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Correspondent Don summarizes Lee in diagnoses Shanghai contributed to this report. *(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX)What's next--The U. S. But in his one-man show "Scottastrophe," Thompson simply plays himself "I had a story I needed to tell," he explains. In Broward County, Fla. , the Senior HIV Intervention Project recruits retired boomers and older residents throughout the region to become "safe-sexperts" who can convince their neighbors to get tested for STDs. At the University of Michigan Health System, enough patients were concerned about the impact of aging on intimacy that a clinic was opened in Ann Arbor last year devoted to dealing with the sexual concerns of the 60-and-older crowd. Family Dollar Stores jumped 98 cents, or 4. 4%, to $23. 51. The S&P 500 Retailing index rose 1%, its first gain in four days. One day last month, the home pages of iTunes, Rhapsody, Tower Records and a local radio station each touted the work of at least three of these four artists: Furtado, Aguilera, Gnarls Barkley and Rihanna. And it's not at all clear that the new technologies will entirely replace the old, hit-oriented media. They record speed, braking, signaling and other driving behaviors, and can show investigators vital details about what led to a crash. Wisconsin attorney David A.

The main building speaks of an older, slower time. Nowadays, hikers sprawl on the vast porch paying homage to their first Steinlager of the evening. The free-standing suites at Furneaux were modern and chic, with a view of native bush and sea . That number is dwarfed by the 19,722 boarders at 96 schools in New England . "They are clearly getting better," he noted, but "it's no time to be popping the champagne corks. "The Census Bureau estimate is reached by measuring births, deaths and migration into and out of each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The total U. S . The Swift boat allegations were lies, the campaign lasted months and cost millions, and the purveyors of slime were GOP-selected smear artists . "I believe we ran around the cameras and George was saying, 'Wait a minute! Stop. ' But we couldn't stop, we were laughing so hard. "Then I hear someone outside one morning, and I go outside and see a sign on my door that says they're auctioning the house. "The collapse of home mortgage lending, which according to U. S.

Seniors Kaluka Maiava and Brian Cushing are expected to be starters, but both are recovering from surgeries . ("The Lord is healing someone with stomach cancer!") He's prone to incendiary comments, such as when he suggested Hurricane Katrina could be a sign of God's wrath at abortion. But in an era when few Christian radio or TV outlets do their own reporting, CBN stands out for its 60-person news team. Reporters sometimes talk about their faith on air . If Ali G skewered all that is ridiculous about big media's obsession with "youth culture," from his own absurdly baroque persona to public figures so disconnected they can't spot a parody when it's right in their face, Borat goes after bigger game . "If we got funding and had a showroom in the New Mart and went to a Vernon office and parked in a huge lot every day, it wouldn't be us . In recent years, those programs, which would draw as many as 40,000 fans to their games in the 1950s, have fallen on hard times. so many icons, big and small, would have been plowed under. "A nostalgia buff, Nudelman launched his activism in 1978 by fighting to save MGM's old Lot 2 in Culver City, a 10-acre site that included sets from the films "Gone With the Wind" and "King Kong. " MGM had sold the parcel to a developer who planned to put houses on it; Nudelman and others wanted to turn the lot into a theme park. The effort failed, but Nudelman dedicated the rest of his life to the preservation of Hollywood history and landmarks -- with mixed success. By his own estimation, Nudelman figured that he had seen a third of the historic Hollywood corridor demolished.

But in the extreme form, the virus damages tiny blood vessels in the victim's body, causing them to leak fluid . The Denver gathering in May that nominated Barr after six raucous ballots selected as his running mate Wayne Allyn Root, a professional sports handicapper and gambler from Las Vegas. Barr brings odd baggage of his own to the race . McConaughey has an uncredited cameo in the movie, his publicist, Nicole Perez, said Wednesday. Wilson was taken by ambulance to a hospital after police responded to a call about a suicide attempt at his Santa Monica home. . A young Irish law student at the time they met, Lefroy may have flirted with Austen and, according to Spence, possibly let her down . Suddenly, some buyout firms began to have trouble lining up cheap financing for takeover deals, as lenders balked. "People are connecting the dots" of rising interest rates and how they can fuel trouble throughout the economy and markets, said Bernie Schaeffer, head of Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. The Federal Reserve, however, is maintaining its view that the economy is on a steady growth path. But there is no doubt that the Qiang received a disproportionate blow. "It is the Qiang who were most severely hit," said Huang Chenglong, a 40-year-old scholar and a Qiang from Mao County. "There is so much that is hidden, clandestine, and we are always lagging. "Four men have been convicted in connection with the Pearl case.

" he says during the middle of breakfast, his words flowing like a bouncing ball. It's four years later and you're wondering, how could somebody with such rhythm be silenced by such cacophony?In 2002, Paul Sunderland was the announcer who reverently and honorably replaced the legendary Chick Hearn. Today, he is the man who was eaten alive by that legend. In 2002, with the blessing of Hearn's widow and the respect of Laker Nation, he thought he had an NBA announcing job for life. Today, he hasn't had an NBA job in two seasons, with no possibilities in sight. "Friends call me and say, 'OK, Paul, it's been a long time now, tell me what really happened,' " Sunderland said . Our defense then did a great job of getting us off the field . Mostly, it has its tangled plot and Diggs, who's stiff as an action star, his physique conveying more than his face . Davis and Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West); "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em); "Good Life," A Davis, J Ingram, Q Jones, F Najm and K . What's more, the number of international visitors hasn't rebounded to pre-Sept 11 levels. governor of the Serbian province of Kosovo, the United Nations announced. Ruecker, who now serves as head of economic reconstruction for the U. N mission in Kosovo, will be the sixth U. N administrator in seven years.

"They still come in, with an entourage," says manager Jack Cella. Basketball courts, Hayes Drive at South Lake Shore Drive . In 1997, he helped paint a 100-yard-long mural representing neighborhood life that remains today on two walls near Cypress Park. Not long after he painted the mural, he went back to prison for attempted murder in a shootout with Avenues gang members while he was on parole . For instance, it specified when units that were part of last year's troop buildup would leave . 7 Tennessee behind 23 points from Augustin, 21 from Abrams and a 22-point, 11-rebound game by big man Connor Atchley. "I think if we keep doing the little things, keep working hard in practice every day, we can be a really good team," Augustin said . Junior swingman Josh Shipp, no longer hampered by the sprained thumb that slowed him during exhibition play, scored 18 points as the Bruins extended their home winning streak to 21 games. The mismatch against Portland State, a Big Sky team that was 19-13 last season, allowed Coach Ben Howland to experiment with his lineup, playing Russell Westbrook at point guard and using 6-11 Love and 6-9 Lorenzo Mata-Real at the same time to get some height and bulk and physicality. The results were mixed. native's 2005 Sonoma County Pinot is inky and intense, positively bursting with the flavor of blueberries and blackberries in a tightly knit package.

In the interest of public safety, I'd like to volunteer to serve as driver for the wife of L. A City Atty . Autonomy advocates deny any intent to split from Bolivia. The vote became a regional referendum against Morales and his ambitious plans to create a socialist state closely allied with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Scattered violence and reports of fraud surfaced during the day . "I just stood there and cried. "--matt. laitjason. songbettina. boxall. latimes. comTimes staff writers Bob Pool, Rich Connell, John Spano, Paul Pringle, Tony Perry and Jean-Paul Renaud contributed to this report. --(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX)Past Malibu firesOver the last three decades, wildfires have claimed hundreds of homes and tens of thousands of acres in the Malibu area, where north- south-running canyons funnel Santa Ana winds through the mountains toward the Pacific Ocean. Last month, the Canyon fire burned more than 4,500 acres and destroyed 22 structures, including Castle Kashan, a well-known landmark that had stood for 30 years atop a Malibu hill, and the 60-year-old Malibu Presbyterian Church. In January, a wind-whipped fire raced through a row of multimillion-dollar oceanfront homes, gutting four residences and a guesthouse. In January 2003, a blaze damaged three homes and forced the evacuation of scores of others in Encinal and Decker canyons. In October 1996, a brush fire ignited by arcing power lines destroyed 10 homes in Malibu, Calabasas Canyon and Corral Canyon, burning nearly 14,000 acres. In November 1993, a deadly superfire raged for three days, killing three people and razing 268 homes from Calabasas through Topanga Canyon to Malibu. A fire in October 1985 gutted six homes. In October 1982, a wind-driven fire raced from Dayton Canyon in the west San Fernando Valley to the Malibu coast, destroying 97 homes and burning 54,000 acres. In October 1978, 230 homes and a church were lost in a series of eight near-simultaneous blazes that raged from Malibu to Agoura to Mandeville Canyon . You've got production overcapacity and multiple brands you don't need. It is almost like a falling knife No one wants to catch it before it hits the ground You know you have two choices . In a sign of rising tensions within the Screen Actors Guild, the group representing a moderate faction of actors within the union is urging its supporters to think long and hard before casting a ballot for a strike authorization vote. SAG leaders, citing the need for leverage in negotiations with Hollywood studios, recently said they would seek strike authorization from the union's 120,000 members. Both times, however, are short of what is needed to compete in the individual 400. In fact, in the last two years no South African in the 400 has met the required "A" time of 45. 55.

The goal is to get financial companies to resume more normal lending. In a speech Tuesday, Bernanke signaled that the continued turmoil had moved the central bank closer to a rate cut. Bernanke said the Fed would have to consider whether its current stance of holding interest rates unchanged "remained appropriate. "In the minutes, Fed officials had sounded a more upbeat tone, expressing hope that the government's takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might help stabilize mortgage markets and give a boost to the beleaguered housing sector. . An aide said an order had been issued to all members of the department not to speak to reporters. Army Brig Gen . We're just a few blocks away. "The women hesitated, then agreed . But there are slightly more Democratic than Republican voters in the district, and the Democratic Par- ty is expected to invest heavily in Manuel Victor Perez, who bested three other candidates Tuesday. A member of the Coachella Valley Unified School District board, Perez will face Republican Gary Jeandron, a former Palm Springs police chief, in November. Another tossup is the race to replace Assemblywoman Shirley Horton (R-Chula Vista) in an inland San Diego County district that has more registered Democratic voters than Republicans . Embassy, said Musharraf's fate was Pakistan's internal affair. At the same time, though, the administration has made it clear through back channels that given the disorganized state of Pakistan's fledgling civilian government, and the difficulties it has already had in formulating a coherent anti-terrorism policy, it has no wish to see a chaotic exit for Musharraf. But for some time now, in a pattern that has intensified of late, U. S. This tour bus ride made no claims to great artistry or even dramatic coherence, and Richard Jay-Alexander's direction served that approach well with a speed that moved from one big set-piece to another. Using an abridged score, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Kevin Stites, did a serviceable job, though strangely, it felt overpowered by the vocals, which were amplified to sometimes deafening levels. In the end, the Boublil-Schonberg aesthetic of big sounds and big emotions proved to be a nice fit for the Bowl, where nuance is often swallowed up by the night. Programmers should seriously consider the duo's "Miss Saigon" for a future season. It's an even bigger, more bombastic musical -- and the helicopter traffic over the Bowl would feel appropriate for once. --david. ng. The pool area has sweeping city vistas, as well as waterfalls and a spa. Asking price: $7,995,000Size: The home has five bedrooms and 8 1/2 bathrooms in about 5,388 square feet.

"I drove it 270 on cold, early-morning rounds and up to 325 in the desert . The two-disc DVD features a multipart behind-the-scenes documentary and by-the-books commentary with Fangmeier. *Also new this week"My Country My Country" (Zeitgeist Films, $30): Powerful Oscar-nominated documentary produced for PBS' "POV" series that follows eight months in the life of Dr . However, Smith said, NATO's reaching out to eventually invite Ukraine and Georgia, and others once in the Soviet orbit, to join the alliance fits "his broader agenda of bringing these countries into Western institutions. "For his part, Bush has set only a vague public marker for the NATO summit Thursday and Friday. "The definition of success is to make sure NATO stays relevant," he told European reporters at the White House last week. --james. gerstenzangTimes staff writer Tracy Wilkinson in Rome contributed to this report. . after a delay of more than one month. The agency is seeking public comment on the proposed merger of the only two pay-radio services, the FCC said. XM and Sirius announced their planned combination Feb 19 and filed papers with the FCC more than two months ago . public opinion has been relatively stable and favorable to legal abortion Early efforts to overturn Roe failed miserably. men's national soccer team Wednesday, casting off the interim tag that had hung albatross-like around his neck since December. Bradley's contract will keep him in the position through the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. "I'm proud today," Bradley, 49, from nearby Montclair, N. J. , said at his introductory news conference in New York "I'm excited I'm honored to be named coach of the U. S national team. And kids can grow out of clothes faster than their parents can cut the price tags off. Along the way, other parents -- or shopkeepers -- will suggest dozens of additional products, often when parents are most vulnerable. "You'll have this crying baby and somebody will say, 'Have you tried the supersonic swing?' " Leonard said.

There was clearly overreaction and indiscriminate use of force employed by the LAPD in shutting down the rally. The firing of foam bullets at anyone except an identified violent target is against LAPD rules, and it is as unacceptable as sending a squad of baton-swinging cops into a park you know is loaded with families and children . One showed him as a stick figure curled over a toilet as she took care of him "A sign of real love," he wrote . Thompson of the Sheriff's Department. The man died at the scene The woman was uninjured, Thompson said . By his own admission, Simi Valley resident Vince Asturi knew he had nothing to worry about when federal authorities took over IndyMac Bank. Asturi, 78, and his wife had less than $100,000 in assets at the Pasadena-based institution, and he understood that all their cash was thus covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Nevertheless, Asturi spent three days last week trying to get inside IndyMac's Northridge branch . He was treated and released from a hospital. Assistant Rob Senderoff resigned amid a telephone recruiting scandal that already has cost Indiana one basketball scholarship and Coach Kelvin Sampson a $500,000 pay raise. The NCAA is still conducting its investigation, which could lead to further sanctions. Eight new members will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday night. The inductees: Amy Acuff, George Brown, Jennifer Brundage, Jim Ferguson, Troy Glaus, John Moore, Jeff Nygaard and Keri Phebus. The UCLA men's golf team defeated Georgia Tech, 4-1, to win the team title at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship at Greensboro, Ga. PASSINGSDana, 104, was oldest NFL veteranSam Dana, who was the oldest living former NFL player and once played football alongside Lou Gehrig at Columbia, died in his sleep late Monday night in Buffalo, N. Y. shut that vaunted pick-and-roll game down completely with Kobe Bryant hounding guard Sarunas Jasikevicius. The U. S. Zuma's allies have made ominous noises about "rotten apples" in the Scorpions. The battle got nasty when Scorpions boss Gerrie Nel, who led the investigation of Police Commissioner Selebi, was arrested by police at his home last month on corruption charges, in what looked like a tit-for-tat arrest.

We meant to get on one of the many double-decker tour buses that roam the city, but the streets were too seductive . Taxpayers finance the upkeep of the site. Nicolas Sanchez Albornoz, 80, was one of the prisoners forced to help construct the monument . How did you strike on that idea?It was really looking at these archival photographs and reading up, reading as much as I could of the journalism of the time These outlaws, some of them were fantastic dressers . "When the pressure's highest, she's at her best. "Ortega's boss, Tim Riley, echoes Moore's comments. Says Riley, the LAPD's information technology director, "She's got a low-key approach to things, and in communications, where it's 9-1-1 calls and radio calls and one call could be about a barking dog and the next about a person whose life is in jeopardy, her approach has a very calming effect. "Give credit, Ortega says, to her playground roots. "Even when things appear to be chaotic," she says, "I stay calm and collected . In a medium, heavy-bottom saucepan, combine the sugar with the orange juice and one-fourth cup water. Faced with an impossible mission and presidents who were searching for new Cold War weapons, the CIA soon turned to covert action and clandestine intelligence collection -- activities that many argue the National Security Act never intended or explicitly sanctioned.

WASHINGTON — The U. S . Three days after police and federal agents promised a crackdown on racial attacks by gangs in the Harbor Gateway area, African American activists returned to the neighborhood Sunday to talk to residents about how to end the violence and to decry what they say is a "race war. "To residents' dismay, another attack occurred Saturday morning . The union leadership had planned to handle the endorsement process for all seats with incumbents starting in January . www. decadestwo. comResurrection Take an additional 50% off Chanel jewelry, Alaia dresses, Christian Dior sunglasses, Yves Saint Laurent blouses, Goyard trunks and more 8006 Melrose Ave. , Los Angeles; (323) 651-5516; 11 a. m to 7 p. m . After three months, Israeli authorities will exchange their first assortment for 12 others, including a Deuteronomy parchment that contains the Ten Commandments. "Russia is one of the pillars of our foreign policy. "In 1999, to a weakened Russia's chagrin, U. S. -led forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization bombed Serbian troops out of Kosovo. Given his age, almost all of them are. Claire Porter, a 26-year-old from Minnesota, started out on the Pacific Crest Trail in early April with a friend who was forced to drop out because of a back injury.