Daily Breeze back issues from August 2003:
Senior ACTIVITIES
Aug 01, 2003; ... STAFF WRITER Beach Cities BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT Support Groups What: New caregiver's support group facilitated by a professional caremanager. Where: 128 N. Broadway, Redondo Beach. When: 1:30 to 3 p.m. second and ...
Chiropractor helps woman improve health
Aug 01, 2003 ... "It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It'sthat some people are ready to change and others are not." _ JAMESGORDON, M.D. By John Holland A woman improves her health through chiropractic. [ ] [ ] [ ] A gentleman came into my office who seemed ...
It's easy as pie to like these characters
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi May the great gods of cinema forgive me, but Iam becoming fond of the "American Pie" characters. Like regulars in abeloved sitcom, I forgive them anything as long as they remain trueto their natures. Having survived high school and college ...
WEIGHTY ISSUE|A more slender Ann Wilson helps bring Heart back to the fore
Aug 01, 2003; ... ARIZONA DAILY STAR The rules of rock stardom are loose. Heroin-addicted? No problem. Alcoholic? It's almost expected.Nervous breakdown? Great comeback gimmick. Child-molestation charges,drug-pushing and gunshot wounds? Hasn't hurt R. Kelly or 50 Cent. The cardinal rule: ...
ROGER'S READY| The Who's Daltrey says 'My Fair Lady' role reflects his roots
Aug 01, 2003; ... THEATER CRITIC Making the leap from rock 'n' roll to acting has taken RogerDaltrey, the exuberant lead singer of The Who, in some prettyfascinating directions: from the Pinball Wizard to that tipsy oldcockney gent who's gettin' married in the morning. He's done Shakespeare, ...
Artistic license?| LACMA drawn into legal wrangling over exhibit of expropriated collections from Russia
Aug 01, 2003; ... STAFF WRITER The first major exhibition of paintings to tour the United Statesfrom the State Pushkin Museum in Moscow hangs placidly on the wallsof the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. But there is nothing placidabout the legal atmosphere surrounding the installation _ ...
POWER OF ONE| 'Daredevil' has super powers, cool threads and blind ambition
Aug 01, 2003; ... COPLEY NEWS SERVICE The way I see it, if you're lucky enough to possess super powers _then use them. Don't spend time crouched on rooftops brooding about your sorryfate. In the world of superheroes, there's just way too muchbrooding. A guy's got the ability to spit ...
Ice red wines on hot days
Aug 01, 2003; ... WINE K42 SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi Over the course of a recent week in Sicily,with temperatures soaring well above 100 degrees and lingering longafter the fall of darkness, I came to truly appreciate the tablesideice bucket _ for my red wines. Yep, ...
BEACH MUSIC| Space for the older and bolder crowd at Manhattan Bar and Grill
Aug 01, 2003; ... STAFF WRITER This place is like the anti-Hermosa Pier. You won't find pretty young things in belly shirts or muscledskaters with tattoos. No two-for-one shots. Instead, Manhattan Bar and Grill is a night spot for the olderset. "The key word is mature," said a ...
Doing the Samba| Redondo Beach restaurant delights with tasty food and a view
Aug 01, 2003; ... RESTAURANT CRITIC As a rule, Brazilian churrascarias are not usually rooms with aview. In fact, in many cases, they're not even rooms with windows.That's because those who venture to places such as Picanha inBurbank, Roda Viva in the City of Industry and Green Field in LongBeach ...
A quiet place| Actor shares his character's passion for nature
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! Chris Cooper fills one of the thousands of empty seats at theSanta Anita race track in Arcadia, lights a cigarette and doesn'thurry to say anything. The July sun has baked the air over the grassy infield to about 95degrees and a few hulking silhouettes in the ...
WEDDING MARCH FOR BAND GEEK| Alyson Hannigan's star ascends in 'American Wedding'
Aug 01, 2003; ... make 2-line hed reduce hed to 55 point STAFF WRITER Alyson Hannigan wants to know the reaction fans expect when theysee her on the street and yell, "Say my name, bitch!" The catch phrase was coined by Hannigan's character, Michelle, inthe smash 1999 comedy "American ...
Crowley's 'Boys in the Band' play again
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi In 1968, homosexuals were rarely depicted infilm, TV or plays as anything other than buffoonish, sick or pitiful. Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band" was recognized as one of thefirst efforts in mainstream entertainment (the play was made ...
'Jewtopia' an inexplicable hit that misses
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi What exactly is Jewtopia? According to Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, Jewtopia is the placewhere thousands of eligible Jewish women are waiting for a Jewish manto date _ aka an online singles service called jdate.com. In reality, ...
Internet sites pay tribute to Bob Hope
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi At least two Web sites _ probably thousandsmore _ are paying tribute to Bob Hope, one of America's most popularentertainers, who died Sunday at 100. The sites focus on his radiocareer and give visitors a chance to hear recordings of ...
Buddy's rich look back
Aug 01, 2003; ... \STLraveRecords are rated on a four-star scale, four being best. r BLUES \STLrave Buddy Guy, "Blues Singer" Rating: * * * 1/2 Silvertone Buddy Guy's latest step forward with the blues is a big stepbackward _ into the acoustic roots of the ...
A little taste of Mexico in Hawthorne
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi If you have been reading my column regularly youknow that one of my beliefs is that the best, most authentic food, isoften found within a strip mall. Strip malls attract mom and pop places with great food; places runby families where ...
Tale of secular-Orthodox Israel is unfocused
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi In following the odyssey of a shy ultra-Orthodox Jewish student who suspends his rabbinical studies to flailaround in Israel's secular fleshpots, Eitan Gorlin's ambitious butmuddled film "The Holy Land" is a contemporary variation on theparable ...
'And Now Ladies and Gentlemen' is fun fluff
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi If your diet allows a high-calorie dessert, Ican recommend Claude Lelouch's "And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen" _insubstantial and very rich at the same time, a cinematic cream puff. I suspect that this is a movie that will divide critics, some ...
Lopez and Affleck, yes, 'Gigli,' no
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are in love andplan to get married, as you already know unless you are sealed offfrom all media, in which case you are not reading this review, so putit down. Because they are a famous couple, starring in a ...
'Secret Lives' is revealing in its simplicity
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi They met in dental school, where he was awed byher brilliance, and now they share a practice and a family. Their three daughters are a handful, especially the little one,who is going through a phase of preferring daddy to mommy, but ...
Quality tale of Irish suffering hard to bear
Aug 01, 2003; ... SPECIAL TO RAVE! \STLrave \STLadi "Moral indignation," H.L. Mencken once said, "isalmost always humbug." The quote came back to me as I was thinkingover Peter Mullan's "The Magdalene Sisters," a film with the mainobject of making us feel outraged _ and to feel good about ...
Kidman settles tabloid lawsuit
Aug 01, 2003; ... From news services LONDON _ Nicole Kidman accepted a public apology and undiscloseddamages Thursday to settle a libel lawsuit against a newspaper thatsuggested she had an affair with actor Jude Law. The actress's lawyers told the High Court libel hearing that in aMarch 6 ...
Gay school raises questions
Aug 01, 2003 ... By Betsy Hart So now students who are gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexualwill have their own fully accredited, taxpayer-funded public highschool in New York City. It will start with 100 students, andeventually have about 170. "This school will be a model for the country ...
Israel's defense-fence will fortify peace process
Aug 01, 2003 ... At first, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was wary about his politicalopposition's idea of a security fence separating Israelis fromPalestinian suicide bombers. "Not a magical solution," he told mewhen doves pushed a plan to create a border along the indefensible1967 borders, freezing out ...
Iraqis, Palestinians must alter own societies
Aug 01, 2003 ... Back in the mid-1990s there was a lot of talk about "a new MiddleEast" that seemed to be aborning. It turned out to be, shall we say,"premature" _ as the newest new Middle East came crashing down withthe collapse of Oslo, the breakdown in Arab-Israeli relations, 9-11and the massive ...
Amendment fosters open government
Aug 01, 2003; ... While this page is wary of amending the California constitution,we wholeheartedly support SCA 1, which would give constitutionalstatus to the public's right to know what its government is doing. The Constitutional Sunshine Amendment, which sailed through theSenate without a ...
TELL US | Question of the Week answers
Aug 01, 2003; ... Today we publish a roundup of answers to our Question of the Week. This past week's question: "Regardless of the outcome, do youthink the recall effort of Gov. Gray Davis will open the door tosimilar efforts nationwide in the future?" Yes, I hope it will remind people we are ...
angie-gram
Aug 01, 2003; ... 6 Wouldn't it be ironic if Gray Davis' term in office was terminatedand he was replaced by "The Terminator"? (Even withoutSchwarzenegger, it's "Hasta la vista, baby.") Angie-grams are one-liners that go right to the heart (and sometimes to the ...
UP | Family together thanks to police
Aug 01, 2003; ... Words cannot express how deeply grateful we are to the TorrancePolice Department for keeping our family whole by returning our sonsafely home after he was missing for approximately two hours on July25. While the Lord guarded our son throughout the duration, Torrancepolice ...
Concert noise was horrendous
Aug 01, 2003; ... As a member of the Concert Review Committee for concerts held atthe Home Depot Center and a resident of Colony Cove Mobile Home Park,I feel I should make a report on the Dave Matthews concert. Our park is on Victoria Boulevard across from the Home DepotCenter. The noise was ...
Encore performance for chad
Aug 01, 2003; ... At issue: What difficulties face county election officials andvoters as they prepare for the Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall vote? Earlier this year we reported on how the local elections in Junewould mark the last hurrah for the controversial chad, the spotted,confetti-like remnants ...
Canines, owners love SP dog park
Aug 01, 2003; ... As a dog lover and owner of two dogs, which I adopted because theywere unclaimed at the animal shelter, I have to say that the KnollHill Dog Park provides a valuable and important service. I am so grateful to all those who worked so hard to open thiswonderful dog park, which has ...
Saudi-bombing suspect describes attack plans
Aug 01, 2003; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ A suspect in the May 12 bombings in Saudi Arabia toldinterrogators about new plots to hijack planes and use them asweapons, but intelligence officials say he could be lying. Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi, whom U.S ....
W. Africa leaders pledge to help Liberia
Aug 01, 2003; ... UNREST: Peace forces are expected by Monday, with embattled PresidentCharles Taylor gone three days later. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONROVIA, Liberia _ Pushed by the United States, West Africa'sleaders broke a deadlock Thursday and announced the first troops of ...
Vatican urges Catholics to campaign against gay marriage, adoption
Aug 01, 2003; ... POLITICS: Doctrine outlines ways for politicians to deal with legislationlegalizing same-sex unions. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY _ The Vatican urged Catholics and non-CatholicsThursday to unite in campaigning against gay marriages and gayadoptions, seeking to ...
Israel plans to build new housing in Gaza Strip
Aug 01, 2003; ... MIDEAST: The proposed project is criticized by Palestinians and the U.S. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM _ Israel said Thursday it would build new housing in aGaza Strip settlement, angering Palestinians and raising questionsabout implementation of the U.S.-backed "road ...
HAITI
Aug 01, 2003 ... Mayor accused of funding attack From news services PORT-AU-PRINCE _ In a fresh blow to President Jean-BertrandAristide's government, the U.S. ambassador said Thursday there isevidence Haitian government officials paid thugs to attack a recentmeeting of civic leaders. More ...
Tipster who led U.S. troops to sons will get $30 million
Aug 01, 2003; ... TRACKING: Hussein's two daughters and their nine children flee to Jordan. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD, Iraq _ The Bush administration approved a $30 millionpayment Thursday to the informant who led U.S. troops to SaddamHussein's two sons, while two of the ousted ...
Iraqi trust in U.S. promises slips daily
Aug 01, 2003; ... ANALYSIS: Despite some progress, many are frustrated with pace of recoveryeffort. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD, Iraq _ Three months after President Bush declared majorcombat over in Iraq, some signs of normal life are back. The roar of generators that filled ...
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Poindexter leaving Pentagon over flap From news services Retired Adm. John Poindexter will resign his position at thePentagon after the uproar over a research project he was overseeingthat included a kind of futures market on political violence in theMiddle East. A ...
North Korea alters its demands on talks
Aug 01, 2003; ... NEGOTIATIONS: U.S. says the communist state isn't requiring a unilateral summitwith America. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ North Korea has dropped its insistence on one-on-onetalks with the United States and is ready to accept a U.S. proposalfor six-nation ...
.8 Singapore, Chile are 1st in their regions to gain free trade with U.S.
Aug 01, 2003; ... PACTS: Farmers, high-tech exporters and service industries will benefit. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ Chile and Singapore made trade history Thursday,becoming the first nations in their regions to gain free traderelationships with the United States. Senate ...
FIREFIGHTERS MAKE PROGRESS
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Report cites lack of funds to fight terror
Aug 01, 2003; ... AUDIT: Emergency Services is cut by $11 million to help compensate forthe state's budget shortfall. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO _ A lack of money is hurting California's ability toprepare for terrorist attacks, according to the National Guard andGovernor's Office ...
.4 Suspect in family killings on administrative leave
Aug 01, 2003 ... By The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD _ An elementary school vice principal who is the solesuspect in the killings of five of his family members was placed onadministrative leave with pay Thursday, less than a week before hewas to return to work, Bakersfield school district ...
STAR TREATMENT
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Budget cuts program designed to keep film industry in state
Aug 01, 2003; ... ENTERTAINMENT: Loss of the incentive hurts Hollywood and economy. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hollywood is seeing stars _ but not the kind it's accustomed to. The state's compromise budget, which is expected to be signed byGov. Gray Davis on Saturday, dealt a blow to the ...
CARSON
Aug 01, 2003; ... Man in car shoots 2 people in legs A gunman shot two men in the legs in Carson, deputies saidThursday. The two men and a woman were walking in the 400 block of 223rdStreet about 1 p.m. Wednesday when a car pulled up. After words wereexchanged, a gunman in the car opened fire, ...
POLICE LOG | PENINSULA & LOMITA
Aug 01, 2003; ... DAILY BREEZE Lomita 1. Residential burglary: Daytime July 20, 25200 block of Cypress Street. A watch was stolenfrom a house. No signs of forced entry. Stolen vehicles: (not on map) Nighttime July 20, 1800 block of Pacific Coast Highway. 1974Volkswagen ...
Restaurant closures
Aug 01, 2003; ... Here is a list of restaurants and food vendors closed or allowedto reopen by the county Department of Health Services during the weekending July 27: Kabab Curry 25332 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance Close date: 7/24 Reopen date: 7/25 Reason for closure: o ...
ASK US | Q: Closed Denny's restaurant
Aug 01, 2003; ... DAILY BREEZE Q: Closed Denny's restaurant I'd like to know what happened to the Denny's on 182nd Street andCrenshaw Boulevard in Torrance. Why did it close? What are they goingto put there or are they going to tear it down? BRENDA LEWIS Gardena Low ...
Neighbors
Aug 01, 2003; ... Felipe Navarro, a 33-year UPS employee, has been recognized forachieving a milestone of 30 years of accident-free driving, coveringmore than 350,000 miles. Navarro works out of the UPS facility inGardena and has been providing ...
Parole board finds 'Suge' Knight hit valet
Aug 01, 2003; ... COURTS: Alleged victim says outside hearing that he wasn't struck by rapmogul. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was given 10 months in prison aftera parole board found Thursday that he struck a Hollywood nightclubvalet. Knight, who has been ...
Asian officials join opposition to race measure
Aug 01, 2003 ... By City News Service Asian officials joined activist groups Thursday in opposing anOct. 7 measure on the recall ballot that would bar the state fromcollecting data on race and national origin. Proponents say Proposition 54 is a step toward a colorblindsociety. Warren ...
Democrats say recall election will confuse voters
Aug 01, 2003; ... POLITICS: Chairman warns polling-place changes could create mix-ups. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Democratic Party leaders said Thursday that the Oct. 7 recallelection against Gov. Gray Davis could result in Florida-styleproblems of disenfranchising poor and minority ...
Weiss wants to derail L.A. mayor's alarm plan
Aug 01, 2003; ... COPLEY NEWS SERVICE Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss launched an 11th-houreffort Thursday to derail Mayor James Hahn's compromise plan onburglar alarms. Weiss representative Lisa Hansen said Weiss will introduce amotion today to overturn the Police Commission's decision ...
Mayor Hahn proceeds top $430,000
Aug 01, 2003; ... LOS ANGELES: Early fund-raising is intended to ward off re-election rivals. COPLEY NEWS SERVICE Hoping to scare off potential opponents, Mayor James Hahn raisedmore than $430,000 for his re-election campaign in less than threemonths, according to documents filed ...
Federal agency eases rules on frozen pizza
Aug 01, 2003 ... 4 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON _ Pizza lovers may soon see a broader variety ofvegetable, cheese and sauce topping frozen pizzas that have meat. The Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Servicesaid Thursday it is loosening the ingredient requirements for ...
Americans rethinking 1st Amendment views
Aug 01, 2003; ... SURVEY: People fear media consolidation is tainting news coverage. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Support for the First Amendment is on the riseand many Americans want more information about how the government isfighting the war on terrorism, a survey released ...
Community makes Way for Ante
Aug 01, 2003; ... SAN PEDRO: More than 100 help dedicate a block to their philanthropicneighbor. y By Donna Littlejohn In a uniquely American story, a street was named in San Pedro onThursday after an immigrant who got his start as a $2.50-a-daydishwasher. More than 100 people ...
Grand jury indicts mentally ill driver
Aug 01, 2003; ... UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE LONGER VERSION RULING: Competency of Hermosa Beach woman who ran down restaurant workerwas at issue in another case. y By Denise Nix A mentally ill Hermosa Beach woman accused of running down aLatino restaurant worker with her car nearly ...
SAN PEDRO
Aug 01, 2003; ... Pirate Boosters selling memorabilia From staff reports The San Pedro Pirate Boosters, co-sponsors of San Pedro HighSchool's 100th anniversary celebration, will sell commemorative T-shirts, sweat shirts and stadium blankets at a booth Saturday andSunday at the Taste in San ...
Making Way for Ante
Aug 01, 2003; ... SAN PEDRO: Friends and relatives gather to dedicate a block for the area'slate philanthropic neighbor. y By Donna Littlejohn In a uniquely American story, a street was named in San Pedro onThursday after an immigrant who got his start as a ...
Grand jury indicts local driver accused in Latino man's death
Aug 01, 2003; ... y By Denise Nix A mentally ill Hermosa Beach woman accused of running down aLatino restaurant worker with her car nearly three years ago has beenindicted by a grand jury, her family said Thursday. The indictment, which remains sealed, is the newest legal twist inMarie-Elise ...