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'Wake Up!' Apple store protest? Nope, BlackBerry marketing stunt
Desperate? Clever? Too little, too late? It's hard to know what to make of the news that Research in Motion, the company behind BlackBerry, has taken credit for the "WAKE UP!" "protest" that took place outside an Apple store in Sydney, Australia, last...
Tags: Australia, Companies and Corporations, Sydney (Australia), Economy, Business and Finance, Research in Motion Ltd.
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Elvis Costello and the Imposters announce West Coast tour dates
Pop & HissElvis Costello's Spectacular Spinning Songbook Tour will make a West Coast run this spring, including a return to the Wiltern, along with dates in Seattle, Portland, Ore., San Diego and San Francisco.... -
Verizon TV serves up Tennis Channel (again)
Company TownVerizon FiOS TV resumes its carriage of Santa Monica-based Tennis Channel. The Tennis Channel shares coverage of the Australian Open tennis tournament with ESPN.... -
The stars align for kabbalah
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSecond of two parts When Philip Berg decided in the early 1970s to teach kabbalah to the masses, he predicted that orthodox rabbis would stone him and his wife, Karen. For a long time, that seemed a pompous overstatement. Few people had even heard of the...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Michael Buble, Movies, Cher, Charity
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Elvis Costello on price of new box set: 'Either a misprint or a satire'
Pop & HissElvis Costello decries price of his new box set in post on his website: "We at www.elviscostello.com find ourselves unable to recommend 'The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook' as the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire."... -
Is it safe to split pills or take old drugs?
Whether you're treating a chronic condition or trying to stock your medicine cabinet with the basics, medications can be pricey.
To cut costs, you may be considering splitting pills or taking a medication after it has expired (though staring down a...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chemicals, U.S. Military, Lab Tests, Drugs and Medicines
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Harold Camping: Rapture fails to arrive in Europe; atheist party to begin in Oakland
L.A. NOWThe rapture has so far failed to materialize as predicted by an Oakland-based evangelical broadcaster, who warned that each time zone would experience cataclysmic events Saturday at 6 p.m. In London, the dreaded hour came and went without incident, the...... -
LAPD officials unsure if 'Rico Suave' bandit held in Australia is the man they seek
L.A. NOWAustralian police have arrested a Peruvian man suspected in several hotel room thefts and burglaries who authorities also believe could be the “Rico Suave” bandit responsible for a series of similar break-ins in Los Angeles that targeted an Israeli... -
Autism: Kids put at risk
James Coman's son has an unusual skill. The 7-year-old, his father says, can swallow six pills at once.
Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, he had been placed on an intense regimen of supplements and medications aimed at treating the disorder. He was...Tags: Crimes, Science and Technology, Personal Service, Parent Organizations, Medical Research
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San Francisco: The transit museum known as the F line
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe green-and-gold tram trundled down the road, a small Australian flag hanging out the driver's window. I stared in amazement, momentarily forgetting my morning coffee. As it rumbled past, I could see the words " Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"...Tags: Car Guides and Reviews, World War II (1939-1945), Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Trips and Vacations
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Military deaths
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq: Micheal B. Alleman, 31, of Logan, Utah; corporal, Army. Alleman was among three soldiers killed Monday when their unit was attacked with...Tags: Death, Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense
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LeBron, Akron Zoo jaguar, to leave Ohio for Florida
L.A. UnleashedAKRON, Ohio — A LeBron is leaving northeast Ohio, but it's a cat, not a Cavalier. Whether NBA superstar LeBron James is staying with the Cleveland Cavaliers is still a big question, but the Akron Zoo said Thursday that it......
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