tax attorneys in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal as part of its published ...
Source: PR Inside

Patrick Soon-Shiong Announces $100 Million Underwriting Guarantee to ...
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation announced today that it would provide a $100 million underwriting guarantee to help Los Angeles County and the ...
Source: dBusinessNews.com

Troubling portrait emerges of Army psychiatrist suspected in Texas ...
WASHINGTON — His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Acclaimed pianist on stage Friday
One of Canada's most acclaimed concert pianists will perform in Owen Sound Friday night. Jon Kimura Parker's career has taken him to Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Baffin ...
Source: Owen Sound Sun Times

Thursday Schedule
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when the 18th and final week of the regular-season starts with Edmonton at B-C. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until ...
Source: Saskatoonhomepage

Trevor Bangma
I'm 20 years old and going into my Junior year at Concordia University, in Irvine CA. Born A huge Lakers fan and USC sports fan. Always following the programs and keeping up on the ...
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Jach Shore
I am James Zachary Swartz an undergraduate student at University of Las Vegas Nevada. I was born and raised in Los Angeles CA. I have been to dozens of live sporting events and ...
Source: Bleacherreport.com

JAY-Z BP3 Confirms 2010 North American Tour Dates
TICKETS GO ON SALE STARTING NOVEMBER 13TH AT LIVENATION.COM. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The ...
Source: PR Newswire

Obituaries in the news
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Former Kansas Gov. William Avery, who served one term in the Statehouse in the 1960s, has died. He was 98. Gov. Mark Parkinson's office said Thursday that Avery ...
Source: KTUU

Los Angeles church starts a pet service
LOS ANGELES -- When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. Most of his ...
Source: St. Augustine Record

More Than a Few Good Men’
Jackson Katz’s work in violence prevention education with men and boys is significant in sports culture and the military. Photo by Courtesy photo Gender-violence prevention ...
Source: Idaho Mountain Express

Former John Carroll University President Dies In Boston
BOSTON -- The Rev. Thomas P. O'Malley, who served as president of two Jesuit universities, Loyola Marymount and John Carroll, has died. He was 79. Boston College, where O'Malley ...
Source: NewsNet 5

Kielburger home-coming carries inspirational message
It was a homecoming for Thornhill’s Craig Kielburger and bring it home he did. As Wednesday’s keynote speaker at The Ripple Effect Forum for Business hosted by the Women’s ...
Source: Georgina Advocate

Kathleen Kobylas, RN Named to Exclusive Membership Organization
Membership provides individuals with a valuable third party endorsement of their accomplishments and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Gunman in deadly Saipan rampage identified as Chinese shooting range ...
The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Rainbow Wahine open NCAA against New Mexico in Los Angeles
The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team will play New Mexico Friday to open the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship in Los Angeles, it was announced today. Hawai'i (28-2 ...
Source: Honolulu Advertiser

University of California, Los Angeles
So many people are killed — so graphically — in some of his books that it's almost unimaginable. In his latest novel, it's after the end of the world, and besides wandering and ...
Source: Baltimore Sun

Is college football necessary?
In 1997, Boston University dropped its football program; last week, fellow Boston school Northeastern University did the same. Dare I say, Boston now might be the most livable city ...
Source: Charleston Gazette

Down with collge football
In 1997, Boston University dropped football; last week, fellow Boston school Northeastern University did the same. Dare I say, Boston now might be the most livable city in America ...
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Lakers rout Warriors 130-97 for fifth straight win
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Pau Gasol scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and also had 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fifth straight game with a ...
Source: WTOP Radio

Obituaries in the news
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS News producer Bernard Birnbaum, who helped shape the public's view of issues ranging from poverty to the Watergate scandal while working alongside Walter ...
Source: KTRE

Turkish artist exhibits work in Pennsylvania
US-based Turkish artist Muaz Gülen is currently exhibiting a collection of his photographs in a group exhibition at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Source: Today's Zaman

Flights added for BCS championship game
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Several airlines are adding extra flights to make it easier for University of Alabama football fans to get to Pasadena to watch the Crimson Tide in the BCS championship game. Flights between Birmingham and Los Angeles filled ...
Source: WAFF

Diocese of Pueblo installs new bishop
Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput (SHAP'-yoo) presided over Isern's consecration Thursday and conducted the ordination Mass at Colorado State University-Pueblo's Massari Arena. Attendees included Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony and Archbishop Pietro ...
Source: Dispatch

Swine flu toll includes a few pets
LOS ANGELES — A handful of pets have been sickened with swine flu in recent weeks, but here are doctors’ orders: Wash your hands and don’t panic. The virus, also known as H1N1, has been diagnosed in only a few cats and ferrets since it emerged ...
Source: Houma Courier

Gearing up for gold rush
REGINA -- The excitement and sense of anticipation was evident as players vying for spots on Canada's team for the world junior hockey championship arrived in small groups from ...
Source: Winnipeg Sun

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This is an April 8, 2007, file photo showing Tiger Woods tipping his cap on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf ...
Source: Kamloops Daily News Online

NHL players using social networking
O utspoken Octagon Sports agent Allan Walsh believes the National Hockey League has always failed to properly market its players, so he's encouraging his clients to lead the NHL's ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Goodman: Newspaper view comes naturally
A t 46, Jonathan Goodman commands a leadership role in the global management consulting industry. From Toronto, he heads the North American advisory business of Monitor Group, a ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Screenwriter for Alien, Dan O'Bannon, dies
Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon, whose credits include Alien and Total Recall , has died. He was 63. The Writers Guild of America says O'Bannon died Thursday. His wife, Diane, told the ...
Source: CBC News

Weezer cancels rest of U.S tour
Rockers Weezer have cancelled the remainder of their North American tour to allow frontman Rivers Cuomo time to recover after a freak bus accident which left him with a punctured ...
Source: Jam! Showbiz

Sherlock Holmes movie reinvigorates Holmes collection in Minnesota
Entertainment and Showbiz from a Canadian angle ... Tim Johnson, curator of special collections and rare books at the University of Minnesota Libraries holds an original copy of A ...
Source: Jam! Showbiz

Actress Jennifer Jones dies at 90
J ennifer Jones, the beautiful, raven-haired actress who was nominated for Academy Awards five times, winning in 1943 for her portrayal of a saintly nun in The Song ofBernadette ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Blog Archive for December, 2009
David Berman has been writing about business and investing since 1995. He began his career at Canadian Business magazine, where he wrote full-length features on a range of topics ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Science not faked, but not pretty
LONDON (AP) — E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data — but the messages don’t support claims that the science of ...
Source: CNEWS

More Asian-Americans choosing to join Army
LOS ANGELES - On a chilly Saturday morning this month, the future soldiers of the U.S. Army huffed and puffed through push-ups, sit-ups and stretches in Whittier Narrows Regional ...
Source: AZCentral.com

Antonio Pineda dies, last of renowned Taxco silversmiths
, an internationally renowned Mexican modernist silversmith who was praised for his bold, striking jewelry designs and ingenious use of gemstones, has died. He was 90. Pineda died ...
Source: Tulsa World

Business beat
Jim Kreyenhagen has been hired as president of BookRags Inc., an educational Web site and a subsidiary of Ambassadors Group Inc., based in Spokane. He worked as senior vice ...
Source: The Spokesman-Review

USC Thornton School of Music serves up honors
When the USC Thornton School of Music opted to honor USC President Steven Sample and his wife, Kathryn, at its Dec. 11 Charles Dickens Dinner, organizers booked the most famous ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Gilbert finding his way
The Oilers defenceman had a career-high 45 points last year. But through 37 games this season, Gilbert has eight. Yet with Sheldon Souray, Lubomir Visnovsky and even Denis ...
Source: SLAM! Sports

Toronto promises to lead way for electric cars
Toronto is joining 13 of the world's largest urban centres pledging to make their cities electric car friendly. Toronto Mayor David Miller said the city is committed to working ...
Source: CBC News

An i for an i
When those words were uttered, it was obvious that i4i had won. The jury, which had only been deliberating for a couple of hours, had clearly concluded that Microsoft had infringed ...
Source: Globe and Mail

2009 was time to hold the line in Los Angeles
For the second year in a row — and likely continuing for the foreseeable future — Los Angeles city leaders have had to live with diminished expectations. "This past year was a ...
Source: Daily Breeze

Long-delayed prize now a certainty
One in an ongoing series about new state laws that take effect Jan. 1. Kiyo Sato doesn't need any more honors to prove how much she's accomplished over her resilient 86 years. The ...
Source: Sacramento Bee

Lakers survive in double OT
Lakers survive in double OT. Kobe Bryant scored 38 points and the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back from a humbling Christmas Day loss to Cleveland by beating the Sacramento...
Source: Seattle Times

Walter E. Stamm | Influential doctor, 64
Dr. Walter E. Stamm, 64, whose discoveries on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections and of the relationship between chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory disease ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

Fans can investigate Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota
Tim Johnson, curator of special collections and rare books at the University of Minnesota Libraries, holds one of the items in the Sherlock Holmes Collection at the Elmer L ...
Source: Denver Post

Sports Schedule for Saturday
(The Czech Republic and Latvia are also in the relegation round, meeting tomorrow.) Medal Round Quarter-Finals-2 games Russia vs Switzerland-4 p.m. (Winner meets Team Canada in a ...
Source: Saskatoonhomepage

Vietnam-era correspondent William Tuohy dies
William Tuohy, a Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Vietnam War, has died at 83. Tuohy died Thursday after open heart surgery ...
Source: CBC News

Bloopers, hasty judgments and the year that was
In March, it was written here that the "Liberals, through no serious efforts of their own, are on the rise." Oops. Shortly thereafter, through many serious efforts of their own ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Once in a blue moon event to ring in 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year’s Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a ...
Source: CNEWS

Bama changed forever after a handshake and a trip to Los Angeles
Bear Bryant of Alabama and John McKay of Southern California were friends because they could be — two coaches who enjoyed a round of golf, a good joke and didn’t have to worry ...
Source: Ledger-Enquirer

University offers America 101
LOS ANGELES -- The topic was baseball and the class members, foreign graduate students recently arrived in the United States to attend the University of Southern California, were ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Underachieving Blues replace Murray
The worst home record in the NHL led to the end of Andy Murray's tenure as St. Louis Blues coach. The franchise replaced the 58-year-old Murray on Saturday, hoping his successor ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Alabama players enjoying Southern California weather
Top-ranked Alabama held its first Southern California workout Saturday. And the players were happy to get back outdoors under clear skies after bad weather and poor field ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

At USC, a course in America 101
LOS ANGELES - The topic was baseball, and the class members - foreign graduate students recently arrived in the United States to attend the University of Southern California - were ...
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Gumby creator dies at 88
A nimator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88. Mr. Clokey, who suffered ...
Source: Globe and Mail

6.5 earthquake hits Northern California, knocks out power in coastal ...
FRESNO, Calif. - A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California Saturday afternoon, shaking buildings south of the Oregon border and knocking out power in ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

6.5 earthquake hits N. California, shakes buildings and knocks out ...
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California Saturday afternoon, shaking buildings south of the Oregon border and knocking out power in several coastal ...
Source: Canada East

6.5 earthquake hits California coast
FRESNO, Calif. - A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California, damaging buildings, knocking out power in several coastal communities and leaving a trail ...
Source: CNEWS

Seahawks CEO to meet with Carroll
T he chief executive of the Seattle Seahawks is headed to California to meet with Pete Carroll, as the struggling team closes in on a deal with the charismatic coach at Southern ...
Source: Globe and Mail

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Art Clokey, the creator of "Gumby," poses with a stuffed version of his creation to mark its 50th anniversary at an exhibit of Gumby artwork and paraphernalia at the Lynn House ...
Source: Kamloops Daily News Online

Man charged with Newark airport security breach only wanted to see ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Friends described the Chinese man charged with breaching security at Newark Liberty International Airport as a romantic who just wanted to see his girlfriend ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Oil prices could be slashed
Steve Tambellini is under the gun. The Oilers GM is desperate to make moves with his team mired in last place in the Western Conference. And don’t be surprised if Tambellini is ...
Source: SLAM! Sports

Famed activist Percy Sutton buried
Thousands of them filled Riverside Church in Manhattan on Wednesday to say goodbye to Sutton, who died Dec. 26 at age 89. Beginning early in the morning, they lined up outside the ...
Source: CNEWS

Stricter airport security delays Quebec student
Concordia University student Naid Ali-Khodja spent Monday night at Montreal's Trudeau airport after being detained by U.S customs officials. He believes he was singled out because ...
Source: CBC News

Lady Gaga postpones concert after collapse
Singer Lady Gaga, seen at a New York event in October, told Indiana fans she was devastated at having to postpone Thursday night's concert at the last minute. (Evan Agostini ...
Source: CBC News

Hall tops latest NHL draft rankings
Taylor Hall, fresh off helping Canada to a silver medal at the world junior hockey championship, is the NHL's new No. 1-rated North American prospect. The winger, who plays for the ...
Source: CBC News

For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe — but a world away from the glitz and glamour — a bus ...
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For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland amid cease-fire ...
In this Jan. 10, 2010 photo, former gang member Alfred Lomas talks with reporters during a "LA Gang Tours" tour of Los Angeles. Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity ...
Source: INFORUM

On Los Angeles Bus Tour, an Insider View of Gang Life
LOS ANGELES -- "If nobody moves, nobody is going to get hurt," Alfred Lomas, tattoos scrawled along his arms and neck, announced from the front of the bus just before it departed ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Doctors, nurses from Southern California head to Haiti
Saturday morning, nine doctors and nurses at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center packed gauze, rubber gloves and other medical supplies before catching an afternoon flight from ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Local milestones
Philip Graumann of Mill Valley, a second year student at New York University, will intern during the fall semester at Forbes in New York. Frances Elizabeth Cameron of Nicasio was ...
Source: Marin Independent Journal

Jessica Matsumoto and Jonathan Miller
Jessica Emi Matsumoto, a daughter of Carlene Sheryl Matsumoto and Jin Matsumoto of Cypress, Tex., was married Saturday evening in San Jose, Calif., to Jonathan Pett Miller, a son ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Aldine Wildon Francis Lockett
LOCKETT Aldine Wildon Francis Lockett, Jr., age 67, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at his son's home in Los Angeles, California where he resided after Hurricane Katrina ...
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune

Tamara Duricka and Evan Johnson
Tamara Jane Duricka and Evan Blake Johnson were married Saturday morning at the Los Angeles Temple Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in California. Dr. James C. Brown, an ...
Source: New York Times

Doping a temptation in any sport
There are high-risk sports and low-risk sports. But when it comes to the Olympics and doping, experts say there is no such thing as a no-risk sport. Whether it's blood doping to ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Lack of oxygen forced fishes' 1st breath
A global drop in oxygen levels may have been the driver that led ancient fish to leave the water and evolve into the first air-breathing animals on land, suggests an Australian ...
Source: CBC News

US biology professor accused of killing 3 colleagues shot, killed ...
Amy Bishop is taken into custody by Huntsville, Ala. police Friday, Feb 12, 2010 in connection with fatal shootings on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus in the Shelby ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Obituary: Fred Schaus/Former basketball coach for WVU, Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles Lakers coach Fred Schaus, second from left, congratulates three Lakers, from left to right, Rudy LaRusso, Dick Barnett and Jerry West, after the team won the NBA ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Toyota sued over acceleration deaths
LOS ANGELES — Two lawsuits complaining of sudden, uncontrollable acceleration in Toyotas that resulted in deaths in Nebraska and Mississippi were filed against the automaker in ...
Source: Detroit Free Press

Diane Watson's retirement inspires a look back
In Los Angeles, history often seems to careen on with hardly a backward glance. Last week, as Diane Watson announced that she would retire this year from Congress, history suffused ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

CAIR, NLG Ask Calif. University, DA to Drop Charges Against 'Irvine 11 ...
ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) and the Los Angeles office of the ...
Source: Forbes

60 Minutes Free Legal Consultation to Winners of the 2010 ULMII Talent ...
Entertainment attorneys Paul Gardner, Esq. and Richard Jefferson, Esq. offers free consultation to 2010 ULMII national talent competition winners. Los Angeles, CA, February 14 ...
Source: PR.com

Taft boys' basketball gets No. 2 seed in City Div. I pairings
The Taft of Woodland Hills boys' basketball team got exactly what it wanted Saturday when the City Section released its playoff draws for four divisions. The Toreadors (21-4), who ...
Source: Los Angeles Daily News

Polanski film debuts, Swiss vow no extradition yet
GENEVA - Roman Polanski's new film has premiered in Berlin and Swiss authorities have pledged not to extradite him to the U.S. as long as his appeal on a sex case was still being ...
Source: AZCentral.com

The Internet will make you smarter, say experts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An online survey of 895 Web users and experts found more than three-quarters believe the Internet will make people smarter in the next 10 years, according ...
Source: Reuters Canada

Lawyer plans an insanity defense for teary Amy Bishop
Feb 21, 2010 (Boston Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Braintree native Amy Bishop was "cogent and clear" but broke down in tears during jailhouse ...
Source: TMCnet

Chesterfield rising on Training magazine's list of employers [Richmond ...
(Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Feb. 21--Amid a painful budget process caused by lingering economic woes, a bit of good news comes out of Chesterfield ...
Source: TMCnet

NASA releases first images from WISE spacecraft
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A glowing comet. A star-forming cloud. A new view of the Andromeda galaxy. A dense galaxy cluster. NASA on Wednesday released the first images from its ...
Source: The Guardian

A cautionary tale in healthcare reform
Reporting from Washington - Spurred by heart-wrenching stories of sick people denied health coverage, the state of New York did what many of President Obama's critics say he should ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Beatles Tribute Fundraiser Features Guest Artist Tom Dufore
Woodridge, IL, February 21, 2010 --( PR.com )-- Tom DuFore, Indie Rock recording artist with Ascending Records, is an invited guest to perform at the Beatles Tribute Fundraiser ...
Source: PR.com

2010 Writers Guild Awards Announced
The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) tonight announced the winners of the 2010 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement ...
Source: Coming Soon!

Kings notes: New bruiser doesn't back down
LOS ANGELES – New Kings forward Joey Dorsey once challenged the manhood of Greg Oden at the height of Oden's Ohio State fame. So no, he's not the type to back down. So when word ...
Source: Sacramento Bee

College gallery is talking trash
Exhibitions in the region range from Georgetown College's presentation of art and sculpture from trash, opening this week, to pet portraits, urban murals, woodcuts and a pictoral ...
Source: Courier-Journal

Cooley at center of lawsuits, infighting
As one veteran prosecutor puts it, the infighting, lawsuits and upheaval inside the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office has turned it into a veritable "snake's nest." A series ...
Source: Los Angeles Daily News

Tweets translate into fame and fortune for Canadians
A Canadian stay-at-home mom will soon share a stage with such boldface names as Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman and Oscar-winner Diablo Cody in what's being billed as the "world's ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Noose ignites more protests at UC San Diego
A UC San Diego student admitted Friday to hanging a rope noose from a campus library bookcase in an act that triggered more protests at a school already roiled by other recent ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Nurse Dedicates Career to Limiting Tobacco Dependence
Linda Sarna didn't last long as a smoker—less than a year during nursing school. But her work to stop tobacco use as a nurse, researcher, and advocate has spanned her career. Ms ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

'Nine' producer Platt's success sprang from Pikesville dreams
"Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed about working in the theater," the producer of " Wicked ," Marc Platt, wrote in the foreword to the backstage book "Wicked: The Grimmerie." But ...
Source: Baltimore Sun

Chile earthquake: Hawaii blasts sirens, warning of possible tsunami
A tsunami threatened the Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Chile sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean at the speed of a jetliner. [For the ...
Source: Los Angeles Times Blogs

Wake schools controversy goes national
Keung Hui on WakeEd: The New York Times is following the fight over the diversity policy and the saga over Wake County Schools Superintendent Del Burns' resignation. ... Wake's ...
Source: Raleigh News & Observer

Other Deaths
Michael Blosil , 18, a son of Marie Osmond's, has died, the entertainer said. Osmond said in a statement Saturday that her family is devastated by the "tragic loss." She did not ...
Source: Denver Post

California Campus Awakens to Uneasy Race Relations
SAN DIEGO -- It began, as so many racial flare-ups on campus do, with a prank that some called malicious, others insensitive. Students at the University of California, San Diego ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Northern State's Meyer loses final game
Doug Dreyer FILE - This July 15, 2009, file photo shows Northern State University coach Don Meyer talking with reporters after receiving the Jimmy Valvano Award at the ESPYs, in ...
Source: Arizona Daily Star

Ducks take historic win against Bruins
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Oregon Ducks men's basketball team were looking for their first win at UCLA in six years. And they made the right steps to get there. It looks like the ...
Source: Katu.com

UW-Milwaukee students back fee to help fund hoops arena
Mar 07, 2010 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students have backed an additional $25-per ...
Source: TMCnet

American Naive Paintings on View at Taubman Museum of Art
H. Call, Prize Bull, 1876. National Gallery of Art. ROANOKE, VA.- The Taubman Museum of Art presents a selection of American naïve paintings from the Colonel Edgar William and ...
Source: Art Daily

Three Republicans fight for the GOP nomination to challenge Boxer
Reporting from Sacramento - The Republican candidates for U.S. Senate traded foreign policy insults in a tense first debate Friday, with businesswoman Carly Fiorina hitting former ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Eliminating Junk Foods at Schools May Help Prevent Childhood Obesity
ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2010) — New policies that eliminate sugary beverages and junk foods from schools may help slow childhood obesity, according to a San Francisco State ...
Source: Science Daily

Broad brush paints new era for art in LA
Your account has been frozen . For your available options click the below button. ON THE West Coast of America the arts world is in a flap. The news that Jeffrey Deitch is ...
Source: Scotsman

Memphis puts spotlight on L.A.'s 'Architect to the Stars'
The Art Museum at the University of Memphis and AIA Memphis are leading a collaboration to create the Paul R. Williams Project.
Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

BRIEF: Webb's Tarwater named Division II-A Mr. Basketball
Mar 06, 2010 (The Knoxville News-Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Webb School of Knoxville senior forward Dwight Tarwater was named Mr. Basketball ...
Source: TMCnet

Costly pensions under fire
As state and local governments fight potential bankruptcy, some officials are taking a new look at scaling back billions of dollars in pension benefits for public employees. The ...
Source: Daily Breeze

Robert E. Litman, co-founder of suicide prevention center, dies at 88
Dr. Robert E. Litman, a psychiatrist who co-founded the nation's first comprehensive suicide prevention center more than 50 years ago in Los Angeles and carried out groundbreaking ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

How is a movie ad like a newspaper’s front page?
The entire first page of the Los Angeles Times on Friday was an ad that looked, in part, like the front page of the Los Angeles Times, as the newspaper again tested the accepted ...
Source: Boston Globe

BRIEF: UW's annual Redbook offers a look at salaries ...
Mar 13, 2010 (The Wisconsin State Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The average welder makes about the same amount of money as the average professor ...
Source: TMCnet

Grave lab accident at UCLA went unreported: LA Times
Officials from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) had failed to report to state regulators about a lab fire where a graduate student was seriously burned a year ...
Source: People's Daily Online

Harbor Cup host takes lead
Three teams - Cal Maritime Academy, USC and Maine Maritime Academy, in that order - are within three points at the top entering today's last day of another dogfight of a Port of ...
Source: Daily Breeze

Christina Merrida is a Woodland diamond girl: Former ...
Mar 13, 2010 (The Daily Democrat - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Only child and Woodland native Christina Merrida loves Kobe like a sibling. Though he never ...
Source: TMCnet

Grave lab accident at UCLA went unreported
Officials from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) had failed to report to state regulators about a lab fire where a graduate student was seriously burned a year ...
Source: English Eastday

Henne, Barber
Connie and Preston Henne of Hilton Head Island, SC announce the engagement of their daughter Alexis Marie Henne to Alex Barber. The future groom is the son of Susan Myerson of La ...
Source: Island Packet Online

Three teams in fight for Harbor Cup
SAN PEDRO - Three teams - Cal Maritime Academy, USC and Maine Maritime Academy, in that close order - are within three points at the top entering the last day of another dogfight ...
Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram

college news
USF will host the annual English Language and Literature Conference on March 19 and 20 in Tower Hall, 500 Wilcox St. The conference, which draws participants from colleges and ...
Source: Batavia Sun

Navy takes early lead but other teams lurk
SAN PEDRO - Only two points separate first-place Navy and Chapman University on Friday after the first two of the nine races in the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup/Cal Maritime ...
Source: Daily Breeze

Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 14
Mar 13, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- LOS ANGELES -- Officials from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) had failed to report to state regulators about a lab fire where a ...
Source: Investors Business Daily

Falls in elderly linked to arteries
... the arteries is only one of many factors that lead to falls among the elderly, the findings provide a potential target for intervention, said Dr. Joe Verghese, a neurologist at Albert Einstein University College of Medicine who was not involved ...
Source: LJWORLD

Cats and dogs have grown fatter with their popularity
... called “Chow Hounds ... Marion Nestle, a nutritionist, New York University professor and author of the 2006 book for humans called “What to Eat.” Her book with Cornell animal nutrition expert Malden C. Nesheim, “Feed Your Pet Right ...
Source: Courier-Journal

Popular Indie Video Store Shuts Its Doors
Melissa Block talks to Jace Laakso, owner of Crystal Video in Missoula, Mont., about the closing of the indie video store, a little more than a year after an angel investor came in to save it. Laakso says the store succumbed to competition from ...
Source: NPR News

FDA "Right" On Genetic Testing Kit, Says Law Professor
In addition to his positions at the law school, David Orentlicher is an adjunct professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, also located at IUPUI. He previously served as director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the American ...
Source: Medical News Today

2 groups get grants totaling $520K for SE Ark. WWII ...
ROHWER, Ark. (AP) — Two internment camps in southeast Arkansas where Japanese-Americans from around the nation were held against their will during World War II are to benefit from a pair of federal grants totaling $520,000. The National Park ...
Source: WREG

Nancy Salas Overwhelmed By Stress, Faked Kidnapping, Police Say
... her parents that she had dropped out of the University of California, Los Angeles two years ago. Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said Friday that the city attorney will decide whether to file a civil claim against Nancy Salas for the cost of the ...
Source: Huffingtonpost.com

UM volleyball player makes Canadian national team
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — University of Montana volleyball player Jaimie Thibeault (TEE'-bow) has earned a spot in the Canadian national team program. Thibeault attended the National Women's Selection Camp May 5-8. Twenty-nine athletes were chosen for ...
Source: USA Today

Lost bids fans farewell
LOS ANGELES - As the series finale approaches, Lost 's creators got one major vote of confidence this week. In a brief email from George Lucas, the Star Wars creator told them to ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Study on families took videocams inside two-income ...
... California, Los Angeles, recruited 32 local families, videotaping nearly every waking, at-home moment during a week — including the Jacket Standoff. The UCLA project was an attempt to capture a relatively new sociological species: the dual ...
Source: Denver Post

Songbirds prefer conventional over organic
Not so with wild songbirds searching ... research team, based at the school of biology at Newcastle University in England, didn't expect the birds to prefer conventionally grown wheat, said lead researcher Ailsa McKenzie. Earlier lab studies had ...
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

National Academy of Sciences urges stronger action on ...
LOS ANGELES — In a sharp change from its cautious approach in the past, the National Academy of Sciences called Wednesday for taxes on ... Matson of Stanford University, who led one of five panels organized by the academy at the request of Congress ...
Source: Denver Post

Anit-cancer Rituxan cuts lymphoma recurrence in half ...
These findings provide hope for the way we manage this disease," said lead author Gilles Salles of the University of Lyon. "Maintenance therapy" using rituximab, the generic name for Rituxan, "is likely to become a new standard of care for these ...
Source: PhysOrg

Gophers backup point guard Justin Cobbs decides to ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Point guard Justin Cobbs has decided to transfer from Minnesota. The school said Wednesday that Cobbs wants to be closer to his home in Los Angeles. Coach Tubby Smith says the team ... Small forward Paul Carter has also decided to ...
Source: Washington Examiner

NFL Star Chad Ochocinco Ousted From 'Dancing'
Sarah McLachlan sang a medley of her songs; teams from Rutgers and Utah Valley universities competed in the new college dance championship; former contestants Joey Fatone and Melissa Rycroft ... A new “Dancing” champ will be crowned the next day ...
Source: The Ledger

Did end of smallpox vaccinations hike HIV?
FAIRFAX, Va., May 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists suggest the end of widespread small pox vaccinations toward the end of the 20th century might have resulted in the rapid spread of HIV. Dr. Raymond Weinstein of George Mason University and a team of ...
Source: United Press International

Osment gearing up for big tour
Playing Hannah Montana’s best friend Lilly Truscott opposite Miley Cyrus on the popular Disney Channel series for the last four years has definitely worked out for Emily Osment ...
Source: Calgary Sun

Rooted in the biz
Most celebrity hairstylists usually conquer the fashion capitals of New York, Paris, Milan and London to stay there. But for the internationally-renowned Canadian hair-styling ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Oversexed retailer hits the wall
By this time next month, the clothing industry might be writing the obituary on American Apparel Inc.'s 21-year run as the trade's most sexually explicit marketer. And the biggest ...
Source: Toronto Star

Old, opulent New York Catholic church to be dismantled ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. - For decades, countless people from snowy Buffalo have made the move to warmer climes in the U.S. Sun Belt. Maybe it was only a matter of time before one of its ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

NextG Networks Appoints Former American Tower Executive as New CEO
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - May 26, 2010) - NextG Networks, Inc., a leading provider of fiber-fed distributed antenna systems (DAS) that enhance network coverage, capacity and ...
Source: Market Wire

RPC Director Edward Arquilla, M.D. Ph.D. Passes Away
TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - May 25, 2010) - Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation ( NYSE Amex : RPC ), a US-based pharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development and ...
Source: Market Wire

Scherzinger wins Dancing with the Stars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Nicole Scherzinger tangoed and jived her way to ballroom stardom on Tuesday, winning a tight contest on Dancing With the Stars and ending a season ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Author writes about her lifelong search for perfect home
Most people’s memoirs are about romances or accomplishments but Meghan Daum has written about . . . real estate. The 40-year-old freelance writer and columnist for the Los ...
Source: Toronto Star

After decades away, cruising makes a comeback on the Los Angeles ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - As tricked-out old cars rumbled past on Van Nuys Boulevard, Reid Stolz still had trouble believing what he'd done. This was not just any crowded six-lane ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

'Be careful. She will read behind your back'
When Tererai Trent was married at the age of 11 to a man from a neighbouring village in Zimbabwe, her father took the man aside and warned him: "Be careful. She will read behind ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Right partner is key to a good night's sleep
Forget counting sheep, ditch the sleeping pills and don't bother with a glass of warm milk -- a good remedy for women who can't sleep is a happy marriage. Researchers at the ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Moderate drinking may cut seniors' disability risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Healthy older adults who have up to one or two drinks per day may be less likely to develop physical disabilities over time, a new study suggests. The ...
Source: Calgary Herald

The first big win against skin cancer: Drug boosts ...
CHICAGO - Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of ...
Source: Canada East

Calif. to SC, primaries measure voter anger
LOS ANGELES - How angry are Americans? People primed for change vote in 12 states Tuesday in contests that will decide the fate of two endangered Washington incumbents — a two ...
Source: MSN Canada News

A roundball legend is remembered
J amaal Wilkes answered his phone a week ago and heard Michael Warren's voice urging him to get to the hospital to see John Wooden. The former UCLA coach and Hall of Famer had been ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Legendary basketball coach John Wooden dies at 99
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—John Wooden, the gentleman of college basketball who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA, died Friday night. He was 99. The ...
Source: Toronto Star

Wooden dead at 99
LOS ANGELES -- John Wooden, the gentleman of U.S. college basketball who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA, has died. He was 99. The university said ...
Source: Sportsnet.ca

Stroock Adds Irah H. Donner to Intellectual Property Practice in New ...
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 3, 2010) - Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced the addition of Irah H ...
Source: Market Wire

Astonfield Forms Global Advisory Board With International Cross ...
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 2, 2010) - Astonfield Renewable Resources is pleased to announce the formation of its Global Advisory Board, consisting of senior industry leaders ...
Source: Market Wire

Olive: Oversexed retailer hits the wall
By this time next month, the clothing industry might be writing the obituary on American Apparel Inc.'s 21-year run as the trade's most sexually explicit marketer. And the biggest ...
Source: Toronto Star

Surprise! Superstar LeBron James arrives late for appreciation held in his hometown
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James turned his big bash into a surprise party. With thousands of hometown fans already gone or leaving "LeBron Appreciation Day" on Saturday, James stunned everyone by walking through a side ...
Source: Chicago Tribune

Bronson Arroyo hits 3-run HR, pitches Reds past Dodgers 7-1
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bronson Arroyo hit the first of Cincinnati's three homers off rookie John Ely, pitched seven innings and was part of three double plays Thursday afternoon, setting up a 7-1 victory over the Los ...
Source: WGNtv.com

Sun-Mercury Preview
Rookie Tina Charles has helped Connecticut finally figure out how to win away from home, but Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury stand in the Sun 's way of completing a winning road trip. The two most recent No. 1 overall draft picks from the University of Connecticut square off for the first time ...
Source: FOXSports.com

Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 in pivotal Game 5 of the NBA Finals
BOSTON --The Boston Celtics withstood Kobe Bryant’s 38-point performance to come away with a 92-86 victory in Sunday night's pivotal Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the TD Garden to take a 3-2 series lead. When the series ...
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune

Lakers-Celtics Game 7 draws almost 30 million viewers
It wasn't exactly Magic and Bird, but Thursday night's sloppy Game 7 finale between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics drew 28.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That's the biggest audience for an NBA finals ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Firm: NorCal median home price rises in month
The median home price in Northern California last month rose 20.1 percent to top $400,000 for the first time in nearly two years, as inventories of low-cost foreclosures dwindled and transactions in mid-range and high ...
Source: AP - msnbc.com

Utes comfortable with Pac-10 culture
For Utah, the new conference affiliation carries with it a new schedule against tougher competition. The question being asked by millions of college football fans across the country now is whether the Utes will be able ...
Source: Collegebaseball.rivals.com

Watch now! America Ferrera And Ryan Piers Williams Soon To Marry
You are seeing latest news on America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams, they engaged on Wednesday. Ryan Piers Williams together with America Ferrera announced their engagement. America Ferrera is in Ugly Betty. She plays ...
Source: Gather.com

Lakers to pay $2 million tab for victory celebration parade in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers plan to mark their championship victory with a more modest celebration than in the past, avoiding the city's downtown business district on its parade route Monday and leaving out the huge ...
Source: Daily Press

Los Angeles Philharmonic's retired managing director Ernest Fleischmann dies
Retired Los Angeles Philharmonic general manager Ernest Fleischmann died in his L.A. home on Sunday. In a nearly three-decade career with the orchestra, Fleischmann raised the group’s regional and worldwide profile. In ...
Source: 89.3 KPCC

Cavs confirm Scott as coach with eye on James
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 2, 2010 (AFP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers introduced Byron Scott as their new coach on Friday, even as the team’s biggest star was hearing pitches from rivals ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Star athletes from Island ready to make international splash
Island athletes, those established and those emerging, continued to make news this weekend on the international stage. Striker Nahiomy Ortiz, 18, of Victoria leaves tomorrow for ...
Source: Times Colonist

Capcom ® 's 1942: First Strike Is Now Available on Apple App Store
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - July 1, 2010) - Capcom® Mobile, a leading developer and publisher of video games, today announced that 1942: First Strike is now available for the ...
Source: Market Wire

Dr. Demento ending radio show
LOS ANGELES—Listen closely, that’s the sound of demented music dying that you’re hearing on your radio. After nearly 40 years of broadcasting catchy little tunes celebrating ...
Source: Toronto Star

T3 Series Electric Vehicles by T3 Motion Featured as "Green Police" in ...
COSTA MESA, CA--(Marketwire - June 30, 2010) - T3 Motion, Inc. ( OTCBB : TMMM ) received worldwide exposure for its iconic clean-energy T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicle (ESV ...
Source: Market Wire

Whole lotta Elvis goin’ on in Vegas this month
LAS VEGAS—Elvis will never leave the building. Impersonators from Canada to Qatar are headed to Las Vegas for two contests, to determine who is the next best Elvis. The Ultimate ...
Source: Toronto Star

The goods on the NHL's top-30 picks: Marek
Edmonton turned down a franchise-type centre in Tyler Seguin to select left-winger Taylor Hall first overall at Friday's NHL entry draft in Los Angeles. He'll not return to junior.
Source: CBC Olympics

Hi-res: Earthquake in Haiti
CATHEDRAL: In Port-au-Prince, a man stands in the ruins of the Notre Dame Cathedral at the start of a three-day period of national mourning in Haiti, a month after the devastating ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Harrison-Solorzano wedding
Julianne Marie Harrison and Douglas Alfredo Solorzano Julianne Marie Harrison and Douglas Alfredo Solorzano of Los Angeles were married May 15, 2010, at the bride’s childhood ...
Source: Napa Valley Register

BRIEF: Hospital board meeting
Jul 03, 2010 (Odessa American - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The provider agreement and payment contract between ProCare and the Ector County Hospital ...
Source: TMCnet

Iranian Musician Kourosh Zolani Debuts on Internet Radio
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - July 9, 2010) - Known for creating the world's only playable chromatic santour, composer and musician Kourosh Zolani ( www.kouroshzolani.com ) floods ...
Source: Market Wire

Oakland riots erupt after BART shooting verdict
OAKLAND, CALIF.—Violent protests erupted in Oakland with stores damaged and dozens arrested after a Los Angeles jury convicted a white former transit officer of involuntary ...
Source: Toronto Star

Top 10 cities to catch a baseball game
NEW YORK - Baseball season is here with travel website Cheapflights.com) coming up with a list of the top 10 U.S. cities to see the pros play. 1. Boston: Fenway Park Opened in 1912 ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Witteveen Elevated to VP, Client Services at MediaPlatform, Inc.
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - July 8, 2010) - MediaPlatform, Inc. (formerly IVT), the webcasting software and media management platform provider, today announced it has promoted ...
Source: Market Wire

US schools seek Hollywood deals to raise cash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a nontraditional source for some extra cash ...
Source: NWCN

Coming soon to campus near you: Schools raise cash through Hollywood ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a nontraditional source for some extra cash ...
Source: Orlando Sentinel

Filming gives schools boost
In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a nontraditional source for some extra cash – Hollywood. School districts ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

Ann Lo and David Tuttle
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Mr. and Mrs. Man-Cheung Lo of Los Angeles are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Ann Lo, to Mr. David Tuttle, son of Dr. and Mrs ...
Source: Fosters Daily Democrat

Movie magic: Leasing campuses saves jobs
LOS ANGELES - In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a nontraditional source for some extra cash - Hollywood ...
Source: Arizona Daily Star

Genetically engineered mosquito foils malaria parasite
LOS ANGELES — Malaria kills nearly 1 million people a year, but it has a weakness: To infect humans, it needs mosquitoes. In a potential step toward eradicating the disease, researchers reported they have developed a ...
Source: Denver Post

Sea-level rises may be worse for some areas than others
Sea levels are rising, but not in a geographically uniform pattern, says a new study published online on July 11 in the journal Nature Geoscience. Focusing on the Indian Ocean, researchers from the University of Colorado ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Global Sustainable Healthcare and Hospital Development Conference Commands Dialogue About Going ...
Some say "going green" while others prefer "sustainability". Sustainability is becoming more critical globally and presents a baseline requirement for the healthcare industry just like in any other industry. Is it really ...
Source: msnbc.com

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Partners in $56.8 Million NIH Award for Clinical and ...
BusinessWire - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been awarded $7 million of a $56.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The remainder of the award will be distributed to other members of the Los ...
Source: Forbes

UC Regents Express Overwhelming Support for Online Learning Pilot Program
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- The University of California Board of Regents is expressing overwhelming support for an experiment that involves exchanging some of the university system's bricks-and-mortar classrooms for cyber ...
Source: KRON4

Study Links Fat to Memory Problems in Older Women
(July 14) -- Bad news for older women: Carrying a extra few pounds could mean something a lot worse than unflattering clothes. According to experts at Northwestern University , it could mean memory problems too. In a ...
Source: AOL News

TBN's Popular 'Church Channel' Now Available on DISH Network
LOS ANGELES, July 15 / Christian Newswire / -- Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's largest religious broadcaster and America's most watched and requested faith channel, is pleased to announce that the Church ...
Source: ChristianNewsWire

Bottoms Up!: Canadians behind “booty Pop” phenom
They met at McGill University. Now their Booty Pop panties are going global.
Source: Toronto Star

All-Star Tim Lincecum Earns His Red Bull Wings and License to Fly
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - July 22, 2010) - He already has a license to blow hitters away. By joining the Red Bull family, Tim Lincecum also now has a license to take flight ...
Source: Market Wire

LeadPoint to Be Title Sponsor of LeadsCon East for Second Consecutive ...
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - July 21, 2010) - LeadPoint, the world's first and largest leads exchange, today announced that for the second consecutive year it will serve as lead ...
Source: Market Wire

The heavenly tree with a seedy side
When it comes to the tree of heaven, Lorraine Johnson doesn’t beat around the bush. “There’s no doubt,” says the author and native plant expert. “It smells like semen ...
Source: Toronto Star

A Los Angeles Baking Blog at its Finest: Happy Go Marni
Anyone can blog. With user-friendly applications like Blogger, Typepad and Wordpress available for free, it is possible that anyone claiming to be an expert can sign on and give ...
Source: Examiner

Economic tailspin punctures dream
To observers of Los Angeles City Hall, the debate over how well Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is performing his job rests primarily on the promises he made when he first ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

New Mixed Media Installation by Jorge Pardo at Gagosian
Jorge Pardo, Bulgogi. Photo: Douglas M. Parker Studio. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. LOS ANGELES, CA.- Gagosian Gallery presents "Bulgogi," a new mixed media installation by Jorge ...
Source: Art Daily

Roski remains committed to bringing an NFL team to ...
INDUSTRY - Majestic Realty Co. CEO and chairman Ed Roski Jr. said he remains committed to returning professional football to the region and building a state-of-the-art ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

L.A. MAYOR UNDER FIRE FOR DISENGAGEMENT
LOS ANGELES — To observers of Los Angeles City Hall, the debate over how well Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is performing his job rests primarily on the promises he made ...
Source: Indiana Gazette

Zsa Zsa Gabor in critical condition: husband
Zsa Zsa Gabor and her husband Frederic Prinz von Anhalt(Xinhua Filephoto) Legendary Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is "doing a little better" but still in critical condition, her ...
Source: China Economic Net

UA football picked 5th in preseason poll
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) ” Even without their star quarterback, the Oregon Ducks ended Southern California's seven-year reign as the Pac-10's preseason favorite. A year after breaking USC's seven-year ...
Source: Green Valley News and Sun

Blakely scores four for Clippers
LAS VEGAS -- Marqus Blakley scored four points as the Los Angeles Clippers dropped a 77-62 decision to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Summer League game Saturday night. The former University of Vermont star ...
Source: Burlington Free Press

Jessica Simpson Beau Eric Johnson Scraps School Plans?
Jessica Simpson's boyfriend, former American footballer Eric Johnson, has cancelled plans to enrol in a business programme at the University of Pennsylvania so he can stay close to the singer in Los Angeles ...
Source: Post Chronicle

New Ground Zero for Prostate Cancer
HHMI researcher Owen N. Witte and his colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that the somewhat overlooked prostate basal cell can spawn tumors in the prostate gland. Their studies, which ...
Source: Science Daily

Good News: Anti-Microbial Gel Cuts HIV Infection Rates for Women
There was a big step forward this week in the struggle to contain the spread of HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Reporting on a three-year study in the journal Science , scientists at the Centre for the ...
Source: DISCOVER

Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew to Hold Book Signing on Saturday, July 31 in Orange ...
-- Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew will be at Costco in the Laguna Niguel Marketplace on Saturday, July 31st to sign copies of his recently updated autobiography, Carew. The two-hour long signing begins at 12:00 PM ...
Source: PR-USA.net

Continued: Pat Haden to replace embattled Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett
LOS ANGELES - Pat Haden will replace embattled Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett next month. In a letter to school supporters Tuesday, incoming USC president Max Nikias said the embattled ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Former UVM star Blakely signs deal with Clippers
BURLINGTON — Former University of Vermont basketball star Marqus Blakely is getting his shot at the NBA. On Tuesday Blakely signed a partially guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Blakely’s agent Sam ...
Source: Rutland Herald

Russian theatre appoints Spanish ballet director
In a first for modern Russia, a leading Russian theatre on Wednesday appointed a celebrated Spanish choreographer as its ballet director. The Mikhailovsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg said Spanish dance legend Nacho Duato ...
Source: Big Hollywood

Everyone Wins with California Pizza Kitchen's Thank You Card Program
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (NASDAQ: CPKI - News ) home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers ...
Source: Yahoo Finance

Study: Beauty Can Hinder Career Advancement
Denver, CO, United States (AHN) - A research study spearheaded by the University of Colorado Denver Business School says attractive women face discrimination when it comes to landing certain kinds of jobs. According to ...
Source: All Headline News

Answering the burning questions as training camps open this week
Bob Toledo (Tulane). Any problem with Alabama being No. 1 in the first coaches' poll and Boise State being No. 5? Absolutely not. Both schools finished 14-0 last year. Alabama won the national title; Boise State didn't ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

USC alums, fans toast Trojans Thursday
The University of Southern California's Alumni Club of the Desert has a few spots open for its Thursday "sendoff" celebration of the Coachella Valley's incoming USC class, including an Olympic swimmer, a ...
Source: Desert Sun

Where is everybody?: No fans, fewer players as USC Trojans open first camp after ...
Something was missing for Southern California coach Lane Kiffin in his first practice of training camp, and it wasn't the fans that once lined the Trojans' practice field. "I didn't really feel any different ...
Source: FOX News

Mike Fancessa says it’s either Trade Jose Reyes or David Wright?
This is how the New York Media outlets run players out of town. And then people wonder why players don’t come to play in New York, because fools like Mike Francessa uses his power to run you out of town. I ...
Source: Sohood.com

Former Sunset magazine publisher Bill Lane dies at 90
Palo Alto, Calif. -- Former Sunset magazine publisher Bill Lane, who donated millions of dollars to Stanford University and environmental causes, has died. He was 90. Lane also served as U.S. ambassador to ...
Source: News-Leader.com

USC's 'refreshing' new beginning
LOS ANGELES -- Much was different when USC hit the field for its first training-camp practice Wednesday. Lane Kiffin was in charge instead of Pete Carroll. Fans weren't allowed to attend per NCAA sanctions. And newly ...
Source: msnbc.com

Fructose Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Growth
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a corn-based sweetener that is found in many processed and refined foods typical of a Western diet, has been linked to pancreatic cancer. Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive ...
Source: eMaxHealth.com

Southern California overdue for major earthquake along San Andreas fault, new study ...
LOS ANGELES -- Southern California is long overdue for a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault, according to a landmark study of historic seismic activity. The study, produced after several years of ...
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

3.6 quake rattles Southern California
LOS ANGELES, Aug 21, 2010 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A 3.6 magnitude earthquake rattled the Palm Springs, Calif., area early Saturday morning with no reports of damage or injures, authorities said. The 7 a.m. temblor was ...
Source: Investors Business Daily

Study: L.A. overdue for major San Andreas quake
Southern California is overdue for a major earthquake along the San Andreas Fault, according to a major study released Friday. The long-awaited study came after scientists spent years examining the geology of the Carrizo ...
Source: San Francisco Gate

Research sheds light on ‘terror bird’
This image provided by Ohio University shows a fossil skull of the terror bird Andalgalornis, compared with the skull of a modern-day golden eagle and a human skull for scale. LOS ANGELES — From the size and ...
Source: The Wenatchee World Online

New Century BMW Performance Parts & BMW Accessories Online Shopping in Los Angeles California
PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 10, 2010 – New Century BMW Performance Parts & BMW Accessories Announces online shopping now available serving the Los Angeles surroing cities: Los Angeles, Montebello, Altadena, Pasadena ...
Source: PRLog (free press release)

Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Attention Problems in Children
The new findings, to be published Aug. 19 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), are the first to examine the influence of prenatal organophosphate exposure on the later development of attention problems ...
Source: Science Daily

Fuentes comes through for Twins
N ick Blackburn and newly acquired reliever Brian Fuentes combined on a two-hitter Saturday, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. Denard Span hit an ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Flow, a Vancouver public art piece, is named one of ...
Flow, a photo/media-based permanent public art piece installed at the new Mount Pleasant Community Centre, has been named one of the best public artworks in North ...
Source: Vancouver Observer

MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, 8/27
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - August 27, 2010) - Pressure technology for oil spills, early melanoma detection, waste energy, solar power, stem cell storage, mortgage news; this ...
Source: Market Wire

Video-camera prosthetic provides blurry images
When he was 9, Rob Spence used a gun to explode a pile of cow dung at his grandfather’s farm. The recoil seriously damaged Spence’s right eye. Twenty-five years and many ...
Source: Toronto Star

Celebs flocking to Canuck designer
LOS ANGELES -- At tonight's Emmy Awards in Hollywood, the most frequently asked question to stars walking the red carpet will inevitably be: "Who are you wearing?" A lot of celebs ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Wood Partners Expands Its Specialty Housing Group With Representatives ...
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - August 24, 2010) - Wood Partners, L.L.C. , one of the nation's largest multifamily developers, is expanding its Specialty Housing Group (SHG) with ...
Source: Market Wire

California race crash kills 8
An off-road truck plowed into a crowd and scattered "bodies everywhere" moments after sailing off a jump at a California race Saturday, killing eight people and leaving 12 injured ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Killing left impact on Hispanics, journalism
The killing of El Paso journalist Ruben Salazar in East Los Angeles 40 years ago today sparked more than outrage in the country's emerging Chicano culture. Salazar's ...
Source: El Paso Times

Martin - Contreras wedding
Dr. Lydia M. Contreras and Dr. Lealon L. Martin were united in marriage at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in St. Helena Island, SC. Head ...
Source: Aiken Standard

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