William Bratton, the onetime Chief of Police in Los Angeles, has accepted a consulting gig in Britain that will have him helping deal with the nation's gang violence. The job is expected to begin shortly, says NBC Los Angeles, and was confirmed by Bratton with British PM David Cameron.
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Former LAPD Chief Bratton to Help Rid Britain of Gang Violence
Tiaras and Pajamas: Angelenos Stay Up All Night to Watch Royal Wedding
With a 3 a.m. Pacific start time, today's royal wedding, which made commoner Catherine "Kate" Middleton not only the wife of Prince William, but also royalty herself, had DVRs fired up all over the West Coast. Some die-hard royals watchers, romantics, British ex-pats, and party people, however, made a celebration of it, and gathered in pubs in the wee hours to hoist a few pints and glasses of champagne to watch the television coverage of the special event.
Meet James Yuill - Folktronica's Next Great Hope
If you're like me, the very word "folktronica" makes you cringe as if someone had dragged their fingernails down the chalkboard of your heart. Folk and electronica? Could anything be more horrible than putting synth beats on top of Nick Drake? Or adding some banjo and slowing down Justice's tempo? The two genres seemed to be like beef jerky and Pop Rocks, two substances who were delicious apart but shouldn't ever ever be mixed together.
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