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Jobs death prompts grief at Apple stores worldwide
(Reuters) – Computer buffs and admirers of technology rushed to Apple shops from New York to Australia on Thursday to mourn Steve Jobs, praising him as a visionary who transformed the daily activities of countless millions. Flags outside Apple’s headquarters at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California, flew at half mast as mourners gathered […]
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MOVIE OPENING – Presented by JAMIE FOXX – “THUNDER SOUL” by MARK LANDSMAN
Presented by Jamie Foxx, THUNDER SOUL follows the extraordinary alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for the 92-year-old “Prof,” their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school’s struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in […]
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ERICH NALL, AKA COACH “E”
Erich Nall is the Owner and Founder of Ultimate Transformations Training in Los Angeles, California. Erich, known fondly as Coach E, has been a prominent figure in the Los Angeles community throughout his life as an educator and promoter of health, physical fitness and self-improvement. He has coached and trained many successful professional athletes, actors, […]
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Poll finds pride in military, but not for Afghanistan, Iraq wars
America marks the 10th anniversary this week of the Afghanistan conflict, the longest running war in the nation’s history. And since the first U.S. troops headed to the mountains and valleys of the Hindu Kush in October 2001, the United States entered yet another war in Iraq. “These wars, this time period has been unique […]
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Wall Street protesters hope to plant seeds of a national cause
NEW YORK — New York’s budding anti-capitalism protest movement began last month with a vague sense of grievance over the widening gap between the rich and poor in America. But in three weeks, it has provided fuel for a broader national anti-corporate message, drawing inspiration from the Arab Spring but struggling to define its […]
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Family, friends celebrate Troy Davis’ life at funeral
It was inevitable that the fiery politics of the death penalty would punctuate Saturday’s remembrance of Troy Anthony Davis. His 20 years of claims of innocence on Georgia’s death row earned him millions of supporters who believe the state wrongfully executed him on the night of September 21. Saturday, Davis’ family and closest friends gathered […]
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Brown weighs bill challenging ban on affirmative action
The measure could put race and gender back into the admissions process at California’s public universities 15 years after the state’s voters banned affirmative action. Reporting from Sacramento and Los Angeles — In the next 10 days, Gov. Jerry Brown must decide whether to sign a bill that could put race and gender back into […]
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Now Dig This!
Now Dig This! With Curator Kellie Jones At the UCLA Hammer Museum – Opens this weekend and runs through the end of the year. Free to the public this Sunday. UCLA Hammer Musuem 10899 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024-4343 (310) 443-7000 Open Tue-Wed,Fri-Sat 11am-7pm; Thu 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-5pm
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Doctor covered up Jackson’s condition, witnesses testify
The singer’s assistant says in court that Conrad Murray called to say the singer had had a ‘bad reaction’ when he stopped breathing. An executive with AEG Live says the doctor was more concerned about his contract than his patient. By Victoria Kim and Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times September 29, 2011 Prosecution witnesses […]
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Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III
WHAT: Select Committee on Community Resources Impacted by Re-Entry VENUE: Bateman Hall 11331 Ernestine Ave Lynwood, CA 90262 DATE & TIME: October, 7, 2011, 9:30am-12 :30pm WHY/PURPOSE: Los Angeles County Stakeholder HOST: Assemblymember Ricardo Lara, Assemblymember Hall and Assemblymember Warren Furutani Committee Members District Phone E-mail Isadore Hall […]
