It’s Saturday. There is a lot to see and learn today. First, take a look at today’s broadcast and then scroll down this page for more information I didn’t have time to report during the broadcast.
Take a look! Enjoy! Please stay safe!
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Saber Tooth Summer
“These Hips Don’t Lie: 3D Imaging of the Pelvis Suggests Social Care for Saber Tooths
La Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
213 763 3499
Saber Tooth Cat Bones Could Enhance Patient Care
cedars-sinai.org/blog/orthopaedist-saber-toothed-cats.html
New research between paleontologists at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Klapper at Cedars-Sinai could enhance patient care.
According to an article on the Cedars-Sinai Blog, “…The long-debated question among paleontologists?: Twelve thousand years ago, when the smilodon, or saber-toothed cat, roamed what is now Wilshire Boulevard, did the predator hunt alone or in packs?
After examining bone specimens at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum using modern imaging technology, Dr. Klapper concluded the lion-sized animals must have been pack animals.
Dr. Klapper, researchers from the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, and staff at the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center used advanced CT scans to examine pelvis and thigh bones of saber-toothed cats.
One of the specimens they examined revealed the animal had been born with dysplasia, an abnormal development of the hip joint. It’s highly unlikely this animal could have survived on its own, according to Dr. Klapper.
Dr. Klapper hopes his work with these prehistoric bones will translate to better treatment options for human patients with dysplasia. The saber-toothed cats were larger than most humans, making them an ideal study for unusually sized prostheses.
The team says research like this could help create prostheses in new in-between sizes to help a wider variety of patients…”
www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/orthopaedist-saber-toothed-cats.html
The new research and the CT study are now on display at the George C. Page Museum / La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 213 763 3499, tarpits.org.
Dr. Klapper says this discovery and technology will improve the way surgeons diagnose and treat our hip, knee, back and other bone injuries and pain.
You can see this new research on display at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum in Los Angeles. The tarpits.org website has visitor information. You can read more about this on the cedars-sinai.org website story entitled “Saber Tooth Cat Bones Could Enhance Patient Care.”
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
Industry Hills Expo Center
16200 Temple Avenue
Industry
310 674 6700
billpickettrodeo.com
It’s the GREATEST SHOW ON DIRT! The historic Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is running and riding at Industry Hills Expo Center. The rodeo honors black Texas cowboy Bill Pickett, the originator of rodeo steer catching and taming. Event information is on the billpickettrodeo.com website.
Art & Jazz Summer Camp
Six Week Program for Children 3 to 12
The William Grant Still Arts Center
2520 South West View Street
Los Angeles
323 734 1165
Registration opens today for the Art & Jazz Summer Camp at the William Grant Still Arts Center. This is a six-week opportunity for youngsters, ages three-to-12. Camp event details and registration information are on the
wgsac.wordpress.com/ajcamp website.
Valley Relics Museum
7900 Balboa Boulevard
Van Nuys
818 616 4083
valleyrelicsmuseum.org
Cool off and learn the history of the San Fernando Valley, as well as Los Angeles, at the unique Valley Relics Museum. The valleyrelicsmuseum.org website has information about how to explore what is described as one of the coolest museums in Southern California.
Oliver Nowlin: Lightning’s Lung
Museum of Neon Art
216 South Brand Boulevard
Glendale
818 696 2149
neonmona.org/exhibits
The only museum in the world devoted exclusively to art in electric media is in Glendale. This is the Museum of the Neon Art. Among the neon artists. The neonmona.org/exhibits website has visitor information, and it has details about how this is Oliver Nowlin’s first solo show at the Museum of Neon Art.
“Happy Together!”
2023 Orange County Fair
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa
714 708 1500
ocfair.com
This is the opening weekend of the Orange County Fair. Tickets must be purchased online for 23 days of jam-packed entertainment, games, shopping, wacky foods, and wild rides. Fair officials are maintaining a daily attendance cap of 45-thousand people to give everyone lots of elbow room. Fair details and advance ticket information are on the ocfair.com website.
So, let’s make this a get happy Saturday. Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News.
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