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1. Looks like the next set of Happy Meal toys will be some totally lackluster Clone Wars toys. Via.

2. Night vision contact lenses. Via.

3. "Noir Afloat" - - vintage photos of the gambling boats that used to float just past three miles from the shore of Santa Monica and San Pedro.

*Buy Happy Meal toys at eBay.

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1. A claim that Adobe is paying for text links. Via.

2. "A third Los Angeles building inspector has been fired in a corruption probe."

3. The Bad Deal is devoted to pointing out dumb deals at Groupon and other daily deal sites. Via.

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1. I first mentioned this years ago, but The Edge lost a big vote in his efforts to build a big compound in Malibu.

2. Ann Althouse: "A middle-aged politician sitting at home masturbating because young women thought he was cool when he yelled at that guy that one time is not macho."

3. Member of Canada's national water polo team (and possible Olympian) identified as Vancouver rioter.

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1. Penny Arcade created three new X-Men: Hindsight, The Salmon, and Salivo.

2. The Los Angeles Police Commission voted unanimously to eliminate red light cameras.

3. Twitter's going to automatically shorten links now.

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1. Tax dollars at work in Southern California:

When it's completed this fall, Riverside's Hillcrest High School will be a high-tech academic hub with wireless Internet, a robotics lab, digital smart boards in every classroom and a first-rate performance hall worthy of any "Glee" hopeful.

But no students.

Sapped by state budget cuts, the Alvord Unified School District doesn't have the money to turn on the lights or hire staff for the $105-million campus.

2. Young Jason Kidd.

3. It's a tremendous shame George Takei hasn't been able to show off his personality until the last few years.

Off-Limits in Los Angeles

Teaser clips from the Travel Channel show Off-Limits' episode about Los Angeles. Via.

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1. "The number of children ages 5 to 9 in L.A. County decreased by 21% from 2000 to 2010, compared with an average decline of 8.1% statewide, researchers say." Via.

2. Fun Google Chrome toy - - catch the balls and make music.

3. "1995 family photo of the Kardashian family."