Tag: news

March 26, 2013 /

Oral Arguments: 12-144.exe – 12-144a.pdf. Addressing the merits of the case during the first of two days of arguments on same-sex marriage, Justice Kennedy voiced sympathy for the children of gay and lesbian couples. “There’s some 40,000 children in California that live with same-sex parents,” he said, as the justices…

February 27, 2013 /

Van Cliburn arriving in Los Angeles for his appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in 1958. This image is from the USC Digital Library. Airport arrival, 1958 :: Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961. Mr. Cliburn, a Texan, was a lanky 23-year-old when he clinched the gold medal in the inaugural year…

February 15, 2013 /

Meteor shards hit Russia after explosion in the sky – video | World news | guardian.co.uk. The Tunguska Event – 1908 Hollywood pales in comparison. And as scientists tried to piece together the chain of events that led to Friday’s disaster — on the very day a small asteroid passed…

February 11, 2013 /
February 3, 2013 /

According to this fellow: …it involves his old team and the Raven’s of Baltimore, who apparently like their cheerleaders: …very slender. The Ravens’ cheerleader and her telltale waistline – latimes.com.

January 21, 2013 /

MR. OBAMA: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall that what binds this…

November 25, 2012 /

From whence much interesting information flows:

October 28, 2012 /

NEW YORK TIMES: October 28, 2012 New York Prepares for Storm’s Arrival By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ As the National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Sandy could bring “life-threatening” flooding along the Atlantic coast, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said that subway, bus, and railroad service in New York would…

September 21, 2012 /

Today the Space Shuttle, built by Rockwell International, arrives in Los Angeles and will be on exhibit at the California Science Center. Fly overs will include JPL in La Canada, Griffith Park Observatory, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Venice Beach, the Long Beach Aquarium, The Queen Mary, the Getty Museum, and Exposition…

August 20, 2012 /

Ms. Diller, a 37-year-old homemaker when she took up comedy, mined her domestic life for material, assuring audiences that she fed Fang and her kids garbage soup and buried her ironing in the backyard. She exuded an image that was part Wicked Witch of the West (a role she actually…