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Murdoch's testimony: a human drama Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:04AMThere is great wealth involved, but the storm surrounding Rupert Murdoch's media empire is basically a tale of people. For someone who has known Murdoch, there is cause for sympathy.
Here in new england Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:45AMBOSTON - A federal grand jury is apparently investigating the 16 years former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent on the run.
Time-Lapse Film Captures Downtown Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:03AMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – It took photographer Matthew Givot more than a year to complete “The Angels,” a time-lapse video that highlights the Downtown skyline. This 4-minute and 25-second tribute to Los Angeles is comprised of more than 6,000 images, and also features Hollywood and Santa Monica. Check it out:
Datafile - Aug. 21 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:47AMregistered office and number of authorized shares. NP:
Grand jury to probe Bulger's life Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:24AMA federal grand jury appears to be investigating the 16 years former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent on the run.
Planning takes pain out of flying Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:11AMGetting to and from airports can be bad for your health and sanity, so a little thought will ensure your trip begins and ends smoothly, writes Julietta Jameson.
Cities Report Surge in Graffiti Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:37PMAn upturn in graffiti has renewed debates about whether it signifies alienation in struggling areas or whether its glorification contributes to urban blight.
"Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40" and "Smodimations" Coming to DVD Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:36PMShout! Factory, Kevin Smith and SModCo announced a deal today to bring "Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40" and "Smodimations" to DVD. "This is a major coup for me and SModcast because Shout Factory is the gold standard in specialized and geek-centric video. I've always oohed and ahhhed over the packaging and presentation Shout puts into all their titles, so it'll be an honor to stack the Shout Factory ...
Homebuilding leaps, led by condo construction Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:23PMBuilders broke ground on more homes in June, but hardly enough to spark a rebound in the struggling housing market.
A Look Inside Stars' Homes With Hollywood's Top Decorators Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:45PMAlexandria Abramian-Mott Ellen Pompeo, David Mamet and others give THR a peek into their designer digs. read more
Interview: KCRW Gets 'UpClose' And Personal With Salon-Inspired Web Series Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36PMNext Sunday, public radio station KCRW (Santa Monica College, 89.9) and Bookworm host Michael Silverblatt will present an evening of intimate conversation with Sapphire, the best-selling author of Push (the book that inspired the film Precious ), and her latest novel, The Kid . [ more › ]
Creative: We Haven't Come a Long Way, Baby Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:24PMNBA Stars Appear in Nike Campaign LOS ANGELES--NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Gary Payton and Tim Hardaway appear as the "Fun Police" in a new Nike TV campaign, which broke last weekend.
Fiat 500: Budget-wise and Mini-splendored Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:12PMEurope's Car of the Year is fun to own and drive -- not least because of its fuel economy.
INDYCAR Entertainment Rolling Out Hits in Hollywood Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:00PMIn six short months, INDYCAR Entertainment's enterprises have led to a surge in exposure in the media and entertainment industries for the IZOD IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Mobile Web Users Choose Edmunds.com Over All Other Automotive Information Sites, Study Says Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:36AMSANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobile web users log on to Edmunds.com more than any other automotive information site, according to a study by mobile advertising leader Jumptap and digital business analytics source comScore.
IGN Leverages Opscode to Consolidate and Automate Datacenters Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:00AMOpscode, Inc., the leader in cloud infrastructure automation, today announced that IGN, an Internet media and services provider focused on gaming and entertainment, is successfully using Hosted Chef from Opscode to integrate datacenters and automate and virtualize the company's infrastructure.
Grand jury looks into Bulger, Greig life Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:59AMBOSTON - A federal grand jury in Boston is looking into James "Whitey'' Bulger and Catherine Greig's 16 years on the run.
FBI Paying Mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s Rent Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:34AMBy Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter While mobster James “Whitey” Bulger sits in a Massachusetts jail , RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the FBI is paying the rent on the Santa Monica, California apartment where he hid out for the last 16 years while on the lam from authorities. “The FBI paid $1,100 for the month of July,” a source told RadarOnline.com. The Santa Monica ...
Biking with L.A.'s traffic on the Strand Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:27AMWinding 22 miles along the Pacific shoreline from Redondo Beach to Pacific Palisades, "The Strand" is more than just a paved bike path. It is part of the Southern California ideal, a road where the journey is the...
Orion Health Rhapsody Integration Engine Awarded ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 EHR Module Certification Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:06AMOrion Health, Inc., global leaders in Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, announced today that the Orion Health Rhapsody Integration Engine and Rhapsody Connect versions 4.1 are compliant and certified as an Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) Module by ICSA labs, an independent division of Verizon. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases ...
Sarah Palin Documentary "The Undefeated" to Expand to Additional Cities This Weekend Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:06AMContact: +1-310-957-2112, media@victoryfilmgroup.com
Grand jury to look at Bulger's Calif. stay Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:24AMA federal grand jury in Boston will investigate James "Whitey'' Bulger and Catherine Greig's 16 years on the run, a move that could signal additional charges against the pair.
Hospital system settles celeb records cases Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:47AMAssociated Press LOS ANGELES -- Years after hospital employees were accused of snooping into the medical records of celebrity patients, UCLA Heal ...
Eleven Adds Trio Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:24AMNBA Stars Appear in Nike Campaign LOS ANGELES--NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Gary Payton and Tim Hardaway appear as the "Fun Police" in a new Nike TV campaign, which broke last weekend.
Office Prices in Subprime’s Center Leapfrog Recovery in Region Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:44AMInvestors are bidding up prices for top-tier office buildings in Orange County, California, even as vacancies stand at almost 20 percent after the collapse of the subprime-mortgage industry that once made the region its home.
It's Official: Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management' Comedy Moves Forward Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:10PMLacey Rose Sheen will star in a Debmar-Mercury distributed sitcom loosely based on the 2003 film of the same name. read more
Long Beach Council will consider delay on plastic bag ban Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:40PMLowenthal asks for another look at the proposal.
Arnold Looks to Invest in Data Analysis Firm Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:29PMNBA Stars Appear in Nike Campaign LOS ANGELES--NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Gary Payton and Tim Hardaway appear as the "Fun Police" in a new Nike TV campaign, which broke last weekend.
Man Slaps, Kicks Cell Away From Woman Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:17AMPolice in Santa Monica arrest a homeless man who struck a woman's hand to knock her cell phone out of it, then kicked her armed when she tried to bend over and pick it up. On Saturday, July 9, at 6:26 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department went to the area of Sixth Street and Wilshire Boulevard to investigate a report of assault and v...
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Announces Second Quarter Earnings Call to Be Held on August 3, 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:40AMBETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Announces Second Quarter Earnings Call to Be Held on August 3, 2011
L.A. survives 'Carmageddon' with ease Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:38AMThe first drivers roared up the newly reopened 405 Freeway at high noon Sunday, honking horns, kicking up rooster tails of demolition dust, arms stretched through open windows to waive at no one in particular.
Agency News Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:29AMNBA Stars Appear in Nike Campaign LOS ANGELES--NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Gary Payton and Tim Hardaway appear as the "Fun Police" in a new Nike TV campaign, which broke last weekend.
405 back to being the nation's busiest freeway Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:11AMLOS ANGELES - The 405 was once again the nation's busiest freeway today after a weekend closure that had been expected to produce a regional traffic nightmare to be known as "Carmageddon" but instead dramatically reduced region-wide traffic and the usual number of accidents.
Monster Mash: Ennis House sold to Ron Burkle; Egypt's antiquities chief is dismissed Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:03AMEnnis House in L.A. sold to billionaire Ron Burkle
Septic system ban still a mudfight in Malibu Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:49AMRegional water regulators have approved a deal with the city of Malibu over its plans to get rid of septic tanks. Environment and surfing groups aren't happy about it.
Gay Marriage Events Today/Tomorrow: Beverly Hills, Minneapolis, Bellevue WA Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:32AMHere's our list of events today and tomorrow around the world relating to marriage equality, Don't Ask Don't Tell, and other LGBT equality issues. If you know of any other events - rallies, meetings, phonebanking, etc - please use the link below to add your event to our list!
Plans to Restore Boat Landing on Santa Monica Pier Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:51PMThe Santa Monica Pier may soon function the way it did almost 30 years ago, as the city council is considering the addition of a boat landing at the end of the iconic venue. Even more, the United States Navy, actually made use of the landing prior to its destruction in the winter of 1983, may become more involved with the Santa Monica Pier again sh...
Theater review: 'The Expert at the Card Table' at the Broad Stage's Edye Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:49PMCharles McNulty reviews "The Expert at the Card Table" at the Broad Stage
Post-Carmageddon crashes snarl L.A. freeways Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:48PMA motorcycle crashed on the Santa Monica Freeway near the Atlantic Boulevard exit Sunday night, killing a woman passenger and blocking all four lanes of the vital east-west interstate, the California Highway Patrol reported. An arrest was made at the...
Los Angeles bridge project cruising toward finish Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:05PMLos Angeles — The event that many feared would be the "Carmageddon" of epic traffic jams was cruising calmly toward a finish today , with officials saying the closed stretch of freeway would likely reopen a day early.
'Carmageddon' Ends Early, While Los Angeles Drivers Change Habits Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:47PMLOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Los Angeles survived what officials warned could have been a traffic nightmare this weekend when a section of one of the nation's busiest freeways, closed for construction, was reopened ahead of schedule Sunday.
'Carmageddon, shmarmageddon' in L.A. Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:36PMLos Angeles survived what could have been a traffic nightmare this weekend when a section of one of the nation's busiest freeways, closed for construction, was reopened ahead of schedule.
Timberlake, Kunis of 'Friends With Benefits' Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:42AMJustin Timberlake's eyes are really, really blue. But Mila Kunis practically looks like a painting, in earth tones, with a very fine brush. These two very good-looking people are in a Hollywood romantic comedy that...
Move Over 'Carmaggedon.' It's Now 'Carmaheaven' In L.A. Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:32AMBy mid-day Saturday, Carmaggedon was emerging as Carmaheaven in Los Angeles. ...
TV, radio stations put pedal to the metal on Carmageddon coverage Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:29AMLocal media plan to use real-time driving reports, social networking, live cut-ins and increased staffing to keep drivers well-informed on the weekend freeway closure. Covering " Carmageddon " is driving some local television and radio stations a bit crazy.
L.A. downshifts, and the driving is easy Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:19AMMotorists largely heed the warnings about 'Carmageddon' and stay off the freeways and roads officials feared could be gridlocked. A race between cyclists and a jetliner adds some drama. For all the doomsday warnings about "Carmageddon," the first day largely came down to one question: Could a group of bicycle riders beat a plane across Los Angeles?
It's still an office tenant's market in the Southland Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:18AMThe number of signed leases continued to grow in the second quarter as business owners took advantage of lower rents, brokers said. But most tenants who renewed their rental agreements decreased the amount of space they occupied. Tenants kept control of the office rental market in the second quarter as Southern California landlords confronted acres of empty space and felt pressure to reduce rents.
Early ‘Carmageddon’ traffic in LA moving smoothly Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:12AMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Traffic in the Los Angeles area was flowing freely Saturday morning following the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the nation’s busiest freeways.
Ruling on bail for Greig not finalized Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:59AMA federal magistrate judge formally ordered that James “Whitey’’ Bulger’s longtime companion, Catherine Greig, be held without bail pending her trial. But US Magistrate Judge Jennifer Boal issued the order without prejudice, meaning Greig has more time to state her case for bail. “Indeed (during a hearing Wednesday) the defendant indicated that she intended to present additional material for ...
Los Angeles freeway shuts down Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:50AMLOS ANGELES (AP) — A 10-mile stretch of one of the nation's busiest freeways has turned into a virtual ghost road.