Getty Settles With Italy; Cigarette Additives May Make It Harder To Quit; Hiv To Aids; UN To Send Peace-Keeping Force To Darfur; California's Aerospace Industry
Getty Settles With Italy
The Italian Culture Ministry reached an agreement today with the J. Paul Getty Museum to return 40 artifacts that the Italians say were looted. The agreement also provides for cultural cooperation between the museum and the Italians. Meanwhile, the trial of Getty curator Marion True and art dealer Robert Hecht continues in Rome. They are charged with knowingly accepting stolen artifacts. It's unclear if the new agreement will affect the trial. Larry talks with former LA Times reporter Ralph Frammolino about the new agreement and its impact on the Getty.
Cigarette Additives May Make It Harder To Quit
A new UCLA study suggests that cigarette additives may make it harder to quit. The research shows that at least 100 of the 599 documented cigarette additives have "pharmacological" actions, many of which enhance or maintain the delivery of nicotine. Larry talks with researcher Michael D. Rabinoff about the results of the study.
Hiv To Aids
A new study released yesterday sheds light on how HIV develops into AIDS. Larry talks with Dominik Wodarz co-author of the study, about his findings and the possibilities they suggest for how to block the deadly transformation.
UN To Send Peace-Keeping Force To Darfur
The UN Security Council has approved a peace-keeping force of 26,000 troops, police and civilian personnel for Darfur that will try to put an end to the fighting in that region of Sudan. The peace-keeping force will replace the 7,000-strong African Union force now on the ground. More that 20,000 people have been killed in the four years since the conflict in Darfur began in 2003. Larry Mantle talks with Ambassador Donald Steinberg of the International Crisis Group and Leslie Lefkow of Human Rights Watch about the impact of the deployment of this new force scheduled to be in place before December 31st.
California's Aerospace Industry
The aerospace industry has been an important economic, cultural, and technological presence in Southern California since the beginning of the last century. This weekend The Huntington Library will host a conference called "Rocket Science and Region: The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Aerospace Industry in Southern California." Larry talks with D.J. Waldie with the Public Information Office of the city of Lakewood, and conference organizers Bill Deverell, PhD and Peter Westwick about the impact of the aerospace industry on our region.