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The premiums probes are calculated indicates in part by the pricing of tickets that are resold online. The Clippers, for example, don't charge a set premium for big games but do allow individual ticket prices to rise or fall as game time approaches. Bond defaults by companies with speculative-grade, or junk, credit ratings are likely to triple over the next year, Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday. The default rate is expected to climb from an estimated 1. 4% of outstanding junk debt this year to 4. 5% in 2008 and 5. 6% in 2009, according to Moody's. The default rate probably would climb even higher if the economy were to go into recession, said Daniel Gates, Moody's chief credit officer for corporate finance in North America. A 4% annual default rate would be in line with historical averages. And the double heroes are the ones who put on the uniform. " Then he begins naming names. "Let me tell you about Cpl J. R Martinez. Other people's domestic traumas have yielded some of theater's finest masterpieces. Unfortunately, Melinda Lopez's "Alexandros" isn't one of them. Instead of going to the gym they do exercises to help their vision. In order to help reduce fire risk this summer, San Bernardino County fire officials have suspended all burn permits, authorities said Tuesday. The Fire Department suspended burn permits in all areas of the county in cooperation with burn permit restrictions instituted last week by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for state lands within the county. "Our action is a response to this season's extreme fire danger conditions," said county Fire Marshal Peter Brierty The suspension began Monday. . The Federal Aviation Administration and other government agencies want the system completed by 2025 They have not said how much it would cost. .

He demonstrated that style at a recent House oversight hearing, calmly explaining a variety of controversial decisions in the face of sharp questioning from Democrats. Martin started working last year to address Democratic concerns about media ownership. He agreed to hold a series of hearings around the country, somewhat assuaging the demands of the commission's two Democrats for more public input When Sen . 1 Memphis on Saturday, held the top spot for a few hours, then lost to Vanderbilt, borrowing a script borrowed by a number of schools last college football season. Dallas Mavericks at Lakers (Sunday, 12:30 p. m. , Channel 7): For a few years there, keeping up with the Lakers wasn't so difficult . Featuring the work of Preston, Diltz, Marshall, Herb Greene and others, the store, co-owner Sam Milgrom says, has found growing interest in the expected baby boomer crowd, as well as some Gen X-ers who are starting to settle into full-on adulthood. Across town, another rock-oriented gallery has just opened as well. The Musician Photo Gallery in Venice grew out of increased interest in rock-related work exhibited at the Duncan Miller Gallery, says Daniel Miller, owner of both. As to why this sort of work is not being found to the same extent in today's pop culture, Miller says to follow the money:"Back then there was a level of respect for the photographer and the band," he says. NEAL PRESTON returned to his Hollywood Hills home after a short Las Vegas visit recently and was dismayed at what he found . 31, 1993, off Sterling Hitchcock (New York, AL), at Yankee Stadium. * 200: June 9, 1996, off Jimmy Haynes (Baltimore), at Camden Yards. * 300: Aug . Johnson, the co-chairmen of MOCA's board, resign immediately, along with their fellow trustees. As they stood on tiptoe on blackened tree stumps, they searched for familiar landmarks that might help them spot their homes amid the rubble. But what they saw looked nothing like the neighborhood several had proudly described as a "country-club-like resort" with a swimming pool, tennis court and billiards tables. Around the community, a few scattered homes remained. He agreed later that Page 2 was right, and after checking with the rules committee, it was deemed a victory for the Mattel kids so that it might encourage Torre to listen more to Page 2 in the future. Now everywhere Torre went Saturday he was stopped by people, who should have been asking, "So who does Andrea like in this one?""I signed a lot of autographs, posed for a lot of pictures and promised everyone Manny would be back," Torre said.

attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek. Federal authorities caught Canchola on surveillance video July 19 and 26 guiding passengers through an exit to a taxi waiting at the curb, according to an affidavit filed in federal court . Bolt eased up before the finish line, crossing in 19. 63 to leave himself 0. 33 behind the world mark he set at the Olympics. Tiger Woods announced on his website that he and his wife, Elin, are expecting their second child to be born in late winter They are the parents of Sam, their 13-month old daughter. . It's so special that our recipe calls for cutting the chicken into 12 pieces rather than the usual six or eight . This theory is convenient for the government in that it bolsters its claims to minority areas of western China. Scottish missionary Thomas Torrance, on the other hand, wrote in the 1920s and '30s that they were descendants of ancient Israelites . have been more proactive than Viacom. "They did seem to drop the ball," said David Joyce, analyst with Miller Tabak & Co. Forest Service spokesman. "The rain helped tremendously," Denson said. Team (Rec. ) Comment (last week's rank) 1NORTH CAROLINA(11-0) We're pretty sure the Tar Heels would get UC Santa Barbara's vote after 35-point margin.

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N. Y. ), and Monica Fischer didn't like to disappoint him. "He was very understanding and, I guess, kind of let me off the hook," she said. Vilsack, for his part, said he appreciated the courtesy. "It's not easy for people to make that call to me," he said . If we can get that thing all ironed out, I'll be really happy about that. "Sarkisian will remain with the Trojans and call plays in the Rose Bowl against Penn State. Receivers coach John Morton will succeed Sarkisian as offensive coordinator, but Carroll has not yet determined who will call plays next season. Morton has said he would remain in the coaching booth in the press box . NORTH DAKOTA ST. Saturday, noon, Galen Center: The Trojans play the second of four consecutive home games before opening play in the Pacific 10 Conference on Jan 2 at Oregon . That's good news for discount beauty supply stores. "A lot of people come and buy their own color and try to do it themselves," said a manager at Kristy's Beauty Supplies & Salon in West L. A . Berman, could succeed him as the committee's chairman. Lantos, who turns 80 next month, is the latest in a wave of veteran lawmakers who have announced their departures from Congress. Recently, soldiers have begun a brutal campaign of forced conscription, often torturing or killing those who refuse to join. The Ethiopian government has suppressed most news from the region, sealing Ogaden's borders and denying access to the media. And wait, how about that beautiful mushroom salad spiked with scallions?The glow of a late-summer sunset floods the rooftop terrace as couples and families and groups of friends feast on Turkey's version of tapas, sipping from glasses of the milky-looking anise-flavored aperitif called raki, unwinding and talking and enjoying the spectacular view of the Old City.

"A car crash is one thing, or plane wrecks, but it's just the violence that's so hard to handle. "Los Angeles and USC police said the recent violence was upsetting, but they said it did not represent a major crime wave in USC's off-campus neighborhoods -- where a third of USC's 33,000 students live However, they urged students to take precautions at night . Howard Wennes has been named interim president, Cal Lutheran officials said Regents will conduct a search for a permanent replacement. . Voluntary road crews fill in potholes, money dealers wait on street corners and women sell vegetables to raise money. In the capital, Harare, vans with helmeted riot police crawled through the streets Tuesday, arresting female money dealers for illegal street trading . When we were about 8 years old, we started getting really serious. "Javier won his first fight at 9, his first age-group nationals at 11, then went on to win three national Silver Gloves titles, two Golden Gloves crowns and a Junior Olympics championship before a surprise victory over former national champion Karl Dargan helped vault him onto the Olympic team. Oscar took a similar route, winning his first fight at 8, then winning two Silver Gloves, three Golden Gloves and one PAL national title. In youth football, baseball and soccer the twins had always stuck together . Yvonne Dutton's life was saved by a department store. When she was raising eight children on a meager budget supplemented by food stamps, the Huntington Beach woman didn't have the time or money to shop at Nordstrom. "If ever you are in need of any halibut, let me know. "Joe and Diane Mercier, who live outside Weaverville in Northern California's Trinity County, get their Dreyfus fix over morning coffee. "I want to get through this so I can keep lifting the world the way I want to. "Cutler is one of six attorneys defending Spector, 67, against charges that he shot actress Lana Clarkson to death at his Alhambra mansion in February 2003. The courtroom is dark today because of an immigrant rights' march that is expected to snarl traffic, meaning that the trial will not start up again until Wednesday, although the legal battle continued to thump along. On Monday, prosecutors filed a motion asking Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler to sanction Spector's attorneys for withholding test results discussed by their forensic scientist, Henry Lee, in an April 25 appearance on Court TV.

He had more than 120 solo shows during his career, and his art was purchased for many private collections and first-rate museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York . They also worry that the former Navy pilot could favor that military branch. But Thomas G . One of those ruined schools was Horace Mann Elementary, where Dorothy Wise, 81, remembers going to class in stuffy canvas tents after the earthquake. Students there learned a song, sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy":"We had a quake in '33That sent the earth a-shakingThey told us not to be afraidThe earth was in its making. "Wise's father had moved the family to Long Beach from South Dakota a few years before, hoping to ease her older sister's ear infections. He and his brothers, one of whom later became mayor, opened two Wagner Drug Co pharmacies . They liked the physical play. "Carlyle and Kings Coach Marc Crawford each endorsed the London experience, as did several players, even if they didn't tend to give specifics about memorable experiences. "Walking through the subway," Crawford said, "you're hearing a lot of different languages . But he was preparing for upcoming gigs with his band, including a performance scheduled for May at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D. C. In a decades-long career, Cheatham, who was also an arranger and composer, played bass trombone with the giants of jazz: Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and Ornette Coleman. The Fed's New York branch said it cut the fee that it charges bond dealers to borrow government securities. "They're doing every little tweak that they have" to keep credit flowing in the financial system, said George Goncalves, chief Treasury strategist at Morgan Stanley in New York. The appetite for short-term Treasury IOUs may continue to increase because nervous investors are plowing cash into money market mutual funds that buy only government securities, according to fund tracker IMoneyNet Inc. And for "300," he's developed an inventive visual vocabulary, shooting on film and using a bevy of fancy camera, lighting and sonic tricks drawn from his work in commercials to bring his actors, filmed against neutral bluescreen, to bold life in a moody CGI world. In his second at-bat directing a big studio picture, Snyder, 40, could have tossed off a clanking sword-and-sandals epic, its comic book heroes encased in an impenetrable wall of visual effects.

The easy way out is to sell securities and pay down the debt . I asked Trieger if she thought yogic salvation awaited the dinner-dialing telemarketers and phone-throwing celebrities in our midst . One too many, as it turned out. Lee Stempniak beat the odds when he broke in alone against the trio, scoring an unassisted goal with 2:21 left in the extra period to give the Blues a 3-2 victory Friday night . They already are well-versed in the intricacies of the current state spending plan They will no longer be waging reelection campaigns . It's all about the galloping economy. Brazil, a vast, fertile nation that is among the world leaders in exports of soybeans, beef, iron and coffee, is shedding the vestiges of its Third World image. Even the study's authors don't believe their results. They're illustrating a point -- that a scientific approach used in many human studies often leads to findings that are flat-out wrong. Such studies make headlines every day, and often, as the public knows too well, they contradict each other. Movie Gallery Inc. , a video store chain burdened by more than $1 billion of debt, said Tuesday that it would close 12% of its stores to conserve cash. About 520 unprofitable locations will be shut, Movie Gallery said.

There are also breezy dresses and tops by Calypso and Paul & Joe, plus jelly gladiators in neon colors for just $38 . So Perata decided to get in the act, too, by announcing a proposal . military announced Tuesday, as the eastern Iraqi province supplanted the notorious Al Anbar region as the most dangerous area outside the capital. Those fatalities and two others announced Tuesday brought the U. S . We really wanted to collaborate with them. "The exhibition "La Presencia" goes well beyond traditional painting with sections on kinetic and conceptual art and "new trends," including video and Mexican artist Fernanda Brunet's "Volcano," a large lumpy sculpture of fiberglass, wood, metal, flowers and bread dough . As the story goes, he was hired by a merchant who asked him to invest in a trading voyage. He began with Beethoven's First Symphony, for a demonstration of how far the composer traveled musically in a quarter of a century, from a classically proportioned, witty, Haydnesque model to a vast vision of the symphonic form as the expression of the deepest needs of mankind. The demonstration was a success but a strange one The First, in Pasadena, promised little. Buffett. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , the holding company run by the billionaire, agreed to buy $3 billion in preferred stock as part of a plan by GE to raise $15 billion. The cash infusion shows how even the sturdiest of companies are being challenged by the firestorm pelting the credit markets.

USC's was 43rd. "We've toughened that up," Floyd said, "because it is the responsible thing to do with a new arena and given that we don't want to be an afterthought . His aides also warned that the media would face a backlash if it pried too deeply into the Palins' lives. "It's a private family matter . Less thrilling picks included "Grey's Anatomy" actress Kate Walsh's brick-tone Pamela Dennis sheath that drooped around the bust and Felicity Huffman's too-revealing David Meister gown in murderous crimson. Becki Newton of "Ugly Betty" was one of the evening's only real fashion mavericks, donning a silver mermaid-silhouette gown with delicious scalloped tiers . One by one, men advertising themselves as contractors stopped by to offer services to two women, Susana and Bertha, who said they owned the place. As it turned out the women didn't own the home . A small company can expect to pay $2,500 to $5,000 for initial branding," he said. --Got a question about running or starting a small enterprise? E-mail it to ke. klein@ latimes. com or mail it to In Box, Los Angeles Times, 202 W 1st St. , Los Angeles, CA 90012. . 17 seemed good considering the way the Angels were hitting, the way the Orioles were playing, and the fact that three Baltimore regulars, shortstop Miguel Tejada, third baseman Melvin Mora and catcher Ramon Hernandez, were not in the lineup. But the Orioles used a pair of doubles by Jay Payton and Scott Moore and an RBI single by Tike Redman, a hit Lackey called "a 10-hopper up the middle," to score two runs in the second inning. The department estimates that about a third of those who could be released were convicted on related weapons charges and would pose a worrisome threat. The department also said it was concerned about the courts being swamped with applications for reduced sentences. "This surge of litigation, much of which may be frivolous, would detract from our ability to investigate and prosecute current crime and will impede the courts' ability to deal with pending cases, both criminal and civil," Assistant Atty Gen.

The institute's document "Preventing Falls and Fractures" can be read online at www. niapublications. org/engagepages/falls. asp. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's document "Preventing Falls Among Older Adults" can be read online at www. cdc. gov/ncipc/duip /preventadultfalls. htm . "We are confident that rocks will not detrimentally impact the ability of Phoenix to land safely. "Phoenix also is landing in the Martian spring, so it should not encounter large mounds of ice on the ground. "There may be outcrops," Goldstein said . Terrill says the shelter attracts the kind of people who have broken into his bar, O'Terrill's, and harassed and mugged his neighbors and clients. Known as Peachtree and Pine, the shelter has amassed other critics, including the administration of Mayor Shirley Franklin, a Democrat whose father was temporarily homeless. . Clark has endorsed Clinton. And despite urging more international contacts, Richardson drew the line at negotiating with terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda. "There are some terrorist elements that it's fruitless to talk to them because their objective is to topple you, kill you," Richardson said in a session moderated by Maggie Farley, The Times' United Nations bureau chief "So you talk to their suppliers . A tip: Be sure your passport expiration date is at least six months after you plan to travel. Q: How do I apply for a passport, and how much does it cost?A: In general, if it's your first passport or your old one has expired and was issued more than 15 years ago, you'll need to apply in person at a post office, public library or other government office authorized to receive applications. There are thousands of these places, searchable by ZIP Code on www. travel. state. gov. "We never take time to reflect on the day. "USC officials have students like Johnson in mind as they raise funds to build an outdoor meditation garden on campus. If I read any more books like this soon I'll have to take aspirin to slow down my heart action. "A section called "Biographers and Critics" shows Stegner's least favorable side: bravado, arrogance, a chip on his shoulder in regard to intellectuals and a parochial insistence on the superiority of his way of writing "I don't worship Borges et al. ," he notes "They seem to me arbitrary.

Mester didn't shy away from the piece's weirdness either, encouraging a lot of bouncy, raucous-yet-right playing. Next came the three central orchestral sections of Hector Berlioz's oddball hybrid symphony "Romeo and Juliet," done in reverse order ("Queen Mab Scherzo," "Love Scene," "Romeo Alone -- Festivities at the Capulets") . The trend now, he added, is that marinas want "boaters whose boats look good. "He added, "They want their boaters to not look like they have garages in their slips Right now, they are more flexible with live-aboards . But even there, it is sometimes too stifling to sleep. "I feel sick just thinking about it," Radi said. To help meet the summer demand, Waheed has been negotiating deals to buy electricity from Iran and Turkey, and diesel to keep his plants running. Taking advantage of the improved security, the ministry's crews have been making much-needed repairs to the lines that bring power to the capital. For the first time in five years, Moon said, "I think it could be a very bearable summer. "--alexandra. zavisTimes staff writer Usama Redha in Baghdad contributed to this report. . "We'd like to work the shoreline. ""Six two five Alpha Papa," the control tower replied "You'll be at 1,100 feet?""Negative," Dobry said . In the first quarter, its charge-offs for bad credit card, auto, mortgage and other loans in the U. S. They were on duty, in uniform and following lawful orders when they were taken captive in an unprovoked act of aggression. The Geneva Convention, which binds Iran, requires that the captives be treated honorably and humanely. He made a point of thanking Bush, who signed the legislation last year, for attending the ceremony. "Nobody white or black in this country can understand how God has given you so much courage from a nation that rejected you because of your color," he told the airmen, some of whom needed walkers and wheelchairs. About 300 members of the unit attended the ceremony and received bronze replicas of the award.

7, have a great deal of confidence for a team that has lost four games in a row. "In terms of our team spirit, we know what position we are in or lack thereof in terms of the conference race," Dorrell said. "But I'm optimistic because of how their attitude is of getting better. . . . When he was 22, he relocated to Los Angeles to form a bureau for the Herald . coli that was involved in the spinach recall, becomes part of the mix . Woodpile bandmates Ether Bunny, Crisis and Critical have been sending Charles copies of the group's magazine ads, lyric sheets, show fliers and CD inserts . The family of a man who got into a fatal struggle with officers after they rescued him from San Diego Bay said Friday that they are filing a federal civil rights lawsuit seeking punitive damages against the officer who shot him. San Diego Harbor Police reported that Steven Hirschfield, 37, fought with officers on a patrol boat after voluntarily jumping 30 feet from a cruise ship last Saturday. "Second at-bat, it'll be a little less, and by the end of the game, when we're supposed to get him out, 'Arrrrrrgh!' I think he was pretty well-liked here, and I wouldn't think that would change. "Hunter was more than well-liked. That, plus the goalkeeping of Italy's Gianluigi Buffon and a bit of bad luck, kept the Spaniards off the scoreboard for two hours. But when the outcome had to be decided by penalty kicks, Spanish nerves held, goalkeeper Iker Casillas came up big with two crucial saves, and Spain advanced to play Russia in a potentially fascinating semifinal in Vienna on Thursday. In the other semifinal, tournament favorite Germany will play Turkey in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Sunday's match saw the Spanish carry the game to the Italians from the outset.

Police increased patrols around the school Monday, and crisis teams were available to students. -- Susannah Rosenblatt . Instead of grains of sand, his ashes will mark the passage of time. The funeral will be held at 11 a. m Tuesday at St Alban's Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Ave. , Westwood . Not only are top-flight roses such as Domaine Tempier and Domaine Ott nearing the $40 mark, but what used to be a solid $13 rose is now smacking up against the top end of my price range. Prices aren't the only thing going up . A few years ago, when one of the great new venues in Los Angeles for religious repertoire opened with a dazzling new instrument, he auditioned to be the organist for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels He was not picked . Two hours later, she was checked again and again offered no treatment. Sixty million years ago, the ocean reached north to Cape Girardeau, Mo. , but as the sea level fell, the river dropped enough mud into what geologists call the Mississippi Embayment to create all the land from Cape Girardeau to the sea, a total of 35,000 square miles in seven states. That land-building process created Louisiana's coast, along with barrier islands that provided a buffer protecting populated areas in Louisiana and part of Mississippi's coast. Human engineering has reversed that process, causing the loss of roughly 2,000 square miles of land since World War II. Moody in my ears every day. "Russ Titelman, a 1962 Fairfax graduate who went on to become a successful musician, songwriter and Grammy-winning record producer, wrote in a tribute to Moody that she "was the guardian of the door that opened onto a universe of infinite possibilities. ""Plus," he added Sunday, "she was so funny and so tough.