Tips for greening a rented apartment
Greening an apartment, even without help from a landlord, is doable. Tiffany Hsu explores the path to eco-tenancy, and all the graywater systems, recycled toilet paper and chemical-free paint involved.
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EGYPT: Oil and gas reserves reach highest levels ever
With 18.3 billion barrels of oil, Egypt has achieved its highest-ever proven oil reserves during the 2009-2010 fiscal year ending last June, the state's official MENA agency announced. Crossing the 18...
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LEBANON: Iranian director's Jesus film pulled
The Iranian director of a controversial show depicting the story of Jesus has criticized Lebanese Christian groups who protested the airing of the serial, which was pulled from the air by two local...
View ArticleFed finalizes ban on lender-paid bonuses for mortgage brokers
The Federal Reserve has finalized its rules banning lender-paid bonuses for mortgage brokers and loan officers who get borrowers to accept a higher interest rate than necessary. The Fed said that its...
View ArticleL.A. County Registrar's office in Norwalk to stay open late Wednesday for gay...
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's office in Norwalk will be staying open late Wednesday to accommodate an expected rush in gay marriages. A stay on a judge’s decision to invalidate...
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Corey Pavin: Tiger Woods 'high on my list' for U.S. Ryder Cup spot
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin told reporters at a news conference in downtown Milwaukee on Monday that Tiger Woods is still "high on my list" for one of four wild card spots on the team. Players...
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Tila Tequila attacked during late-night rap performance
Tila Tequila was pelted with rocks and bottles in the wee hours Saturday, then chased off stage at a music festival in Illinois by a mob who allegedly surrounded her trailer, rocking it and breaking...
View ArticleL.A. County malpractice settlement payouts increased as incidents declined,...
Los Angeles County’s payouts to settle medical malpractice lawsuits have increased in recent years even as the number of incidents leading to malpractice claims decreased, according to a...
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Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has strong words for top draft pick Bryce...
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg says he has no advice to offer the team's top draft pick, catcher Bryce Harper, who has until midnight Monday to come to a deal with the team. But after...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor requests and receives last rites
Zsa Zsa Gabor, who returned to the hospital Friday after a brief return home earlier in the week, requested and received last rites on Sunday, her publicist John Blanchette told L.A. Now.The actress...
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Rooney Mara will be the girl with the dragon tattoo
Actress Rooney Mara will play Lisbeth Salander, the edgy heroine of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." The wildly popular mystery has already been brought to the screen in Swedish; director David...
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Mel Gibson escapes injury after crashing Maserati into Malibu hillside
Actor-director Mel Gibson was uninjured after crashing his Maserati sports car into a hillside on Malibu Canyon Road, officials said Monday. Gibson, 54, lost control of his 2008 car about 8:35 p.m....
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'Rubicon:' Taking a timeout from the central conspiracy
Recognizing that by episode four the show's viewers could use a break from the mounting minutia involved in the basic plot -- the revelatory crossword puzzle, David Hadas' phobia about the number 13,...
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Is 'Scott Pilgrim's' Michael Cera still a long way from being a movie star?
Michael Cera's new movie is called "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," but it was really "Scott Pilgrim" vs. two much more worldly films at the box office this weekend. And "Scott Pilgrim" got pummeled,...
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