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f3230981c688b953bcd6df9ec3c9632d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-et-quick20.3-story.html | Charles studio to become library | Charles studio to become library
Ray Charles’ original Los Angeles studios will be turned into a memorial library in the late musician’s name, and equipment will be updated so musicians can produce new music at the site.
The studios, now a cultural landmark, were set to become a Ray Charles Museum, but the Ray Charles ... |
f51e4d9f38fa69d36fdc755f1238d03b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-et-tvratingstext20-story.html | ‘NCIS’ soars to top of the ratings | ‘NCIS’ soars to top of the ratings
With no first-run episodes of any of the season’s six most-watched programs, CBS’ “NCIS” emerged as the week’s most-watched program for the first time in its four-season history, according to figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
Topped by the 17.39 million viewers for “... |
0c613efcc3c5004740e972015f991d0f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fg-briefs20.4-story.html | U.S. weighs Navy buildup in Mideast | U.S. weighs Navy buildup in Mideast
The Pentagon is considering a buildup of Navy forces in the Persian Gulf as a show of force against Iran, a senior defense official said.
Speaking on condition of anonymity because the idea has not been approved, the official said one proposal called for sending a second aircraft car... |
95a6a7c5cdf9e0d0ea9302e17d7db47b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fg-saddam20-story.html | Images of Kurdish deaths shown at Hussein’s trial | Images of Kurdish deaths shown at Hussein’s trial
The videos showed a man cradling a dead infant, bodies piled in the back of a truck, women and children weeping and telltale smoke rising from the hills.
Prosecutors presented the videos and other documents Tuesday at Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial. Hussein and six cod... |
d82dda232e15c535fe1545c1fc1876c2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fi-briefs20.6-story.html | Cushman & Wakefield sells stake to Italian firm | Cushman & Wakefield sells stake to Italian firm
Cushman & Wakefield Inc., the world’s second-largest real estate services company, said an investment group controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family bought a majority stake in the company for $563 million.
The family’s Ifil Group will acquire a 67.5% stake, New York-based Cus... |
f73ed4ff827dbeb35ee80622282c0562 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fi-circuit20-story.html | Circuit City reports loss in quarter | Circuit City reports loss in quarter
Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said Tuesday that it had swung to a loss in the fiscal third quarter as deep discounts on flat-panel televisions and computer hardware and software cut into profit margins. The company also lowered its full-year sales outlook, a... |
bbcc008ac51109e0805df6fa32079dce | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fi-morgan20-story.html | NASD files e-mail case against brokerage | NASD files e-mail case against brokerage
Morgan Stanley may have to make payments to hundreds of investors in arbitration cases after the brokerage withheld e-mails from them and from regulators for more than three years, according to the brokerage industry’s main regulator.
The NASD on Tuesday accused the firm’s retai... |
a45c0c14907591f1e7d317672ee7ef06 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fo-calcook20-story.html | Unforgettable | Unforgettable
THEY say that sometimes the best gift is one we give ourselves. As cooks, we know that a gift of food is even better when it can be shared with others. And it’s better still when it involves flipping crepes, filling pastries and roasting duck, tasks that might sound like chores to some people, but which f... |
8e721576095f55dc1dcfb341063489ab | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fo-cookstuff20-story.html | Oh, how sweet! | Oh, how sweet!
Each of these marrons glaces, a traditional Christmas confection from France, is like its own gift -- a plump candied chestnut perfectly glazed and tender. They’re wonderful on their own, lovely at the bottom of a Champagne flute with sparkling wine, and delicious served with cheese, especially a blue ch... |
6b9d5efee9c37f78eeff652fd50a8c55 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-fo-sos20-story.html | Layer upon layer of rich flavor | Layer upon layer of rich flavor
PARSNIP and celery root are layered with nutmeg-laced cream and two kinds of cheese for this luscious gratin created by Cut chef de cuisine Ari Rosenson.
Food editor Leslie Brenner said that on a recent visit she kept coming back to this dish again and again. “Even with all those New Yor... |
3dc28e25b4cdc768610add0e07bfbcf5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-hy-throttle20-story.html | Paparazzi magnet | Paparazzi magnet
IF there’s a motorcycle equivalent to a Hollywood “It” boy, Confederate Motor Co. would be it. About the only time you see a Confederate is with a celebrity on top, and it usually isn’t on the street. It’s in some glossy mag because that’s what a Confederate is: outrageous, expensive and well out of re... |
0222fc7c3e97b8f56a17c3c9adcf4b33 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-le-wednesday20.2-story.html | Tokofsky chalks up another lesson | Tokofsky chalks up another lesson
Re “A civics lesson for L.A.'s mayor,” Opinion, Dec. 15
Former teacher David Tokofsky, a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District board, can still present a good lesson plan. He gave us texts and concepts to consider and inquiry prompts around which to organize thoughtful conv... |
51ededcb69efe5f6fafb5e168da85246 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-me-allensworth20-story.html | Board gives early OK for dairy near park honoring black town | Board gives early OK for dairy near park honoring black town
Tulare County supervisors tentatively approved controversial plans Tuesday for a 12,000-cow dairy operation near a state historic park that commemorates Allensworth, an African American community that thrived in the early decades of the 20th century.
The acti... |
e726c2d56a12594e8dd410b0303a5fd4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-me-baby20-story.html | Baby gets X-rayed by LAX machine | Baby gets X-rayed by LAX machine
A woman going through security at Los Angeles International Airport put her month-old grandson into a plastic bin intended for carry-on items and slid it into an X-ray machine.
The early Saturday accident -- bizarre but not unprecedented -- caught airport workers by surprise, even thoug... |
882b1555263d23dea5f42cb12e1f2d18 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-me-badges20-story.html | Dymally regrets using ‘racist’ label | Dymally regrets using ‘racist’ label
Five days after he called a fellow lawmaker “the most racist legislator I have encountered in over 40 years,” Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally (D-Compton) expressed remorse.
In a four-paragraph statement to Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles), Dymally, an African American, said,... |
87465ca2dc6ab26d3a109713e20905de | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-me-bernhard20-story.html | Ruth Bernhard, 101; photographer of still lifes, female nudes was mentored by Weston | Ruth Bernhard, 101; photographer of still lifes, female nudes was mentored by Weston
Ruth Bernhard, a pioneer among women photographers who was best known for her abstract images of female nudes, has died. She was 101.
A resident of San Francisco since the early 1950s, Bernhard died at her home Monday of natural causes... |
71ab6bd55dac50cbfde254e543ce1b78 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-me-gang20-story.html | Ventura County launches new effort to track gangs | Ventura County launches new effort to track gangs
Prompted by rising gang crime in unincorporated areas, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved creation of a special sheriff’s gang patrol.
The detail of two deputies, a senior deputy and a sergeant will track gang activity in the Ojai Valley, Fillmo... |
bfcc711fd0c0e28e54806c3daacfec13 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-me-lopez20-story.html | Reform bid fades away amid hems and haws | Reform bid fades away amid hems and haws
This will surprise no one who follows the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, whose history of inaction is the stuff of legend, but the biggest development at Tuesday’s meeting was something that didn’t happen.
The board failed to hire a national authority to help reform th... |
b5832944e3674729daeae0451c997b93 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-na-cheney20-story.html | Cheney scheduled to testify at Libby’s trial | Cheney scheduled to testify at Libby’s trial
Dick Cheney will be called to testify at the perjury and obstruction trial of his former chief of staff, in what would be a historic appearance by a vice president in a criminal prosecution, lawyers said Tuesday.
The decision by I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s lawyers to call Che... |
d50be4ede491a22ffdf5447314e72296 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-na-climbers20-story.html | 3 men found a bond in climbing, then disaster on an Oregon peak | 3 men found a bond in climbing, then disaster on an Oregon peak
One glorious day in June, Kelly James and Brian Hall, two longtime climbing partners from Dallas, were scaling Mt. Rainier, the tallest peak in the Cascades, when they met a man from Brooklyn, Jerry “Nikko” Cooke, who was in another group on its way up the... |
0d9a6ec1eef983a4a93d37af814ff77d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-na-troops20-story.html | BUSH SEEKS MORE TROOPS | BUSH SEEKS MORE TROOPS
With generals warning that long deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan are stretching the Army to a breaking point, President Bush is asking for plans to expand the military for a long war against terrorism, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
The growth would reverse the course pursued b... |
fdf02632aeb260c601afa4f39422acd9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-oe-naim20-story.html | The ‘YouTube effect’ | The ‘YouTube effect’
A VIDEO SHOWS a line of people trudging up a snow-covered footpath. A shot is heard; the first person in line falls. A voice-over says, “They are killing them like dogs.” Another shot, and another body drops to the ground. A Chinese soldier fires his rifle again. Then a group of soldiers examines t... |
b35fa6106262f3f501dce30a1e0da81a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-sp-briefing20-story.html | They really excel at cross passes | They really excel at cross passes
The Vatican has a soccer team in the 2007 Clericus Cup, a 16-team tournament to be held in Italy beginning in February.
It’s still uncertain whether the squad will be good enough to reach the final, scheduled to be played in Rome in June, but early scouting reports say the Vatican has ... |
0bfb7986c9ed1255157b176818c64115 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-sp-fbcrep20-story.html | Boston College hires Jagodzinski | Boston College hires Jagodzinski
Boston College hired Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski, a former Golden Eagles assistant, to be its head coach.
Jagodzinski, 43, signed a five-year contract and is scheduled to be introduced on campus tonight. Jagodzinski spent 14 years as a college coach at Wisco... |
02865fba6bd6efa8669b666f9888fb9f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-sp-huntsoccer20-story.html | Two of the game’s greatest never donned a uniform | Two of the game’s greatest never donned a uniform
It was three decades ago that the paths of Lamar Hunt and Ahmet Ertegun crossed. The two men came from vastly dissimilar backgrounds, but Hunt, from El Dorado, Ark., and Ertegun, from Uskudar, Turkey, found common ground on the playing fields of America.
Each had a drea... |
6f594f89ac865e90ed09c43b5d2fa081 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-sp-iverson20-story.html | Iverson can mellow out in Denver | Iverson can mellow out in Denver
Allen Iverson was no longer the answer in Philadelphia. The question now is, how will his unique blend of talent, passion and uncompromising independence play in Denver?
The four-time NBA scoring champion, nicknamed “the Answer,” was traded by the 76ers on Tuesday, along with forward Iv... |
bb969ff7acb900dc988b2627adc62206 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-sp-nhl20-story.html | Flyers lose again, 2-1 | Flyers lose again, 2-1
Justin Williams and Anton Babchuk scored and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia, 2-1, on Tuesday night at Philadelphia to hand the Flyers their franchise-record seventh straight loss.
Minnesota 5, Vancouver 2 -- Branko Radivojevic scored twice for the Wild at St. Paul, Minn.
Montreal 5, Bu... |
626edb987b776a0626ddc8604ce3c4ff | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-sp-uscrep20-story.html | Thomas dislocates shoulder again but vows to play in bowl | Thomas dislocates shoulder again but vows to play in bowl
USC received a scare on Tuesday when starting cornerback Terrell Thomas was carted from the field after dislocating his left shoulder.
Thomas, a junior, emerged from the locker room with his left arm in a sling. He said he would probably rest a few days but woul... |
e2b7de2c1415e07f8015a277c58e9cec | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-ed-army21-story.html | Uncle Sam needs more | Uncle Sam needs more
WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH announced after the election that he was replacing Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld with Robert M. Gates, he promised that Gates would bring a “fresh perspective” to the Pentagon. The assumption was that Bush was referring to Iraq. But this week, Bush indicated that the b... |
ed797f512ff5eed9ee879601e3f47cfe | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-fg-oilscam21-story.html | In Liberia, trying to end a culture of theft | In Liberia, trying to end a culture of theft
When Harry Greaves walked into the state-owned Liberian Petroleum Refining Co. less than a year ago, the excess was almost comical: There were 165 security guards to protect two gates. There were offices with a dozen or more people slouching or sitting around, doing nothing.... |
e06e46a410a6f7162ae6d39315aa12d6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-fg-somalia21-story.html | Clashes raise fears of civil war in Somalia | Clashes raise fears of civil war in Somalia
Clashes between Islamic fighters and Ethiopian-backed government soldiers heightened fears Wednesday that Somalia is inching toward a civil war that could drag in the entire Horn of Africa.
As international negotiators worked furiously to resolve the dispute, armed battles ar... |
361f508099b3e209e0bbc72a1f370be2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-fi-briefs21.6-story.html | News Corp. buys NBC’s stakes in NGC Network | News Corp. buys NBC’s stakes in NGC Network
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. acquired stakes in National Geographic Channel’s international distribution ventures from NBC Universal.
News Corp. acquired a 25% interest in NGC Network Ltd. and increased its stake in NGC Network International to 75% from 50%, the company said. ... |
498aa05c7a87ebd5631ee91f42d627c0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-fi-calbriefs21.1-story.html | Judge orders trustee in USA Capital case | Judge orders trustee in USA Capital case
A federal judge wants a trustee to oversee a deal that could transfer millions of dollars in assets from a USA Capital mortgage loan fund to a reputed mob associate.
Bankruptcy Judge Linda Riegle on Tuesday ordered the appointment of a trustee to protect the interests of USA Cap... |
e9e72d33a5c96a48d1384710fa08115c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-fi-calbriefs21.5-story.html | Software firm Websense to acquire PortAuthority | Software firm Websense to acquire PortAuthority
Websense Inc., a maker of software to monitor employees’ Internet use, agreed to buy Palo Alto-based PortAuthority Technologies Inc. for about $90 million in cash to add business software that prevents leaks of confidential information.
The acquisition is expected to cut ... |
7a5cd74e73037ca7fc8c362bb56da5c0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-fi-carmax21-story.html | CarMax’s earnings nearly double; sales of luxury cars, light trucks rise | CarMax’s earnings nearly double; sales of luxury cars, light trucks rise
CarMax Inc., the largest used-car dealer in the U.S., said Wednesday that its fiscal third-quarter profit almost doubled and raised its full-year forecast for the second time in three months as customers bought more luxury cars and light trucks.
T... |
e67d3a44cc7613d0e2e35bf92b94160d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-fi-euair21-story.html | Pollution rules for airlines expand | Pollution rules for airlines expand
Airlines that fly within the European Union will have to trade pollution allowances beginning in 2011, the European Commission said Wednesday, which could see travelers pay more for popular short-break trips.
Expanded rules covering all airlines that fly into the EU will take effect ... |
6807c7b0fbcc0ef66503f496e13f8bb0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-hm-holiday21-story.html | Wonderful life for all seasons | Wonderful life for all seasons
Please, stop. Put down the red and white flowers, and step away from the trash can. As holiday flora begin to lose their dazzle, remind yourself that some of these plants can have a bright life long after December. Perhaps it’s a poinsettia or amaryllis you bought to brighten the living r... |
38c354f18158c7fdf9f24a5792f3dd98 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-hm-skins21-story.html | Take a walk on the wild side | Take a walk on the wild side
BELIEVE it or not, there is a case being made for using certain animal skins as rugs. They are gaining favor as floor decor to the dismay of those who believe neither hide nor hair of any animal should be used in the home by anyone other than its original owner.
But interior designers and r... |
63450672b0b3dc275d6eec81da4d3b14 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-le-thursday21.5-story.html | Low and inside | Low and inside
Re “Family tie helps win FDA contract,” Dec. 19
I was shocked and appalled at the substance of this story. The way that Platinum Solutions Inc. secured the Food and Drug Administration contract had influence-peddling written all over it, and then to make matters worse, an internal investigation found no ... |
cb66bf2ce7e097a36c6ac82721ea2bd9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-me-eaa21-story.html | L.A. union leaders reach deal with city | L.A. union leaders reach deal with city
Bringing a close to its most contentious labor fight, the city of Los Angeles has reached agreement with leaders of the Engineers and Architects Assn. on a new contract that would provide a 9% raise over the next three years, according to union and city sources.
The deal, which s... |
ef59f0b646873dd6e72bb6333b816aaf | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-me-fight21-story.html | Battle brewing over PUC nominee seen as industry friendly | Battle brewing over PUC nominee seen as industry friendly
A long-standing dispute about the telecommunication industry’s influence over state regulation in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s tenure has erupted into a pitched fight for a pivotal seat on the Public Utilities Commission.
Several consumer groups are trying to de... |
c5fba42fbc5cbe93087eeef066cae500 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-me-pasadena21-story.html | Pasadena names new schools chief | Pasadena names new schools chief
Edwin Diaz, a well-regarded educator from Gilroy, Calif., has been selected as the new schools chief in Pasadena, a community whose reputation for impressive cultural and other institutions has not extended to its public schools.
Diaz received the unanimous vote of the Pasadena Unified ... |
335adf9cdc9fad62a5cdad334b9f78ba | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-na-domestic21-story.html | Minimum-wage battle may be brewing | Minimum-wage battle may be brewing
During his news conference Wednesday, President Bush said he was optimistic about working on a range of issues with the Democrats who will lead Congress in January. He said he supported a $2.10 increase in the federal minimum wage, which is $5.15 an hour -- a proposal that is a top pr... |
336d0de504ec7e05d745348736e5f3fd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-sp-oscar21-story.html | De La Hoya-Mayweather bout headed for Las Vegas | De La Hoya-Mayweather bout headed for Las Vegas
The MGM Grand in Las Vegas beat out Staples Center and will play host to the May 5 boxing match between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., officials announced Wednesday.
Representatives of MGM and De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions declined to disclose terms of th... |
c514d5f7a039bd9bdedc41303002f39b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-wk-movies21-story.html | So many roles, so little time | So many roles, so little time
MATTHEW FOX is doing double duty these days. He’s one of the stars of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning ABC series, “Lost,” which returns to the network’s lineup on Feb. 7, and he’s branching out in the feature film world. Fox’s first major movie, “We Are Marshall,” opens Friday.
Bu... |
7e2d44ac5f117300eedb059bc4fd8781 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-wk-otep21-story.html | Otep is strong from the get-go | Otep is strong from the get-go
WHEN Otep Shamaya appeared on the Whisky stage Tuesday night, her blond hair was perked in a ponytail. But it took just two seconds for her tattooed deltoids, devil salute and chin-first attitude to establish that this SoCal metal marshal is no Gidget.
The band is called Otep -- three bea... |
cbd2a12c1e9d694ca49e5d7293ebddde | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-21-wk-regan21-story.html | Judith Regan, loud and clear | Judith Regan, loud and clear
JUDITH REGAN, who promoted the aborted O.J. Simpson book and TV deal and was subsequently fired as the head of ReganBooks, a HarperCollins imprint, told a radio audience Wednesday that “what happened to me in the last month with the Simpson thing is a story that has yet to be revealed. But ... |
199d3b6c76a952a7a4b3639634ad9889 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-et-imitation22-story.html | This dragon is grounded | This dragon is grounded
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And when it comes to the movies, it’s pretty much inevitable.
Nothing wrong with that; trying to duplicate a successful formula is not only human nature, it’s good business sense. In the movie biz, that means that when one film is a runaway success, o... |
84bc7bf5c61d27351900d9968668403a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-et-katz22-story.html | All for the love of a dog | All for the love of a dog
From the broad porch of his 200-year-old farmhouse, author Jon Katz gazed over an idyllic scene of hills and valley, one border collie lolling at his feet and two others pacing restlessly nearby.
“A lot of people tell me I’m living their fantasy life,” Katz said. “There are a lot of frustrated... |
481cb069022e946ffaae80fb929f3fa0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fg-briefs22.2-story.html | Islamic leader says nation in ‘state of war’ | Islamic leader says nation in ‘state of war’
Somalia is in “a state of war,” Islamic leader Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys said as his fighters battled U.N.-backed government troops for control of villages. The fighting went on for a third day despite an agreement by both sides to return to peace talks.
A photographer saw 19... |
42ec17fd8551480d5cddfd0069cb52d2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fg-briefs22.3-story.html | North Korea talks are at a standstill | North Korea talks are at a standstill
International talks seeking to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons are deadlocked, Japan’s envoy said in Beijing.
After four days of six-nation negotiations, the first since North Korea’s Oct. 9 nuclear test, Pyongyang has refused substantive discussions on its atom... |
a3366861990499d0a8e6bd611138c708 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fg-mattis22-story.html | Marine commander is seen as tough but fair | Marine commander is seen as tough but fair
Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, who brought the criminal charges in the Haditha case, has shown no reluctance to take hard-nosed actions against Marines.
Mattis, commander of the Marine Corps Forces Central Command, in 2003 initiated an investigation of the treatment of Iraqi prison... |
1aab2354a1e37e9b90ce4a80d6d6e885 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fg-turkmen22-story.html | Death of Turkmenistan leader creates a vacuum | Death of Turkmenistan leader creates a vacuum
Turkmenistan’s President Saparmurad A. Niyazov, an eccentric leader who ruled his country with an iron hand, died suddenly Thursday, triggering a scramble for power in the gas-rich Central Asian state.
Niyazov, who used the name Turkmenbashi, or “father of all Turkmens,” wa... |
3305b15abf1a4887cc3030856bdf0d48 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-briefs22.5-story.html | DaimlerChrysler to pay for Clean Air violation | DaimlerChrysler to pay for Clean Air violation
DaimlerChrysler and its Mercedes-Benz USA unit agreed to pay a $1.2-million civil penalty for failing to disclose defects in air pollution controls on Mercedes vehicles from 1998 to 2006, the Justice Department said.
Failing to notify the Environmental Protection Agency of... |
74da622e3db7ebe06387d13f14819aee | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-markets22-story.html | Stocks slip amid weak economic data | Stocks slip amid weak economic data
Wall Street pulled back in light trading Thursday after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and a slowing U.S. economy weighed on investor sentiment.
Stocks fell after the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s business index, which gauges regional manufactur... |
9fc0ac1f26561d9bb16fa48ee71d6712 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-palm22-story.html | Producers of palm oil to merge | Producers of palm oil to merge
Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby and two of its units Thursday agreed to sell their businesses, marking the first step toward a complex merger involving seven other companies that would create the world’s No. 1 palm oil producer.
The boards of Sime Darby, its 51%-owned Sime UEP Propertie... |
bacccc803ea245cd1b5824f3ded255d0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-pfizer22-story.html | Huge pay for ousted CEO of Pfizer | Huge pay for ousted CEO of Pfizer
Pfizer Inc.'s former chief executive, Henry A. McKinnell, who was forced into early retirement in part because of investor anger about his rich retirement benefits, will get a retirement package totaling more than $180 million, a new regulatory filing shows.
McKinnell’s package, which ... |
dc5ddbf8647b978ded2cac848774ace7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-ports22-story.html | Small ports also benefit as global trade swells | Small ports also benefit as global trade swells
A rising tide lifts all ports: The continuing global trade boom, which has produced record cargo traffic this year in Los Angeles and Long Beach, has spread to smaller harbors across California.
The upturn in business stretches from San Diego, which has seen freight volum... |
912b281d0b5ad01016f23919da9a6e00 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-samsung22-story.html | Samsung executive to plead guilty | Samsung executive to plead guilty
An executive of Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to plead guilty and serve 10 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to fix the price of electronic memory chips used in computers and cellular phones, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Young Hwan Park, president of Samsung... |
3dd15c1bfbfdd88db9d302dffeecdedd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-seagate22-story.html | Seagate buyout expands services | Seagate buyout expands services
Seagate Technology, the biggest maker of computer disk drives, agreed to buy EVault Inc. for $185 million to expand in online data storage services.
EVault, with more than 250 employees, provides networked access to archived records and disaster recovery assistance, according to Seagate.... |
d5fc547a621937afd53334eadb139281 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-fi-vioxx22-story.html | Judge trims award in Vioxx lawsuit | Judge trims award in Vioxx lawsuit
A judge in a Texas widow’s lawsuit over the Merck & Co. drug Vioxx on Thursday reduced a $32-million jury award to $8.7 million so that it conformed to state law.
A state jury in April found Merck liable for the 2001 death of Leonel Garza, a 71-year-old man who had a fatal heart attac... |
7b051b9f367c08b0771315aac737457a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-le-friday22.8-story.html | An unforgettable gift to her teacher | An unforgettable gift to her teacher
Re “A Pandora’s box for teachers,” Dec. 19
This article brought back a sweet memory. In my first year of teaching, I taught a fourth-grade class next to a housing project. The students in our school were very poor, but the children, though we all encouraged them not to, still brough... |
6126275612091b0372e59d5d4c774395 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-me-grads22-story.html | 14 O.C. deputies trained to review migrants | 14 O.C. deputies trained to review migrants
In the latest turn in the two-year debate about local law enforcement role’s in controlling illegal immigration, 14 Orange County sheriff’s deputies graduated Thursday from a program that will allow them to check the immigration status of county inmates.
The checks should sig... |
96ba9e25b81c6456dcdb76290b99ef40 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-me-indian22-story.html | Tribes can be sued, court rules | Tribes can be sued, court rules
A divided California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Indian tribes can be sued for violating the state’s campaign disclosure law even though tribes enjoy sovereign immunity under federal law.
The 4-3 ruling is unprecedented and may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has consi... |
b5913a76985fd1ef8ac382bf7ad3d306 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-me-klurfeld22-story.html | Herman Klurfeld, 90; longtime ghostwriter for Walter Winchell | Herman Klurfeld, 90; longtime ghostwriter for Walter Winchell
Herman Klurfeld’s secret life ended one day in January 1952 when a New York Post photographer emerged from the bushes of his Long Island apartment building and snapped away.
At the time, Klurfeld told reporters he was a shoe salesman, but the cover of the Po... |
f07029d0cba311688214167952af81a3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-me-mayfield22-story.html | Tina Mayfield, 77; blues fan aided artists and produced shows | Tina Mayfield, 77; blues fan aided artists and produced shows
Tina Mayfield was a guardian of the blues, a patron who treated its performers as if they were family and the music as if it were a precious heirloom. Through her work as a promoter she helped keep the blues alive and accessible to audiences in Southern Cali... |
e455745b4edbd0099535b22b677a8fe3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-sp-d2wildart22-story.html | CREATING HIS OWN BUZZ | CREATING HIS OWN BUZZ
USC basketball player Lodrick Stewart finds a unique way to pledge his allegiance as he and his teammates face Longwood of Virginia this week at the Galen Center as part of the Las Vegas Classic; the Trojans beat the Lancers, 83-53.
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b3da2928637f93d72fb2c5b9cf0079e7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-sp-lakerep22-story.html | Young players earn respect of an elder | Young players earn respect of an elder
The kids were more than all right. They were a reason for victory.
Coach Phil Jackson had said more than once that Andrew Bynum was good for only six to eight minutes at a time, but there was the 19-year-old Wednesday, playing the final 19 minutes 21 seconds in a dramatic come-fro... |
4fea2d0f68131f0014bf7355c8920857 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-sp-nflrep22-story.html | Dolphins’ Saban yet again denies Alabama reports | Dolphins’ Saban yet again denies Alabama reports
Despite repeatedly denouncing talk of his leaving for Alabama in recent weeks, Miami Dolphins Coach Nick Saban again, and adamantly, denied Thursday that he’s headed back to the college ranks.
A story posted on NFL.com this week said Alabama “keeps on making runs at Saba... |
d97cdad27853780fce93f171bce1ff00 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-sp-nubriefing22-story.html | To be fair, it’s a pretty big state | To be fair, it’s a pretty big state
Desmond Howard underscored his 1991 Heisman Trophy season with a statue-like photo op after scoring a touchdown that year. Now Howard, an analyst for ESPN, has struck a new pose: deer in the headlights.
Howard was among the talkers giving bowl game breakdowns at halftime of Tuesday’s... |
02919104294bfa4bc8b10a3fb60e0f34 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-sp-uscrep22-story.html | Tailbacks will try to get a running start in Rose Bowl | Tailbacks will try to get a running start in Rose Bowl
After rushing for a season-low 55 yards against UCLA in the regular-season finale, USC’s tailback corps is determined to produce a significantly better result in the Rose Bowl against Michigan.
Junior Chauncey Washington and Emmanuel Moody said Thursday that the in... |
83cf96d54e4b8f8fe1eaec1c4c22ba8d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-et-bluexmas23-story.html | A sad song, but it’s a holiday hit | A sad song, but it’s a holiday hit
Michael Ball, a British stage actor and singer, was watching a performance of traditional Christmas songs at a London drama school this month when the students unwrapped Joni Mitchell’s 1971 song “River.”
Ball says he was somewhat startled, given that “River” isn’t really a Christmas ... |
0faadfb3b26095397f23216133556ddf | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-et-dvdpicks23-story.html | Taste-suited gifts: Presents of mind | Taste-suited gifts: Presents of mind
Running short on inspiration for gifts as the 11th hour of holiday shopping approaches? Consider these ideas for noteworthy DVDs that might have escaped your attention.
Pop Music
Pop music DVDs are as plentiful and varied as the far-reaching field they spring from. Here are several ... |
c7d79a43e4582f15edef1b32e3ba0868 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-et-fania23-story.html | It’s Fania salsa remastered, with a true kick | It’s Fania salsa remastered, with a true kick
Fania Records is known as the Motown of salsa music, a label that ignited and then monopolized the salsa explosion of the 1970s in New York. But until this year, the exciting music of that era could not be appreciated with the top-quality sound of the original vinyl LPs, be... |
d51e710db14193120dd462b8b72d3a45 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-fg-briefs23.3-story.html | Large sum gets St. Nicked | Large sum gets St. Nicked
Three armed men wearing Santa Claus suits robbed a mobile phone store in a Liverpool, England, mall, stealing a large amount of cash, police said.
The men forced staff and customers into the back of the shop, stole the money and escaped in a silver Mercedes -- also stolen.
No one was injured a... |
6f11c98aec68bd39ed468b4fdf90bd1d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-fg-castro23-story.html | No Fidel Castro as Cuba assembly meets | No Fidel Castro as Cuba assembly meets
Cuba’s parliament convened Friday for the first time since President Fidel Castro fell ill last summer, and his chair was left empty as lawmakers approved a spending plan for 2007.
The session -- at least during the first two hours, when international journalists could attend -- r... |
060d8b050b8d55e92caed397cd3fc9b2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-fi-briefs23.1-story.html | Also | Also
* Investors wronged by accounting fraud at Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. will soon receive payments from an $83-million fund compiled by class-action lawsuits and regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission said. The disbursement, approved in U.S. District Court, includes cash and stock from the Holly... |
0970fb953aa4b9c534ef49aaf46ba54d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-fi-disney23-story.html | Board election requirements tightened | Board election requirements tightened
Walt Disney Co., the second-largest U.S. media company, adopted a majority shareholder approval policy for directors who run unopposed.
Incumbent directors who don’t get a majority must offer to resign, the Burbank-based company said Friday. The bylaw change takes effect at the com... |
85607417743d7a00faa795383af98d26 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-me-forni23-story.html | Mary Forni, 91; spotted 2 spies left by Nazi U-boat | Mary Forni, 91; spotted 2 spies left by Nazi U-boat
Mary Forni, who had a key role in a little-known incident in World War II when she spotted two Nazi spies who arrived by submarine along the Maine coast, has died. She was 91.
Officials in her hometown of Hancock, Maine, said Forni died there Dec. 16. No cause of deat... |
15d0992bf485692402badbb3f280c400 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-me-immigbaby23-story.html | Delivering dual benefits | Delivering dual benefits
Sandra Andrade lay in her hospital bed, overcome with anxiety about her newborn son.
All through her pregnancy, she had worried. The placenta was blocking her birth canal and growing into other organs. She knew she needed a Cesarean: If she went into labor, she might bleed to death.
Now her boy... |
e0c9894e40effb9490266f5250bf7809 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-na-briefs23.1-story.html | Sago Mine theory gets more support | Sago Mine theory gets more support
Federal scientists have found new evidence supporting the theory that lightning sparked a massive methane gas explosion that led to the deaths of 12 Sago coal miners in January. Sandia National Laboratories says its lightning experts spent 10 days testing at the mine. They found that ... |
3d621c054f38d005bdaefd4cff416980 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-na-comptroller23-story.html | N.Y. comptroller admits to fraud, steps down | N.Y. comptroller admits to fraud, steps down
The state’s chief financial officer, Comptroller Alan Hevesi, resigned Friday and pleaded guilty to a felony for using a state employee as his wife’s chauffeur.
The plea effectively ended Hevesi’s 35-year political career and wrapped up an investigation by Albany County Dist... |
7b3cff66f1a55f12848b143caf7b3ce8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sci-backpack23-story.html | Backpack’s bungee cords take a load off of joints | Backpack’s bungee cords take a load off of joints
Carrying heavy loads could become easier thanks to a new ergonomic backpack that uses bungee cords to take the strain off the joints, scientists reported this week in the journal Nature.
The cords suspend the load in the pack so it stays at the same height while the wea... |
1b10469ab8f0cf97107f4df7a70f7a91 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sp-angels23-story.html | Rivera breaks left leg in winter league game | Rivera breaks left leg in winter league game
An offense in need of additional power lost a big chunk of its existing pop -- and possibly for a significant amount of time -- when Angels designated hitter/outfielder Juan Rivera suffered a broken left tibia in a winter league game in Venezuela on Friday.
His leg was place... |
7ca6e8a42414f003df9e3b5e132b89b6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sp-clippers23-story.html | Clippers feel like money-burners | Clippers feel like money-burners
What is Donald T. Sterling thinking now?
Once considered among the worst owners in professional sports, Sterling has spent lavishly since last summer, granting almost every request of the Clippers’ basketball-operations staff.
And here’s the return on Sterling’s investment so far this s... |
0c0c164ba39a9f67c47f18bef2e9c901 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sp-lettersfolo23.2-story.html | Who could he be talking about? | Who could he be talking about?
I’m still doubled over in laughter from Kobe Bryant’s comments regarding Gilbert Arenas. Kobe is quoted as saying, “He doesn’t seem to have much of a conscience. I haven’t gotten used to that mentality of just chucking it up there.”
Please tell me Kobe winked at the reporters when he made... |
6fe62bcdd14faf838b876cda0b31b632 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sp-lettersfolo23.4-story.html | A new goal would help the Kings | A new goal would help the Kings
How is it that what is clearly obvious to thousands of Kings fans has failed to escape coaches and management? Dan Cloutier, with his NHL-worst save percentage and his propensity to give up momentum-deflating soft goals, is clearly one of the main reasons for the Kings’ dismal season.
Ho... |
71b9181c7d2481169bcac67e55bb1d9c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sp-lettersfolo23.5-story.html | Giving Dodgers some incentive | Giving Dodgers some incentive
I just got my invoice from the Dodgers for my four “MVP Field Box” season tickets. The bill was for $24,560. These are seats (used to be five rows from the field, now nine) that have been in our family since the inception of Dodger Stadium. Two years ago the same four seats and parking pas... |
27767b64260e83c1d1a3d43a3cbaf747 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sp-nflrep23-story.html | 49ers’ Bryant draws 4-game suspension | 49ers’ Bryant draws 4-game suspension
Receiver Antonio Bryant was suspended for four games Friday for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, dealing a blow to the San Francisco 49ers’ faint playoff hopes.
Bryant has 40 catches for a team-high 733 yards and three touchdowns this season after signing a four-year, $1... |
e286553fad85a7596d9f04dd1f57ea5d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-23-sp-uscrep23-story.html | Van Blarcom academically ineligible and out of school | Van Blarcom academically ineligible and out of school
USC kicker Troy Van Blarcom was declared academically ineligible for the Rose Bowl and has been dismissed from the university, Coach Pete Carroll said Friday.
Van Blarcom, a sophomore who has handled kickoffs the last two seasons, failed to raise his grade-point ave... |
7ca37f716cc9c94191f2e11da80df5b1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-bk-mcnulty24-story.html | For you, for me, for evermore | For you, for me, for evermore
INVITATIONS rained down on George Gershwin (1898-1937) throughout his short, extraordinary life. The festivities, taking off in the roaring ‘20s, didn’t slow down after the Depression pulled the plug on the Jazz Age. The entertainment industry trundled on, and there were always parties in ... |
ff9399bdc7676d06c68024da8d2f54e4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-bk-ulin24-story.html | And nothing but the truth | And nothing but the truth
MILLER WILLIAMS has spent a lifetime thinking about poetry. The author of 14 collections, he is professor emeritus of English at the University of Arkansas and served as poet for Bill Clinton’s second presidential inauguration. (He’s also the father of singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, who k... |
8304a1d00c3b2f1490438c787fd6e9b5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-artsyear24-story.html | Coming and going | Coming and going
2006 was a big year for the arts in greater Los Angeles.
The roster of new and redesigned “cultural palaces” grew -- the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Malibu’s Getty Villa, the Griffith Observatory.
The tussle over rightful ownership of art intensi... |
d916ebf228c06722d1c1fa451c2f752b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-cinefile24-story.html | ‘Rules’ polished to original luster | ‘Rules’ polished to original luster
“ ‘Rules of the Game’ taught me the rules of the game.”
-- ROBERT ALTMAN
For the record:
12:00 AM, Dec. 27, 2006 For The Record Los Angeles Times Wednesday December 27, 2006 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 36 words Type of Material: Correction Nuart phone... |
606808bb8355e15dd8e259c2544c5c4f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-dvdfile24-story.html | Even more ‘Jackass’ than before | Even more ‘Jackass’ than before
The afterlife: Love it or loathe it, there’s no denying the “Jackass” phenomenon. Fans just can’t seem to get enough of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee Man and other members of the gang, engaging in hilarious acts of self-mutilation, brain-numbing encounters wi... |
d6035e08570904fd2be78221253c3bf1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-lynch24-story.html | Enthusiasm that is almost like a kid’s | Enthusiasm that is almost like a kid’s
IN his television credits, he’s Thomas W. Lynch, but in person, he’s all Tommy.
“Everything is called the Tommy bubble -- and Tommy town is where I live!” the writer-producer said recently when describing his creative process, practically shouting with enthusiasm over lunch at the... |
874537b18e8e2021f457d92d1babc21a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-pulloutletter24-story.html | ‘The Wire’ keeps storytelling alive | ‘The Wire’ keeps storytelling alive
BRAVO to Paul Brownfield for mentioning “The Wire” in his list of the year’s bests [“Plot Twists Are Not All Written,” Dec. 17]. This year’s story line, told through the lives of the four “kids,” really blew us away.
This year’s plot, along with “Dexter,” proves that television can s... |
a7423d0478e2fd57fe6248d05722613d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-streetlevel24-story.html | Biz thinks it has your number | Biz thinks it has your number
MAYBE you’ve noticed: You walk into a pretty nice restaurant at lunch -- say, Pitfire Pizza Co. in downtown and NoHo, Tender Greens in Culver City, Lemon Moon in West Los Angeles or the Alcove Cafe & Bakery in Los Feliz.
You order and pay at the counter. Instead of food, you are handed a n... |
dd3d8a731d59d1291aa3231977659070 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-webscout24-story.html | Call it ‘MyTaste’ | Call it ‘MyTaste’
RADIO PARADISE, the Internet radio station run by Bill and Rebecca Goldsmith from their home in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, could seem like a dinosaur -- a throwback to FM radio’s golden days of the 1970s, when the playlists were controlled by a select few disc jockeys, not corporate... |
7bce2b6027aa16404b2af17b187d8c81 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-24-ca-working24-story.html | The voice that launches a thousand movie trailers | The voice that launches a thousand movie trailers
Hal Douglas
Voice-over actor for four decades specializing in movie trailers, TV, documentaries, commercials and business films.
“It’s really narration in all of its own forms. One takes what comes -- that is the working craft, you know.”
Currently providing the voice-o... |
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