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1bc3bfbd63c4e5dfd6bb385b2c09b281 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-15-sp-lakerep15-story.html | Farmar’s time is coming | Farmar’s time is coming
It was close, down to the final minute.
Wednesday’s game against Dallas? Not quite.
But rookie Lakers guard Jordan Farmar almost played more minutes than starter Smush Parker, a trend that continues to take place in the team’s backcourt. Parker played 24 minutes against Dallas, Farmar played 23 ... |
76a1fccc927477d6db98578a9fea7842 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-15-sp-nbareport15-story.html | Iverson popular in voting | Iverson popular in voting
Allen Iverson is on pace to start in the NBA All-Star game for the Eastern Conference -- if he’s still playing in it.
Iverson, waiting to be traded by the Philadelphia 76ers, was the leader among East guards with 595,200 votes when the first set of returns were released Thursday.
Iverson and N... |
2ae6925b190e2b34578eec86b026a733 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-15-sp-plaschke15-story.html | A Lakers voice is lost in the wilderness | A Lakers voice is lost in the wilderness
It’s four years later and you’re wondering how he ever found his voice amid the madness. Paul Sunderland smiles.
“Kobe down low to Shaq, over to Fox, back out to Fisher at 25 feet, back to ... " he says during the middle of breakfast, his words flowing like a bouncing ball.
It’s... |
5724636e351473b325c5f8d98521d518 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-15-sp-uschoops15-story.html | Trojans’ win is a walkover | Trojans’ win is a walkover
Even with Gabe Pruitt wearing a hooded black sweatshirt instead of a cardinal-and-gold jersey, it was easy for USC to press Thursday night with the stakes low and the opponent completely overmatched.
The Trojans didn’t have much need for Pruitt on a night when they closed out an 88-36 victory... |
6133893cffd3fa8d18e3da5c16c36666 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-et-boxsets16-story.html | A journey through Elektra’s glory days | A journey through Elektra’s glory days
Whenever the ‘60s glory days of Elektra Records are mentioned, it’s usually in terms of the daring artists on the culture-bending label, including the Doors, Love, Tim Buckley and the Stooges.
But the real hero of the Elektra story is Jac Holzman, a brilliant young visionary who s... |
3cec53f9c08378db2149648c2eb8f169 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-et-letters16.2-story.html | Movie violence | Movie violence
HAVING just read the review of Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto,” I am moved to ask why Kenneth Turan dismisses this particular film artist’s mastery with a condemnation of the depictions of copious amounts of violence [“The Other Mr. Gore,” Dec. 8]. Just as “Apocalypto” is a riveting work of filmic art and ente... |
1553c288b5d43233d234547608a796bc | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-et-palombi16-story.html | In his dreams, at least he had some notice | In his dreams, at least he had some notice
The opera world has been buzzing all week about French- Sicilian tenor Roberto Alagna storming off the stage after he was booed during a performance of Verdi’s “Aida” on Sunday at La Scala in Milan, Italy. The venerable opera house’s loggionisti -- the upper-balcony ticket hol... |
db8f10fc533120284c48dc0cb7c041d8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-fg-briefs16.4-story.html | Deployment may signal Iraq push | Deployment may signal Iraq push
The U.S. military plans to move a brigade into Kuwait in what could be the first step of a short-term surge of forces into Iraq, a Pentagon official said.
The 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division, roughly 3,500 troops, is expected in Kuwait early next year, said the official, who re... |
4e4f4d14099982243d8875f5c65ff4cb | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-fg-drugs16-story.html | Little yield from drug raids | Little yield from drug raids
Mexican President Felipe Calderon didn’t wait long to challenge the violent drug traffickers that control parts of Michoacan, his home state.
But Operation Michoacan United, announced Monday, so far looks like a bust -- and not the kind Calderon had in mind.
A week after taking the oath of ... |
adfdf54a726e576a556e2ab1687dbda7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-fi-breeze16-story.html | MediaNews taking control of Breeze | MediaNews taking control of Breeze
William Dean Singleton expanded his position Friday as the dominant newspaper operator in suburban Los Angeles with the acquisition of the Daily Breeze from Copley Press Inc.
Singleton’s MediaNews Group announced it would take control of the Breeze in a two-step transaction that would... |
d6e0a56cc54143c658b434fd6a1a36f5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-fi-fuel16-story.html | Bomber makes test flight using only synthetic fuel | Bomber makes test flight using only synthetic fuel
A B-52 bomber took off from here Friday with all eight of its engines running on synthetic fuel, the first time that a U.S. military aircraft has flown without the kerosene formula that has been used since the advent of the jets.
The nearly six-hour flight of the lumbe... |
b3721cb8afa0cd1d10346a4fbe082ee2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-le-saturday16.1-story.html | Falling off ladder to homeownership | Falling off ladder to homeownership
Re “A loan that’ll get ugly fast,” Column One, Dec. 11
Payment-option mortgage loans are the worst recipe for disaster since the Iraq war. Apparently people are misusing them like colossal revolving charge accounts.
On any loan, you pay interest every month on what you owe. At some p... |
e0dd739d4e5484e71ec069e3cadd6d42 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-le-saturday16.8-story.html | ‘Mall talk’ was not deserving of space | ‘Mall talk’ was not deserving of space
Re Current’s “Mall talk” theme, Dec. 10
This is how you demonstrate the journalistic importance and gravitas of The Times -- with pages of prime editorial space taken up with a discussion of shopping malls? This is a newly lowered bar, even for Tribune-transfused management. Altho... |
059d752a0f83e671f8406f00ea5bbc0b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-me-lausd16-story.html | Villaraigosa school plan goes to court | Villaraigosa school plan goes to court
The law giving Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa substantial powers over Los Angeles public schools got its first airing in court Friday, when a judge asked pointed questions about the centerpiece of the intervention efforts: the mayor’s authority to assert direct control over more than ... |
059be56a80d2ec47f4f723a564281307 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-sp-lakerep16-story.html | They try different angles | They try different angles
For fans whose introduction to the triangle offense was seeing the Shaquille O’Neal-Kobe Bryant Lakers run it, this season has been a revelation.
In the O’Neal-Bryant era, the offense tended to be an entry pass, a pass into the post, with everyone making one cut and then some one-on-one action... |
c1f909bbbad3eb26757fb18d79267d4c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-sp-letters16.1-story.html | Love these Bruins | Love these Bruins
I don’t know if UCLA is the No. 1 team in the nation. I do know that UCLA basketball is a joy to watch.
The Bruins play defense, pass, run the offense. The players improve over time. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
As such, Ben Howland’s teams represent a severe indictment of Steve Lav... |
ed0880a191ce3e35720d2b0c5462ecf6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-16-sp-letters16.4-story.html | Think positive | Think positive
Far too many of your Dec. 9 letters about the UCLA-USC game should never have been printed. I suppose it’s a sign of the times, but really, why all the negativity and snide remarks? As a whole, those letters detracted from the spirit of the game, as I understand it.
The UCLA-USC game is the single best e... |
c39f8a4bd1b34f113b0e707aaea44cee | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-bk-owchar17-story.html | And we owe it all to golf | And we owe it all to golf
OH so mortal. That’s what I think of myself when I open James Finegan’s “Where Golf Is Great: The Finest Courses of Scotland and Ireland” and try to imagine teeing off at St. Andrews, Connemara or some other ancient course. What right would I have to be there? How could I possibly pollute thos... |
80bc03b4dee834310087aa698258ed8e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-ca-latin17-story.html | Crossing borders, blending sounds | Crossing borders, blending sounds
Chambao, “Pokito a Poko” (Sony Norte). This Spanish group, the hot exponent of flamenco chill, has perfected its hypnotic, graceful fusion of flamenco and electronic music in an album buoyed by irresistible rhythms, spiritual serenity and uplifting messages.
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Quetzal, “Die Cowboy Die”... |
f85ee1a10f697729373f49f8b352a0ef | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-ca-letters17.3-story.html | High praise for Placido Domingo | High praise for Placido Domingo
Primo tenore del mundo! [“Domingo, the Unstoppable,” Dec. 10]
Senor Placido Domingo fits the mold in all aspects of his remarkable career.
He is the greatest impact tenor I’ve heard in opera during the last century and, indeed, right now.
Today his vibrant tenor resists the inroads of ti... |
f76eb00c8d81592d7d780591b529bb71 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-ca-lloyd17-story.html | A surprisingly inventive bunch | A surprisingly inventive bunch
THERE are times when a list like this seems an impossible chore, but in what felt like a particularly good, inventive year even for mainstream television (read: fewer new cop shows), many more programs might have made this list. But these are some that came from an unexpected angle and to... |
54fc69e2bc01c26cae680c196166e873 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-ca-powers17-story.html | Visions of Joanna | Visions of Joanna
ASSESSING this year in pop, I might as well start by throwing my hands in the air and waving them -- since I just don’t know what the present means and the future holds. There’s never been a more confusing time for the music industry, as it copes with the slow death of the CD (good riddance, crappy pl... |
5c6944a00592763f05c76c8e24ed011e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-ca-turan17-story.html | Bypassing the escape clause | Bypassing the escape clause
IN terms of what appears on-screen, the movie business is famously apolitical. The philosophy expressed in the celebrated quotation “if you want to send a message, use Western Union” is so widespread it’s been attributed to both Samuel Goldwyn and Jack Warner. The year just ending, however, ... |
aca8f4243ad43aa650c8ff883eba55d0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-ed-hillaryobama17-story.html | First things first | First things first
CALL IT THE battle of the “firsts.” Will Democrats choose Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York as the first female presidential candidate of a major party? Or will they opt for a different “first” by selecting Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois as the first African American nominee of a major party? An... |
06e037612bbbdbf5137c8ff0761de7b1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-fg-briefs17.2-story.html | Hundreds arrested in police clash | Hundreds arrested in police clash
Police fired tear gas and detained as many as 300 people after protesters attacked them with cobblestones and fireworks during a demonstration against the planned eviction of squatters from a building in downtown Copenhagen.
Authorities gave the squatters the right to use the building ... |
cb8568c4a07339c12ff1dbc42bfea7c7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-fg-hitler17-story.html | A farcical attack on Hitler taboos | A farcical attack on Hitler taboos
In a wacky corner of cyberspace, rubber duckies with Adolf Hitler faces sing in the bathwater. Their voices in unison, they bob to reggae music as bombs fall on Berlin, while the Fuehrer himself, a manic cartoon trapped in a bunker, sings: “Surrender? No, it’s not my cup of tea.”
The ... |
cd47facb5149e190900834da540c3ca6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-fi-letters17.2-story.html | A time when parents line up to surprise kids | A time when parents line up to surprise kids
Regarding “Season of spending gets an early start” (Nov. 20):
It’s apparent you’re a parent when you stand overnight in line not for Rolling Stones tickets but for a chance to buy a new Wii video game console.
Maureen George
Irvine
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894e66d242bb61429898116c79704d48 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-fi-petruno17-story.html | It’s not just about double-digit returns | It’s not just about double-digit returns
How much did your investment nest egg earn in 2006?
And should you feel good or bad about that number?
Many people will confront those questions as they review their portfolios for the year.
After constant warnings from financial pros in the last few years that investors should ... |
7d54badd5842afb814bb5d612a60b95a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-me-passings17-story.html | Sivuca, 76; Brazilian accordionist, composer won Latin Grammy | Sivuca, 76; Brazilian accordionist, composer won Latin Grammy
Sivuca, the white-maned accordionist, composer and arranger known for his work with South African singer Miriam Makeba and others, died Thursday of throat cancer at a hospital in his home state of Paraiba, Brazil. He was 76.
Born Severino Dias de Oliveira, S... |
86aaac350e252eb72538e5f4410fbb90 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-me-then17-story.html | Fire writes the final chapter for the world’s largest egg ranch | Fire writes the final chapter for the world’s largest egg ranch
Egg kingpin Julius Goldman founded the world’s largest egg ranch here in Southern California, ruffling a few feathers along the way.
At its peak in the 1970s and ‘80s, Egg City produced 2 million eggs a day, laid by 3.5 million hens. It also exuded a major... |
8bd014e4ff6c1702f44656d9aed91888 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-na-briefs17.1-story.html | Judge releases Cuban refugees | Judge releases Cuban refugees
A group of Cuban refugees was released, a day after landing, some for the second time in a year, at a derelict bridge in the Florida Keys that authorities initially said wasn’t U.S. soil.
Among them was 14-year-old Osniel Hernandez. In January, the boy and his father, Marino Hernandez, wer... |
ec256bed4ea88917837e871452fb4280 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-na-florida17-story.html | Partisan battle boils over Fla. House seat | Partisan battle boils over Fla. House seat
Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi’s pledge to bring bipartisan peace to that most partisan of institutions -- the House of Representatives -- could be put to a test early in the new Congress by an election dispute in Florida.
When the Democratic-controlled Congress convenes in Ja... |
6be16a7658f75632b7b82c984d54424f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-op-gabler17-story.html | Redrawing Walt Disney | Redrawing Walt Disney
FRIDAY MARKED THE 40th anniversary of Walt Disney’s death from lung cancer, a long time by most measures and an eternity for figures in the popular culture, who usually evaporate quickly from our memories.
To a surprising degree, however, he has managed to survive in the national consciousness, an... |
7493089ca47b79ae74d08ccba217231e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-op-rivkin17-story.html | Talking to the enemy | Talking to the enemy
SHOULD THE United States negotiate directly with Syria and Iran over the future of Iraq? These countries are sworn enemies of the U.S., governed by relentlessly repressive governments.
Yet the Iraq Study Group argued that the U.S. has often negotiated with unsavory regimes, including the Soviet gov... |
7b5d1dca83f2884490e9bf8742e72fed | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-re-home17-story.html | Bragging rights, and then some | Bragging rights, and then some
Myron Hunt designed this grand Colonial Revival villa in 1916 in Pasadena’s Oak Knoll neighborhood, described in The Times’ stories of the day as “the Crown City’s beautiful and fashionable suburb,” replete with paved streets and “ornamental electric lights on classic bronze pillars.”
Eve... |
c0c9c33848b1557f2a629bc71d4ef550 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-sp-3points17-story.html | THREE POINTS | THREE POINTS
WRONG TURN IN JERSEY
A team featuring Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson was expected to reign over the NBA’s weakest division. Instead, the New Jersey Nets (9-14, including a 6-8 record at home and a 2-8 mark against Western Conference opponents) fell one game behind Boston on Saturday in an A... |
f35b6f752cd76d2d0509f27f4b7f3332 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-sp-coast17-story.html | COAST TO COAST | COAST TO COAST
Isiah’s Knicks are a little
too ready to rumble
So much for the good old days when the biggest problem was the basketball.
Saturday night’s brawl in Madison Square Garden was too reminiscent of the 2004 Auburn Hills riot for comfort. This involved only Knicks and Nuggets players, but Commissioner David S... |
8850ad3b1bde4edf0ff49dd5f2b4853f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-sp-dogsteelers17-story.html | Loss today could end Carolina’s season | Loss today could end Carolina’s season
This is the week that can officially end the Carolina Panthers’ season.
A win over the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-7) today would keep Carolina (6-7) mathematically alive for a playoff spot. But a loss would certainly cement the Panthers’ status as one of the biggest busts of 2006.
Pic... |
a0deab5ba13b88551c5a991d10a01d11 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-sp-fantasyfbndog17-story.html | Fantasy football business is no gamble to NFL | Fantasy football business is no gamble to NFL
For many NFL fans, there are millions of dollars up for grabs over the final weeks of the season. They watch every game, every player, in the hopes that those receivers, running backs and quarterbacks can turn small investments into big money.
Their hopes are pinned on the ... |
ace9da6ce86de2736197dcadedbd91f4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-sp-golf17-story.html | Golf’s off-season looks a little silly | Golf’s off-season looks a little silly
Sometime this afternoon, when the last putt falls in the last hole in the last round of the last PGA Tour event of the year, the numbers will fall into place at about the same time -- $1.35 million to the winner of the $5.75-million Target World Challenge and the end of a golf sea... |
d1591e823c4f038f143c9f87a08b09de | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-sp-plaschke17-story.html | CIF’s big day isn’t quite state of the art | CIF’s big day isn’t quite state of the art
Jimmy Clausen spotted an orange cooler filled with green liquid, popped the top and leaned down to pick it up.
He was going to pour it on the coach’s head. That’s what you do after you win a championship, right?
Clausen’s Westlake Village Oaks Christian High football team had ... |
cc401cd2af1be81616e3d7c0961a199d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-sp-rockets17-story.html | Houston’s Yao commanding attention | Houston’s Yao commanding attention
Yao Ming always is looking ahead.
The Houston Rockets center is off to the best start of his career, averaging 26.1 points and 9.6 rebounds a game heading into this weekend. He is shooting 52% from the field, 86% from the free-throw line and has blocked 44 shots in the Rockets’ first ... |
fbddc4b45c217d7b91ed206fb9bb793b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-tm-firstandspring51-story.html | A Rye Look at the Things We Eat | A Rye Look at the Things We Eat
When I was a kid back in the Old Country (which is to say, Baltimore), I ate a goodly amount of what today might be called “ethnic cuisine” but that I’ve always thought of, plain and simple, as Jewish soul food.
My mouth waters when I remember some of that succulent fare, such as the cor... |
f48e70e39a0041306249da3528e90243 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-tm-neil51-story.html | Atheist Chic | Atheist Chic
For atheists, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Holy Rudolph, the star of Wal-Mart, the iPod in the manger--yes! Never are the divine mysteries of Advent more mysterious than when they come in a large bag carried by a fat man who is, let’s face it, an elf-slaver.
This is an especially excit... |
eb27101f8e5b57eedb2861a72fb4b6d6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-tr-insider17-story.html | Airlines’ plans to improve service are barely off the ground | Airlines’ plans to improve service are barely off the ground
NEXT month marks the eighth anniversary of a debacle that redefined air rage: In January 1999, thousands of fliers endured hours trapped in Northwest Airlines jets at the snowbound Detroit airport, waiting for gates to free up.
But here’s a date the airline i... |
acb1812f80af2a41f1e6849dd9f082f8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-tr-letters17.3-story.html | This is first-class customer service | This is first-class customer service
IT’S not often that I read where travel mishaps are resolved to everyone’s satisfaction.
My family of four was returning from Egypt through Frankfurt, Germany, to LAX last month. Or so we thought.
In Cairo, we were informed that our final destination was ticketed to Boston, not LAX.... |
6f33fc3f19048e4d860aa6be2b746974 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-tr-parisshopping17-story.html | A Parisian present ... pour moi? | A Parisian present ... pour moi?
WHEN the holidays roll around, I’m like a pig in truffles. Finally, I have an excuse to shop in Paris. The rest of the year -- with the possible exception of the winter and summer sales -- I just froth at the mouth at store windows.
That’s because the exchange rate is a disadvantage to ... |
b3a543c4fd4808bd6447c1fb829c3d1c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-tr-recs17-story.html | France: An ancient but comfy B | France: An ancient but comfy B
“A magical stay in a chateau deep in France was very affordable at Chateau de Siorac, a B&B; that dates to 1550. Luxurious suites and modern bathrooms gracefully installed in the turrets make for a fanciful and exotic stop. Owners Jose and Diana Garcia have a fabulous way with breakfast. ... |
0eb8f34a4bf9c27e9fe06ab746d7e8aa | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-17-tr-vietnam17-story.html | In Saigon, spending is great frenzied fun | In Saigon, spending is great frenzied fun
GOOD morning, Saigon: Another shopping day is breaking on the wide, tree-lined boulevards of the city’s central business district. Proprietors are sweeping sidewalks, saleswomen are rearranging displays, tourists are drifting out of their hotels in search of bargains.
They won’... |
dc36cdd66e169cd180d0dfe84d13575a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-ed-annan18-story.html | Kofi Annan’s tough love | Kofi Annan’s tough love
FEW THINGS GET conservatives more riled up than when foreigners talk smack about the U.S. of A. So they aren’t exactly sending warm retirement wishes to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who leaves office at the end of the month after having the audacity to give a farewell speech last... |
8de26c0e2a5923a16b42804a113a710c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-et-albums18-story.html | Jeezy plays it cool, and Ghostface just plays | Jeezy plays it cool, and Ghostface just plays
Young Jeezy
“The Inspiration: Thug Motiviation 102" (Def Jam)
*** 1/2
--
Ghostface Killah
“More Fish”
(Def Jam)
* * 1/2
His rapping is one-note, his topics repetitive and his music monotonous. Yet Atlanta’s Young Jeezy, known for his groaning ad-libs and stark corner journa... |
0baaf899aa62f184751dade9e0bcf030 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-et-painted18-story.html | ‘Veil’ in need of a lift | ‘Veil’ in need of a lift
December is the month when undiscovered movie gems are found.
A band of critics might rise in support, a movie studio may make a last-minute sprint, or a top awards organization could herald an unfamiliar triumph. But what happens when none of that happens?
The makers of “The Painted Veil” are ... |
f7a94afa7381a61f33f30b84be5385b8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-et-weektv18-story.html | ‘Over the Rainbow’ still sums it up for McPhee | ‘Over the Rainbow’ still sums it up for McPhee
Even if you finish second on “American Idol,” life gets very busy very fast. Just ask Katharine McPhee.
The Fox singing competition’s runner-up from last season is in high demand for Christmas appearances. One program she agreed to do is “A Home for the Holidays,” the eigh... |
3a033f33b967615d82b330446185f67b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-et-wood19-story.html | The Getty’s answer man | The Getty’s answer man
A generation ago, when Jim Wood of Chicago was a 44-year-old rising star among American museum leaders, he got an invitation to come west and brainstorm. Soon, he found himself standing atop a raw Brentwood hill, trying to imagine the future of the J. Paul Getty Trust and its young museum.
“They ... |
23d7dbfbe52d26b98a354667c2e120c9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-fg-briefs18.5-story.html | Six-nation talks on N. Korea resume | Six-nation talks on N. Korea resume
Six-nation talks on North Korea’s nuclear program resumed in Beijing today for the first time in more than a year, a test of whether the regime in Pyongyang is willing to negotiate after its surprise atomic test rattled the region this fall.
The test prompted sanctions from the Unite... |
c355823ffe58c053fb17d2de6519e027 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-fg-oldtown18-story.html | Growing old in Andean town has its advantages | Growing old in Andean town has its advantages
Interrupted during his morning walk, Manuel Picoita, 102, stopped to answer the question every visitor to this remote corner of the Andes asks: How do he and other residents live so long?
“I get along with my neighbors,” Picoita said with a smile. “There is tranquillity and... |
ca3c1e6222dd4df1e0a55ae6ea0885cb | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-fg-perps18-story.html | Campaign of shame falls flat in China | Campaign of shame falls flat in China
When police in booming Shenzhen organized a parade of 100 prostitutes, pimps, madams and their customers recently, there was little to suggest they were on shaky ground. Not only did it seem like a great way to kick off a two-month anti-prostitution campaign, the methodology was ti... |
57e4c6fd7bc59ee58b5e2b96216f0efa | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-fi-global18-story.html | Carmakers want suit tossed | Carmakers want suit tossed
The six largest automakers are asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit by California that accuses them of harming human health and the environment by producing vehicles that contribute to global warming.
The American and Japanese auto companies filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Oa... |
0b0e5647579c9f84bc24e3787ca4c0c5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-fi-nyse18-story.html | N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE IS GOING GLOBAL | N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE IS GOING GLOBAL
For more than 200 years, the New York Stock Exchange has been the symbol of American capitalism.
Now, it’s poised to go global.
The exchange’s parent company is nearing completion of a $14-billion deal to buy Euronext, an Amsterdam-based company that runs securities markets in five E... |
5554b0ba57881386e534a1d76f11dc03 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-fi-options18-story.html | Doubt cast on stock options of directors | Doubt cast on stock options of directors
Nearly 1,400 corporate board members appear to have profited from the manipulation of stock option grant dates over a 10-year period, according to a study being released today.
The analysis raises the possibility that hundreds of board members were aware that options were backda... |
fc6c1a93e30e6dfb010a6614e2593189 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-fi-profits18-story.html | As earnings sizzle, a chill for workers | As earnings sizzle, a chill for workers
American companies are about to wrap up their fourth straight year of spectacular profit growth, which has filled corporate coffers with cash and kept the bull market alive on Wall Street.
Operating earnings of the blue-chip Standard & Poor’s 500 companies have risen at double-di... |
26f225f9d3dfd7dd2e9cbf181a808bca | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-he-adhdleadin18-story.html | In their own words | In their own words
The nearly 2 million children first diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder in the 1990s are reaching adulthood now. Their opinions about ADD and the medication of children reflect the nation’s deep ambivalence on the subject, and their own medication decisions range widely. Here, four young adults... |
fa06a437a4f70e9534950fb0ed91029f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-he-alcohol18-story.html | New roadblocks to drunk driving | New roadblocks to drunk driving
On the state Capitol steps, representatives from national traffic safety organizations, law enforcement groups and health advocates will gather Tuesday to deliver a warning to holiday revelers: If you drink, don’t drive.
The message has a distinctly familiar ring, but that’s where simila... |
591173690be146627e6fce5fefd6b3a2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-he-briefly18.1-story.html | Folic acid fails to lower heart risks | Folic acid fails to lower heart risks
Folic acid supplements don’t lower the odds of heart disease, stroke or death for patients who have a history of cardiovascular or kidney illness, according to a new analysis of a dozen trials.
The studies, published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., showed no... |
7a685cade588e847e022f2d1a436cf9a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-he-form18-story.html | Here’s a stretch for full-body renewal | Here’s a stretch for full-body renewal
Here is a terrific move to safely strengthen your back, butt and the backs of your thighs all at the same time. Remember to perform this exercise in a slow, controlled manner with no swinging or jerking. Do it consistently and you will quickly feel stronger.
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1) Lie face down o... |
618f1b80012eb2faacf3934d30d34f17 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-le-monday18.5-story.html | Reinstate rule on new budget costs | Reinstate rule on new budget costs
Re “Pork chopped,” editorial, Dec. 13
The effort by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Rep. David R. Obey (D-Wis.) to restrict the proliferation of “earmarks” is a welcomed relief from fiscal irresponsibility. Now, how about the reinstatement of the regulation of the Clinton years that pr... |
e459f845fd9f5e6f8f149b66283e4c9c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-le-monday18.7-story.html | Hazing, and living, at the firehouse | Hazing, and living, at the firehouse
Re “For firefighter, sense of brotherhood shattered,” Dec. 14
It seems to me that if you want to stop the frat house atmosphere and antics at firehouses, then firefighters should stop living at firehouses. I don’t know why firefighters have traditionally worked 24-hour shifts, which... |
9b5e97e039352c658cf04624a362e037 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-me-davern18-story.html | Kenny Davern, 71; jazz virtuoso was known for lyric style | Kenny Davern, 71; jazz virtuoso was known for lyric style
Kenny Davern, a clarinetist and soprano saxophonist who became an acclaimed torchbearer of traditional jazz and swing, died Tuesday at his home in Sandia Park, N.M., after a heart attack. He was 71.
Davern was regarded as a virtuosic musician. He was particularl... |
5d4ae0014c999a148cd994deaa0cc8f8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-me-passings18-story.html | Leonard M. Greene, 88; aviation safety pioneer... | Leonard M. Greene, 88; aviation safety pioneer...
Leonard M. Greene, 88; aviation safety pioneer held 200-plus patents
Leonard M. Greene, 88, an inventor and pioneer in aviation safety who developed an instrument that would warn a pilot that a plane was about to stall, died Nov. 30 of cancer at a hospital in White Plai... |
901690e46a1719aed1d4299b3a500d24 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-me-passings18.2-story.html | Leonard M. Greene, 88; aviation safety pioneer held 200-plus patents | Leonard M. Greene, 88; aviation safety pioneer held 200-plus patents
Leonard M. Greene, 88, an inventor and pioneer in aviation safety who developed an instrument that would warn a pilot that a plane was about to stall, died Nov. 30 of cancer at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y.
According to the New York Times obituary ... |
efa6bdee9e9298a904ba371f01f2f6de | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-na-intel18-story.html | U.S. SEEKS TO REIN IN ITS MILITARY SPY TEAMS | U.S. SEEKS TO REIN IN ITS MILITARY SPY TEAMS
U.S. Special Forces teams sent overseas on secret spying missions have clashed with the CIA and carried out operations in countries that are staunch U.S. allies, prompting a new effort by the agency and the Pentagon to tighten the rules for military units engaged in espionag... |
173c59001d06031fee75f083e0321400 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-oe-glickman18-story.html | No pirate games | No pirate games
AS BEIJING begins preparing for the 2008 Olympic Games, we will see more and more of the Olympic logo, one of the most widely recognized pieces of intellectual property -- and one of the best protected.
To be sure, fake depictions of the five rings and the logos of individual Games have plagued the Inte... |
9735bf2e46df0c40cc627767772609e5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-oe-hamrah18-story.html | We love to torture | We love to torture
WHEN PRESIDENT Bush sought to establish new guidelines on torture this fall, he claimed that any interrogation technique that shocks the conscience would not be allowed. Hollywood filmmakers, always eager to oppose the president, go the other way in a year-end glut of torture movies that display only... |
ff4997d50a9f562bc58ba315c7444f84 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-sp-raiderssep18-story.html | Bad to worst for Raiders | Bad to worst for Raiders
Five more turnovers, a seventh consecutive loss and a third shutout this season.
The Oakland Raiders that Al Davis built with a “commitment to excellence” are now perhaps the worst team in the NFL.
“I want to win and I will win and we will win for the Raiders,” Davis said. “We’ll get this thing... |
75803b60ef8322fb2b17fda05f189884 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-sp-titans18-story.html | Defense earns points | Defense earns points
The Tennessee Titans found three more ways to keep their magical ride alive.
The 24 points in 10 minutes to beat the New York Giants? Stunning. A 60-yard field goal to beat Indianapolis? Historic. Vince Young’s 39-yard touchdown run in overtime at Houston? Impressive.
On Sunday, Young and the offen... |
eb4f18fb74f7462ebd5520af571c2ee8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-18-sp-uschoops18-story.html | Trojans take it a little too easy in victory | Trojans take it a little too easy in victory
One day soon, when the schedule becomes a little less forgiving and the opponents a little more renowned, USC might not be able to recover from the lengthy lapses that plagued it Sunday at the Galen Center.
For starters, the Trojans went the first 4 minutes 33 seconds withou... |
83e2d24f56d654f4c7100ad4e2b3f5d4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-et-quick19.3-story.html | Richards: ‘I shall miss’ Ertegun | Richards: ‘I shall miss’ Ertegun
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones says that with the death Thursday of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, “the old recording industry goes with him” and further said the Turkish-born ambassador’s son who started the influential R&B; and rock record label in 1947 was “as much a f... |
267c44a1d17dadafc71847d05887efb7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fg-briefs19.2-story.html | Staging of ‘Idomeneo’ goes calmly | Staging of ‘Idomeneo’ goes calmly
A production of Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo,” dropped for fear of a Muslim backlash over a scene with the severed head of the prophet Muhammad, returned to the stage under heavy security, without incident.
A male voice called out “Stop it!” and “Boo!” as the heads of Islam’s founder, alon... |
3ee05f775fbfe48b3fb6d71d1d2eddb4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fg-india19-story.html | U.S. nuclear accord with India signed into law | U.S. nuclear accord with India signed into law
President Bush signed legislation Monday to let America share its nuclear know-how and fuel with India even though New Delhi refuses to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
The exemption to U.S. law was made in exchange for safeguards and inspections at India’s 14 civ... |
7c4ae9f55639f129a3d040812d2d043a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fg-truce19-story.html | Hamas-Fatah clashes flare after truce | Hamas-Fatah clashes flare after truce
New clashes broke out late Monday between the main Palestinian political groups, Fatah and Hamas, despite a tentative cease-fire that brought less than a day of relative calm to the Gaza Strip.
Gunmen killed a Fatah activist and wounded three others Monday evening, one of several s... |
8cbfcb2c600f4d057f817b26b354e962 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fg-win19-story.html | Winning? Absolutely maybe | Winning? Absolutely maybe
The White House took a step back Monday from President Bush’s confident assertion two months ago that “absolutely, we’re winning” the war in Iraq.
“I’m not playing the game anymore,” White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said. “It’s one of those things where you end up ... trying to summarize ... |
846b93f9ec29a2b4a34e0be94f5b8de2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fi-briefs19.3-story.html | Also | Also
* Hollywood’s office renaissance continued as music giant EMI Music North America disclosed plans to move some 200 employees into the building at 1800 Highland Ave. CIM Group renovated the building, across from Hollywood & Highland Center. EMI signed a 10-year lease for 50,000 square feet.
* Arent Fox, a Washingto... |
dbc27ea38c589c00b1696b1570c824d2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fi-harrahs19-story.html | Harrah’s is said to accept $16.7-billion buyout offer | Harrah’s is said to accept $16.7-billion buyout offer
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., the world’s largest casino company, has agreed to a $16.7-billion offer from two private equity firms, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said.
The agreement with Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group came late last week b... |
93e7328ad8f431b8fb3150de50ad854d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fi-sequels19-story.html | Hollywood likes repeating itself | Hollywood likes repeating itself
The star of Hollywood’s 2006 box-office recovery: the sequel.
Led by “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” “X-Men: The Last Stand” and “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” grosses in the U.S. and Canada are poised this week to overtake the $8.9 billion in receipts for all of 2005.
Six of th... |
d0a5d328a833a92f4f19f7067ce70021 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-fi-wrap19-story.html | CalPERS to allow stock investments in China | CalPERS to allow stock investments in China
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System said Monday that it would allow its investment managers in emerging-market stocks to buy shares in China and six other countries that previously were off-limits.
The move comes after China’s stock market has zoomed this year.... |
375f04e21e15c39a543e103af5bf1e7c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-le-tuesday19.3-story.html | Afghan justice? | Afghan justice?
Re “In Afghanistan, money tips the scales of justice,” Dec. 18
A working and fair justice system is one of the pillars of democracy. Your description of Afghanistan’s justice system is that of a legal system that is neither fair nor working, and it reminds me of an even more broken system in neighboring... |
b755a75a2c9d22cff85a0066dd965949 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-me-hospital19-story.html | 2nd baby dies of virulent bacterium | 2nd baby dies of virulent bacterium
A premature baby infected by a virulent bacterium at White Memorial Medical Center died Monday morning, the second death believed to be related to an outbreak that forced the Boyle Heights hospital to close its neonatal intensive care unit to new admissions, hospital officials said.
... |
0451c98c67e9c5bc04c29d756dcc4e64 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-me-lax19-story.html | LAX terminal fee hike approved | LAX terminal fee hike approved
Over the strong objections of air carriers, the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners unanimously approved on Monday what airlines decried as the largest terminal fee increase in industry history.
Although the potential effect on passenger ticket prices remained unclear, the rate hik... |
50e5f16f7e379589cce7957a090ee128 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-me-monte19-story.html | Turning page on a life story | Turning page on a life story
As he prepared to catch a flight to Chicago on Monday, Eric Monte savored a moment of anticipation: What would it feel like to be back at home and not living in a homeless shelter?
“I’m excited about the possibilities,” said Monte, 62, a couple of hours before boarding his flight at LAX. “I... |
db453aae3fe8a9687f10de61fdae47dc | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-me-sherry19-story.html | Larry Sherry, 71; Dodgers’ MVP in 1959 World Series | Larry Sherry, 71; Dodgers’ MVP in 1959 World Series
Larry Sherry, the unlikely most valuable player of the Dodgers’ 1959 World Series triumph -- the relief pitcher closed out all four of the team’s victories over the Chicago White Sox -- died at his Mission Viejo home Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer. He ... |
68a32d4219e416a5b83c26cf2e91dc56 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-me-thompson19-story.html | Closing arguments heard in Mickey Thompson case | Closing arguments heard in Mickey Thompson case
Racing legend Mickey Thompson was forced to watch his wife’s murder before he, too, was shot in the head, a fact that clearly points to a vengeful killer, a prosecutor said in closing arguments Monday.
The man on trial for the 1988 killings, Michael Goodwin, a motor sport... |
da3a380bdc3da38da48064dcfb418902 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-na-fda19-story.html | Family tie helps win FDA contract | Family tie helps win FDA contract
The concerns at the office surfaced not long after their Las Vegas wedding.
Margaret “Margo” Burnette wasn’t pleased with the contractor handling an important data project at the Food and Drug Administration, where she held a senior position. For advice, she turned in summer 2004 to he... |
245a6f399e977250b9c7cdddfa96e739 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-oe-weigel19-story.html | Scary tales on the right | Scary tales on the right
Be afraid, conservatives. If you survived the victory speeches of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and allowed yourself to think, “Things can’t get any worse,” get over it. They can.
Two years from now, terrorists under the banner of the “Progressive
Restoration” will take over Manhattan in a larger... |
b517d98fdca57ffe9fb8de5674e631e9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-sp-nbafines19-story.html | A very Stern reprimand | A very Stern reprimand
Frustrated NBA Commissioner David Stern took quick action in response to the weekend brawl between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks, suspending seven players and issuing team fines he hoped would send a message.
In a Monday teleconference, Stern announced that Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony, ... |
04451626127d266b8202ff2ef84ed4dd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-sp-nfl19-story.html | Manning, Harrison lead the Colts | Manning, Harrison lead the Colts
Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison, the most prolific passing duo in NFL history, tore apart the Cincinnati Bengals, combining for three touchdowns in a 34-16 victory for the Indianapolis Colts Monday night.
“When your backs are against the wall, you go to that old blanket,” Manning sai... |
d3a8f20fd0d9e7dede6f7f718b57992e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-19-sp-owens19-story.html | Team may punish Owens too | Team may punish Owens too
After the NFL fined Terrell Owens $35,000 for Saturday’s spitting incident, Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells said Monday the club might penalize Owens further.
“We don’t condone that kind of activity, that’s for sure,” Parcells said, though he added if the Cowboys do punish Owens, they won’t make t... |
d8c20c39c96e859d946b02212a216ad2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-en-buzzmeter20-story.html | ACADEMY AWARDS: DIRECTOR | ACADEMY AWARDS: DIRECTOR
1 Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”
2 Clint Eastwood, “Letters From Iwo Jima”
3 Bill Condon, “Dreamgirls”
4 Paul Greengrass, “United 93"
5 Stephen Frears, “The Queen”
The skinny: Will Martin Scorsese finally grab that elusive Oscar? Meanwhile, it’s a Clint vs. Clint showdown with “Flags of Our Fa... |
bcca023078bf13b0f22b56385d707a1b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-en-poll20-story.html | Which of these best picture possibilities is... | Which of these best picture possibilities is...
Which of these best picture possibilities is mostly likely to win the Oscar?
A. ‘Babel’
B. ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
C. ‘Little Children’
D. ‘The Departed’
E. ‘Dreamgirls’
Log on to TheEnvelope.com to vote.
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Last week’s results on the survey of which director was most likel... |
33ae526faeebf88e59ea74dcab148835 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-et-letters20-story.html | Know thy enemy | Know thy enemy
CLINT EASTWOOD’s latest film, “Letters From Iwo Jima,” takes audiences to a place that would seem unimaginable for an American director. Daring and significant, it presents a picture from life’s other side, not only showing what wartime was like for our Japanese adversaries on that island in the Pacific ... |
d6607b20a713ec402c3cbca90c442fe6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-et-quick20.1-story.html | Stax Records imprint revived | Stax Records imprint revived
Stax Records, the Memphis-based R&B; label that became affiliated with Atlantic in the 1960s and was home to Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MGs, Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers and numerous others, is being reactivated in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the label’s bir... |
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