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Getty panel to discuss 'Architecture in Two Dimensions' on Thursday
L.A. at HomeFrances Anderton will moderate a panel discussion Thursday at the Getty Center examining how photographers and illustrators capture architecture in two-dimensional media. The talk is conjunction with "Building the Medieval World: Architecture in... -
A Jackson Pollock for 44 cents? New stamps celebrate the work of America's Abstract Expressionists
Culture MonsterDon't be surprised if you see a lot of artsy types in line at the post office on Thursday. The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a set of 10 commemorative stamps featuring the work of Abstract Expressionists such as Jackson...... -
Sparks select Georgia forward Angel Robinson with second-round pick
The Fabulous ForumPossibly looking to help fill the void left by the retirement of future Hall of Fame center Lisa Leslie, the Los Angeles Sparks drafted Angel Robinson, a 6-foot-5 forward from the University of Georgia, with their second-round pick (20th overall)...... -
U.S. speedskater takes lead in world all-around championships
L.A. Times Olympics BlogWith a surprising win in Saturday's 1,500 meters, speedskater Jonathan Kuck of Champaign, Ill., moved into the overall lead after three of the four races at the world all-around championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. Kuck, 20, a University of... -
Suddenly, the bees are simply vanishing
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe dead bees under Dennis vanEngelsdorp's microscope were like none he had ever seen. He had expected to see mites or amoebas, perennial pests of bees. Instead, he found internal organs swollen with debris and strangely blackened. The bees' intestinal...Tags: Science and Technology, France, Bee (insect), University of California, Immune System
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Brainpower: Think upkeep
IF you think of your brain as a car, the sleekest, fastest machine you'll ever own is a 20-year-old brain. It accelerates effortlessly and handles sharp turns with ease. It never stalls.
Whether you use that Maserati between your ears to actually go...Tags: Education, Society, Science and Technology, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Health and Safety at School
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Transplant center survival statistics: Lung
Below are transplant centers whose patient survival rates exceeded or fell short of expectations. Not listed are transplant centers that met survival expectations--which factor in the condition of patients and donated organs. SOURCE: Scientific...Tags: University of Virginia, Duke University, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Minnesota, Science and Technology
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Pipe Dreams
"The question you're always asked is, 'Is opera still relevant?' " says handsome young tenor on the rise Joseph Kaiser. Despite his amiable temperament, he seems peeved by the frequently posed query. And why not? Singers like Kaiser and star baritone...Tags: Prince (music artist), Entertainment, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Kenneth Branagh, Georges Bizet
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A bit of the divine in Tepoztlán
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUnless you have Aztecs in your family tree, you may find this city's name hard to pronounce. But so much else is easy, or irresistible. The Aztec echoes, the steam baths, the ice cream, the pyramid, even the corn smut. Tepoztlán -- pronounced teh-pose-...Tags: Society, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, University of Chicago, Dining and Drinking, Archaeology
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Singer-songwriter helped define soft rock
From Times Staff and Wire ReportsDan Fogelberg, the singer-songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band," "Part of the Plan" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56. His death was posted on his...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate, Obituaries, Don Henley, Homes
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In Iraq, bonding over tea and disco
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThey could be seen as the military odd couple. The Marine colonel is tall and lean. His parents fled Castro's Cuba for U.S. democracy. He talks in measured, confident tones. His expertise is in staff work: making bureaucratic organizations run smoothly....Tags: Armed Forces, Civil Unrest, Entertainment, Commuting, Colleges and Universities
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David Herbert Donald dies at 88
Associated PressDavid Herbert Donald, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Civil War and American South whose expertise on Abraham Lincoln brought him a wide general audience and reverence from his peers, has died. He was 88. Donald died of heart failure at Beth...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, History, John Quincy Adams, Colleges and Universities, Death
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