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State recognizes schools for physical fitness, arts programs
In an era where test scores dominate discussions about education, a handful of schools received state recognition Friday for their physical fitness programs. Other groups were singled out for arts programs or career education. Warren High School in...Tags: Siemens, Students, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Examinations
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Similar records, but L.A. mayoral candidates inhabit different worlds
He owns a sleek home in the hills of Echo Park that was renovated with recycled materials, is powered partly by solar panels and was once featured in a top design magazine. She lives in a ranch-style house at the end of a Studio City cul-de-sac, with...
Tags: The Huffington Post, Moby, Eric Garcetti, Schools, Arable Farming
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Kobe Bryant accessorizes with crutches at 'An Unforgettable Evening'
Kobe Bryant looked dapper in his tux Thursday night at "An Unforgettable Evening" in L.A. He had to accessorize with crutches, thanks to the torn Achilles that knocked him out of the NBA playoffs, but he seemed to take it in stride as he posed with...
Tags: NBA Playoffs, Virgin Group, Ltd., Harmon, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry
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David Foster Wallace's 'This Is Water' comes to video
May is graduation season, which makes it only fitting, I suppose, that the folks over at the Glossary should produce a video of what is, perhaps, the most resonant commencement address of the last decade or so, David Foster Wallace’s “This... -
Antidepressants: A help or hindrance to those facing surgery?
About 11% of Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant, making the drugs the most widely used medication in the United States. And with more than 51 million in-patient surgeries performed annually in the United States, a substantial overlap between the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Pharmaceuticals, Depression, Chemical Industry
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Oil and soda taxes advance in California Legislature
SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state. The Senate Health Committee members approved a bill by state...
Tags: Politics, Food Industry, Weight, Consumer Goods Industries, Noreen Evans
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Jennifer Aniston has 'cheat days,' says she was 'a lot rounder'
Jennifer Aniston has "cheat days." You know, the day you don't think about diet or exercise and just eat what ever you want. Here at the Ministry, that's every day. But we digress. On Tuesday night, the "We're the Millers" actress hit the Self...
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Herbalife effort to replace KPMG 'nearing completion,' CFO says
Herbalife Ltd. is making progress in its search for a new accounting firm, executives said during a conference call with analysts Tuesday. The Los Angeles nutritional products company was forced to hire a new accounting firm after KPMG resigned...
Tags: Insider Trading, Fraud, Corporate Crime, Carl Icahn, Economy, Business and Finance
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Herbalife posts better-than-expected earnings, again
Los Angeles nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd. reported $1.1 billion in first-quarter sales and profit that soundly beat analysts' expectations and its own guidance. The company reported earnings of $118.8 million, or $1.10 a share, up from...
Tags: Insider Trading, Economy, Business and Finance, Herbalife Limited, Fraud, Corporate Crime
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Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses
In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Lorazepam (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Multiple Sclerosis, Sleep Apnea
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Christian metal guitarist allegedly sought to kill wife
SAN DIEGO — Tim Lambesis has spent the last 13 years fronting As I Lay Dying, a San Diego-bred metal band that sought to blend a hard-edged punk sound with its members' Christian faith. Lambesis recently posted a video on YouTube in which he and a...
Tags: Entertainment, Murder, Music, Police Arrests, Human Interest
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Posting calories: 'So yesterday' already?
At chain restaurants across the country, the ink is scarcely dry on new menus posting the calorie counts of food and beverage options. But already, public health experts are debating whether there might be better ways to influence Americans' nutritional...
Tags: Weight, Lifestyle and Leisure, Obesity, Local Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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