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http://www.youtube.com/v/e93GTJnzWqI?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Penelope Ann Miller talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Emily Rome at the AFI Fest screening of “The Artist.” Continued here: Penelope Ann Miller at the AFI Fest screening of “The Artist”
http://www.youtube.com/v/XsS6aRoR_18?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Sony has released its HMZ-T1 Personal 3D viewer — a headset with two built-in OLED screens for watching movies and playing videogames in 3D. Sony spokesman Aaron Levine stopped by the Los Angeles Times to let us go hands-on with the device. For impressions on the device from Technology reporter Nathan Olivarez-Giles, check out the LA Time Technology blog at… latimesblogs.latimes.com Video produced by Armand Emamdjomeh/Los Angeles Times Read more from the original source: First look: Sony HMZ-T1, a 3D TV worn on your head
According to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times , embattled Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt has agreed to sell the Dodgers in bankruptcy court . more › Go here to read the rest: Frank McCourt Agrees to Sell Dodgers
When Sheriff Lee Baca said he didn’t know jailer brutality was a serious problem, this didn’t sit well with some critics. If sheriff’s command staff kept Baca in the dark, why weren’t their heads rolling now? And now Los Angeles Times has obtained clear evidence that Baca’s command staff knew jailer brutality was a problem, but the department is still saying that Baca never got the memo — literally. more › See more here: Sheriff Lee Baca’s Staff Knew Jailer Brutality Was a Problem, But He Never Got the Memo
While Los Angeles politicians have started to tell protesters camped on City Hall’s lawn that they might be overstaying their welcome, our Californian neighbors to the North in Oakland and the South in San Diego are really struggling with police who have blocked efforts to maintain a 24/7 presence. more › The rest is here: 51 Arrested As Police Clear Out Occupy San Diego, ACLU Wants All Charges Against Them Dropped
The classic cherry red car was set to be shipped to the Netherlands, but customs officers checked the car’s vehicle identification number and found out that it matched a report of a car being stolen from Vegas in 1988, according to the Los Angeles Times . more › More: At Long Last Classic Porsche Stolen From Vegas 23 Years Ago Recovered at L.A. Port This Week
What are the scariest attractions at Disneyland? It may not be the roller-coasters, if an environmental group’s accusations are well-founded. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation filed an injunction last week that would require the Anaheim, Calfornia park to post warning signs or cover surfaces found to contain lead. According to the Los Angeles Times , Mateel had filed a lawsuit in Orange County court in April, alleging ” excessive levels of lead in such commonly touched objects as the Sword in the Stone attraction,” along with brass door knobs at Minnie’s House, stained-glass windows in a door at the entrance to a beauty salon in Cinderella’s Castle” and several other locations. Last year, Mateel sent individuals to conduct “wipe testing” of various surfaces at Disneyland . They found that a number of surfaces contained many more times the amount of lead than that which requires a posted sign. According to the International Business Times , signs are required when “average exposure exceeds 0.5 micrograms per day.” Disney has claimed that they have posted warning signs and are not violating California law. A Disney spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times , “We have not seen the papers that we are told are being filed, so we cannot comment specifically. However, we believe that Disneyland Resort is in full compliance with the signage requirements.” The research director at the Center For Environmental Health said in a press release, “It’s disappointing that a $38 billion company like Disney canât be bothered to clean up their parks so they’re safe for children. Weâre telling our supporters to send a message to Disney today: there is no place for lead poisoning at the world’s happiest place.” Lead is on the list of chemicals covered by California’s 1986 Proposition 65 that requires the labeling of products or places that contain “chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.” According to health experts , lead poisoning occurs when individuals’ blood contains 10 micrograms per deciliter. This week is the CDC’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week . The CDC reported this summer that lead poisoning among American adults has dropped by over 50 percent in the past 15 years. Read The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation’s “Danger at Disneyland: Lead Hazards At The Happiest Place On Earth” here . Read more: Too Much Lead At Disneyland?
