Daily Breeze back issues from August 2004:
[ MLS ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Galaxy 9 5 6 33 35 28 Kansas City 9 5 5 32 28 18 Colorado 6 5 8 26 16 17 Dallas 6 7 5 23 23 25 San Jose 5 6 6 21 28 26 Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA MetroStars 8 6 5 29 33 ...
Health insurance tricky but crucial for recent college grads
Aug 01, 2004 ... SUNDAYAugust 1, 2004C3College graduation time has just passed andmost students are thinking about vacations and potential newemployment, not about their health insurance. Anne and Philip, Palos Verdes Peninsula residents, and parents ofMonica, who just completed her studies at the ...
[ Angels 9, Mariners 8, ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Angels 9, Mariners 8, 11 innings Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg. ISuzuki rf 6 3 3 1 0 0 .346 Winn cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 BBoone 2b 6 1 2 2 0 1 .250 EMartinez dh 4 1 2 0 1 1 .256 2-Bloomquist pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 a-Jacobsen ph-dh 1 0 0 0 ...
[ Today ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Today CONCERTS IN THE PARK What: The Cultural Arts Division of Manhattan Beach kicks off itsConcerts in the Park series with the vintage rock 'n' roll sounds ofthe Ghosts of Radio. Where: Polliwog Park Amphitheater, 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd.,Manhattan ...
Road to Zanzibar a way to drop out
Aug 01, 2004; ... PEMBA, Tanzania -- The single-runway airport on Zanzibar is almosta clich for what most people imagine an African airport to be: asmall, crumbling concrete building, stained black in places bymildew, with ceiling fans offering the only relief from the humid,tropical heat. A ...
[ AREA FISH REPORT ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... AREA FISH REPORT SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing) -- 1 boat, 37 anglers: 5 calico bass,42 red snapper, 187 rockfish, 20 sand bass. OXNARD (Captain Hook's) -- 6 boats, 120 anglers: 18 white seabass, 1,056 sand bass, 30 calico bass, 344 red snapper, 69 rockfish. MARINA DEL REY ...
[ Pacific Coast League (AAA) ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Pacific Coast League (AAA) American Conference Central Division W L Pct. GB Iowa (Cubs) 59 46 .562 -- Col. Springs (Rockies) 57 50 .533 3 Albuquerque (Marlins) 55 53 .509 5 1/2 Omaha (Royals) 48 59 .449 12 Eastern Division W L ...
[ Canadian Football League ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Canadian Football League East Division W L T OTL Pts PF PA Montreal 6 1 0 0 12 215 122 Toronto 4 2 0 0 8 119 92 Ottawa 4 3 0 0 8 180 183 Hamilton 3 4 0 0 6 184 244 West Division W L T OTL Pts PF PA Brit. Col. 3 3 0 0 6 195 ...
Lakers-Celtics rivalry is revived
Aug 01, 2004; ... With Shaquille O'Neal now calling Miami home and the BostonCeltics in perpetual disarray, the NBA's most storied rivalry hasfallen on hard times. However, at the Six-Man Volleyball Tournament, which startedSaturday at the Manhattan Beach pier, the Lakers-Celtics rivalry isalive ...
[ NASCAR Busch Series-Goulds Pumps/ITT Industri... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... NASCAR Busch Series-Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 250 Saturday At Pikes Peak International Raceway Fountain, Colo. Lap Length: 1 mile (Start position in parentheses) 1. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 250 laps, $74,835. 2. (15) Stacy Compton, Ford, ...
Dodgers still dealing at deadline
Aug 01, 2004; ... SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers acquired four-time Gold Glove winnerSteve Finley from Arizona on Saturday, part of a flurry of trades theclub made just before the 1 p.m. non-waiver deadline passed. But for all the boldness first-year General Manager Paul DePodestadisplayed in making all ...
L.A. counts on 2 giant projects for downtown
Aug 01, 2004; ... Still angling to ignite a redevelopment renaissance like the onesthat have transformed downtowns in Long Beach, Pasadena and San Diegoin recent years, Los Angeles officials are pinning their hopes on aburgeoning housing market and a pair of billion-dollar projects thatcould provide ...
ASK STACY 'JAG' series might still fly after the next season
Aug 01, 2004; ... TODAYDear Stacy: What can you tell me about "JAG" for next season? On the last showof this past season, Webb was killed, Mac is having a health problem,Robert's wife is having twins and leaving for another job, and theadmiral retired. What's going on? It is coming back next ...
Pentagon spends millions on shows
Aug 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON -- The nation's top G.I. Joes paid thousands of dollarslast year to watch Strawberry Shortcake try to thwart the Purple PieMan. That Pentagon contract with a Burbank-based children's animationcompany was part of about $5 million the Department of Defense spentin ...
Doctor's slaying highlights serious lapses in security
Aug 01, 2004; ... MEXICO CITY -- Prosecutors revealed a brutal kidnapping conspiracyin which a prominent doctor named Mexico's 1997 woman of the year wasabducted, strangled and drowned in a sewage canal by a group thatincluded a security guard at her condominium and a former policeman. The killing ...
Authorities discover Nazi-style methamphetamine labs in San Joaquin Valley
Aug 01, 2004; ... FRESNO -- Methamphetamine makers in the San Joaquin Valley havebegun using a new manufacturing method -- one adopted from NaziGermany, Fresno police say. The Nazi-style meth labs began showing up about 18 months ago andhave since proliferated. The labs use little or no heat ...
LAPD chief:Officers are cleared in fatal arrest
Aug 01, 2004; ... Police Chief William Bratton said officers appear to have actedproperly in the arrest of an Atwater Village man who died in policecustody. Jose Rodriguez, 35, died at a hospital a day after his Jan. 18arrest. Officers responding to a report that a half-naked man wasjumping on ...
Schwarzenegger signs budget
Aug 01, 2004; ... SACRAMENTO -- Amid much fanfare inside the Capitol's historicrotunda, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a $105 billion budgetpackage Saturday that he celebrated for imposing no new taxes whilebalancing spending with income. While technically accurate, the Republican governor did ...
WIN THE INVESTING GAME
Aug 01, 2004; ... Is there anybody out there who'd rather not be sitting on top ofthe world? When you let your mind wander, perhaps you live in a house solarge you get lost trying to find the laundry room. You don't need no stinking Atkins diet because you've got theflattest abs on the beach, ...
Carson reaches semifinal
Aug 01, 2004; ... Daniel Ornelas sparked a four-run second inning and Carsonadvanced to this afternoon's Division I championship game with a 6-4victory over Bishop Montgomery in the 5th annual South Bay Wood BatClassic at Redondo High on Saturday. Only a sophomore, Ornelas swung the bat like a ...
[ BASEBALL ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX--Acquired SS Orlando Cabrera from Montreal and 1BDoug Mientkiewicz from Minnesota, sent SS Nomar Garciaparra, OF MattMurton and cash considerations to the Chicago Cubs, who sent SS AlexGonzalez, RHP Francis Beltran, INF Brendan Harris ...
Oaxaca tenses for political strife
Aug 01, 2004; ... OAXACA, Mexico -- The troubling signs emerged days before today'selection in the poverty-stricken state of Oaxaca: a campaign-relatedkilling, allegations of voter fraud and two fierce opponents tied inthe polls. Mexico's once-powerful Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI,was ...
Americans shouldn't ignore report on detainees
Aug 01, 2004 ... BOSTON -- While the Democratic infomercial went on and on, therewas plenty of news. Some here. A lot in Iraq. And some on paper, inthe form of an official government report that came out right beforethe convention and has received little notice amid all the scriptedpolitical ...
GAMBLE: DePodesta's trading frenzy to fix a team that wasn't broken might come back to haunt him if new players fail to fit in.
Aug 01, 2004 ... Al Campanis, the old Dodger general manager, always had an answer. "Sometimes the best trades are the ones you do not make," he wouldsay. Of course, he would say that when the trading deadline passedwithout the Dodgers making a trade. Paul DePodesta, the incumbent ...
Latest Easy Rawlins novel brims with history, tension
Aug 01, 2004; ... Walter Mosley's latest Easy Rawlins novel serves up both mysteryand history. It unfolds against the backdrop of race riots in LosAngeles in 1965. The ghetto smolders, and so does Easy, filled withwhat another character calls "that foot on the neck thing you talkin''bout." Little ...
Officials fear West Nile could plague homeless
Aug 01, 2004; ... With concern growing about the spread of West Nile virus,advocates for the homeless have called for extra precautions forthose who sleep in parks and near rivers where mosquitoes thattransmit the potentially deadly illness thrive. At the request of City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, a ...
'American Candidate' puts the reality 'bite' into politics
Aug 01, 2004; ... If the country is ever ready to elect a black, Puerto Rican,Italian woman with a pierced tongue and hip-hop sensibility aspresident, it might be Emerson College alum Malia Lazu. She's one of the contestants on "American Candidate," a politicalreality-TV series that begins tonight ...
Wasting food, possessions is really pathetic
Aug 01, 2004; ... Recently, a reader sent me an e-mail in response to my PennyPincher of the Year Contest. She called me "pathetic." I was being chastised for recycling a birthday cake for my sonafter only a quarter of it had been eaten during my husband'sbirthday party a month earlier. (They both ...
Big 3 should cover conventions
Aug 01, 2004 ... The big three networks -- ABC, NBC and CBS -- decided to devote amere three hours to last week's Democratic National Convention. Justa single hour of coverage was presented on Monday, Wednesday andThursday nights. On Tuesday night, Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama, a ...
[ WNBA ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Sparks 19 7 .731 -- Seattle 16 8 .667 2 Minnesota 14 11 .560 4<!--2215(unknown)--> Phoenix 12 12 .500 6 Sacramento 12 13 .480 6<!--2215(unknown)--> Houston 12 14 .462 7 San Antonio 6 20 .231 ...
[ el segundo ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... el segundo 'Cruise' features classic cars, food El Segundo's annual Main Street America Cruise, featuring morethan 250 classic cars and food, music and raffle prizes, kicks offAug. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. downtown. Proceeds benefit the ElSegundo Police Officers ...
A boy and his hypochondriac -- that's the way it ought to be
Aug 01, 2004 ... Symptoms of West Nile virus: usually none, while 20 percent ofthose infected might suffer headache, neck stiffness, fatigue andbody aches with 1 percent developing tremors, convulsions, muscleweakness, paralysis and, in rare instances, meningitis andencephalitis. That last part ...
Halftime pep talk sparks L.A.
Aug 01, 2004; ... A halftime pep talk helped the first-place Sparks surge past thelast-place team. Lisa Leslie scored 17 points in the visiting Sparks' 79-67 victoryover the San Antonio Silver Stars on Saturday. The Sparks (19-7) own the best record in the WNBA heading into themonthlong break ...
[ TODAYToday is Sunday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 200... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... TODAYToday is Sunday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2004. There are 152days left in the year. Highlights in history: On Aug. 1, 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, againstNazi occupation, a revolt that lasted two months before collapsing. In 1790, the first U.S ....
Speak Up
Aug 01, 2004 ... SUNDAYAugust 1, 2004Reachus Editorial Page Editor Mike Carroll 310-540-5511 Ext.381mike.carroll@dailybreeze.com Internet letters@dailybreeze.com Mail Editorial Page EditorDaily Breeze5215 TorranceBlvd.Torrance, CA 90503-4077Note to Readers The Daily Breeze ...
Manager: Tyson tore knee ligament during 1st round
Aug 01, 2004; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mike Tyson tore a ligament in his left knee inthe first round of his shocking knockout loss to Danny Williams, hismanager said Saturday. Shelly Finkel said an MRI showed a complex tear of the lateralmeniscus, and that Tyson couldn't even walk on the leg Saturday ....
Guillen's walkoff homer gives Angels victory in rough game
Aug 01, 2004; ... As Jose Guillen's fly ball soared toward the bullpens beyond theleft field fence, the Angels ever so tentatively edged out of theirdugout, understandably reluctant to celebrate too soon. But after four mostly miserable hours Saturday afternoon -- filledwith blown leads and three ...
[ Forecast for today: Mercury, which loves a good co... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Forecast for today: Mercury, which loves a good conversation,opposes Uranus, which loves to toss in the unexpected twist. Shockand titillation will be the part of the scenario you just can'tprepare for. Look out for problems that have to do with takinginformation out of context or ...
[ By The Associated Press ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... By The Associated Press Guest lineup for today's TV news shows: "This Week," 8 a.m., Channel 7: Sen. John Kerry, Democraticpresidential nominee, and Sen. John Edwards, Democratic vicepresidential nominee. 28807 "Face the Nation," 9:30 a.m., Channel 2: Sen. John ...
[ 1 ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... 1 TODAY2 MONDAY3 TUESDAY4 WEDNESDAY AUGUST5 THURSDAY Home gamesAway gamesTODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO Baseball 10 a.m. New York Mets at Atlanta TBS 11:15 a.m. Philadelphia atChicago Cubs WGN 1 p.m. Seattle at Angels FSN 710...
Lack of trade due in part to Ortiz's success
Aug 01, 2004 ... Ramon Ortiz went from pitching his way out of town to likelypitching his way back into the Angels rotation. Saturday's non-waiver trade deadline passed at Angel Stadium, andshortly thereafter, a rested-looking General Manager Bill Stonemanemerged from his office and said there were ...
[ Q: Credit report freeze ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Q: Credit report freeze I'm calling about the article in your paper Friday about a secretweapon for identity theft -- a password lock on your credit reportsthat would require a PIN number for access. The article wasexcellent. The problem is there was no information on how to ...
[ Today's pitching matchups ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Today's pitching matchups AMERICAN LEAGUE 2004 2004 v. Opp. Last 3 starts W-L ERA W-L ERA W-L ERA Baltimore/10:05 a.m. Lopez (R) 8-6 3.61 0-0 11.37 2-1 3.78 at New York Hernandez (R) 2-0 2.37 No record 1-0 1.93 Chicago/10:05 a.m. Garcia (R) 8-9 3.27 ...
Grass can be greener on your side of the street
Aug 01, 2004; ... You don't have to be a world-class green thumb to keep your lawnin top condition. A little bit of knowledge and a few basictechniques are all you need to have healthy, beautiful grass. The first thing to understand is that not all grass is the same.There are more than 300 kinds of ...
[ Calendar ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Calendar Aug. 8: Begonia Show and Sale, sponsored by the American BegoniaSociety, Palos Verdes Branch, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South CoastBotanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula.Excellent opportunity to find rare old begonias and new hybrids amongthe hundreds ...
Shortstop worries for Cubs? Nomar
Aug 01, 2004; ... In a dizzying flurry of deals, the Boston Red Sox sent starshortstop Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs in a blockbuster,four-team swap right before Saturday's trade deadline. Esteban Loaiza and Orlando Cabrera also switched teams in theeight trades that came less than an hour ...
Woods hot, but Singh still in lead
Aug 01, 2004; ... Tiger Woods shot a 6-under-par 66 on Saturday at the Buick Open inGrand Blanc, Mich., and still lost ground to Vijay Singh. Singh shot a third-round best 65 for an 18-under 198 and a two-stroke lead over John Daly, who shot a 66. Singh has won the last sixtournaments he's led after ...
Fire safety takes priority over recreation with forest closures
Aug 01, 2004; ... ANGELUS OAKS -- When Kevin Nolden stopped at a store in the SanBernardino National Forest to ask where he and a friend could takesome target practice, the woman behind the counter had a quickanswer: nowhere. "That sucks," said Nolden, 20, who had come from nearby Yucaipawith his ...
Krause enjoys being 'Six Feet Under'
Aug 01, 2004; ... TODAYOn "Six Feet Under," grieving widower Nate Fisher is visitedby his dead wife, who directs him to "make a connection" and "have awonderful life" with the pretty co-worker he met at his new job at adog kennel. But not much later, the spectral Lisa sings another ...
[ What's in the ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... What's in the budget Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a $105 billion budget Saturdaycharacterized by loans, accounting gimmicks and one-time solutionsthat eventually will have to be paid. The budget: * Uses $2.7 billion in Proposition 57 bond money. * Suspends ...
Dreifort has rocky debut as setup man
Aug 01, 2004; ... SAN DIEGO -- Darren Dreifort has spent his entire professionalcareer in the Dodgers organization. Those 11 years aside, though,Saturday was like the first day of a new job. Dreifort didn't exactly make a good first impression. Having been handed the primary setup role after ...
[ AMERICAN LEAGUE ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM BATTING AB R H HR RBI Avg Angels 3633 523 1031 97 497 .283 Cleveland 3657 574 1025 109 546 .280 Boston 3602 569 1009 141 544 .280 Detroit 3593 548 1006 121 530 .279 Baltimore 3582 512 997 103 482 .278 Oakland 3623 ...
[ * The coldest town in the world? That would be Oym... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... * The coldest town in the world? That would be Oymyakon, Russia,population 4000, where temperatures have reached -72 F. * Captain Pierre Bouchard's discovery, the Rosetta Stone, pavedthe way for deciphering the mysteries of ancient hieroglyphics. * Ever hear of the Primes and ...
Stiehl is enjoying a 'remarkable' comeback
Aug 01, 2004 ... As far as comebacks go, the one Robert Stiehl is putting togetherthis season at single-A Lexington is opening some eyes. "He's certainly been through a lot in the last couple years," saidAstros farm director Tim Purpura of the former West Torrance Highstandout, who's battling back ...
Pleather isn't just a fabric, it's a word now
Aug 01, 2004; ... SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- "Teensploitation's" time has come -- atleast in the dictionary. "Pleather," "body wrap," "MP3" and "information technology" areamong the other words and phrases that have gotten the nod from theeditors at Merriam-Webster in the annual update of their ...
Eye on Congress
Aug 01, 2004 ... Here is a capsule view of how our senators and representativesvoted on major legislation in the past week. In the House: * Marriage Protection Act of 2003 (H.R. 3313): The House on July 22 passed a measure sponsored by Rep. John N.Hostettler, R-Ind., to limit federal ...
Book Club
Aug 01, 2004 ... You don't have to leave your favorite reading spot to join aguided tour each Sunday through some of the best contemporary fictionin paperback. We'll bring South Bay book lovers information to helpthem enjoy a new book each month. Today: Book club leader Nancy Shilling Pasquali ...
Aerospacerebounding in Southern California
Aug 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON -- Defense spending in Southern California has nearlydoubled under President George W. Bush, a review of Pentagoncontracts shows, and economists say they are seeing the region'saerospace industry take off for the first time in nearly 20 years. Throughout California, ...
Report: Forest Service's owl figures misleading
Aug 01, 2004; ... MOSQUITO RIDGE -- The Forest Service exaggerated the effect ofwildfires on California spotted owls in justifying a planned increasein logging in the Sierra Nevada, according to a longtime agencyexpert who worked on the plan. Other wildlife biologists inside and outside the Forest ...
News quiz
Aug 01, 2004 ... You read the headlines and you read the stories. Now test how muchyou remember of last week's events. Items below were reported in theDaily Breeze. Answers appear on Page A5. 1) What was the opening line of presidential candidate JohnKerry's acceptance speech Thursday night at the ...
[ Saturday's races (10th day of 43 day meeting) ... ]
Aug 01, 2004 ... Saturday's races (10th day of 43 day meeting) 2004 by Daily Racing Form, Inc. Track: Clear & Fast 2077 FIRST RACE. 5 1/2 furlongs Purse- $49,000. Maiden SpecialWeight. Fillies, Two year olds. Index Horse and Jockey Wt. PP St 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str. Fin ....
Namingof Coleto panel is delayed
Aug 01, 2004; ... He's qualified. He's respected. He's done the job before. So, why wasn't James Cole's appointment to the city's PlanningCommission a slam dunk? Because this is Hawthorne, where politicsoften muddy even the most mundane of decisions. Mayor Larry Guidi has told people he doesn't ...
Morales needs his best to win
Aug 01, 2004; ... LAS VEGAS -- Erik Morales said Carlos Hernandez had the heart, butnot the skill, to beat him. That pre-fight analysis was right on. Morales peppered Hernandez with jabs and rocked him with uppercutsto take a unanimous decision Saturday night in their superfeatherweight title ...
Former Cancun mayor arrested after protest
Aug 01, 2004; ... MEXICO CITY -- The former mayor of Mexico's largest tourist resortwas being held in jail Saturday from his role in a protest march thatwas broken up with tear gas earlier in the week, authorities said. The arrest of former Cancun Mayor Juan Ignacio Garcia Zalvidea onFriday night ...
Government seeks OK to target ravens to save desert tortoise
Aug 01, 2004; ... CALIFORNIA CITY -- With ravens flocking to the desert in search ofthe food, water, nesting sites and other attractions provided by man,wildlife officials are considering poisoning or shooting the bigblack birds to help keep them from eating rare tortoises. Ten times as prevalent as ...