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New Yorker journalist George Packer’s engrossing Iraq War drama Betrayed is in its last weekend at Lyric Theatre. Packer’s work is based on true accounts of Iraqi citizens working as translators in the Green Zone. more › Read the original: Intense and Edifying: Whitmore Eclectic’s ‘Betrayed’ at Lyric Theatre
The Space 15 Twenty weekly flea market is getting a unique spin this Sunday, thanks to the cooking duo Hot Knives and a celebration of their cookbook “Salad Daze.” Vegetarian chefs Evan George and Alex Brown are bringing together a tasty hodgepodge of their Eastsider pals to sell wares and entertain. more › Link: Hot Knives Take Over Sunday Flea Market For an Eastside, Veggie-Centric Yard Sale
Porn star Sasha Grey recently participated in the Read Across America program, for which the performer read a story to a classroom full of children. Then we made immature jokes about it on the Internets. more › Continued here: 10 Best “Sasha Grey Reads To Kids” Twitter Jokes
A deputy district attorney in San Diego commit suicide in front of a cop at a traffic stop last night. Escondido police had received a report that prosecutor Christine Trevino, 51, was acting suicidal. more › The rest is here: San Diego Prosecutor Commits Suicide In Front of Cop During a Traffic Stop
Cars.com has pulled the plug on sponsoring Penn State games on ESPN and they won’t be the last. — It’s Veterans Day and there’s plenty of TV about it but it used to be Armistice Day, let’s have more of that. — More news & The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more › Follow this link: TV Junkie: Sponsor Pulls Plug on Penn State Games; Veterans/Armistice Day
Every year the nation celebrates Veterans Day on Nov. 11. The U.S. Census Bureau has compiled a slew of facts and information about the federal holiday, beginning with its establishment. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to “Veterans Day” as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Veterans by the Numbers 21.8 million military veterans in the United States in 2010 1.6 million female veterans in 2010 2.4 million African-American veterans in 2010 1.2 million Hispanic veterans in 2010 265,000 Asian veterans in 2010 156,000 American Indian or Alaska Native veterans in 2010 28,000 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander veterans in 2010 (The numbers for African-Americans, Asians, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, and non-Hispanic whites, cover only those reporting a single race.) When They Served 7.6 million Vietnam-era veterans in 2010. Thirty-five percent of all living veterans served during this time (1964-1975) 4.8 million served during the Gulf War (representing service from Aug. 2, 1990, to present) 2.1 million served in World War II (1941-1945) 2.6 million served in the Korean War (1950-1953) 5.5 million served in peacetime only 49,500 living veterans in 2010 who served during the Vietnam era and both Gulf War eras and no other period Other living veterans in 2010 who served during three wars: 54,000 served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam era Living veterans in 2010 who served during two wars and no other period: 837,000 served during both Gulf War eras 211,000 served during both the Korean War and the Vietnam era 147,000 served during both World War II and the Korean War Source: 2010 American Community Survey Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Read more: Important Facts About Veterans Day
A female hiker was the victim of a sexual assault on Halloween afternoon in Elysian Park, and the Los Angeles Police Department have released a sketch of the suspect, who may have tracked down his victim using Twitter . more › Visit link: Police Release Sketch of Elysian Park Sexual Assault Suspect
When you think of Sasha Grey, a number of things might come to mind: violent sex. Playing a prostitute for Steven Soderbergh. Going buck naked on “Entourage.” But if you don’t immediately conjure up an image of her reading a storybook to a group of first-graders, you will now. TMZ reports that Grey was brought in to Emerson Elementary School in Compton on November 2 as part of the Read Across America program… more › See original here: Porn Star Sasha Grey Reads to Compton First-Graders, School Denies It
It’s a rumor no more: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially announced late yesterday that funnyman Billy Crystal will indeed return to host the Oscars in 2012. more › Excerpt from: Academy Confirms: Billy Crystal Will Return As Oscars Host For 9th Time
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