It’s called “juice jacking,” which may sound as innocuous as a toddler ripping the sippy cup out of a playmate’s hands, but this is very much a grownup problem, unless your kid is already using a cellphone.

Juice jacking is the devious practice by which bad guys hijack a public USB charging port and use it to steal information from your phone or tablet.

Those same ports you’re relieved to find when your electronic device is low on power have become a cause for worry.

This isn’t a new problem, experts say, but it has returned to the radar because the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office recently warned unsuspecting users about “criminals [who] load malware onto charging stations or cables they leave plugged in at the stations so they may infect the phones and other electronic devices of unsuspecting users.”

If this isn’t new, why is it an issue now? It’s not only because it’s the time of year when travel is up but also because many of us rely on those chargers to get us through long days of travel, said Ron Culler, senior director of technology and solutions at ADT CyberSecurity. (Disclosure: I am a longtime ADT home-security customer.)

And here I was, Pollyannishly (yes, that’s a word) thinking those ports, in airports, on a plane or in a coffee shop, were just good, old-fashioned human kindness, a port in a traveler’s storm.

It’s a storm, all right, but that port is no port. If it contains malware coupled with evil intent, it’s no lifeline either. In fact, it can be a life wrecker.

“Just as you wouldn’t plug an unfamiliar USB drive into your laptop, you shouldn’t plug your phone into an unfamiliar USB charger,” Paul Bischoff, a privacy advocate with Comparitech, which offers security solutions and help, said in an email. “Our devices have fewer defenses against attacks from physically connected devices than (from) attacks from the internet. The malware can also be much more severe with physical access to hardware.”

Are these guys trying to scare us? After talking with both, I don’t think so.

Consider how much business we do on our phones: We buy airline tickets on our favorite carrier, and because it’s easier, we leave our credit card information on the site so we don’t have to reenter it each time. We set up house payments using our bank’s bill-pay service. We buy a barbecue gas grill on a bus commute using the Wi-Fi on board and, again, leave credit card info on the site.

I am guilty of these things, and I am guilty of one more: charging my phone wherever I can find an open port. I vaguely recall doing that before a recent flight, and I never gave it another thought.

Because, I told myself after these interviews, is this really going to happen to me? I’ve been lucky so far, haven’t I, despite not practicing good cyber hygiene? I mean, other than the $5,000 in airline tickets someone charged to my card three years ago. And the notice from LifeLock, which monitors my accounts, that my information had appeared on the dark web. And there were the recent small-dollar deductions from my bank account that took me about a month to notice.

Time to clean up my act, including more awareness about juice jacking, which can lead to identity theft.

Those evildoers know you are “an easy target when you’re traveling,” said Mike Borromeo, vice president of Stericycle, of which Shred-it, the document destroyer, is part. “You’re in a hurry; you just need a little power to get you through the flight.”

The consequences of such a lapse may lead to co-opted identity, he said, and it can be “one of the worst things that can happen.” Imagine, he said, that you’re trying to buy a house or a car and your credit has been ruined. Or what if your bank account has been drained?

I’d rather not.

Further, said Culler of ADT Cybersecurity, you can’t always tell that something has happened to your phone. The longer the misuse goes unchecked, the greater the damage.

Besides avoiding those alluring charging points, you can thwart data thieves by using a regular plug in an outlet and your own charging cable, Culler said, or carrying a spare battery charger with you. (Do that anyway just in case your flight is delayed or you left your map app open and it sucked the life from your phone.)

Keeping yourself safe from those who would harm you? You’ve got the power.

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Just when the bedraggled traveler is about to die of thirst, a desert oasis appears, complete with greenery and all you can drink. Those movie scenes may be the stuff of imagination, but the oases are real. Here are five places where you can seek some shade in the Southern California desert.

Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, is home to five desert fan palm oases. Not bad considering there are only 158 in North America.

The palms can grow up to 75 feet and weigh as much as 3 tons. When visiting Joshua Tree, you can see 49 Palms Oasis, Lost Palms Oasis, Cottonwood Spring, Oasis of Mara and Munsen Canyon.

For some oases, expect a short walk. Others involve more lengthy hikes. Cottonwood Spring, a natural desert oasis, is near the park’s Cottonwood Visitor Center, and the Oasis of Mara is behind the Oasis Visitor Center in Twentynine Palms. Lost Palms Oasis, meanwhile, is a more than seven-mile roundtrip trek from the Cottonwood area, and 49 Palms Oasis is a three-mile roundtrip hike.

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Info: Joshua Tree oases,

Coachella Valley

Thousand Palms Oasis is part of the Coachella Valley Preserve, just west of Joshua Tree. The palm-filled oasis is, its website says, the second largest grove of palm trees in the Coachella Valley.

Admission to the preserve is free (donations are accepted); open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Its visitor center, a palm log cabin known as the Palm House, was built in the 1930s.

Info: Coachella Valley Preserve

Palm Springs

Indian Canyons, just south of Palm Springs, has more than 60 miles of trails. Among them is an easy 1.2-mile walk to Andreas Canyon, among the world’s largest fan palm oases.

Along with the palms, hikers can expect to see willows, cottonwoods and sycamores. Regular ranger-led interpretive hikes are offered from now until June. Admission costs $9 per adult and $5 for children 6-12.

Info: Indian Canyons

Whitewater, Calif.

Whitewater Preserve, about a half-an-hour drive northwest of Palm Springs, is a gateway to the Sand to Snow National Monument. Snowmelt-fed Whitewater River runs through the preserve, creating an oasis from the desert landscape.

The area reopened Nov. 1 after floods earlier this year damaged the preserve’s only access road. Whitewater Canyon, however, remains in a county-mandated fire closure, which prohibits roadside parking. Visitors are encouraged to arrive early because of limited parking.

The preserve is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except select holidays. Both admission and tent camping is free.

Info: Whitewater Preserve

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, about a two-hour drive northeast of San Diego, has an oasis star in Borrego Palm Canyon, which the California Travel and Tourism Commission calls “a watery haven fed by underground springs and shaded by California fan palms.”

As with all oasis hikes, remember to take plenty of water for the journey.

Info: Borrego Palm Canyon

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Called the Ledge House, the Bel-Air contemporary unfolds on a roughly 1-acre hillside as a series of ledges. 

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The 11,000-square-foot home is listed for $32.5 million. 

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The home features open-concept space on the main floor, lower-level spa amenities and a screening room.  

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The home was built in 2014. 

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It has six bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. 

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Glass doors open to deck space and an infinity-edge swimming pool. 

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The screening room. 

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The Ledge House in Bel-Air. 

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This contemporary residence by architect Mark Rios was designed as a series of ledges that extend outward from a sloping hillside. Open-concept living spaces on the main level feature glass doors that seamlessly blend the interior and exterior space. On the top floor, a screening room opens to the party deck — an oversized terrace set up for outdoor entertaining.

Location: 833 Stradella Road, Los Angeles, 90077

Asking price: $32.5 million

Year built: 2014

Living area: 11,000 square feet, six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms

Lot size: 0.97 acre

Features: Open-concept floor plan; floor-to-ceiling glass doors; stone, wood and glass wall finishes; chef’s kitchen; spa/steam room; library; screening room; rooftop deck; swimming pool; Japanese-inspired gardens

About the area: In the 90077 ZIP Code, based on 17 sales, the median price for residential sales over the last month was $1.93 million, a 22.7% decrease year-over-year, according to Redfin.com

Agents: Linda May and Drew Fenton, Hilton & Hyland

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Suzanne Todd in her Pacific Palisades home. 

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The family room/living room is Todd’s favorite. It’s a comfortable place for friends and family to gather. 

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The home is 4,480 square feet. 

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A gaming console with a collection of classic arcade games. 

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Disney figurines. 

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A young Walt Disney. 

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“The only thing that overtakes this house — and frankly every house I’ve lived in — are books,” Todd says. 

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Todd’s daughter, Serena, and son, Dash.  

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Plenty of space for books. 

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“We have a modern aesthetic, and the kids all love that, but I just love things that are clean and that I can keep very organized,” Todd says. 

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With films grossing more than $3 billion at the box office, producer Suzanne Todd has made a career out of bringing stories to the silver screen. The living room of her Pacific Palisades home, shared with her teenage children, pays homage to her lifelong inspirations — family, books and the magical world of Disney.

Although the modern interior of her 4,480-square-foot home boasts a Marie Kondo level of organization, “fun, energy, creativity and joie de vivre” still prevail through the objects that inhabit the space.

“The only thing that overtakes this house — and frankly every house I’ve lived in — are books. There are books everywhere, but to go with my OCD, they’re all in sections,” said Todd, whose films include “Memento,” “Across The Universe” and the “Austin Powers” and “Bad Moms” franchises.

Naturally, Hollywood and the craft of filmmaking command one section of the library, while another focuses on design and style. There’s even an area devoted solely to Disney.

“I just always loved Disney and Disneyland as a kid because it was a place of imagination, celebration, lights, music, shows and fantasy,” Todd said.

“It’s interesting that I grew up to be a storyteller and a filmmaker, and that I have made so many movies for Disney,” she said. “It’s the storytelling and the characters that were at the heart of it all for me.”

Five black-and-white photos of Disneyland circa 1964 by Renie Bardeau (the park’s staff photographer of 37 years) hang on the wall, birthday gifts from her best girlfriends. One is a famous shot of Walt Disney standing in front of the castle in an empty park.

For her 40th birthday, Todd said, she “had the great privilege” of staying at Disneyland’s exclusive Dream Suite, “and took a version of that same photo but at night, all alone in the park, sitting on the ground in my pajamas.”

She gets to revisit her childhood with video-game duels against her three kids — Dash, 17, Serena, 14, and Hunter, 20 (currently away at Sarah Lawrence College) — on their Arcade Classic game table.

“I will never be as good as Dash at ‘Frogger,’ but no one can beat me at ‘Ms. Pac-Man’ or ‘Centipede,’” Todd said.

Why is your living room your favorite room?

We come together here. Sometimes we play video games; we’re all obsessed with board games. The cabinet is full of everything from Bananagrams to Apples to Apples. Sometimes we watch movies or sometimes we just have the fire on and snuggle with our pets, catch up and have good conversations.

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What’s the design inspiration in here?

Function over form. We have a modern aesthetic, and the kids all love that, but I just love things that are clean and that I can keep very organized because I’m super busy with work, kids and all the pets and everything else.

What attracted you to the Pacific Palisades?

I’m very affected by living by the water, and we drive on Pacific Coast Highway and see the ocean every day, which is very grounding and calming. I feel incredibly grateful and I joke with the kids that that’s why we pay more to live in California.

Tell me about the photo of your grandmother.

My grandmother, Joi Lansing, was an actress and was in a lot of movies with Dean Martin and the Rat Pack crowd. That still is from the movie “Marriage on the Rocks,” and the photo below it is of me as a teenager wearing my grandmother’s fancy dress from the photo. She was in the movie “Touch of Evil” very famously in the opening tracking shot. She was a contract player at MGM, which is where my original love of movies, and musicals in particular, came from. She died when I was 10.

Favorite memory in here?

I sound like a terrible person, but there were a couple of days where both Dash and Serena were sick and home from school. I made matzo ball soup and both of them were snuggled on the couch with the pets. Anytime we all spend together is my favorite time. As they get older it becomes less and less, and they’re busier doing their own things, so time that we all get to be together is fun.

Maybe it was the turkey, or the pie, or that Hot Property turned 35, but this week’s collection brings on the nostalgia big time. We launch with two for-sale properties connected to longtime fan favorites: a Lakers legend and a comic genius.

Our Home of the Week is a 1922 Silver Lake residence rebuilt as a contemporary bungalow and listed at $1.65 million. The original footprint has been extended by adding several decks. Skylights arranged in the pattern of the constellation Cancer bring natural light into the newly opened interior.

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A quick turn for Shaq?

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has put a Bell Canyon home he owns in a trust on the market at $2.5 million. He bought the place a year ago for $1.815 million, records show.

The hillside property spans more than an acre with a swimming pool and spa, a fire pit, a lawn and landscaping.

The Tudor-inspired house, built in 1990, has more than 5,200 square feet of updated living space, a formal entry, a vaulted-ceiling living room, a wet bar, a media room and five bedrooms.

O’Neal, 47, played for six teams during his storied NBA career, earning MVP honors once and winning a combined four titles with the Lakers and Heat. In 2011, the basketball great joined TNT’s “Inside the NBA” as an analyst. He is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Actor’s bay-side estate

The Northern California estate of late actor and comedian Robin Williams has come up for sale at $7.25 million.

Located in Paradise Cay, the single-story Mediterranean residence sits on a double lot abutting San Francisco Bay.

The roughly 6,500-square-foot house, built in 1987, has six bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, a wood-paneled library/den and an office. A swimming pool with a spa and stone patios fill out the grounds.

Williams, who died in 2014 at 63, bought the property through a trust in 2008 for $4.05 million, public records show.

The comic rose to fame in the late 1970s starring in the sitcom “Mork & Mindy.” He is remembered for his prominent film roles in “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987) and “Dead Poets Society” (1989). He won an Oscar for his supporting role in “Good Will Hunting” (1997).

Surgeon made the right cut

A price cut was the cure for the Lake Arrowhead listing of plastic surgeon Andrew Ordon. The Emmy-nominated host of “The Doctors” just sold his waterfront retreat for $2.2 million after trimming about $700,000 off the original asking price.

Built in the ’60s, the cabin-style home is set on a half-acre perch overlooking the lake. The 5,000-square-foot floor plan also has a great room with pitched wood ceilings, a dining area, five bedrooms and five bathrooms.

The grounds include a hot tub, a dining area and a tree-covered yard. A boat dock completes the property.

The 68-year-old physician was a regular guest on “Dr. Phil” before joining “The Doctors” in 2008.

Actress’ fire sale

The site of the home of “Orange Is the New Black” alum Lorraine Toussaint has sold in Malibu home for $600,000. The structure was destroyed in the massive 2018 Woolsey fire.

The actress tweeted at the time: “We lost our beloved home 2 nights ago…. Thanks to all for your prayers and support.”

The six-acre lot takes in coastline, ocean and mountain views. Intact amenities include a swimming pool, the septic system, a graded building site, electric service, well water and paved access.

Toussaint, 59, has had roles on shows including “Any Day Now,” “Law & Order” and “Saving Grace.” She is on the current shows “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,” “The Village” and “Into the Badlands.”

A Palm Springs landmark

The estate of early film actor and onetime Palm Springs mayor Charles Farrell is for sale in the desert community for $3,698,900.

The Spanish Colonial Revival compound, built in 1933, has a historic landmark designation from the city. Set in the Movie Colony area, the one-acre property contains a main house with an attached casita, a courtyard and a second house for a total of 5,755 square feet of living space. Classic lighting fixtures and exposed beam ceilings retain the period vibe.

There are a total of seven bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and a half-bath including the second house, which has a living room, dining room, kitchen and laundry.

Farrell, who died in 1990 at 89, started in silent films as a bit player before successfully transitioning to talkies and television. His film work includes “7th Heaven,” the first of many films in which he starred opposite Janet Gaynor. He played the father figure in the sitcom “My Little Margie” and starred in “The Charles Farrell Show.”

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Dodgers Stadium operations executive Joe Crowley has sold his Orlando home for $1.975 million. He bought the Traditional-style house from PGA golfer Trevor Immelman four years ago for $1.785 million.

Set on an acre along a golf course fairway, the 5,587-square-foot residence is fronted by a circular motor court with a fountain.

The two-story house, built in 2002 and since updated, is entered through a grand foyer. The step-down living room contains a fireplace and a wet bar. Other living spaces include a formal dining room, a home theater, a study, a family room and five bedrooms.

The Dodgers hired Crowley as senior vice president of stadium operations last year. Before that he was senior director of operations for the U.S. Tennis Assn. in Orlando.

Her favorite room

When it comes to the living room of her 6,700-square-foot Century City home, actress Chelsey Crisp of “Fresh Off the Boat” opts for informality and fun. The book-lined multifunctional space reflects her love of contemporary design and her family’s passion for playing games.

From the archives

Ten years ago, personal trainer Bob Harper of “The Biggest Loser” purchased a home in the Hollywood Hills at the slimmed-down price of $2.9 million. The three-bedroom Midcentury Modern had come on the market at $3.995 million.

Twenty years ago, heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne bought a Beverly Hills home for about its $6.5-million asking price. The Black Sabbath front man’s new Mediterranean-style house had five bedrooms, two maid’s rooms and guest quarters in 11,000 square feet.

What we’re reading

Los Angeles will give out up to seven free trees apiece for qualifying residents as part of its own Green New Deal, reported the Los Angeles Times. The aim of the project is to plant 90,000 trees in the city over two years. More than two dozen species, most drought-tolerant, are available.

Interior barn doors may be all the rage thanks to TV house remodelers Chip and Joanna Gains, but real estate agents aren’t sold on them, according to ApartmentTherapy.com. Among concerns: They lack the privacy and sound reduction of traditional doors.

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Abel Tesfaye, the singer-songwriter known by the stage name the Weeknd, paid $21 million for a full-floor penthouse at the Beverly West tower in Westwood. 

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Each of the Beverly West penthouses was designed for a specific personality; Tesfaye’s residence is called the “Mogul.” 

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The 8,215-square-foot unit boasts walls of glass, custom built-ins and a designer kitchen. 

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Direct elevator access comes standard with each residence. 

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Basketball great Shaquille O’Neal is asking $2.5 million for his 5,200-square-foot home in Bell Canyon. 

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The Tudor-inspired house has been extensively updated. 

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The home is set on more than an acre. 

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The home features a wet bar, a media room and contemporary artwork depicting the former NBA most valuable player. 

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A bedroom. 

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Former WCW and WWE heavyweight champion Bill Goldberg has listed his custom home in San Diego County at $3.2 million. 

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The home is in Bonsall. 

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The home is on 28 acres. 

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The compound features a basketball half-court. 

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Swimming pool. 

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Abel Tesfaye, the singer-songwriter better known as the Weeknd, has bought one of the remaining penthouses at the Beverly West, a boutique condominium tower in Westwood, in one of the highest condo sales ever recorded in the Los Angeles area.

The “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills” singer paid $21 million — or about $2,555 a square foot — for the residence, which occupies the entire 18th floor. Select designer-curated furnishings were negotiated separately.

The sale ties real estate developer Richard Lewis’ June purchase of another Beverly West penthouse for the most expensive condo sale in L.A. County this year. The two sales are the most paid for a condo in the Los Angeles area since 2010, when Candy Spelling purchased a two-floor penthouse at the Century building in Century City for about $35 million.

Hilton & Hyland’s Bill Simpson, who is a listing agent for Beverly West, said people are starting to recognize and appreciate the perks, privacy and location afforded by high-rise living.

Tesfaye’s penthouse was one of four that hit the market in August and carried a price tag north of $23 million. Occupying the top floors of the 22-story high-rise, each penthouse was designed to fit a certain personality and features a unique design with curated materials and distinct color palettes.

The penthouse Tesfaye purchased is called the “Mogul” and boasts a dark, masculine palette of deep navy blue complemented by walnut wood paneling. The 8,215-square-foot residence also has a designer kitchen, imported wide-plank oak floors, high-end fixtures and direct elevator access.

Walls of floor-to-ceiling windows frame sweeping views in nearly every direction.

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Eric Jencks, the building project manager for Beverly West, said Tesfaye fits a profile similar to that of others who have bought in the building: individuals who don’t want to be in a homogeneous living space, but also don’t want to lose the privacy offered by an estate or single-family home.

“The Beverly West has no common areas besides the amenities floor,” Jencks said. “Every owner goes up on their short elevator ride to their own airspace.”

The Beverly West building, developed by United Arab Emirates real estate company Emaar Properties, has 35 units and features a 24-hour concierge, a gym and a saltwater swimming pool. On the rooftop is a helipad.

Tesfaye, 29, catapulted to stardom in the early 2010s after uploading his music on YouTube. He has won three Grammy Awards, including one for his third studio album, “Starboy.”

Jeff Hyland and Susan Pekich of Hilton & Hyland shared the listing with Simpson. Angel Salvador of the Agency represented Tesfaye in the sale.

From Big Diesel to big seller

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has put a Bell Canyon home he owns in a trust on the market for $2.5 million.

He bought the place a year ago for $1.815 million.

Nestled in the sloping hillside, the property spans more than an acre with a swimming pool and spa, a fire pit, lawn and landscaping.

The Tudor-inspired house, built in 1990, has more than 5,200 square feet of updated living space, including a formal entry, a vaulted-ceiling living room, a wet bar and a media room. A contemporary portrait of Shaq hangs above a desk in the office.

Upstairs, the master suite includes two walk-in closets, a sitting area, a fireplace and a private balcony. There are five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in all.

O’Neal, 47, played for six teams during his storied NBA career, earning NBA MVP honors once and winning a combined four NBA titles with the Lakers and the Miami Heat. In 2011, the basketball great made a move and joined TNT’s “Inside the NBA” program as an analyst. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.

Tomer Fridman and Jonathan Siegfried of Compass hold the listing.

Tuning in to canyon life

Len Wiseman, the filmmaker responsible for the “Underworld” series and 2012’s “Total Recall” remake, has purchased a modern home in the Laurel Canyon area for $4.6 million.

Perched above the Sunset Strip, the newly built showplace features a cold, contemporary exterior touched up with stained wood. Through a glass front door, it opens to a roughly 6,000-square-foot interior with clean lines and lots of glass.

Shades of black, white and gray color the living spaces, which include an open dining area and a sleek center-island kitchen. Custom fireplaces anchor the living room and family room. In almost every common space, walls of glass unfold to an entertainer’s backyard with a patio and infinity-edge pool.

An elevator navigates the three-story interior. Upstairs, the subdued hues continue into the master suite, which boasts a marble bathroom with skylights and a free-standing tub. The level also opens to a terrace lined with landscaping.

Above it all, a rooftop deck with a fire pit takes in sweeping canyon and mountain views. The property covers about a quarter of an acre.

Ben Belack of the Agency and Aaron Kirman of Compass held the listing. Julian Heaney of Redfin represented the buyer.

Wiseman, 46, directed “Underworld” and “Underworld: Evolution” in the 2000s and produced the next three installments in the franchise. His other credits include “Live Free or Die Hard” and episodes of the shows “Hawaii Five-O,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Lucifer” and “Swamp Thing.”

Ready to pin down a buyer

The San Diego County home of professional wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is for sale at $3.2 million.

Located in Bonsall, roughly 40 miles north of downtown San Diego, the 28-acre property includes a single-story main house, a three-car garage, a basketball half-court and a resort-style swimming pool. A 6,800-square-foot bonus structure/car museum has space for more than 20 vehicles.

Some 15 miles of riding trails wind throughout the estate, which also holds a four-stall barn complete with feed and tack rooms.

The mountaintop retreat, built in 1997 for Goldberg, features updated interiors, an open floor plan and high ceilings. There’s a step-down living room, a formal dining room, an office, five bedrooms and four bathrooms.

A second kitchen, a gym and additional living quarters lie in the bonus structure/car museum.

Goldberg, 52, began his wrestling career in 1996 in the WCW and became one of the biggest names in the sport during his tenure with the now-defunct promotion. During his career in the WCW and WWE, he has won multiple champion titles, including heavyweight titles in both.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last year.

Richard Combs and Matthew Yunker of Hunter & Maddox International hold the listing.

Surgeon cuts long-awaited deal

A price cut was the cure for the Lake Arrowhead listing of plastic surgeon Andrew Ordon. The Emmy-nominated host of “The Doctors” just sold his waterfront retreat for $2.2 million after trimming about $700,000 off the original asking price.

Built in the 1960s, the cabin-style home enjoys a half-acre perch overlooking the lake. European-inspired interiors open to decks and terraces that take advantage of the scenic setting.

An expansive great room serves as the centerpiece. Set under high-pitched wood ceilings, it boasts a wall of windows, a wet bar and a massive stone fireplace.

The 5,000-square-foot floor plan also adds a dining area, granite kitchen, five bedrooms and five bathrooms. Upstairs are two master suites, each complete with dramatic ceilings, spa tubs and private decks.

Outside, the grounds descend to a hot tub, dining area and tree-covered yard. A boat dock completes the property.

Meghan Hardin of Coldwell Banker Sky Ridge Realty held the listing. Sue-Ellen Knapp of CAPRE represented the buyer.

The 68-year-old physician was a regular guest on the “Dr. Phil” talk show before joining “The Doctors” in 2008. The show, which is syndicated in more than 140 countries, has been nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards multiple times.

The design-centric boutique hotel? That’s Ian Schrager’s doing.

Given Schrager’s professional origins launching Manhattan’s legendary Studio 54, it makes sense that the brand new West Hollywood Edition hotel and residences continue this cultural legacy in some key respects while offering an evolved, grown-up experience in others.

“I get an instinctive feel for a place,” Schrager said while nursing a Coke at the Roof pavilion restaurant and bar that caps his latest project. Located at 9040 W. Sunset Blvd., at the southeast corner of Doheny Drive, the quietly dramatic property with commanding views of the L.A. basin and beyond comprises 190 rooms — including 50 suites — and 20 luxury residence units.

As with other Schrager efforts, the Edition both blends seamlessly with the streetscape and makes a statement of its own. And as to be expected, the 10th location of the brand is already making its mark as the L.A. hotspot to see and be seen.

The Edition boasts an intimate subterranean club simply called Sunset, for instance, where singer Janelle Monáe performed at the preview bash last month. Other hotel facilities include meeting and event spaces, a spa and Ardor restaurant, helmed by chef John Fraser, the dining room of which is lined with enough lush potted greenery to keep interior plantscapers consistently occupied.

The opening festivities kicked off earlier this month and continued for five days, with a parade of boldfaced names — from Lenny Kravitz to Demi Moore to RuPaul — attending events at Sunset, Ardor and the Roof.
Schrager made his mark wi

th then-business partner Steve Rubell at Studio 54 until 1980 before pivoting to hotels with properties such as Morgans and Royalton Hotel. L.A.’s hospitality scene felt Schrager’s impact when in 1995 he purchased the Mondrian on the Sunset Strip and subsequently tapped Philippe Starck to transform the venue with the French designer’s inimitable whimsy.

Everywhere you look, there are design world marvels, from the meticulously selected and matched travertine slabs to the soothing Siberian larch wood in the spa. That rooftop pavilion, for example, is all clean lines, filled in with bursts of royal blue seating cushions. Classic Pierre Jeanneret teakwood Chandigarh chairs are juxtaposed with furniture upholstered with white linen that would seem to tempt fate, given the placement at a buzzing hotel bar perched above the Sunset Strip.

It’s a big step in the evolution of the Sunset Strip’s brash rock ‘n’ roll reputation, this time complete with an original Sterling Ruby mobile called “The Scale” installed in the Edition lobby.

The West Hollywood Edition’s unveiling also introduces a wider West Coast audience to the work of London-based architect John Pawson, who is known for his mastery of space and rigorously pared sensibility.

At the West Hollywood Edition, which is operated in partnership with Marriott International, “I think the materials that John chose are very appropriate,” Schrager said.

“I just love his aesthetic,” Schrager added. “It’s a good envelope for me to take what he does and add layers onto it. I’m not interested in things being categorized.” (Schrager is quick to note that the Edition, with its expanses of unadorned surfaces and open volumes, is not simply “minimalist.”)

The 20 units of the Residences at the West Hollywood Edition, developed by the New York City-based Witkoff Group with New Valley, were almost entirely sold upon completion. Apartments range from approximately 1,600 to a lavish 6,400 square feet, and all showcase Pawson’s preference for calming palettes and meticulous geometry, with elements such as Molteni kitchens, sliding glass walls with louvered teak shades, and interior teak details that carefully conceal outlets and systems.

“I tend to design what I personally would like for my family,” the architect explained. “A lot of love has gone in.” Amenities include a full-time concierge, high-tech smart features galore, and lobby, fitness and pool areas separate from the hotel, as well as art curatorial services from the Residence Concierge Art Program by Creative Art Partners.

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Until now, Pawson’s sole Los Angeles undertaking was a private residence in Bel-Air. The positioning of the tower and floor-to-ceiling windows, plus the outdoor spaces, achieve the goal of maximizing this storied setting.

“We all dream of it,” Pawson said via telephone from his London offices about his relationship to this quasi-mythical area of Los Angeles. “We’ve seen the movies and been along Sunset Strip — for the good and the bad,” he said drolly. To a European, Sunset is “so intimate, because you can walk.”

During the final days leading up to the Edition’s soft opening, Schrager recalled how his interior design team swept through to make select tweaks in the public spaces. Changes meant sumptuous green drapery, furniture and accessory switches, and incorporating discerning pops of color into Pawson’s exactingly proportioned, travertine-clad lobby.

“It’s like making a soup. You adjust the process. You don’t know where you’re going to end up,” Schrager opines. “I know how people react to a space. I know what creates the sparks, and that’s what I’m out for.”

The Roof at the West Hollywood Edition

Where: 9040 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood

Hours: 7 a.m. to 2 a.m., with an all-day menu

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Cynthia Bello says she had no idea skipping breakfast would make her feel so fantastic.

The 40-year-old Los Angeles Police Department detective and mother of two from Placentia started intermittent fasting in March to lose weight after becoming a self-professed “junk food vegan.”

“I was not happy with what I saw in the mirror,” she says. “I had tried other weight-loss programs, and nothing ever worked.”

But, Bello says, when she restricted her eating to a nine-hour window each day, the weight finally started coming off — about 15 pounds. She has lost 4 inches from her waist, 2 from her bust and an inch off each thigh.

“I was super scared of it because I don’t do well when I’m hungry,” she said. “But it was easier than I thought it would be.” Bello now eats only between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. and says it has helped her sleep better, given her more energy, and, surprisingly, resulted in fewer problems with seasonal allergies and irregular menstrual periods.

Military wife Colleen Taylor, 52, who splits her time among a home in Huntington Beach, the Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos and Great Falls, Mont., said intermittent fasting helped her achieve similar success. Taylor lost 11 pounds the first month of an eight-hour-window eating plan outlined in the Clean & Lean diet by Dr. Ian K. Smith.

Sticking to black coffee in the morning and skipping a late-night glass of wine narrowed her eating window, she said.
“It was really hard … but if I buy good coffee, it’s OK,” she says. “I also add a little bit of cinnamon.”

But the sacrifice, she says, has been worth it. She’s down 19 pounds on her 4-foot-11 frame just by maintaining a slightly relaxed, but still healthy diet in the eight-hour window. Her husband, Reginald, has lost weight too, just by eating in the same window.

Intermittent fasting has become somewhat of a darling in the wellness world, as a glance at Instagram can attest.

Adherents bill it as the right tool to bust through weight-loss plateaus and stave off a host of chronic diseases and conditions, including diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and high blood pressure.

It sounds scary and potentially painful — after all, “fasting” is in the name. But proponents say it’s a simple hack for curbing the endless snacking and nibbling and nighttime eating that can pack on calories.

At its most basic approach, you create a limited window for eating and stick to it. Bello, who eats her first meal at 11 a.m. and her last by 8 p.m., keeps her eating to a nine-hour window, and fasts 15 hours a day. (She followed an online program, the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, and was so taken with it, she now does coaching on the side.) Some followers take it to an extreme: Magician Penn Jillette says fasting 23 hours a day has helped him maintain his 100-pound weight loss.

Ashley Koff, a Los Angeles-based registered dietician who coaches clients on the finer points of intermittent fasting through her website, the Better Nutrition Program, says her followers love it because they don’t have to think about counting protein, carbs and fat calories.

Intermittent fasting is a helpful approach for clients who do too much “back-loaded eating,” getting the majority of their calories in the hours before bed, which makes weight loss and digestion more difficult, she said.

Results from dozens of clinical studies on intermittent fasting, taking a more rigorous look at its impact on disease as well as side effects, are expected to come out in 2020. In the meantime, we talked to fasting experts to come up with a list of eight things you should know if you want to give intermittent fasting a try.

1. You don’t have to limit eating to an eight-hour window to reap the benefits. While many fasting plans advocate an eight-hour window, for many that can be problematic and tough to stick to over the long haul. And an eight-hour window is not necessary to obtain many of the obesity and disease-fighting benefits, says Satchin Panda, a professor at the Salk Institute and author of “The Circadian Code,” an approach to weight loss that revolves around one’s natural body clock.

“Ten is a good entry point” for weight loss, Panda says. That would mean having your first meal of the day at 8 a.m., for example, and making your last caloric intake of the day by 6 p.m. That alone could reduce overall calorie intake, especially since his research shows many Americans eat off and on for around 15 hours a day. A 12-hour eating window still confers many of the benefits to blood pressure and reduced gut inflammation, he said, and appears to be safe for people of all ages.

2. A shorter window, however, appears to confer more benefits for weight loss, and a reduction in disease markers.

In research published last year, Courtney Peterson, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, conducted a time-restricted eating study with pre-diabetic men, giving them an identical meal plan over two time frames — six hours or 12 hours. On the six-hour plan, the men had lower levels of insulin and oxidative stress, less nighttime hunger and significantly lower blood pressure. While it didn’t significantly affect the number of calories participants burned, it did lower levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin and increased fat-burning over the 24-hour day, the researcher found.

3. But … very restrictive intermittent fasting might not be a good long-term strategy. One concern is that eating in windows of six to eight hours could eventually slow your metabolic rate and cause you to regain even more weight when you return to a regular schedule, says Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute and author of “The Longevity Diet.”

Moreover, there’s some indication that tighter feeding windows over the long term might have an adverse effect on cardiovascular health, Longo said. However, more research is needed. “We don’t want to get rid of a problem [such as weight] and give you another in the long run,” he said. Once you lose the weight, it’s a good idea, he said, to slowly broaden your eating window closer to the “very safe sweet spot” of 12 hours.

4. It’s OK to mess up occasionally. Life can be unpredictable, and with dinners out or vacations, a tight eating window can be difficult to adhere to. Intermittent fasting for five or six days a week confers many of the benefits, such as reduced body fat, reduced cholesterol, better glucose control, and improved endurance, experts say.

5. It could be an important tool in the fight against cancer. Studies show that fasting can help prevent malignancies, reduce tumor growth and increase the efficacy of cancer treatment such as chemotherapy. A 2015 analysis of data from the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living Study found that breast cancer survivors who didn’t eat for at least 13 hours overnight had a 36% reduction in the risk of recurrence and were 21% less likely to die from breast cancer.

6. Beverages with calories will break your fast. One of the biggest problems people have getting started with intermittent fasting is accidentally breaking their fast too early in the morning with cream in their coffee or caloric beverages at night, says Smithauthor of “Clean & Lean,” which advocates whole foods and time-restricted eating.

“Calories count,” Smith says. “You want [to consume] no more than 25 calories during your fasting window” or you can consider your fast broken.

7. The old adage “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper” still holds. Even if you’re cutting off your eating earlier in the evening, it’s still better to eat your bigger meals earlier in the day, Panda says, because your body can digest them more efficiently. Israeli researchers found in studies that overweight women lost more weight and had greater improvement in blood sugar, insulin and other markers of cardiovascular disease when they ate a large first meal, modest lunch and small dinner compared with the reverse.

8. It’s not for everyone. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or those who are underweight or have a history of eating disorders shouldn’t undertake a very restrictive intermittent fasting program, our experts said. Diabetics or anyone on medication should consult their doctor before starting any program.

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Lewis Hamilton says he has no problem with Nico Rosberg’s positioning during the start to the Australian Grand Prix.

Rosberg was on the inside of Turn 1 behind Sebastian Vettel with team-mate Hamilton on the outside, and the two Mercedes had very slight contact as Hamilton was forced wide on to the kerb on the exit of the corner. The close battle saw the defending champion lose two further spots, though he recovered to finish second behind his team-mate in the race.

When it was put to him that he was unhappy with Rosberg at Turn 1, Hamilton replied: “Absolutely not, I never said that at all.

“I just said that I got ran wide at turn one. I couldn’t really recollect what exactly went on, I assume he had someone up the inside and it was the case that Nico braked late whilst he was battling with Vettel.

“[Rosberg went] really deep, he locked up and I wasn’t really anticipating coming over so far to the outside and I took evasive action to avoid him. It was nothing intentional from him and either of us.”

Hamilton had referenced Rosberg’s start during the post-race press conference, during which Rosberg apologised. Both Mercedes’ were beaten off the line by the two Ferraris and Hamilton says it is an area his team must investigate.

“I just got wheel spin. No particular real issues, Ferrari’s are very, very strong. My initial phase was just the same as Nico’s but the second part where you release the clutch fully I just had extra wheel spin and didn’t recover from it so it wasn’t a major issue.

“It’s always an ongoing change, even when my starts have been amazing. It’s always moving, targets are always shifting so it is something for sure… We were just talking now and it’s one of our priorities. The Ferraris got an incredibly good start, so we’re going to try and figure out how we can do better.”

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AMMAN, Jordan — 

In Iraq’s bloody path to democracy following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the leading authority for Shiite Muslims worldwide, held an unparalleled position of moral authority but rarely intervened in matters of governing.

On Friday, in the wake of weeks of protests that have left more than 400 people dead, Sistani broke his customary silence and called on parliament to select a new leader. Hours later, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi acquiesced to Sistani’s counsel and announced he would present his resignation to parliament.

Moments after Abdul Mahdi issued his statement, celebrations broke out in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, with protesters in Tahrir Square cheering to cries of “Long live Iraq; long live the revolution” while others shot off fireworks.

Despite the jubilation, few believe the premier’s departure will mollify protesters’ anger. Since Oct. 1, demonstrations have bloomed in Baghdad and across the country’s south against what many say is corruption and grotesque ineptitude on the part of the ruling elite.

Protesters, most of them young and from the country’s Shiite majority, have braved bullets, tear gas canisters, internet shutdowns and curfews. They have demanded a full dismantling of the political class that emerged in the wake of the U.S. invasion and which they blame for dismal living conditions despite Iraq’s oil wealth.

This week, Iraqi security services shot 40 protesters to death in a 24-hour period ending Thursday evening.

In his statement, Abdul Mahdi said he had listened with “great concern” to Sistani’s call and would heed it by submitting an official request to leave his position as the head of the current government.

It came in the aftermath of what was considered to be one of the bloodiest days since the anti-government protests began, with scores of mostly unarmed protesters cut down in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah by “rapid response” units, an elite force that has received U.S. training and support. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned the violence there, saying it was a “bloodbath” that had the city looking like a “war zone.”

It was that fighting that pushed Sistani — a figure who in the past had been derisively called the “silent authority” for his reticence in commenting on political matters — to speak out and call for parliament to change leaders. In a sermon delivered during Friday prayers, Sistani called on parliament to “reconsider its options” in the wake of the government’s “clear inability” to deal with the unrest.

Iraqi political leaders, including Muqtada Sadr, the populist cleric who has styled himself as a supporter of the demonstrators’ call for reform, moved to capitalize on Abdul Mahdi’s statement. On Friday, Sadr released a statement saying the resignation was the “first fruits of the revolution” and called for a new government to be formed.

The carnage continued Friday in Nasiriyah, prompting U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to issue a statement saying he was “deeply concerned over reports of the continued use of live ammunition against demonstrators in Iraq.”

He called on authorities “to exercise maximum restraint, protect the lives of demonstrators, respect the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, and swiftly to investigate all acts of violence.”

On Friday, a State Department spokesman said the U.S. shared “the protesters’ legitimate concerns.”

“We continue to urge the government of Iraq to advance the reforms demanded by the people, including those that address unemployment, corruption, and electoral reform,” the spokesman said.

Abdul Mahdi had previously offered to leave his post Oct. 31 if parliament could find another successor. Parliament refused.

His resignation request Friday does not mean he has left his post; he remains the head of a fully operational government until parliament ratifies a majority vote of no confidence. If it passes, he would remain as caretaker.

It would then fall on parliament, a deeply fractured body that is hostage to the country’s sectarian divide, to choose his replacement from the largest bloc. Yet members of parliament have tussled for months about which bloc that would be; Abdul Mahdi, lackluster but independent, was chosen as a compromise candidate after months of paralysis because he was acceptable to the top groups.

Even if parliament could overcome its fractiousness to actually select a replacement, it’s unlikely to be enough. Like the demonstrations in Algeria and Sudan this year, and the wide protest parades in Lebanon that began last month and toppled the government there, those on the streets are seeking the uprooting of a political order they accuse of siphoning off their country’s resources while beggaring much of the population.

The contrast is especially galling in Iraq. Though the country is awash with 148.8 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, amounting to 9% of the world’s oil supply, it doesn’t even have 24-hour electricity, and a full quarter of the country’s youth are unemployed, according to the World Bank.

Besides, few see parliament as representative; some 40% of the population was reported to have voted in parliamentary elections held last year, the lowest turnout since 2003 but a figure that many nevertheless believe is inflated. (The elections were plagued by accusations of fraud as well as malfunctioning voting machines.)

Many of those politicians are also seen as beholden to external powers, including the U.S. and especially Iran, Iraq’s onetime enemy (the two countries engaged in an almost eight-year war during the rule of Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein). Iran has since integrated itself into the top echelons of power in Baghdad.

Sistani also called on parliament to speed up preparations for “free and fair elections whose results truly express the will of the Iraqi people.”

Meanwhile, many fear the escalating violence would plunge the country into renewed fighting even as it had just begun to recover from years of combating Islamic State.

During the Sunni jihadist group’s blitzkrieg toward Baghdad in 2014, it was Sistani who issued the call to arms that mobilized hundreds of thousands of mostly Shiite youth overnight to fight the extremists and repel their assault. On Friday, he warned of a new danger to Iraq, one that could lead, he said, to a “cyclone of violence” that would reverse what little progress the country had made.

“The enemies and their pawns are planning … to spread chaos and destruction and drag the country towards infighting and then restore the era of reviled dictatorship,” Sistani said, adding that protesters should make sure there were no “saboteurs” within their ranks.

“All must cooperate to not make them miss the opportunity to do so.”

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