Daily Breeze back issues from November 2005:
[ The AcesBy Bobby Wolff ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... The AcesBy Bobby WolffNORTH (Spades) A 6 5 (Hearts) K J 10 5 (Diamonds) A 2 (Clubs) J 10 4 3 WEST EAST (Spades) K 9 3(Spades) Q 10 8 7 2 (Hearts) 8 6 4(Hearts) A 7 3 (Diamonds) 10 7 6 5 (Diamonds) Q 9 8 ...
[ Will Bullock ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... Will Bullock Senior, WR, Mira Costa FRIDAY: Caught six passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns to helpthe Mustangs earn a 42-40 Bay League victory at Leuzinger. Joseph Padilla Senior, LB, San Pedro FRIDAY: Deflected a PAT in the final minute that enabled ...
PGA looks for its own World Series
Nov 01, 2005; ... For almost 50 years, the golf season has been defined by fourmajor championships that start in April with the Masters and end inAugust with the PGA Championship. What the PGA Tour wants is a World Series, its own version of aFall Classic. Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is ...
Speak Up
Nov 01, 2005 ... Reachus 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 welcomes suggestions ...
Rights of illegal immigrants will be defined
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to clarify therights of longtime illegal immigrants to seek permission to stay inthe United States. Justices will decide if a provision in a 1996 federal law thattightened restrictions on illegal immigrants applies to people whowere ...
Pessimists know they can't expect a Galaxy win
Nov 01, 2005 ... As any reader of the Nick Hornby classic "Fever Pitch" knows,rabid soccer fans are customarily the most pessimistic. It's a defense mechanism fashioned from years of numbing futility,crushing disappointment and bitter betrayal. And of being an Englandfan. So, when your humble ...
Weis gets his own era at Notre Dame -- starting now
Nov 01, 2005; ... The man is guaranteed an era. Rockne, Leahy and Parseghian weren't, and Ty Willingham wasn'teven given the chance. Loyalty is in such short supply in college football these daysthat plenty coaches think seeing through a five-year contract with acourtesy car thrown in is like ...
Methodist council revokes lesbian minister's credentials
Nov 01, 2005; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A lesbian minister was defrocked Monday by thehighest court within the United Methodist Church, which found thatshe violated the denomination's ban on "self-avowed, practicinghomosexual" clergy. The decision is a victory for traditionalists in one of ...
Court won't hear appeal of Coastal Commission case
Nov 01, 2005; ... The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by amarine conservation group that challenged the constitutionality ofthe powerful California Coastal Commission. In June, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld theconstitutionality of the commission, which ...
Coaching errors always prove costly
Nov 01, 2005 ... They say coaches can age years over the course of a single season.And sometimes, they can add those years themselves. On Friday, three coaches made risky play calls that cost theirteam a chance to win or the win itself. Carson's Rowen Tupuivao, Gardena's Marshall Jones and ...
To young Nero, his sixth-grade part may not exactly set the world on fire
Nov 01, 2005 ... "I am Nero, bloodthirsty emperor of Rome. ... Wait, something'snot right." I don't know what that could have been. The sixth-grader wasstanding on a kitchen chair wearing green shorts and soccer shoeswith a yellow SpongeBob T-shirt smiling out of a toga created by hisolder sister ...
UCLA's success vaults program into the spotlight
Nov 01, 2005; ... Four fourth-quarter comebacks in five weeks -- the latestbordering on the miraculous -- have vaulted the UCLA Bruins toheights no one outside of Westwood expected for them in Coach KarlDorrell's third season. The Bruins (8-0, 5-0 Pacific-10) are ranked seventh by the AP ...
The man known as 'Scalia-lite'
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- Samuel A. Alito has been a strong conservativejurist on the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, acourt with a reputation for being among the nation's most liberal. Dubbed "Scalito" or "Scalia-lite," a play not only on his name buthis opinions, Alito, ...
TODAY
Nov 01, 2005 ... Annie's Mailbox B5 Bridge B5 Comics B6 History B5 Horoscope B5 Movies B5 Random Facts B5 South Bay View B5 Television B4 Reachus Today Editor Leo Smith 310-540-5511, Ext ....
Combs leads El Segundo to a victory
Nov 01, 2005; ... El Segundo finished its Ocean League boys water polo campaign withan 18-7 victory over Culver City on Monday at the El Segundo Plunge. Josh Combs scored five goals for the Eagles (19-8, 8-2), whofinish the regular season with a match against La Canada onWednesday. Mitch Krug ...
Child care studies find social skills lag as math skills thrive
Nov 01, 2005; ... For most working parents, no other issue is so fraught with worryas the choice of child care. In a field long plagued by overheatedheadlines and complicated political overtones, three new studiesoffer some solid information on the pros and cons of differentarrangements. Two ...
FEELIN' THAT BUZZ
Nov 01, 2005; ... The true mark of success in television is greater than ratingspoints and juicy promo ads. If a show truly has arrived or maintained its relevance, itinspires people to temporarily remove their rat-race sneakers, grab acup of something wet and gather around water coolers, copy ...
THIS EAGLE CAN FLY
Nov 01, 2005; ... El Segundo running back Kris Atmore is a renaissance man. Not only can he run the football like no other back in schoolhistory, he can also be found writing poetry and teaching teammateshow to dance. Atmore showcased those latter two pastimes on the way to hisgreatest ...
Bengals in position to end 14-year streak of losing records
Nov 01, 2005; ... CINCINNATI -- Halfway through the season, the Bengals are poisedto break one of the NFL's most enduring streaks. Just don't mention it, please. A 21-14 victory Sunday over the Green Bay Packers left Cincinnati6-2 at the season's midpoint, needing only three more wins the ...
Record of Bush nominee shows history of dissent
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- Samuel Alito, a conservative on a moderate toliberal federal court, has taken a restrictive view of discriminationand harassment cases during his 15 years on the bench while stoutlydefending religious freedoms. As U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alito prosecuted a ...
[ * Name: Samuel A. Alito Jr. ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... * Name: Samuel A. Alito Jr. * Age, birth date: 55; April 1, 1950, in Trenton, N.J. * Education: AB, Princeton, 1972; JD, Yale, 1975 * Experience: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit,1990-present; U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey, 1987-90;deputy ...
Housing market 'is overvalued'
Nov 01, 2005; ... California's housing market is overvalued by 10 percent to 20percent, said Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder ofEconomy.com, at a conference Monday. During a panel discussion on housing at the Milken Institute'sState of the State Conference in Beverly Hills, Zandi outlined ...
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Nov 01, 2005 ... 1 TODAY2 WEDNESDAY3 THURSDAY4 FRIDAY5 SATURDAYNOVEMBERColorado 6 p.m. FSCTODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO Pro Basketball 5 p.m. Denver at San Antonio TNT7:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix TNT Hockey 4:30 p.m. Chicago at ...
Prosecutor finds 'no cancer' on this presidency
Nov 01, 2005 ... On March 21, 1973, John Dean told President Nixon that there was acancer on his presidency. There was, Dean said, a metastasizingcriminal conspiracy spreading through the White House. Thirty-two years later, Patrick Fitzgerald has just completed a 22-month investigation of the Bush ...
Geraldo Rivera returns to daily television with 30-minute news show
Nov 01, 2005; ... EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Geraldo Rivera is returning to daily syndicatedtelevision, but not to the world of flying chairs, broken noses andtransvestite makeovers. His news program, "Geraldo at Large," debuted Monday, and the starattraction describes it as an action-oriented half-hour ...
Flu virus found in wild Canadian birds
Nov 01, 2005; ... TORONTO -- Nearly three dozen wild ducks have tested positive forthe H5 bird flu virus in Canada, officials reported Monday, but theysaid it was unlikely to be the strain blamed for more than 60 humandeaths in Southeast Asia. Jim Clark of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it ...
Pickett is likely to get start at QB for 49ers
Nov 01, 2005 ... Cody Pickett's cameo was a rousing success, so the San Francisco49ers are confident he could excel in a starring role as their fourthstarting quarterback in five games. Though a final decision won't be made until Wednesday, Coach MikeNolan believes Alex Smith and Ken Dorsey won't ...
Fiona Apple learning to embrace life 'outside her bubble'
Nov 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK -- When Fiona Apple first heard about the Web sitefreefiona.com, she remembers feeling flattered, overwhelmed -- andguilty. That's because while fans were mounting an ambitious Internetcampaign on her behalf, accusing Apple's record company of squashinga brilliant album ...
She's alarmed by Dad's unseemly proposition
Nov 01, 2005 ... Dear Annie: Something has happened, and I am unable to talk to anyone I knowabout it. I'm an adult woman, married and a grandmother. Recently, myfather propositioned me. I'm hurt, sickened and frightened to realize he has no respect forme, my husband or my mother. I can't ...
Attacker halted by hero-waiter convicted
Nov 01, 2005; ... An armed man who attacked a Redondo Beach waiter when the waitertried to intervene in an argument between the gunman and a woman wasconvicted of assault with a deadly weapon, a prosecutor said Monday. William King, 52, was found guilty Thursday after the TorranceSuperior Court jury ...
USC returnsto the No. 1 spot in BCS
Nov 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK -- USC and Texas flip flopped again, putting the Trojansback on top of the Bowl Championship Series standings. USC jumped over the Longhorns on Monday, returning to first placeafter a one-week stay in second. It's the first time in the eight-year history of the BCS that ...
Court candidateshowed tendency to limit abortions
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- President Bush's new pick for the Supreme Court hasa track record on abortion that suggests a shift toward morerestrictions. Although there are no guarantees that Samuel Alito would vote tooverturn the court's landmark ruling ensuring a woman's right toabortion, he ...
Employee of Torrance pet-cleanup service says his work is easy and 'real cool'
Nov 01, 2005; ... It goes by many exotic names throughout the world. The French refer to it as merde. In Germany, they know it asscheiss. The Arabs have named it khara. Charles Fregoso just calls it poop. As a crew chief for Torrance-based Doody Dude dog poop removalservice, Fregoso ...
[ Today ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... Today BOOKS AND MORE What: El Camino College's fall book fair. Books, magazines andother items will be on sale at bargain prices. Where: Student Activities Center, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., nearTorrance. When: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through ...
Citizen of year a 'wonder' for helping many
Nov 01, 2005; ... The recent Palos Verdes 2005 Citizen of the Year dinner at LosVerdes Country Club didn't exactly erupt into a food fight. It was more of a Wonder Bread Frisbee toss, as dozens of whiteflour orbs flew through the air with the greatest of ease -- onlyoccasionally toppling wine ...
A gleaming symbol of love and pain
Nov 01, 2005; ... We may need a divorce from gold wedding bands. Gold is getting somuch harder to mine around the world that the environmental andsocial costs make the final product a symbol more of avarice thanlove. According to a recent New York Times feature on the global goldmining industry, ...
Neighbors
Nov 01, 2005 ... Carl Evans of El Segundo is one of six individuals honoredThursday by District Attorney Steve Cooley at the Courageous CitizensAwards Ceremony. The awards, created in 1985, are given to people whohave exhibited acts of heroism and bravery -- sometimes at the riskof their own lives -- to ...
[ SPORTSSection ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... SPORTSSection DGolf D2 Horse racing D7 NHL D8 Preps ...
Red Sox GM resigns
Nov 01, 2005; ... BOSTON -- At 31, boy wonder Theo Epstein was ready to step out onhis own. The Red Sox general manager walked away from his hometown team onMonday, stunning Boston and the baseball world just one year afterhelping the franchise win its first World Series championship ...
[ WESTERN CONFERENCE ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Kings 8 4 0 16 43 32 Dallas 6 4 1 13 34 39 Ducks 6 5 1 13 37 36 San Jose 6 5 1 13 38 44 Phoenix 5 8 1 11 36 42 Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 11 1 0 22 51 ...
Husband goes to war; wife gets pink slip
Nov 01, 2005 ... This is a story about a job and a soldier and how one Michiganwoman had to say goodbye to both. Suzette and Jerry Boler have been married 22 years. They havechildren and grandchildren. As a member of the National Guard, Jerry,a mechanic, recently was called up to serve in Iraq ....
[ NCAA Football ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... NCAA Football Tonight FAVORITE OPEN TODAY UNDERDOG at Memphis 2 2 1/2 UAB Wednesday at West Virginia 14 1/2 15 Connecticut Thursday at Louisville 17 1/2 20 Pittsburgh Friday Toledo 12 1/2 11 at ...
Motorcyclist dies in smashup
Nov 01, 2005; ... A man riding his new high-performance motorcycle at 60 mph twoblocks from his Carson home was killed when a car turned in front ofhim, sheriff's deputies said Monday. Paul Pureza, 26, died at a hospital after the crash at 11:30 a.m.Sunday, sheriff's Sgt. Jon Tedder ...
Area football standings
Nov 01, 2005 ... Bay League School Overall League Peninsula 8-0 3-0 Mira Costa 7-1 2-1 Leuzinger 6-2 2-1 West Torrance 3-5 1-2 Redondo 5-3 1-2 South Torrance 3-5 0-3 Big 5 League School Overall League Laton 5-2 3-1 View Park ...
Seaside Lagoon falls shor<!--200a(unknown)-->t again
Nov 01, 2005; ... New water quality problems have surfaced at Redondo Beach'sSeaside Lagoon despite recent repairs to the saltwater pool'sfiltration system, leaving city leaders stumped about what needsfixing next -- and at what cost. A report from City Engineer Steve Huang states that in the ...
Hospital's fate willaffect all ofL.A. area
Nov 01, 2005; ... County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance could see aserious influx of emergency room patients and increased strain onalready-scarce intensive care beds, among other pressures, if thebeleaguered Martin Luther King Jr.-Drew Medical Center fails animpending federal inspection and has ...
[ Even with No. 7 UCLA on the horizon, things were b... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... Even with No. 7 UCLA on the horizon, things were brighter for theArizona Wildcats after their first win in seven weeks. The Wildcats (2-6, 1-4 Pac-10) broke a five-game losing streakwith a 29-27 triumph over Oregon State on Saturday, intercepting sixpasses and causing a late ...
[ The USC Trojans returned to No. 1 in the BCS ranki... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... The USC Trojans returned to No. 1 in the BCS rankings, ...
Spurs begin title defense with plenty of new faces
Nov 01, 2005; ... SAN ANTONIO -- Just when it looked like the defending NBAchampions couldn't get much better, they added two big-name veteranshungry for their first ring. Sounds like the making of a dynasty for the San Antonio Spurs. Butremember how that formula worked for the 2003-04 ...
Beta's blast strands thousands
Nov 01, 2005; ... MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Thousands of people remained in shelters inNicaragua and Honduras on Monday after Hurricane Beta swept acrossthe Central American nations, flooding rivers, downing trees anddestroying houses, churches, medical centers and schools. The remnants of Beta drifted ...
[ Carson ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... Carson 1. ARMED ROBBERY/CARJACKING: 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23, 20700 block of Avalon Boulevard. The victimsaid he was getting into his car when he noticed two men alongsidehis blue 2006 Dodge Charger. The victim said one man forced open thedoor, announced a robbery and simulated a ...
MB plan to bury wires raises concerns
Nov 01, 2005; ... When Laura Zoerner and her late husband, Cyril, moved to ManhattanBeach in 1968, the home they bought on Second Street was assessed at$32,500. Still, their monthly mortgage payments were more than half of herhusband's paycheck, she says. But that burden was easier to ...
[ ECHL ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... ECHL NATIONAL CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L T Pts GF GA Fresno 3 1 1 7 20 18 Bakersfield 2 2 0 4 8 11 Ice Dogs 1 4 0 2 11 20 San Diego 1 4 0 2 10 18 Stockton 0 1 1 1 6 8 West Division W L T Pts GF GA Idaho 5 ...
[ Prospects slimfor new refineries ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... Prospects slimfor new refineries To ensure its security and prosperity, the United States needsmore capacity to refine gasoline. The House has approved and sent tothe Senate a bill that would streamline the permitting of newrefineries and make available closed military bases as ...
Ponikarovsky's goal is a winner for Maple Leafs
Nov 01, 2005; ... Alexei Ponikarovsky scored the go-ahead goal midway through thethird period and the Toronto Maple Leafs rebounded from their worstloss in nearly 14 years with a 2-1 victory over the visiting FloridaPanthers on Monday night. Ed Belfour made 31 saves for the Maple Leafs, who lost, ...
Ex-water board figure out of prison
Nov 01, 2005; ... After serving three months of a 41-month sentence on politicalcorruption charges, former West Basin Municipal Water District boardmember R. Keith McDonald is out of prison, but will have to returnbehind bars in March. A judge last month granted McDonald's request to get out for ...
[ BASEBALL ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... BASEBALL American League ANGELS--Declined their 2006 contract option on LHP JasonChristiansen. BOSTON RED SOX--Announced the resignation of Theo Epstein, generalmanager. CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Exercised their 2006 contract option on RHPCliff Politte. Declined ...
Culpepper sidelined for rest of the season
Nov 01, 2005; ... EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The demoralized Minnesota Vikings surelybelieved their already dire situation couldn't become any worse. Then came confirmation Monday that quarterback Daunte Culpepperwill miss the rest of the season with a devastating injury to hisright knee. Not ...
Steelers breathe sigh of relief
Nov 01, 2005; ... PITTSBURGH -- Nothing comes easy in the Ravens-Steelers rivalry,no matter the records or which team is healthy and which is hurting. Jeff Reed kicked a 37-yard field goal with 1:36 remaining afterBen Roethlisberger opened each half with touchdown passes to rookietight end Heath ...
[ WESTERN CONFERENCE ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Golden State 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 W-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Clippers 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 W-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lakers 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 W-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Phoenix 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 W-0 0-0 0-0 ...
[ AREA REPORT ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... AREA REPORT MARINA DEL REY (Marina del Rey Sportfishing) -- 2 boats, 23anglers: 45 sculpin, 6 sand bass, 2 calico bass, 7 lingcod, 3sheephead, 97 rockfish, 3 cabezon. REDONDO BEACH (Redondo Sportfishing) -- 3 boats, 37 anglers: 44calico bass, 19 sand bass, 22 barracuda, 1 ...
[ HoroscopeForecast for today: It's All Saints' Day ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... HoroscopeForecast for today: It's All Saints' Day and the MexicanDay of the Dead, and the new moon brings in the first day of themonth. The new moon represents a kind of lunar "death." This actressof the zodiac disappears behind the stage curtain in order to readyherself to take on her ...
Shooting terrorizes families in Torrance
Nov 01, 2005; ... When loud bangs from gunfire echoed through her Torrance street,Vivian Cabrera yelled for everybody inside to get down. Shootings aren't something Delia Avenue residents are used to. "The kids, they were just in shock," Cabrera said Monday. "Mygirlfriend, who was on the couch, ...
[ MEN'S GOLF ... ]
Nov 01, 2005 ... MEN'S GOLF CordeValle Classic At San Martin, Calif. CordeValle Course Par 72; Yardage: 7,119 Second round Individual leaders Daniel Im, UCLA 71-67 -- 138 -6 Michael Wilson, California 69-70 -- 139 -5 M. Manning, Augusta St ....
911 calls as evidence on justices' agenda
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to address a majornew debate in criminal law and decide the circumstances under whichprosecutors can use the transcripts of 911 calls, and similarunprompted statements by crime victims, as evidence at a trial. The debate was opened by ...