China political star Xi Jinping a study in contrasts: This is a profile on the Chinese vice president, who begins his U.S. tour this week. On track to take China’s top post this year, he was sent as a teen to a dirt-poor village. Photo: Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping waves to Thai students during a visit to Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
A mysterious King of Hearts rules over the Hollywood Hills: Long, meandering explorations of Hollywoodland reveal a trail of painted hearts and so much more that is invisible to the harried drivers of our teeming streets. Photo: Someone calling himself the King of Hearts has left painted hearts all over Beachwood Canyon in Hollywood, including... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
Nonprofits fear money in center’s care vanished: More than 200 nonprofit groups, from animals rights organizations to political activists, said most of their donated funds appear to have vanished after the organization that watched over the money suddenly ceased operations last month. Steve Sugarman, the center’s executive director, said in an... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
So, what are you guys doing for Valentine’s Day?
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Things you probably already knew but are good reminders anyway: Moderate exercise can give you a cognitive boost. A growing body of evidence shows that regular exercise — be it resistance training or aerobic — helps ward off a host of cognitive impairments and enhances brainpower all life long. Photo: Adding an exercise routine can also add brain... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
It’s L.A. designers’ time to shine: Forget the “casual” clichés. West Coast designers are taking the New York runways by storm with styles that break the sun-and-surf mold. Photo: Corey Lynn Calter’s collection hit the New York Fashion Week runway for the first time, and though the designer is based in L.A., don’t call her line laid-back. Credit:... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
Jan. 13, 1969: A sea of Volkswagen vehicles — mostly the famous Beetle model — sit at Terminal Island after unloading from a ship.
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Suddenly, the pressure is off: Some college-bound teens already know where they are going next, but even if they don’t, they’ve done all they can for now. It’s time to kick back. Photo: Elliott Lee, 17, who goes to Arcadia High school, is trying his chances at nine California state universities and four private schools. Credit: Gary Friedman / Los... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
Historic tales unfolding in Syria: Amid violence and paranoia, powerful scenes play out on both sides of the conflict in an increasingly polarized Damascus. Neighborhood kids are sent out on bicycles to see whether it is safe to gather. When they give the all-clear, the streets come alive with marchers chanting for Assad’s downfall. Within... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
Being a workaholic may not be so bad: Getting too wound up in work can be bad for you, physically and psychologically. Unless, of course, you love it that way.
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Testing pot in a legal vacuum: Few standards apply to quality of marijuana, because the federal government considers all use illegal. His lab, called The Werc Shop, tests medical cannabis for levels of the psychoactive ingredient known as THC and a few dozen other compounds, as well as for contaminants like molds, bacteria and pesticides that... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project: The unexpected deaths of kit foxes and discovery of ancient human settlements threaten to delay or even cancel a $1-billion, 250-megawatt installation on federal land in the desert near Blythe. - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
Singer Whitney Houston died Saturday in Beverly Hills, according to law enforcement sources. Authorities are trying to determine a cause of death. It’s unclear whether she died at a hotel or in a residence, said the source, who asked to remain anonymous because the investigation is ongoing. Houston, 48, was in the Los Angeles area for a musical... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...
latimes: Singer Whitney Houston died Saturday in Beverly Hills, according to law enforcement sources. Authorities are trying to determine a cause of death. It’s unclear whether she died at a hotel or in a residence, said the source, who asked to remain anonymous because the investigation is ongoing. Houston, 48, was in the Los Angeles area for a... - http://latimes.tumblr.com/post...