
Results 1 - 8 of 8 in Johannesburg, CA
... Soon-Shiong (pronounced soon-shong ) grew up in apartheid South Africa. He earned his medical degree in Johannesburg and joined UCLA as a surgeon and medical professor at age 31. His fortune is tied to his stake in Abraxis BioScience, a Los Angeles ... Comment?
... Hall, 20021 Highway 178 in Weldon. * 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Rand Community Building, 27721 Highway 395 in Johannesburg. * 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, 26965 Cote St. at the Kern County fire station in Boron. * 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at the ... Comment?
Thorrington's comeback sparks Fire
... and with all the time I spent out injured I just wasn't enjoying it," says Thorrington, whose family moved from Johannesburg to Southern California when he was 2 years old. "I tried to catch on with the LA teams and that didn't work out, so I was ... Comment?
Perez not afraid of King Kong
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Yonnhy Perez is one cool customer. A few months ago Perez traveled to South Africa to challenge hometown hero Silence Mabuza for the interim bantamweight title in the high-altitude city of Johannesburg. Comment?
Big welcome for SA runner in gender controversy
... deep voice _ and spectacular performance in recent races. After an airport rally when the team returns to Johannesburg Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma plans to meet Semenya and two other South African medalists at the presidential guest house in ... Comment?
How Peter Jackson Discovered District 9 Director Neill Blomkamp
... big-screen debut is now the Jackson-produced District 9 , out August 14. This low-budget thriller, set in a Johannesburg slum colonized by aliens, will flaunt Blomkamp's talent. "Once we're finished with D9 , his phone's going to be ringing like ... Comment?
Bring World Cup to valley; build train system
... they say. It is much like Southern California. The final championship game will be played in the city of gold, Johannesburg. I hope team U.S.A. can bring home the championship trophy. Then by 2014, Team U.S.A. can be the host here in our valley ... Comment?
Stars, Family, Fans Unite to Celebrate Michael Jackson
... elegy concluded simply, profoundly: "Today in Tokyo, beneath the Eiffel Tower, in Ghana's Blackstar Square, in Johannesburg and Pittsburgh, in Birmingham, Alabama, and Birmingham, England, we are missing Michael Jackson. But we do know we had him, ... Comment?