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Billie Jean King keeps her eye on the future of tennis in the U.S.
She is 68 going on 40. Her name is Billie Jean King, and she still hints that a cure to all that ails her beloved sport of tennis can be found in how she did it. "Leave your guts on the court," she says, and she means in life, as well as tennis. She...
Tags: College Sports, Los Angeles Times Columnists, French Open, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Pete Sampras
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Bugatti from Napoleon heir and rare Maserati to go on auction
From the rides of kings to a king of rock and roll, auction house Gooding & Co. has scored a couple of notable entries for its annual auction at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August. The Santa Monica seller of high-end collector cars...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Jamiroquai (music group), Ford, Maserati, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Sailing for U.S. in London is a point of pride for Anna Tunnicliffe
DALLAS -- Anna Tunnicliffe was born and raised in England. And she has the British accent to prove it. "With certain words it comes out," she acknowledged. But that does not, she insists, make this summer's Olympic Games a homecoming. "I'm American,"...
Tags: Plantation, London (England), Awards and Prizes, Old Dominion University, Alan Hale Sr.
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Southwest Museum's conservation project draws closer to completion
The pace is picking up on the massive conservation project in process at the Southwest Museum in Mount Washington. The end is almost in sight: Only 36,000 objects to go! In 2003, when the poverty-stricken institution merged with the more affluent...
Tags: Sprague, Politics, Lobbying, Museums, Environmental Issues
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Preserving the true spirit of New Orleans
In the days and weeks after Hurricane Katrina made landfall and the dark waters rose in late summer 2005, it didn't take long for people outside New Orleans to begin inquiring — not just about the safety of loved ones or the state of the...
Tags: Artists, Fine Artists, Sam Cooke, Human Interest, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Huntington buys 16th century 'St. George and the Dragon' statue
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Garden in San Marino announced Tuesday that it has acquired a 16th century sculpture titled "St. Georgeand the Dragon" that it is attributing to the Renaissance artist Giovan Angelo del Maino. The...
Tags: Artists, St. George, Italy, Milan (Italy), Arts and Culture
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Flipping digitally through John Peel's record collection
Pop & HissLegendary British DJ John Peel's record collection is going up online. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts looks at the first batch of vinyl.... -
Ed Kushins' home exchange firm began as a hobby
The gig: Ed Kushins, 65, is the founder and president of HomeExchange.com, based in Hermosa Beach. It is one of the nation's largest members-only home exchange businesses.
What is a home exchange? With 43,000 members, HomeExchange helps participants...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Companies and Corporations, Cameron Diaz, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hotels and Accommodations
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Marie Kolasinski dies at 90; Christian activist ran O.C. crafts business
Marie Kolasinski, a devoutly anti-government Orange County grandmother who was sent to jail at 85 after clashing with health inspectors at her popular quilting and crafts emporium, has died. She was 90.
Once dubbed "Che Kolasinski" by a local newspaper...Tags: Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Foods and Beverages, FBI, Judges, Justice System
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Zynga's chief operating officer plays it safe
As a hurricane barreled toward the Florida Keys, John Schappert, the chief operating officer of Zynga Inc., was on a charter boat to catch lobsters with half a dozen friends. When the winds kicked up and large waves tossed the small craft about,...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Miami Dade College, Companies and Corporations, Xbox 360, Science and Technology
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On Venice Garden & Home Tour, old blends with new
L.A. at HomeThe driveway has disappeared, and in its place is a verdant entry garden. Walk past the precast concrete block wall edged with succulents, and cross a diagonal stepping stone path toward a covered veranda. A series of thresholds -- some...... -
Peter Berg sinks his teeth into 'Battleship'
ABOARD THE USS SPRUANCE — On a clear, windless morning in January, director Peter Berg climbed from aU.S. Navy helicopter onto the deck of this 9,200-ton destroyer steaming north off the coast of San Diego and hurried to the bridge to meet the ship'...
Tags: Military Equipment, U.S. Army, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship (movie)
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