Daily Breeze back issues from April 2002:
ANGELS NOTEBOOK; Spring marks fresh start for Salmon; Return engagement
Apr 01, 2002; ... ANGELS NOTEBOOK. Spring marks fresh start for Salmon Spring marksfresh start for Salmon No Angels player, perhaps no other player in the major leagues,had more eagerly awaited Sunday's opening of the 2002 baseball seasonthan Tim Salmon. With the first pitch, Salmon was able to turn ...
Schumacher goes for a joy ride
Apr 01, 2002; ... Schumacher goes for a joy ride MOTORSPORTS: Winner leads the Brazilian Grand Prix pack nearly theentire way in his new Ferrari. SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Michael Schumacher won the Brazilian GrandPrix on Sunday in his new Ferrari, edging younger brother Ralf byless than a ...
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK; Ishii has rough time against Mariners ;Places, people. Adding it up. Giants place Kent on DL. Looking ahead. Around the league
Apr 01, 2002; ... BASEBALL NOTEBOOK. Ishii has rough time against Mariners .Places,people. Adding it up. Giants place Kent on DL. Looking ahead.BASEBALL NOTEBOOK. Ishii has rough time against Mariners. Places,people. Adding it up. Giants place Kent on DL. BASEBALL NOTEBOOK.Ishii has rough time against ...
Thibault gets back on top
Apr 01, 2002; ... Thibault gets back on top Jocelyn Thibault made it clear that he's the Chicago Blackhawks'No. 1 goalie. Startingfor the first time since March 20, Thibault stopped 18shots as the Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild, 2-1, Sunday. "It's been a while since I won a game, so ...
LAKERS NOTEBOOK; Horry's game is looking anything but `gimpy'. No rest for the weary. Big win. Tough quarters. It won't be easy. Good health is top priority
Apr 01, 2002; ... LAKERS NOTEBOOK. Horry's game is looking anything but `gimpy'. Norest for the weary. Big win. Tough quarters. It won't be easy. LAKERSNOTEBOOK. Horry's game is looking anything but `gimpy'. No rest forthe weary. Big win. Tough quarters. LAKERS NOTEBOOK. Horry's game islooking anything ...
Kings end losing streak in Atlanta
Apr 01, 2002; ... Kings end losing streak in Atlanta Chris Webber scored 29points and pulled down 12 rebounds as theSacramento Kings ended a 12-game losing streak in Atlanta with a 92-91 victory over the Hawks on Sunday. The Hawks had the ball with 8.9 seconds remaining, but Jason Terrymissed ...
Rewards of seniority evident at Final Four
Apr 01, 2002; ... Rewards of seniority evident at Final Four STABILITY: Maryland and Indiana both benefit from players stayingfour years. ATLANTA -- Wanted: Basketball players with Final Four aspirations,four years of experience required, must be willing to put the NBA onhold. Sure, ...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK; Davis has another goal: NBA ;Williams' legacy. Injury report. Underdog Indiana. Emotional coach. Jeffries not expected back. Snyder is staying
Apr 01, 2002; ... COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK. Davis has another goal: NBA.Williams' legacy. Injury report. Underdog Indiana. Emotional coach.Jeffries not expected back. COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK. Davis hasanother goal: NBA. Williams' legacy. Injury report. Underdog Indiana.Emotional coach. COLLEGE ...
Archery club hits bull's-eye
Apr 01, 2002; ... Archery club hits bull's-eye OFF THE BEATEN PATH: John Stevens and Champions Sportsplex offertraining for beginners and elite alike. John Stevens doesn't mind that most people get their opinionsabout archery from Hollywood. In movies such as "Lord of the Rings" and ...
Community Bulletin Board; Names in the Community
Apr 01, 2002 ... COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD SOCCER TRYOUTS The Palos VerdesBreakers, a Silver Elite girls soccer team, isholding tryouts for the upcoming 2002-2003 season. More information:394-2198. BASKETBALL TRYOUTS Open tryouts for the Torrance-based High Impact Boys Basketballteam are being ...
Kenyan breaks 10K mark
Apr 01, 2002; ... Kenyan breaks 10K mark Sammy Kipketer broke his own worldrecord for 10K runs, leading a 1-2-3 Kenyan sweep inwinning the Crescent City Classic in New Orleans. Kipketer quickly pulled away and finished in 27 minutes, 10seconds. He beat the record he set a year ago in the ...
At 31, Agassi can still stand the heat
Apr 01, 2002; ... At 31, Agassi can still stand the heat MILESTONES: Andre earns 700th win and 51st career title, includingfifth at Key Biscayne. KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- As Andre Agassi stood atthe baselineawaiting a serve, his bald pate glistened withsweat from nearly 2 1/2 hours of tennis in ...
Sorenstam major shoe-in
Apr 01, 2002; ... Sorenstam major shoe-in The shoes arrived Thursday, patent leather slip-ons sooutrageously red Annika Sorenstam wouldn't even think about wearingthem in public, much less at a major championship. She changed her mind on the biggest day of the year. "I figured today was ...
In end, Shaq gets defensive
Apr 01, 2002; ... In end, Shaq gets defensive BIG BLOCK: O'Neal rejects Duncan's jumper to preserve one-pointwin over the Spurs. The Lakers' defense, or lack of it, has been put under amicroscope in recent weeks. And no Laker has been examined morecompletely than Shaquille O'Neal. The ...
The Final Two are not exactly peas in a pod
Apr 01, 2002; ... The Final Two are not exactly peas in a pod ATLANTA -- Pick a point, any point: History, style, coach,expectations. Indiana and Maryland aren't close on any of them. They are, however, the only college basketball teams stillplaying,and one will leave the Georgia Dome tonight as ...
Huskies are a picture of perfection
Apr 01, 2002; ... Huskies are a picture of perfection WOMEN'S FINAL: Cash and Bird guide undefeated UConn past Oklahomafor its third national championship. SAN ANTONIO -- Not even an imperfectgame could keep Connecticutfrom a perfect season. Surviving an uncharacteristic rash of ...
For openers, punchless Angels don't look good in red
Apr 01, 2002 ... For openers, punchless Angels don't look good in red It'sthe first scouting report of the baseball season from thefirst game of the season. Robbie Britt demonstrated more power Sunday early in the eveningwhile singing "God Bless America" than Lou Rawls did with his versionof ...
Angels red but not rosey
Apr 01, 2002; ... Angels red but not rosey BASEBALL: Revamped Indians post a shutout on Opening Day asimpressive Colon allows just five hits. At first glance, it was the Angels who looked as though they hadlost their Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 6 hitters in their lineup, not theCleveland ...
Youth/recreation; Golf
Apr 01, 2002 ... Archery hits the spot for a group of South Bay athletes, whopractice at the Champions Sportsplex in Torrance ....
Business dealings
Apr 01, 2002; ... Agreements ---------------------------- * Torrance-based Innovative Care Systems Inc. has teamed upwithCMGT Inc., a provider of integrated absence managementsolutions foremployers. The two companies will jointly deliver an all-in-onesystem that will enable companies to outsource ...
Business Licenses
Apr 01, 2002 ... The following list shows new business licenses that were filed inthe South Bay region of Los Angeles County as of March 22. Each entryincludes the name of the business, name of person(s) or entity filingthe license, address, city, ZIP code and date of filing. This list isalphabetized ...
Retail cards can build loyalty -- and consumer debt
Apr 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK -- Department stores, catalog companies and otherretailers want customers to sign up for the merchants' owncreditcards because they believe these cards make shoppersmore loyal. So many retailers are offering incentives -- such as 15 percentoff purchases made with a new ...
Family wants to create charitable foundation with inheritance
Apr 01, 2002 ... Question: My father recently passed away. We would like totakesome of the inheritance and create a foundation to help poor people.Can you give us some direction on forming a nonprofit corporation? Answer: There are three basic typesof nonprofit, nonstockcorporations in ...
Bankruptcies
Apr 01, 2002 ... Each week, the Daily Breeze Business section publishes a list oflocal companies that have filed for liquidation or reorganization inU.S. Bankruptcy Court. * Independent Advantage Financial And Insurance Services, Inc. 330 WashingtonBlvd., No. 800, Marina del Rey ...
On the move
Apr 01, 2002; ... * Grubb & Ellis Co., global business advisers for commercial andcorporate real estate issues, has hired Sean M. O'Donnell as a seniorvice president in its South Bay office. O'Donnell, who comes to Grubb& Ellis from Colliers Seeley, has been in the commercial real estatebusiness for 15 ...
Calendar of events
Apr 01, 2002; ... Tuesday * Small Business Development Center will conducta workshopOverview of the Import/Export Business and InternationalDocumentation from 9 a.m. to noon at 2377 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 120.Cost is $25. Information: 310-787-6466. * Small Business Development Center will ...
Pension planners, employees may have to scale back expectations
Apr 01, 2002 ... It's a "trillion-dollar time bomb." That's how investment manager Robert Arnott refers to thedeveloping gap between returns that institutional investors expectandwhat they are likely to get in the new post-bubble market. Arnott is the managing partner for First Quadrant LP, ...
Will stay-at-home mom be eligible for Social Security benefits?
Apr 01, 2002; ... Question: My wife moved here from overseas, and hasn't workedenough to qualify for Social Security retirement payments. Sinceshe's raising our children and might not work againfor a long time,will she be eligible for government retirement programs? Answer: Even if your wife never ...
Challenge assumptions when you're screening investments
Apr 01, 2002 ... Question: I retired more than 12 months ago and moved all $700,000of my 401(k) money to a financial planner toinvest. I agreed that Icould accept moderate risk. By the end of August 2001, the funds haddecreased to about $560,000. On Sept. 10, 2001, I told him to movethe fundsto a money ...
For equity gains, home ownership beats stocks
Apr 01, 2002 ... Want to beat the stock market cold? Buy a house. That lesson comes from a recent examination of home prices.Whether we measure during the past 10, five or three years, thesimple act of buying an average home with a standard down payment ledto major equity growth. Indeed, the ...
WINNERS/LOSERS
Apr 01, 2002 ... Winner: INVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC. Bomb-scanning equipment makerInVision Technologies Inc. has raised $91.25 million by cashing in onthe rapid run-upin its stock since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.The Newark-based company sold 2.5 million shares at $36.50 apiece inthe secondary ...
Fundfact
Apr 01, 2002 ... Symbol: PFIFX Category: foreign stock Index: S&P 500 Return: 6.8percent, year-to-date; -12.8 percent,2001 Assets: $194 millionExpense ratio: 1.2 percent Risk: low Rating: four stars This fund's strict standards keep its makeup ...
A sound approach; El Segundo design firm installs entertainment systems aboard cruise ships
Apr 01, 2002; ... A cruise ship is the last place where the employees of ThomasGregor Associates would want to vacation after working a majorproject. The El Segundo company designs and engineers onboard entertainmentsystems, with projects lasting months at a time. Some of theemployees then sail ...
John Nash will keep house; Philanthropist marks year 100
Apr 01, 2002; ... John Nash will keep house WEST WINDSOR, N.J. -- John Nash, whoselife was chronicled in the Oscar-winning movie "A Beautiful Mind,"will get to keep his home. State and local officials rejected a plan to condemn the propertywhere Nash has lived for 30 years with his wife, Alicia, and ...
Schools have carte blanche on bond measures
Apr 01, 2002 ... Schools have carte blanche on bond measures The dam has now officially broken. After decades of frustration,school districts across California in the past six months wonapproval for almost every construction and equipment bond issue theyput to a vote. The reason for this ...
Arab League needs to act fairly to bring peace
Apr 01, 2002 ... Arab League needs to act fairly to bring peace In a surprise move, the Arab League voted to condemn the brutalsuicide attack on Israeli men, women and children just sitting downto their Passover meal in a Netanya hotel ballroom. Nineteen peoplewere killed, including several ...
Lawmakers
Apr 01, 2002 ... Listed below are addresses and phone numbers of the region'srepresentatives in the state Legislature and on the countyBoard ofSupervisors. State Senate 25th Dist. Sen. Ed Vincent, Dem., 1 Manchester Blvd., Suite 600,Inglewood, CA 90301, 310-412-0393. 27th Dist. Sen. Betty ...
Chavez still inspires service
Apr 01, 2002; ... "The end of all education should surely be service to others." --Cesar Chavez Today marks the second annual Cesar Chavez Day ofService and Learning, a state holiday in remembrance of Cesar Chavez,founder of the United Farm Workers union, and pioneer in the strugglefor fair wages and ...
TELL US
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Other Views; Mentally ill need better treatment
Apr 01, 2002 ... Mentally ill need better treatment Not since "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" . . . has a film aboutmental illnesshad such a profound impact on American popular culture. Yet, unlike the earlier film, "A Beautiful Mind" -- which just wonan Oscar for best picture of the year -- ...
Tolkin Group coercing MB; College expansion beneficial; What Carter did, didn't do. Farm worker protest normal. LetRB citizens be heard
Apr 01, 2002 ... Tolkin Group coercing MB. College expansion beneficial. WhatCarter did, didn't do. Farm worker protest normal. Tolkin Groupcoercing MB. College expansion beneficial. What Carter did, didn'tdo. Tolkin Group coercing MB. College expansion beneficial. TolkinGroup coercing MB The majority of ...
Speak Up
Apr 01, 2002 ... His mind and personality were so strong it was easy to be lulledinto thinking he'd go on forever. -- CURTIS HANSON, filmmaker, onOscar-winner Billy ...
No deal on immigration
Apr 01, 2002 ... No deal on immigration At issue: Should Congress oppose President Bush's efforts to passan amnesty plan for illegal immigrants in the United States? Thesuccess of summits sometimes is measured by agreements reached. Inthe case of the recent U.S.-Mexican talks on immigration ...
Bush tightens ties to Latin America
Apr 01, 2002 ... Bush tightens ties to Latin America George W. Bush took office pledged to making Latin America a"fundamental commitment" of U.S. foreign policy. It's now time tobegin in earnest turning that laudable goal into tangible reality. But accomplishing this will prove tougher than he ...
Elephant seal bullying smaller animals
Apr 01, 2002; ... Elephant seal bullying smaller animals SAN FRANCISCO -- Amale elephant seal has moved north of hisregular territoryand is bullying a colony of harbor seals gathered onthe beach to have their pups. The troublesome seal has taken over the beach at Goat Rock, about80 miles north ...
Kids' snoring linked to apnea
Apr 01, 2002; ... Kids' snoring linked to apnea CHICAGO -- Snoring in children may be a sign of obstructive sleepapnea, a common butunder-diagnosed condition that has been linked tolearning problems, slow growth and even bed-wetting and high bloodpressure, new pediatricians' guidelines ...
Britain mourns a royal matriarch
Apr 01, 2002; ... Britain mourns a royal matriarch QUEEN MOTHER: Crowds gather to leave mementos and sign books ofcondolence. A funeral at Westminster Abbey is planned. LONDON -- The great State Bell of St. Paul's Cathedral tolledSunday in remembrance of the Queen Mother as people across ...
Alleged al-Qaida leader wounded
Apr 01, 2002; ... Alleged al-Qaida leader wounded PAKISTAN: U.S. officials nearly certain captured man is importantbin Laden aide. He is being treated. WASHINGTON -- The man believed to be Abu Zubaydah, a top commanderunder Osama bin Laden,was seriously wounded when he was captured lastweek in ...
Rich pardon a bad idea, Clinton says
Apr 01, 2002; ... Rich pardon a bad idea, Clinton says WASHINGTON -- FormerPresident Clinton says he regrets the last-minute pardon he gave to fugitive financier Marc Rich because it hastarnished his reputation. Asked if he would do it again, he said "probably not, just for thepolitics," in an ...
Anti-Jewish attacks prompt increased security in France
Apr 01, 2002; ... Anti-Jewish attacks prompt increased security in France PARIS -- A gunman opened fire on a kosher butcher's shop insouthern France -- the fourth anti-Semitic attack over the weekend --drawing pledges for increased security at Jewish sites and appealsfor religious ...
7.1 magnitude quake jolts Taiwan, kills 5 at site5
Apr 01, 2002; ... 7.1 magnitude quake jolts Taiwan, kills 5 at site5 TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Cranes and scaffolding at a high-risebuildingsite crashed to the ground after a powerful earthquake jolted Taiwanon Sunday, killing five construction workers, authorities said. Two aftershocks measuring ...
NH Supreme Court judge's son charged in attack on dad
Apr 01, 2002; ... NH Supreme Court judge's son charged in attack on dad MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The 30-year-old son of a StateSupreme Courtjustice was charged early Sunday in an attackon his father thatcaused facial fractures so severe that they required six hours ofsurgery. The judge, Associate ...
VIRGINIA; Wine and beer shipments allowed; LOUISIANA; Knife leads to airport evacuation. PHILIPPINES. 2 men killedby suspected rebels. AFGHANISTAN. Special forces troopersinjured
Apr 01, 2002; ... VIRGINIA. Wine and beer shipments allowed. LOUISIANA. Knife leadsto airport evacuation. PHILIPPINES. 2 men killedby suspected rebels.AFGHANISTAN. VIRGINIA. Wine and beer shipments allowed. LOUISIANA.Knife leads to airport evacuation. PHILIPPINES. 2 men killed bysuspected rebels ....
Hezbollah guerrillas attack Israeli troops
Apr 01, 2002; ... Hezbollah guerrillas attack Israeli troops LEBANON: Gunmen open fire across border, raising concerns thatconflict will spread to a second front. JERUSALEM -- Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired on Israelitroops late Sunday, the second border incident in as many days,raising ...
Leaders warn against harming Arafat
Apr 01, 2002; ... Leaders warn against harming Arafat PARIS -- World leaders sought guarantees from Israel that YasserArafat would notbe harmed in its new military offensive, warningSunday that the siege of the Palestinian leader's headquarters couldlead to catastrophic consequences. From Asia ...
U.S. reporter is wounded near Palestinian compound
Apr 01, 2002; ... U.S. reporter is wounded near Palestinian compound TEL AVIV -- Anthony Shadid, a reporter in the Washington Bureauofthe Boston Globe, was shot Sunday as he walked from PalestinianPresident Yasser Arafat's compound toward the center ofRamallah. Shadid, 33, and Said Ghazali, a ...
TRAFFIC ALERTS
Apr 01, 2002 ... Freeways Vincent Thomas Bridge (47) 1. Northbound Commodore S.F. Heim Lift Bridge: Wednesday throughFriday. Lane No. 3 closed, bridge rail repair. Surface Streets Inglewood 2. Arbor Vitae Street between San Diego(405) Freeway and Inglewood Avenue: Through May 1. Limited ...
Zin-fully good: Will grape represent state?
Apr 01, 2002; ... Zin-fully good: Will grape represent state? BILL: Group of students wants to see plentiful crop honored astheofficial fruit of California. SACRAMENTO -- David Phillips grows grapes, Zinfandel grapes. Andone of his wine labels seems to describe best the way people feelabout a ...
Cheesy story led to quirky news job
Apr 01, 2002; ... Cheesy story led to quirky news job ARCATA -- Sixteen years ago, Kevin L. Hoover chanced across anewspaper item about someone stuffing cheese into the ears and noseof a statueof William McKinley in the Arcata town square. Hoover wasintrigued on two counts: that a small town ...
Torrance women believed dead; deputies cancel river search
Apr 01, 2002; ... Torrance women believed dead; deputies cancel river search Rescuers called off the search Sunday night for two Torrance womenpresumed dead after the boat they were in hit another boat Friday,causing them to fall into the Colorado Rivernear Earp, a sergeantsaid. Cherlyn Katsuno ...
State's abalone fall prey to overfishing, poachers
Apr 01, 2002; ... State's abalone fall prey to overfishing, poachers SAN FRANCISCO -- Sport divers who revel in finding abaloneclinging to reefs will be bagging fewer of the meaty mollusks thisseason thanks to poachers, overfishing and potential diseases. Abalone season opens in Northern ...
Court rebukes Davis on parole case
Apr 01, 2002 ... Court rebukes Davis on parole case CONVICTS: State Supreme Court will decide prisoner's fate.Governor has opposed the board's proposals 81 of 82 times. SACRAMENTO -- Despite Gov. Gray Davis' assertion that ailinginmate Mark Smithis "a person with little regard for human life," ...
Neighbors
Apr 01, 2002 ... The United States Achievement Academy has selected Megan McGreevyof San Pedro as a National Award Winner in Student Council. The Academy selects USAA winners based on academic performance,interest and aptitude, leadership, responsibility, enthusiasm,motivation, citizenship, ...
ASK US; Q: Eyeglass donations
Apr 01, 2002; ... Q: Eyeglass donations Where can you dispose of your eyeglasses that you don't useanymore? -- MYRT BLAKE Gardena Lions Club International sponsors a program called Lions on Sight,which takes donations of used eyeglasses and distributes them topeople in need. Aron ...
Workers, students hustle against the clock during cafeteriameals
Apr 01, 2002; ... Workers, students hustle against the clock during cafeteriameals 10 a.m. Hawthorne. Everyone keeps one eye on the clock. Lunch is only an hour away, so there's not much time to preparethe entrees, stock the salad bar with fresh vegetables and heat thesheets of pizza for ...