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JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE Marks 180 Day Anniversary - msnbc.com

the Los Angeles conference center hotel served as the headquarter hotel for the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, the annual convention for the American Society of Association Executives and served as co-host for ...

Rave promoter Insomniac sues Los Angeles - 89.3 KPCC

Insomniac, Inc. – the promoter for raves and other music shows - is suing the city of Los Angeles for cancelling an October concert at the L.A. Convention Center. Insomniac staged the Electric Daisy Carnival ...

Insomniac, Inc. Files Suit Against City of Los Angeles for Canceling Tiesto Concert at the ... - msnbc.com

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After many attempts to amicably resolve a dispute over the cancellation of an Insomniac, Inc. promoted Tiesto concert at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 30 ...

Rave Promoter Sues City of Los Angeles Over Canceled Event--Why We Should All Care - Huffingtonpost.com

On Friday, Insomniac Inc, the promotion company behind the now notorious Electric Daisy Carnival, filed a million-plus dollar lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Convention Center after the ...

Coca-Cola(R) and Dia De La Mujer Latina Brings First-Ever 'Health Fiesta' to Los Angeles - Forbes

August 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, drew more than 5,000 attendees. Free screenings included breast cancer exams, diabetes + cholesterol check-ups, vision tests, pregnancy tests, blood pressure tests,

Los Angeles Convention Center/ South Hall G - Daily Breeze

8/28 12:00p RADIO DISNEY’S N.B.T WINNER JASMINE SAGGINARIO TO PERFORM AT FIRST-EVER EDVANT EXPO 12:00p RADIO DISNEY AM 1110 PRESENTS-- N.B.T WINNER JASMINE SAGGINARIO TO PERFORM AT FIRST-EVER EDVANT EXPO 12:00p ...

L.A. to host annual theater convention - Los Angeles Times

... Los Angeles to host its 21st annual convention, a three-day marathon of meetings ... REDCAT (tucked under the Walt Disney Concert Hall) and the Los Angeles Theatre Center, Eyring said that transportation and ...

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NWA AT THE OMNI, WCCW STAR WARS, CADILLAC TOURNAMENT, BATTLE ... - Pro Wrestling Insider

... Central States Wrestling), Jim Crockett (Mid-Atlantic (Charlotte)), Dory Detton (Western States Sports), Rudy Dusek (New York), Cal Eaton (Los Angeles ... the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth,

Voting Question: Does anyone know the exact attendance numbers for Anime Expo 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center?

Resolved Question: Exxxotica in Los Angeles Convention Center?

I'm planning to check out Exxxotica LA this upcoming month of July, as a male who hasn't seen a porn flick right? Anyhow I plan to go...anyone been to one? if you have before can you answer my ?'s - How much is it or average for a pic? - Can I use my own camera to take a picture w/ a star? Will they charge me? - Any free stuff? more

Resolved Question: Cheap parking close to Los Angeles Convention Center?

I'm going to E3 in a couple of weeks and I've heard that the parking here is like 25 dollars per day. Does any one know of a cheap parking lot close to the convention center, it doesn't matter if I have to walk a little, I preffer walking than paying 25 bucks. more

Resolved Question: Where Is The Cheapest Anime Expo Parking?

I went to Anime Expo last year and I forgot where some of the cheap parking is. Does anyone know where good cheap parking is around the Los Angeles Convention Center? I'm only hoping to pay between $1-$10. more

Resolved Question: How can i get a job working at the Anime Expo AX 2010 in Los Angeles?

the one happening at the Los Angeles convention center July 1 - 4, oh and i'm 15. (can i even get a job there?) more

Resolved Question: MEGAN IS NOT MAN i have proof ! do you know megan fox like i do ?

megan fox is not man she is woman Megan Denise Fox Fox is of Irish, French and Native American ancestry[5] and was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Darlene Tonachio and Franklin Fox. Fox's parents divorced when she was young and she and her sister were raised by her mother and her stepfather, Tony Tonachio.[6][7][8] She said that the two were "very strict" and that she wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend.[6] She lived with her mother until she made enough money to support herself.[6] Fox began her training in drama and dance at age five, in Kingston, Tennessee.[9] She attended a dance class at the community center there and was involved in Kingston Elementary School's chorus and the Kingston Clippers swim team. At 10 years of age, after moving to St. Petersburg, Florida, Fox continued her training.[10][11] When she was 13 years old, Fox began modeling after winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina.[12] Fox attended St. Lucie West Centennial High School[citation needed] but tested out of school via correspondence at age 17 in order to move to Los Angeles.[6] Fox has spoken extensively of her time in education; that in middle school she was bullied and picked on and she ate lunch in the bathroom to avoid being "pelted with ketchup packets". She said that the problem was not her looks, but that she had "always gotten along better with boys" and that "rubbed some people the wrong way".[13] Fox also said of high school that she was never popular and that "everyone hated me, and I was a total outcast, my friends were always guys, I have a very aggressive personality, and girls didn’t like me for that. I’ve had only one great girlfriend my whole life".[13] In the same interview, she mentions that she hated school and has never been "a big believer in formal education" and that "the education I was getting seemed irrelevant. So, I was sort of checked out on that part of it".[13] . plus if you see bone on her neck she not mad you idiot i have same thing . Fox is good friends with Jennifer Blanc, Kellan Rhude, Jennifer's Body co-star Amanda Seyfried, Michael Biehn and Transformers co-star Shia LaBeouf.[68] She is a fan of comic books, anime, and video games, and has said that her interest in art began at 12 years old, when she watched animated shows during Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network.[13] Fox's favorite artist is Michael Turner whose Fathom comic she describes as a longtime obsession.[6] Fox has two dogs, including a Pomeranian named after Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious.[68] Fox has also openly stated that she supports the legalization of marijuana, saying that she does not consider it a drug and that she would be first in line to buy a pack of joints.[69] In September 2008, Fox alluded to being bisexual; in an interview with GQ magazine, she said that when she was 18 years old she fell in love with and sought to establish a relationship with a female stripper. She used this experience to illustrate her belief that "all humans are born with the ability to be attracted to both sexes" and additionally showed interest in Olivia Wilde.[70][71][72] In May 2009, she confirmed her bisexuality.[73] In the June 2009 issue of ELLE, however, she stated that she somewhat distorted the events of her relationship with the stripper, saying she has given certain male writers "an amped-up version" of her past. "They’re boys; they’re easily toyed with," she said. "I tell stories and have them eating out of my hand. Not all of it is true. In fact, most of it is bullshit."[74] Fox said, "I never said she was my girlfriend! I just said that I loved her, and I did love her. The real story is more sobering. It’s not a sexy, fun-time, fantasy story. But that’s not the story you tell GQ."[74] Fox has additionally been open about her insecurities, and self-harming. She also acknowledges that she has low self-esteem: “Yeah. But I don't want to elaborate. I would never call myself a cutter. Girls go through different phases when they're growing up, when they're miserable and do different things, whether it's an eating disorder or they dabble in cutting. I'm really insecure about everything. I see what I look like, but there are things that I like and things that I dislike. My hair is good. The color of my eyes is good, obviously. I'm too short. But overall, I'm not super excited about the whole thing. I never think I'm worthy of anything... I have a sick feeling of being mocked all the time. I have a lot of self-loathing. Self-loathing doesn't keep me from being happy. But that doesn't mean I don't struggle. I am very vulnerable. But I can be aggressive, hurtful, domineering and selfish, too. I'm emotionally unpredictable and all over the place. I'm a control freak.[75] she said on more

Resolved Question: ideas for red-haired cosplay?

im going to the anime expo at the los angeles convention center this summer and i need some ideas of who to dress up as. i am a girl with shoulder length red hair and i would like to cosplay as a red head. any suggestions? thanks -echo- more

Resolved Question: Who would be a better African American President Barack Hussein Obama or Star Parker?

Star Parker is the founder and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal & Education, a 501(c)3 non-profit think tank that provides a national voice of reason on issues of race and poverty in the media, inner city neighborhoods, and public policy. Prior to her involvement in social activism, Star Parker was a single welfare mother in Los Angeles, California. After receiving Christ, Star returned to college, received a BS degree in marketing and launched an urban Christian magazine. The 1992 Los Angeles riots destroyed her business, yet served as a springboard for her focus on faith and market-based alternatives to empower the lives of the poor. As a social policy consultant, Star Parker gives regular testimony before the United States Congress, and is a national expert on major television and radio shows across the country. Currently, Star is a regular commentator on CNN, CNBC, CBN, FOX News, and the United Kingdom's BBC. She has debated Jesse Jackson on BET; fought for school choice on Larry King Live; defended welfare reform on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and spoke at the 1996 Republican National Convention. http://www.urbancure.org/starparker.asp more

Resolved Question: How can the US give 20 million illegals amnesty & the dream act when this country is going broke?

In Arizona, a cash-pinched legislature put the Capitol building up for sale, proposing to lease it back for state use. In the small Colorado town of Colorado Springs, officials shut off half the street lamps and one-third of the traffic lights, told residents who wanted short grass in public parks to bring their own lawnmowers, and auctioned off a police helicopter on eBay. Around the country, libraries have been shuttered, after-school programmes have been curtailed, mental health services have been decimated. In Los Angeles, the nation's second largest metropolis, the Democratic mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, addressed a full session of the city council on 9 February to detail just how grim the city's finances had become. Miguel Santana, the city administrative officer (the CAO is the mayor and council's chief financial adviser) had recently informed the mayor's office that LA was facing a $200m shortfall through the end of this financial year and another half billion dollar-plus shortfall in the years to come if it didn't radically, and rapidly, restructure its budget. Santana didn't mince words. His nearly 300-page report (pdf) opened with this stark warning: The job losses are adding to LA's already great economic pain – the city has a more than 11% unemployment rate; even with progressives occupying key positions in the city's political leadership, the evisceration of core public services will, over the years to come, impact the quality of life of most Angelenos; and the privatisation of venues such as the zoo and the convention centre will harm the city's long-term ability to raise sufficient revenue to meet its growing needs. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/feb/25/financial-crisis-useconomy more

Resolved Question: What is the best way to get from Los Angeles Airport -LAX to Palm Springs? (near the convention centre)?

Resolved Question: What is Hemp Con at the LA Convention Center?

I just heard a commercial on the radio for Hemp Con at the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend. I read it is to educate the public about medical marijuana, but I was wondering what exactly goes on there. Has anyone ever been? What kinds of things do they have there? more

Resolved Question: What's the best and cheapest way to go to the Los Angeles Convention Center from Bakersfield for Anime Expo?

at first, there was no problem at all!!! i was planning on car pooling with a friend and with her friends but then her friends had some issues with the whole hotel thing, there would of been 3 or 4 girls and me, a guy, i know guys would be thinking that i'm a lucky son of a gun!!! i thought the same thing too!!! gi gi gi lol but i guess they just don't feel comfortable with it even though i wouldn't really do anything to them!!! but anyways, i need some suggestions on how to get to anime expo in LA from Bakersfield, sure i could drive but i have a 1997 Chevy Astro Van, and to drive that thing that far for just person doesn't feel worth it or at least it's going to be really expensive for me, so i guess my question is does anybody know if the amtrak train or a greyhound bus stop somewhere close to the los angeles convention center??? also, at first i didn't really mind if i did drive over there but then i thought about the whole hotel thing and i'm going to have to get my own room which will cost me more now because at first we were just gonna split it all together and would of been like $100 for all 4 days but now i'm going to be alone so it's gonna cost me a lot more!!! so any help would be really appreciated!!! thanks more

Resolved Question: Is Los Angeles convention center a bad place to to?

Resolved Question: What's the term for people who completely apathetic about bad situations that happen to them?

Hey guys, I'm not exactly apathetic. I can feel happiness and joy to the fullest extent, and to an extent, anger and sadness. (but anger and sadness are at the most minimal level...) Yeah, I've suffered enough resentment and depression in the past to be upset over any trivial bad things anymore. For example, I lost my phone at the Los Angeles convention center. At first I fretted and then like 26 seconds later, I didn't care anymore.... Apathy~ Today, I received a parking ticket from one of my school's parking officers because I forgot to display my permit in my car. $45 fine... I felt nothing... zero.. nada.. zilch emotions in regards to this happening. However, I can be overjoyed and become really, really happy to the fullest. My hyperness could go way off the meter. It's just negative emotions that I can't seem to have.... So, what's the correct terminology (or just appropriate term) for people who are apathetic merely about bad things? Please give me an answer. >.< Random Fact: I'm usually an optimistic person. more

Resolved Question: About Barneys warehouse sale Downtown Los Angeles...?

Is there an Entrance fee at the Barneys New York Warehouse sale at the LA Convention Center? more

Resolved Question: need help how can i get to Los Angeles Convention Center on a bus?

help me more

Resolved Question: Is there a beach somewhat close to Los Angeles - somewhere near the Convention Center?

What is the closest beach to the Los Angeles Convention Center? more

Resolved Question: Info re Los Angeles Convention Center?

On July 4th, we are taking our daughter and her friend to the LACC to attend an Anime Expo and then my husband and I need to hang out around that area for the day...what the heck is there to do around there? What would you suggest-or-do you know a website that would list ideas? Thanks. more

Resolved Question: The 1st Annual THC Convention?

Los Angeles held the 1st Annual THC Expo this past weekend at the LA Convention Center. It was a great time. Tell me what you thought of it? Did anyone out there go to this? more

Resolved Question: What are some good bars close to the LA Convention Center?

I'm looking to host a small gathering and am looking for a good bar or two near the Los Angeles Convention Center. more

Resolved Question: Is There Cheap Hotels Near The Los Angeles Convention Center?

I am trying to get a room for my cousin and I for Anime Expo 2009, which is July 2 - July 5. I wanted to know if there were any cheap hotels or motels near the Los Angeles Convention Center. Also, my cousin is 13, is that considered child or adult when booking a hotel? The quality of the hotel is not important to me, just the price. I tried getting the Holiday Inn near the Convention Center but it's fully book for the dates that I wanted. more

Resolved Question: is there a catch to all the hype "huge sale pennies on the dollar"?

Ever been to one of those huge sale that happens at the convention center. They claim you can buy items for pennies on the dollar. Clothes, jewelry, electronics etc. Is it worth going to? There's one coming to Los Angeles soon.I understand it cost to go in even if you don't buy anything more

Resolved Question: Los Angeles Convention Center in The hood?

HI I have a cheerleading competition at the los angeles convention center and i am wondering if its like in the expensive part of la or the hoodish or like people that aren't rich or poor because my teams freaking out because its not in beverly hills and they think they are going to get shot. Thanks :) more

Resolved Question: How can Governor Kathleen Selibus be going to be a HHS?

To people who never been or live in the state of Kansas, I want you to know who Kathleen Selibus is. I live in right inside Kansas. She has been on money of mismangement during her both terms and never really fix the health care in generally despite of the happy note Media says about her.Governor Kathleen Selibus threw $145 million in a few months of her first term and even more $ later on, penalized some private corporations and private insurances, and private medical clinic for not working out with the universal health care plan. Many of them fought against her. But the health care never been really fixed and or work into the basic core of solutions, only did expanded the cancer treatments,and children health programs for the low income families. As you know already she is a big supporter of late term abortion without offers the counseling. Other things you ought to know, Governor Kathleen Selibus has tried to turn Down town K.C into Los Angeles or Chicago- widen freeways,4 huge convention center which some of freeways is already been processed in and she tried to fight to allow to put $400 million being a part of the developers group of sport complex fields for soccer between Antioch and 69 in South Overland Park in 2006. We already have one, why need have 2 of them?. The Overland park residents in that area- people went out protested at the hearing, and then voted against it. The bill failed. Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill in 2003 allowing illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition at state land-grant colleges (such as KU, K-State, Wichita State, Pittsburg State, and perhaps Fort Hays State)! This is a slap in the face of every legal immigrant and citizen. This law is in direct violation of USC Title 8. Kris Kobach,who ran against Dennis Moore for the 3rd Congressional District seat, is part of the legal team to bring down this highly unconstitutional law. She also allowed the courts to "dictate" budgeting. The KS(Kansas) Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that public schools were unconstitutional just because they could not get budgeted for funds! As you wondered why she got to be governor twice I believe she bought the election in a way. She is a very wealthy and from a long line of politican family- Her father was a governor of Ohio.I am apalled by most of the choices Obama has made thus far. The outrageous spending bill that he calls stimulus, his desire to DIRECTLY oversee the census, his broken promise of no earmarks are just a few examples of his socialist agenda. 2010 and 2012 can't come fast enough! Now, How can you stand the choices of people Obama, he choose for to be part of his adminstration? like Nancy Ann DeParle,who is going to be nominate of commissioner of Human and Health service, just another part of old Clinton Adminstration, who going to work with Governor Kathleen Selibus,two health czars?! Do you notice all of them have in one common - Spending! more

Resolved Question: Do you think these are funny?

A young man goes into the Job Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and sees a card advertising for a Gynecologist's Assistant. Interested, he goes to learn more; 'Can you give me some more details?' he asks the clerk. The clerk pulls up the file and says, 'The job entails getting the ladies ready for the gynecologist. You have to help them out of their underwear, lay them down and carefully wash their private regions, then apply shaving foam and gently shave off the hair, then rub in soothing oils so that they're ready for the gynecologist's examination. There's an annual salary of $65,000, but you're going to have to go to Albuquerque New Mexico . That's about 620 miles from here.' 'Good grief, is that where the job is?' 'No sir --- that's where the end of the line is right now.' A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you $800 to drop that towel.' After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, 'Who was that?' 'It was Bob the next door neighbor,' she replies. 'Great,' the husband says, 'did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?' Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure. A man boarded an aircraft at London Heathrow Airport 's Terminal 5 for New York , and taking his seat as he settled in, he noticed a very beautiful woman boarding the plane. He realised she was heading straight toward his seat and bingo - she took the seat right beside him. 'Hello', he blurted out, 'Business trip or vacation?' She turned, smiled enchantingly and said, 'Business. I'm going to the annual nymphomaniac convention in the United States .' He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs! Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, 'What's your business role at this convention?' 'Lecturer,' she responded. 'I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.' 'Really', he smiled, 'what myths are those?' 'Well,' she explained, 'one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well endowed when, in fact, it's the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men of Greek descent. We have also found that the best potential lovers in all categories are the Irish.' Suddenly the woman became uncomfortable and blushed. 'I'm sorry,' she said 'I really shouldn't be discussing this with you, I don't even know your name!' 'Tonto,' the man said. 'Tonto Papadopoulos, but my friends call me Paddy.' more

Resolved Question: Anime Expo 2009 in Los Angeles?

hey I heard that anime expo will be held at the convention center in Los Angeles from now on is that true?? if so then do u noe why?? more

Resolved Question: If Bush spent us in to poverty, then can you please explain how?

spending almost another trillion on items such as this is any different? The few, and the key word few jobs that these will create will only last for a very very short term. Then its back to unemployment. The only difference is that we are a trillion more in debt to the Chinese. If you hated bushes spending, they why in the world would you want anyone to spend this much more? Just look what they are spending it on. And yes, this is as of today. President-elect Obama's transition team is promising that its $700 billion, or $850 billion, or $1 trillion, or whatever it now is "stimulus" won't include pork-barrel spending. They must not have talked to the nation's mayors, who recently responded to Mr. Obama's request to compile their priority list of "shovel-ready" projects. By all accounts, the $73 billion wish list may be the largest collection of parochial spending projects in American history. Strolling through the 800 pages, we found such beauties as: $1 million to upgrade the Los Angeles County Convention Center elevated "catwalk" for cameras and lighting; $350,000 for an Albuquerque, N.M., fitness center; $94 million for a parking garage at the Orange Bowl in Miami; $4.5 million for Gretna, Florida, to bottle water with recyclable bottles; a $35 million music hall of fame in Florissant, Missouri, and $3.1 million for a swimming pool in Tulsa. Oh, and desperate Santa Barbara, Calif., respectfully requests $80,000 for a tennis facility; Savannah, Georgia, would like to build a children's museum; Ventura, Calif., wants $6 million to renovate the beach at Surfers Point, and Durham, N.C., home of the Durham Bulls, wants to construct the first Minor League Baseball Hall of Fame. Dayton, Ohio, wants $1.5 million to reduce prostitution with education programs, and Ponce, Puerto Rico wants $5.7 million to improve its cruise ship terminal (which will create all of 60 jobs). We could go on. No doubt some of these proposals would enhance urban life, but then why can't the cities build them with their own money? Perhaps because the projects don't really measure up against more urgent local priorities. But when the federal taxpayer does the financing, everything suddenly becomes affordable. If Durham wants a tourist destination, how about hitting up Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, who did so well by the film "Bull Durham"? The other truth about most of these projects is that they don't come close to representing an economic "stimulus." They may put a few people to work for a while, albeit while taking money out of the private economy to pay for them. But the test for a useful public project should be whether it contributes to a net increase in productivity after accounting for that lost private investment. more

Resolved Question: Has any great nation ever fallen without first being destroyed from within?

Then people wonder what abortions overseas has to do with the so called 'stimulus package' As well as millions for Nasa to study Global Warming billions for Amtrak, which has never seen a profit billions for health care for children of non citizens while the children of our own citizens do without. $1 million to upgrade the Los Angeles County Convention Center elevated "catwalk" for cameras and lighting; $350,000 for an Albuquerque, N.M., fitness center; $94 million for a parking garage at the Orange Bowl in Miami; $4.5 million for Gretna, Florida, to bottle water with recyclable bottles; a $35 million music hall of fame in Florissant, Missouri, and $3.1 million for a swimming pool in Tulsa. Related Oh, and desperate Santa Barbara, Calif., respectfully requests $80,000 for a tennis facility; Savannah, Georgia, would like to build a children's museum; Ventura, Calif., wants $6 million to renovate the beach at Surfers Point, and Durham, N.C., home of the Durham Bulls, wants to construct the first Minor League Baseball Hall of Fame. Dayton, Ohio, wants $1.5 million to reduce prostitution with education programs, and Ponce, Puerto Rico wants $5.7 million to improve its cruise ship terminal (which will create all of 60 jobs). more

Resolved Question: Please hear my story... and give advice?

I was in a great high school in los angeles. i loved life, i had lots of friends, a few extremely good, close friends, a promising future (looking forward to great colleges), learning things every day, laughing, and wanted to grow up to make movies. i dressed nicely, i was somewhat of a classier trendsetter, but i loved everyone and was in no way cocky. everyday was the most optimistic, happy and well-learned and laughed day of my life. me, my mom, and my sister moved to utah. they (we) are mormons, and so are the grandparents who have already been living here. they dont know that i dont want to be part of this church anymore, because if they did, my life would become hell. my grandparents are really big in the church. my ancestors were the first pioneers, they wrote many of the mormon songs, and my grandpa has dinner with the prophet sometimes. my life has slowed to a halt. i still get straight A's, but it's a lame education. i'm learning nothing, i'm not being stimulated, i'm depressed. i rarely have the opportunity to Truly laugh, most of my laughs these days are fake, no one here is as funny. im depressed, and i knew this would happen, right at the moment when my parents broke the news that we had to move to utah. (for cheaper rent, we're poor) I promised myself that if i ever became suicidal, i would tell my parents and beg them if i could go to LA and recover. lately, everything i envisioned is coming true. i'm starting to look at the nearby railroad for this solution. i'm not doing this because everything at the moment is bad. im depressed because this situation is going to set me up for a life i dont want. i dont want to go to a local utah school, stay a mormon, never get a really secular life, never be part of this world. i dont want to live this mormon life anymore, i want to be happy. my friends are appearing on cnn, going to conventions for journalism, and are at the center of everything i loved. they are at an excellent school which doesnt even compare to my current one. they have all the opportunities. they are all going to go to great schools, while my only cheap option seems to be BYU. I would rather kill myself than go to BYU. i wanted to go to UCLA or Cal, and then to a top 10 graduate school, but that's not going to happen anymore from this high school and this black hole of no opportunity for the things i love. the only thing this school is good at is sports.... i dont hate utah, its just not for me, ive met some really nice people, but still, its not the life i want to live. please help me. im a junior, and by senior year, ill be 18. im thinking of moving back as an 18 year old and spending senior year back there. it seems to be the only solution. i would go to ucla and maybe graduate school, study business, try a hand at the entertainment industry. i would love that!I LOVE YOU PEOPLE. i have already started looking at things differently. i'm going to look for scholarships, keep learning outside of school, see what fun things Utah has to offer, keep in touch with my old friends, and spend senior year back in LA as an 18 year old, and hopefully off to UCLA or Cal. i'll just endure and go with the flow for now. thanks you for changing my life one answer at a time more

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Resolved Question: Thanksgiving dinner Los angeles?

on thanksgiving we are going to the la car show, well we are trying to find a restaurant to go to after but can't find anywhere, so does anybody know where a good restaurant thats open on thanksgiving near the staple center/ convention center. Thanks so much! more

Resolved Question: Will Obama ban the Patriot Act?

The following is a list of known terror plots thwarted by the U.S. government with the Patriot Act, since Sept. 11, 2001. • December 2001, Richard Reid: British citizen attempted to ignite shoe bomb on flight from Paris to Miami. • May 2002, Jose Padilla: American citizen accused of seeking “dirty bomb,” convicted of conspiracy. • September 2002, Lackawanna Six: American citizens of Yemeni origin convicted of supporting Al Qaeda. Five of six were from Lackawanna, N.Y. • May 2003, Iyman Faris: American citizen charged with trying to topple the Brooklyn Bridge. • June 2003, Virginia Jihad Network: Eleven men from Alexandria, Va., trained for jihad against American soldiers, convicted of violating the Neutrality Act, conspiracy. • August 2004, Dhiren Barot: Indian-born leader of terror cell plotted bombings on financial centers (see additional images). • August 2004, James Elshafay and Shahawar Matin Siraj: Sought to plant bomb at New York’s Penn Station during the Republican National Convention. • August 2004, Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain: Plotted to assassinate a Pakistani diplomat on American soil. • June 2005, Father and son Umer Hayat and Hamid Hayat: Son convicted of attending terrorist training camp in Pakistan; father convicted of customs violation. • August 2005, Kevin James, Levar Haley Washington, Gregory Vernon Patterson and Hammad Riaz Samana: Los Angeles homegrown terrorists who plotted to attack National Guard, LAX, two synagogues and Israeli consulate. • December 2005, Michael Reynolds: Plotted to blow up refinery in Wyoming, convicted of providing material support to terrorists. • February 2006, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi and Zand Wassim Mazloum: Accused of providing material support to terrorists, making bombs for use in Iraq. • April 2006, Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee: Cased and videotaped the Capitol and World Bank for a terrorist organization. • June 2006, Narseal Batiste, Patrick Abraham, Stanley Grant Phanor, Naudimar Herrera, Burson Augustin, Lyglenson Lemorin, and Rotschild Augstine: Accused of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower. • July 2006, Assem Hammoud: Accused of plotting to hit New York City train tunnels. • August 2006, Liquid Explosives Plot: Thwarted plot to explode ten airliners over the United States. • May 2007, Fort Dix Plot: Six men accused of plotting to attack Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey. • June 2007, JFK Plot: Four men accused of plotting to blow up fuel arteries underneath JFK Airport in New York. • March 2007, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Mastermind of Sept. 11 and author of numerous plots confessed in court in March 2007 to planning to destroy skyscrapers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. more

Resolved Question: What goes down at anime expo's?

Well i saw a while ago that there was an anime expo at the convention center in los angeles. I like anime's like bleach and code geass but i look like an athlete not an anime geek. So i am wondering what goes on at these expo's, what events, any hot asian chicks or cosplayers, is it a sausuge fest full of geeky fat anime dudes who still live with their mothers and play dugeons and dragons, any special guests like tite kubo from bleach, what goes on? more

Resolved Question: Edit my English work please!?

Well, my task was to take something from a magazine and put it into a newspaper article, so heres what I came up with. It's supposed to be the top 5 games at E3. Please read it over and give me any comments or suggestions on it. This year the E3 conference took place during July 15-17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. E3 stands for Electronic Entertainment Exposition. It is an annual video game tradeshow for computer and video games. Many new upcoming games are announced here for the main gaming platforms. Since 2007 it has not been open to the general public, so we have the top 10 games of E3 to share with you today, and you can visit the official E3 website for more coverage. 5. Guitar Hero: World Tour took 5th place at E3. It will be released for the PC as well as the 3 current generation gaming consoles. This new game follows Rock Band with a full band experience. The creators added many new features compared to the previous game which was already a very good game. With this game, you can create your own songs and even share them with others online. The Guitar design has become even better along with a new drum kit. A nice new feature of this game is it’s online band battles. Although Rock Band 2 is similar, Guitar Hero: World Tour outperformed it with many more features. 4. The fourth place game at E3 is Resident Evil 5. This game will be released for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 only. It’s the fifth game in capcom’s survival horror series. This game features online co-op mode for those looking to play story mode with friends along with many improvements to the graphics system and game play. This game will be an amazing improvement for all of the Resident Evil fans 3. Fallout 3 took 3rd place at E3. It will be released for the PC, Playstation 3, and the Xbox 360. This game has been completely changed from the first two in the series making it a much better role playing game. The game engine for Fallout 3 has been greatly improved making the game play and graphics much better than the previous games. 2. The 2nd best game at E3 is Gears of Wars 2. It will be an Xbox 360 exclusive game, but it could be released for the PC later on after it comes out for the 360. This is the sequel to the best selling game for the Xbox 360 and it continues where the first game left off. Gears of War 2 has a whole new weapon set, new enemies, new vehicles, and many new game options. This is a highly anticipated game for the Xbox 360, just like the previous game. 1. The best game at E3 is Left 4 dead. It will be released for the Xbox 360 and PC only. It is a zombie survival horror with the best co-op features in any first-person shooter game. The game play for this game is more advanced than most other games. It is not yet a well known game, but it really does deserve the title of the best game at E3. more

Resolved Question: IsThe military always looking for the vulnerable, easily led, young men and women to fight "Old man" wars?

US Military Recruits Children: "America's Army" Video Game Violates International Law "America's Army" is a video game developed in part by the US Army to lure potential recruits. (Photo: techtarget.com) In May of 2002, the United States Army invaded E3, the annual video game convention held in Los Angeles. At the city's Convention Center, young game enthusiasts mixed with camouflaged soldiers, Humvees and a small tank parked near the entrance. Thundering helicopter sound effects drew the curious to the Army's interactive display, where a giant video screen flashed the words "Empower yourself. Defend America ... You will be a soldier".Army was unveiling its latest recruitment tool, the "America's Army" video game, free to download online or pick up at a recruiting station, and now available for purchase on the Xbox, PlayStation, cell phones and Gameboy game consoles. Since its release, the "game" has gone on to attain enormous popularity with over 30,000 players everyday.Most of the gameplay takes place in cyberspace where virtual Mideast cities, hospitals and oil rigs serve as backdrops for players to obliterate each other. As a "first person shooter," the game allows players to "see what a soldier sees" in real combat situations - peek around corners, take fine aim, chose weapons that replicate those actually used by the US Army.... see the game is stlll on the market.... see the game is stlll on the market.hum I'm not at all a 'spoiled brat'...I'm in early twenties, college educated (one of the best colleges in the US) also educated abroad, have been to and lived in many foreign countries, am neither liberal nor conservative. Do not need a 'label' to validate myself or what I believe. ALL wars have been OLD MAN wars, where the young are sacrificed to protect political beliefs, be they honorable or otherwise. Can't stand the politics of the present administration.. Wish young people had the chance for a better and more inclusive educatiional experience, and forsee the need for a big change in government in order for this country to 'get back on track' as a world leader, rather than our now being considered no more than 'illegal invaders and occupiers' wanting only to convert othes to so-called democracy and freedom, while all the while killing in the name of peace. How profound!15? You wish. since you know so much about the military "adults"? okay you are an 'adult' - you are older person. Old enough to fight 'old man wars'. Thus, as an 'adult' you need to fight your own friggen wars silly-- OLD man wars.. stop using the young to underscore your own cowardice. more

Resolved Question: I'm going to LA in a few weeks and need to know if I'm gonna end up in a bad Neighborhood.?

The address of the hotel is;2717 West Sunset Blvd. , Los Angeles, CA, US, 90026 is this located in a crappy neighbor hood? I have a conference at the Convention center and need a place relatively close and cheap so if anyone could tell me like look South instead of that area please let me know! Thanks. more

Resolved Question: los angeles hotel question?

well on the second day in la, my friends &i are going to disneyland. we need to stay somewhere close. just for the night. minimum age check in 18yrs. i only have two hotels to choose from. Doubletree Guest Suites Anaheim Resort/Convention Center or Sheraton Anaheim Hotel. which one do you suggest &why? &what is "Deposit required upon check-in" &can we check in late at like... after we come back from disneyland?well on the second day in la, my friends &i are going to disneyland. we need to stay somewhere close. just for the night. minimum age check in 18yrs. i only have two hotels to choose from. Doubletree Guest Suites Anaheim Resort/Convention Center or Sheraton Anaheim Hotel. which one do you suggest &why? &what is "Deposit required upon check-in" &can we check in late at like... after we come back from disneyland? &do they accept prepaid credit cards? more

Resolved Question: anyone have a list of all the anime included in the 2008 Anime Expo?

Hm..i was just wondering...oh and its the anime expo at the los angeles convention center more

Resolved Question: Is it safe . . . ?

. . . to take a bus from UCLA to the Los Angeles Convention Center? I'm going to the Anime Expo this Friday and Saturday. It's going to drop me off a few blocks away from the center. Is it safe to ride the bus and walk a few block in the center's area?Yes, I'm going to be by myself. =[ more

Resolved Question: Who can I ask to find out how safe L.A. convention center is?

Who can I ask to find out how safe L.A. Convention center is? I will be attending a convention at 1201 S. Figueroa St, Los Angeles CA 90015 which is the Los Angeles Convention center. I haven't decided which hotel I will stay at, but I am concerned that the area within 1 mile of convention center is not safe enough to walk around in at night because its so close to downtown LA which is NOT safe at all. Who can I ask to find out? I want to ask a normal person, not an employee of a hotel or some company that can't tell me the truth if its bad news. Thank you more

Resolved Question: los angeles convention center...?

im going to the free pod concert next week and i wanted to know if they will have seating or will everyone stand? is there anywhere to park close by for free? and anything else that i will need to know will be greatly appreciated! : ) more

Resolved Question: can you help me make this sound good?

Band Profile Band Name: Mistaken Destiny Genre of Music: Soft Rock Band Members: Karamajit, John Smith and Sara Role of each member: Karamajit (Drum) and Sara (Sing and Guitar) First Hit Single: Big Girls Don’t Cry Name of first album: Row as Folk List other albums: Look at me, Think for your self, English Man and My Band 2.5 Awards won: Best Mix CD, Best Soft Rock Act and Best Alum First tour: Cairns, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra Up Coming Tours/Music: New Album and Tours around the word How did the band get together? It all started in 2006 when Sara was singing in a club called the ‘Innisfail Singing Group’. Karamajit went out to the club for some lunch, and hear Sara singing and playing the guitar on stage. She relay like Sara’s voice. At the time Karamajit played the drums in another club in Innisfail called the ‘Business Centre Club’. She had been playing there for 10 years but it was getting a bit boring Karamajit asked Sara if she would like to be in a band with her, where Sara could sing and play the Guitar, and where Karamajit could play the Drums, so they stated a new band. Sara came up with a name for the band; Karamajit liked the name so they decided to call the band ‘Mistaken Destiny’. Then in no time Sara and Karamajit thought of singing there first song, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ and releasing there first album ‘Row as Folk’ in USA. Sara and Karamajit left Innisfail in 2008 to start their new band. Their first hit album was ‘Row as Folk’ and the first hit single was ‘Big girls don’t Cry’. Sara and Karamajit had a lot of fun performing in a live shows, they where amazed with all the people that came and seen the performances. Sara and Karamajit want to make there next tour to Australia, where there will be singing the song ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ from the album Row as Folk. Sara and Karamajit are planning a world tour in 2009 starting off in England and then making it all the way back to there home town, Innisfail. There will be touring to places in Australia, Cairns, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra. Los Angeles USA Press Releases Official 1st Announcement- Band Day Out 2008 The band ‘Mistaken Destiny’ is touring with ‘My Chemical Romance’ to support them on their upcoming tour in their home town Los Angeles. They will then be going to Australia, touring Cairns, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra. They will be in Los Angeles in September and will head to Australia in October. The band will be playing soft rock music, some of the songs that the band will be playing on stage is, ‘Shut Up And Drive’ and they will be also playing the song, ‘The End’. The band will be also playing two other songs from their hit album, ‘Row As Folk’. Their also getting ‘My chemical Romance’ to tour with them, ‘My Chemical Romance’ wants to tour with them because they likes the band ‘Mistaken Destiny’, they think they are a good band and they think the band will archive a lot in their upcoming tours, albums and like shows. For further information about ‘Mistaken Destiny’ upcoming tour band lovers can contact: Mobile number: 0437477374 Web Site: www.Destinyband.com.au Email: Mistaken_Destiny@hotmail.com Music Review Mistaken Destiny played at Cairns Convention Centre on the 8th of October 2008. They sold out in a two days. It was a really awesome performance every one really loved it. They played their best songs and every one had a great time. It was one of the best performances that they have done in years and all the people that was there love it. The performance was flumed so that they get to be on TV and every one said that it was so good that they would like to see more. Mistaken Destiny opened the show with their smash hit song ‘Big girls don’t cry’. Sara their guitarist thinks that this is the best song that they have ever played. They also played a song from there new album ‘Row as folk’ ‘Don’t stop the music’ and Karamajit their drummer said it was the best song that they have song ever. They played some more songs that people love and it made every one have a good time at the performance. Every one that was at the performance said that it was so good that they will love to go to the next performance that they have there. The people find that the performance makes them feel happy and like they was having fun. The performance was that good that it make then jumping up and down. The performance was that best show that they have ever done. The people at the show said that is was so good that they well like to see more. From personal experience, it was one of their best concerts in years. The crowd was ecstatic, loudly cheering from an encore after the amazing performance. Mistaken Destiny brought down the house. Written By Sara Ridgwell more

Resolved Question: When is the next anime expo in the Los Angeles Convention Center?

Also how much is it for someone 14,16,12(age)? And if their is website for all the info please tell me! and please email it too! thanks more

Resolved Question: Buses! HELP!?

well im in Huntington Park and i have to get to the Los Angeles Convention Center ...I got a map and it tells you how to get from Hp to LaCenter......if you have a car! well me and my friends dont and we are clueless about the buses and stuff.... so can anyone tell me which buses i should take to get from HP to La Convention Center??????? or maybe even metro train? more

Resolved Question: Any pregnant LA (Los Angeles) moms out there!!!!?

There is a baby expo at the LA Convention center on April the 11th and 12th, my girlfriend and I are going, my husband was going to go but he needs to do work on our home....just giving you LA moms something to do for the weekend! You can get tickets online for $10 http://www.seascapeproductions.com/... more

Resolved Question: Obama's Pastor Circulates Hamas Manifesto, What do you all think about this?

By Aaron Klein JERUSALEM – Sen. Barack Obama's Chicago church reprinted a manifesto by Hamas that defended terrorism as legitimate resistance, refused to recognize the right of Israel to exist and compared the terror group's official charter – which calls for the murder of Jews – to America's Declaration of Independence. The Hamas piece was published on the "Pastor's Page" of the Trinity United Church of Christ newsletter reserved for Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., whose anti-American, anti-Israel remarks landed Obama in hot water, prompting the presidential candidate to deliver a major race speech earlier this week. Hamas, responsible for scores of shootings, suicide bombings and rocket launchings against civilian population centers, is listed as a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department. The revelation follows a recent WND article quoting Israeli security officials who expressed "concern" about Robert Malley, an adviser to Obama who has advocated negotiations with Hamas and providing international assistance to the terrorist group. In his July 22, 2007, church newsletter, Wright reprinted an article by Mousa Abu Marzook, identified in the publication as a "deputy of the political bureau of Hamas." A photo image of the piece was captured and posted today by the business blog BizzyBlog, which first brought attention to it. The Hamas article was first published by the Los Angeles Times, garnering the newspaper much criticism. According to senior Israeli security officials, Marzook, who resides in Syria alongside Hamas chieftain Khaled Meshaal, is considered the "brains" behind Hamas, designing much of the terror group's policies and ideology. Israel possesses what it says is a large volume of specific evidence that Marzook has been directly involved in calling for or planning scores of Hamas terrorist offensives, including deadly suicide bombings. He was also accused of attempting to set up a Hamas network in the U.S. Marzook's original piece was titled, "Hamas' stand" but was re-titled "A Fresh View of the Palestinian Struggle" by Obama's church newsletter. The newsletter also referred to Hamas as the "Islamic Resistance Movement," and added in its introduction that Marzook was addressing Hamas' goals for "all of Palestine." In the manifesto, Marzook refers to Hamas' "resistance" – the group's perpetuation of anti-Israel terrorism targeting civilians – as "legal resistance," which, he argues, is "explicitly supported by the Fourth Geneva Convention." The Convention, which refers to the rights of people living under occupation, does not support suicide bombings or rocket attacks against civilian population centers, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America noted. Marzook refers to Hamas' official charter as "an essentially revolutionary document" and compares the violent creed to the Declaration of Independence, which, Marzook states, "simply did not countenance any such status for the 700,000 African slaves at that time." Hamas' charter calls for the murder of Jews. Among its platforms is a statement that the "[resurrection] will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews and the Muslims kill them, and the rock and the tree will say: 'Oh Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, kill him!'" In his piece, Marzook says Hamas only targets Israel and denies that Hamas' war is meant to be waged against the U.S., even though Hamas officials have threatened America, and Hamas' charter calls for Muslims to "pursue the cause of the Movement (Hamas), all over the globe." Trinity Church did not respond to a phone message requesting comment. Obama's campaign also did not reply to phone and e-mail requests today for comment. Obama aide wants talks with terrorists WND reported in January that Malley, an Obama foreign policy adviser, has penned numerous opinion articles, many of them co-written with a former adviser to the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, petitioning for dialogue with Hamas and blasting Israel for policies he says harm the Palestinian cause. Malley also previously penned a well-circulated New York Review of Books piece largely blaming Israel for the collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations at Camp David in 2000 when Arafat turned down a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and eastern sections of Jerusalem and instead returned to the Middle East to launch an intifada, or terrorist campaign, against the Jewish state. Malley's contentions have been strongly refuted by key participants at Camp David, including President Clinton, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and primary U.S. envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross, all of whom squarely blamed Arafat's refusal to make peace for the talks' failure. In February 2006, after Hamas won a majority of seats in the Palestinian parliament and amid a U.S. and Israeli attempt to isolate the Hamas-run Palestinian Authority, Malley wrote an op-ed for the Baltimore Sun advocating international aid to the terror group's newly formed government. "The Islamists (Hamas) ran on a campaign of effective government and promised to improve Palestinians' lives; they cannot do that if the international community turns its back," wrote Malley in a piece entitled, "Making the Best of Hamas' Victory." Malley contended the election of Hamas expressed Palestinian "anger at years of humiliation and loss of self-respect because of Israeli settlement expansion, Arafat's imprisonment, Israel's incursions, Western lecturing and, most recently and tellingly, the threat of an aid cutoff in the event of an Islamist success." Malley said the U.S. should not "discourage third-party unofficial contacts with [Hamas] in an attempt to moderate it." In an op-ed in the Washington Post in January coauthored by Arafat adviser Hussein Agha, Malley – using what could be perceived as anti-Israel language – urged Israel's negotiating partner, Abbas, to reunite with Hamas. "A renewed national compact and the return of Hamas to the political fold would upset Israel's strategy of perpetuating Palestinian geographic and political division," wrote Malley. He further petitioned Israel to hold talks with Hamas. "An arrangement between Israel and Hamas could advance both sides' interests," Malley wrote. In numerous other op-eds, Malley advocated a policy of engagement with Hamas. more

Resolved Question: Citenzenship Ceremony?

Ok so my dad has a ceremony to attend tomorrow at the Los Angeles Convention Center. He is finally a citizen of the USA =D but anyways...do we need a California ID to enter the building or will a high school ID do just fine? I really want to go but I lost my California ID, but he's telling me that since it's a government ceremony I can't get in without a California ID. so can I go in with my high school ID? or do I even need an ID at all? more

Resolved Question: How far is it from Los Angeles International Airport to Anaheim Convention Center?

I will be arriving at the Airport and want to know how far it is and how much a taxi will be to the convention center. more

Resolved Question: Im going to Los Angeles and need the closest hotel to the convention center.?

Does anyone living in that area know what hotel is the closest walking distance? more