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    May 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  1. Shape Summer Beach Tour hits Hermosa Beach with Jordin Sparks

    All The Rage
    Looking to get in shape for bathing suit season but need a little extra help? Check out the fourth annual Shape magazine Summer Beach Tour coming to Hermosa Beach (1 Pier Avenue) June 2....
  2. Jul 24, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. How to protect the scalp from skin cancer

    As summer heats up, we've learned to slather SPF 15 or higher all over our bodies and faces in an effort to prevent sun damage and skin cancer. We've also been told to recite our ABCs when checking for unusual moles: asymmetry, border irregularity and uneven color. Unfortunately, our scalps are often neglected. Sunscreen is transparent on skin, but who wants to go to work with greasy roots? How many people wear a hat during their lunch break? And who can see a mole on top of her own head?
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    As summer heats up, we've learned to slather SPF 15 or higher all over our bodies and faces in an effort to prevent sun damage and skin cancer. We've also been told to recite our ABCs when checking for unusual moles: asymmetry, border irregularity and...

    Tags: Politics, Sports, Skin, Dermatologists, Melanin

  4. Nov 1, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Tanning With Sprays, Not Rays

    We've heard it a thousand times -- sun exposure causes skin cancer and wrinkles -- but who wants to look pasty year-round? And even as the weather gets cooler, Californians love to keep a sunny glow.
    We've heard it a thousand times -- sun exposure causes skin cancer and wrinkles -- but who wants to look pasty year-round? And even as the weather gets cooler, Californians love to keep a sunny glow. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Tanning products:...

    Tags: Personal Service, Vitamin Therapy, University of Miami, Cancer, Victoria Beckham

  6. Jun 2, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
  7. Shape up with Shape magazine in Santa Monica this weekend

    All The Rage
    Shape Magazine's Bikini Body Tour hits the sand this Saturday at Santa Monica Beach. This is the second stop for the annual tour, which kicked off in Miami's South Beach in May and is dedicated to helping women get ready......
  8. Jan 7, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Violence stalks the alleys of Nairobi

    In Nairobi's slum district of Kibera, people prayed for peace Sunday under the charred cross and blackened walls of the burned Lutheran church. But in the narrow alleys just 100 yards away, the thugs with machetes still rule.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    In Nairobi's slum district of Kibera, people prayed for peace Sunday under the charred cross and blackened walls of the burned Lutheran church. But in the narrow alleys just 100 yards away, the thugs with machetes still rule. When the service ended,...

    Tags: Government, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Death, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  10. Sep 25, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Two Deaths Were a 'Clue That Something's Wrong'

    WAZI, Afghanistan — The Green Berets of ODA 2021 were on high alert as their convoy rumbled down the winding, rutted road that day in March 2003. The team had been tipped that armed men loyal to the notoriously volatile warlord Pacha Khan Zadran lay in wait around the bend.
    Special to The Times
    WAZI, Afghanistan — The Green Berets of ODA 2021 were on high alert as their convoy rumbled down the winding, rutted road that day in March 2003. The team had been tipped that armed men loyal to the notoriously volatile warlord Pacha Khan Zadran lay...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Journalism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pulitzer Prize Awards

  12. May 15, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Monsoon predicted in Myanmar delta

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
    Monsoon winds and rain were predicted on Wednesday to whip through Myanmar's Irrawaddy River delta, compounding the misery for at least 1.6 million survivors of this month's deadly cyclone and spawning fresh appeals from the international community for...

    Tags: Politics, Ban Ki-moon, Weather, U.S. Air Force, Society

  14. Nov 20, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. How Bush can smooth the Gitmo transition

    <i>Today's question: Obama has pledged to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. What, if anything, should President Bush do to support the shift, given his opposition to that policy? Previously, Kaye and Sulmasy <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-sulmasy-kaye19-2008nov19%2C0%2C3205724.story">weighed</a> the symbolism and merits of Obama's promise to close Gitmo.</i>
    Today's question: Obama has pledged to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. What, if anything, should President Bush do to support the shift, given his opposition to that policy? Previously, Kaye and Sulmasy weighed the symbolism and merits of Obama's...

    Tags: Politics, Justice System, National Security, Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Conflicts

  16. Jan 5, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Thousands face starvation in Kenya

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Up to 100,000 people face starvation in western Kenya because of election-related tribal violence, the World Food Program warned Friday, as rivals in last week's disputed presidential vote showed no willingness to talk. President Mwai Kibaki and...

    Tags: Politics, Death, Desmond Tutu, Kenya, Mwai Kibaki

  18. Dec 18, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Countries pledge to help Palestinian economy

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Representatives from around the world collectively endorsed the latest U.S.-backed Mideast peace initiative Monday, pledging to support the crippled Palestinian economy at a crucial moment when its moderate leaders are engaged in peace talks with Israel....

    Tags: Politics, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Italy, Annapolis

  20. Mar 30, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Get tough on Iran

    DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. and LEE A. CASEY are Washington attorneys who serve as members of the U.N. Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.
    HOLLYWOOD HAS an almost inexhaustible capacity to irritate politicians, both foreign and domestic. The recent film "300," which tells the story of a few hundred Greeks holding off a massive army of invading Persians in 480 BC — saving Western...

    Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Ban Ki-moon, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  22. Jul 24, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Central China grapples with epic flooding

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    HUAINAN, CHINA — For days, the rain had come in warm, drenching sheets. It swelled the Huai River and turned the heavy clay soil along its watershed into a sticky muck that sucked the shoes off people's feet. Zheng Zhaojun had lived here long...

    Tags: Floods, Politics, China, Hu Jintao, Disasters

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