Daily Breeze back issues from May 2006:
[ Angels are swept up by balanced White Sox... ]
May 01, 2006; ... The Angels will get another chance to match hits with the WhiteSox on the next road trip, although at this rate that rematch isn'tlooking so desirable. The White Sox pulled off another three-game sweep at AngelsStadium, matching the one they accomplished in the American ...
[ 'RV' outsells 'United 93,' but 9-11 drama has legs... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Audiences hit the road with Robin Williams as his family-vacationromp "RV" opened at No. 1 with $16.4 million, while the Sept. 11drama "United 93" debuted with $11.6 million. Studio estimates Sunday had Universal Pictures' "United 93" insecond place, just ahead of Disney's sports ...
[ Dugout club seats not out of sight... ]
May 01, 2006 ... SAN DIEGO -- Last winter's phase of Dodger Stadium construction,in which the entire ballpark was re-seated, might have corrected anysightline problems for the paying customers. But the new color schemeis creating new sightline problems for the club's infielders. The seats in the ...
[ Today in HistoryToday is Monday, May 1, the 121st ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Today in HistoryToday is Monday, May 1, the 121st day of 2006.There are 244 days left in the year. Highlights in history: In 1786, Mozart's opera "The Marriage of Figaro" premiered inVienna. In 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition was officially opened inChicago by ...
[ They say 401(k) 'asset allocation,' you say, 'Huh?... ]
May 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK -- Next to deciding how much money to save forretirement, the most important decision a worker can make is how toallocate assets among stocks, bonds and money market mutual funds. But the words "asset allocation" apparently are a big turnoff tomost people who have 401(k) ...
[ A GLASS ACT?... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Torrance High School Suspectz join jazz band for concert Torrance High School's jazz band will host a concert with specialguests, The Usual Suspectz. The concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the TorranceHigh School auditorium, 2200 W. Carson St., in Torrance ....
[ Marches will close streets in L.A. today... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Parts of several downtown Los Angeles streets will be closed todayto accommodate marches in support of immigrant rights, according tothe city's Department of Transportation. Broadway will be closed from Temple Street to 11th Street,effectively prohibiting east-west cross traffic, ...
[ Soccer ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Soccer The Force Soccer Club girls under-15 Silver Elite team won theGold Flight of the So Cal United Nike Invitational. The team wasundefeated in pool play and shut out the opposition in thechampionship game. Team members include: Halima Abdelshife, SemanthaArchambault, Chrissy ...
[ the camden group ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... the camden group Three executives have been appointed to management positions withThe Camden Group, a consultant for health-care providers with officesin El Segundo. Ronald D. Spoltore, a 23-year health-care veteran who hasconsulted for such firms as Siemens Corp. and KPMG ...
[ Revamp FEMA however you like, just make it fast... ]
May 01, 2006 ... It is inarguable that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, forall the good work it accomplished, was not up to the challenge fromHurricane Katrina and the other storms that made 2005 the most activehurricane year on record. What is less clear is whether anyorganization would have ...
Business Watch
May 01, 2006 ... * Name: John Mendel * Position: senior vice president for automobile operations atTorrance-based American Honda Motor Co. * Age: 51 * Residence: Palos Verdes Estates * Family: wife, Luan; sons Clayton, 26, Trevor, 23. * ...
[ Freeways ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Freeways VINCENT thomas bridge (47) 1. Westbound between Ferry Street and the bridge: Today throughThursday. One lane closed for bridge maintenance. 2. Eastbound between Ferry Street and the bridge: Tuesday andWednesday. One lane closed for bridge ...
[ Sunday's resultsAtlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 5 ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Sunday's resultsAtlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 5 Colorado 3, Florida 1 Houston 3, Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 9, Washington 2 Milwaukee 9, Chicago Cubs 0 San Diego 6, Dodgers 5, 10 innings Arizona 8, San Francisco ...
[ Nadal passes Borg on clay win-streak list... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Tommy Robredo, 6-4, 6-4,6-0, Sunday to win the Open Seat Godo title in Barcelona, Spain,passing Bjorn Borg for second place in the Open-era with his 47thstraight victory on clay. Nadal, who won his 12th consecutive final, earned praise from ...
[ Trojans looking into a possible NCAA violation... ]
May 01, 2006; ... USC officials are investigating whether an upscale apartment thatwide receiver Dwayne Jarrett shared with former teammate Matt Leinartviolated NCAA rules, according to a published report Sunday. Leinart's father, Bob, put the duo on the lease at the securedapartment complex ...
Clippers on the verge of history
May 01, 2006; ... After they had polished off the Nuggets in Game 4 at Denver, butbefore they could start thinking about making franchise historytonight at Staples Center, veteran guard Sam Cassell gathered theClippers around him Saturday night. It was part group hug and part pep talk right there on ...
[ Dodgers second ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Dodgers second Kent grounded out, shortstop Greene to first baseman Bellhorn.Garciaparra singled to center. Garciaparra stole second. Muellergrounded out, second baseman Barfield to pitcher Park, Garciaparra tothird. Repko singled to left, Garciaparra scored. Navarro walked,Repko ...
[ Shunning the sun? Let a little light in... ]
May 01, 2006; ... For years, health experts have urged people who spend prolongedperiods outdoors to apply sunscreen as a shield against overexposureto the sun's rays. That's good advice and has doubtless helped many asun lover avoid harmful effects such as minor burns, prematurely agedskin and ...
[ * What would be an inch of rain in summer will mak... ]
May 01, 2006 ... * What would be an inch of rain in summer will make an average of10 inches of snow in the winter. However, that's average. An inch ofwater can make about 15 inches of dry and fluffy snow, but only fiveinches of the wet and soggy stuff. * Yet another reminder that literature, ...
[ Raiders take Bing in 4th round... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Darnell Bing feels comfortable at his current weight and position,even though the Oakland Raiders intend on having him change both. Bing, a three-year starter at strong safety for USC, will playoutside linebacker in the NFL after the Raiders drafted him in thefourth round on ...
[ Offline browsing device confuses... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Reachus Business Editor Martin Romjue 310-540-5511, Ext. 374 To submit story ideas, press releases, business calendar items,business news events and personnel changes: Fax 310-540-6272 E-mail business@dailybreeze.com Mail 5215 Torrance Blvd ....
[ Charges keep pot stirred in Torrance... ]
May 01, 2006; ... It was supposed to be an innocuous meeting at Torrance City Hallsometime around May 2004. In a third-floor conference room, a developer gathered withcouncil members Frank Scotto, Mike Mauno and Hope Witkowsky to talkabout the construction of a home improvement store along ...
[ COMMENTARY: Bryant, the Lakers' fearless leader, r... ]
May 01, 2006 ... This one rose to the top of the excitement meter. As Mike D'Antoni, the losing coach, said, "It was a great game." Steve Nash, the losing star, was even more succinct. "Amazing," he said. Based on how the Lakers rushed the court to celebrate, you wouldhave thought ...
[ Weekend Sports Transactions ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Weekend Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League ANGELS--Optioned OF Reggie Willits to Salt Lake of the PCL.Recalled RHP Chris Bootcheck from Salt Lake. BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Placed 2B Brian Roberts on the 15-day DL.Recalled SS Brandon Fahey from Ottawa of the ...
[ Devil Rays' Kazmir fans the Red Sox... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Scott Kazmir struck out 10 in seven innings to help the host TampaBay Devil Rays beat Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, onSunday. Kazmir (3-2) gave up two runs and five hits with one walk, beatingBoston for the second time this season. Toby Hall and Carl Crawford ...
[ Trusting advisers is biggest risk of all... ]
May 01, 2006 ... This is the fourth in an eight-part series of columns, written byLaurence J. Kotlikoff and me, that explore the consumption-smoothingapproach to lifetime personal finance. While the idea has beendeveloping for nearly a century, it has taken the power of today'spersonal computers to build ...
[ Driven from birth... ]
May 01, 2006; ... John Mendel says he's been in the car industry for a bit more thanhalf a century. And he's only 51. "I've been in the car business since the day I was born. I wasalways fascinated by how things worked, particularly automotivethings. I raced go-carts starting when I was 8. In ...
[ What will happen on 'A Day Without Immigrants'?... ]
May 01, 2006; ... 'It's highly unpredictable what's going to happen," said HarleyShaiken, director of the Center for Latin American studies at theUniversity of California, Berkeley. "What unites everyone that'sgoing to do something on May 1 is they are making visible theirstrong feelings." Thanks ...
[ SAN PEDRO ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... SAN PEDRO Original 'Poseidon' cast reunites A cast reunion of the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure" willhighlight the third annual Los Angeles Harbor International FilmFestival, set for Friday through Sunday in San Pedro. The nostalgic tribute to the Academy ...
[ NHRA O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... NHRA O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals At Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn. Las Vegas Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta. 2. Rod Fuller. 3. David Grubnic. 4. TonySchumacher. 5. Brandon Bernstein. 6. Melanie Troxel. 7. Morgan Lucas.8. Clay Millican. 9. Hillary Will ....
[ Bidding is 'fierce' as Playa Vista land is sold... ]
May 01, 2006; ... A Dallas development company is reportedly planning to purchasevacant commercial land at Playa Vista that was once envisioned as ahome for film studio DreamWorks SKG. The deal with Lincoln Property Co., reported last week in thecommercial real estate publication The Slatin Report ...
[ paid $650 a month for the apartment that cost $3,8... ]
May 01, 2006 ... paid $650 a month for the apartment that cost $3,866 a month,according to the Los Angeles Times. Leinart's father paid thedifference and said he's been told Jarrett might have to repay himabout $10,000, the newspaper reported. University compliance officials are looking into ...
[ May 1 ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... May 1 1920 -- Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of theBrooklyn Dodgers each pitch 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest gamein major league history. 1948 -- Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derbyby 3 1/2 lengths over Coaltown. It's Citation's ...
[ Major League Baseball ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Florida -150 Philadelphia +140 St. Louis -115 at Cincinnati +105 at New York -170 Washington +160 at Atlanta -180 Colorado +170 at Milwaukee -120 Houston +110 at ...
[ Shirreffs aims for another double... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Trainer John Shirreffs waxed philosophical in Barn 55 South atHollywood Park on Sunday after giving A.P. Warrior his final work forSaturday's Kentucky Derby and preparing Hollywood Story for a defenseof her Hawthorne Handicap crown here next Sunday. Last year, Shirreffs had ...
[ Chamber Orchestra gets off on right note... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Audience members cheered when they heard that the featuredsoloist, Michele Zukovsky, principal clarinet player of the LosAngeles Philharmonic, was in the house at the opening of the ChamberOrchestra of the South Bay's concert at the Norris Center for thePerforming Arts in Rolling Hills ...
[ Flames are betting on their experience... ]
May 01, 2006; ... CALGARY, Alberta -- Darren McCarty is banking on experience tocarry the Calgary Flames through their tight first-round seriesagainst the Mighty Ducks. "I'm a firm believer that the way you learn how to win is to gothrough difficult losing and finding out how to get over ...
[ Other states agree with California despite carmake... ]
May 01, 2006 ... California's pioneering regulations aimed at cutting automotiveemissions of global warming gases are now getting the kind ofvalidation that ought to end the predictable and ongoing resistanceof large automakers. The rules, passed two years ago and signed by Gov ....
[ BankruptciesD3 ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... BankruptciesD3 Dealings D7 Dilbert ...
[ 'Do you think you can buy us?'... ]
May 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- The plan by Senate Republicans to mail out $100checks to soothe taxpayers' misery about gas prices is drawing scornfrom the very people it was intended to help. Aides for several Republican senators reported a surge of callsand e-mail messages from constituents ...
[ Sunday's races ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Sunday's races 5th day of a 61-day meeting 2006 by Equibase Company Track: Clear & Fast 4035 FIRST RACE. 7 furlongs Purse- $150,000. "B. ThoughtfulStakes" Fillies & Mares, Four year olds and up, Cal-breds. Index Horse and Jockey Wt. PP St 1/4 1/2 ...
[ SPORTSSection ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... SPORTSSection CBaseball C3-C4 Golf C2 Horse racing C8-C9 Motorsports C2 Scoreboard C9-C10 Youth and recreation C8 FinditReachusSportsdesk 310-540-4201 E-mail sports@dailybreeze.com Internet www.dailybreeze.comMail ...
[ ATP Open SEAT ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... ATP Open SEAT At Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899 Barcelona, Spain Purse: $1.05 million (Intl. Gold) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Championship Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Tommy Robredo (6), Spain, 6-4, 6-4,6-0. Doubles ...
[ Save money by cutting back on restaurant fare... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Question: I spend way too much at restaurants. But I don't reallycook and when I do it's often disappointing (or disastrous). How canI trim my food expenses? Answer: It's true -- for many of us, the kitchen is just that roomfor the refrigerator. We'll spend more than half a ...
[ Sharks 2, Predators 1 ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Sharks 2, Predators 1 San Jose 1 1 0 -- 2 Nashville 0 0 1 -- 1 First Period--1, San Jose, Bernier 2 (Michalek, Hannan), 19:59(pp). Penalties--Ehrhoff, SJ (cross-checking), 5:27; Stevenson, SJ(hooking), 13:26; Perreault, Nas (tripping), 14:28; Markov, Nas(hooking), ...
[ Guideto OpinionOur Views: The opinions of the ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Guideto OpinionOur Views: The opinions of the newspaper'sownership and management Your Views: Reader letters on topical events Other Views: Editorials from other papers Tell Us: Reader comments from voice mail Speak Up: The quote of the dayWriteusLetters on ...
[ S-E-X and other allusions strike a sour note with ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... When did we become Utah? The other day I wrote about my son's sex education class, anarticle so innocent it should have made us all cry for its universalcuteness. "Mr. Stupid Bogert ..." Can you believe that Dawn of ManhattanBeach would begin a letter that way? "I found your ...
[ Dry-ice bombs found, disarmed in Toluca Lake... ]
May 01, 2006; ... A member of a Los Angeles police bomb squad disarmed an explosivedry-ice device in a Toluca Lake neighborhood by shooting it, asergeant said Sunday. A bomb squad sent to the 10800 block of Bloomfield Street about 11p.m. Saturday found that one plastic bottle packed with dry ice ...
[ Johnson's wife gives ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Johnson's wife gives birth on anniversary Don Johnson and his wife, Kelley, celebrated their seventhanniversary with the birth of their third child, a spokesmanannounced Sunday. The baby boy, who is yet to be named, was born Saturday morning ata Los Angeles hospital ....
[ AREA REPORT ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... AREA REPORT SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing) -- 2 boats, 54 anglers: 63 barracuda,11 lingcod, 20 whitefish, 140 red snapper, 400 rockfish, 1 sheephead,1 white seabass. MARINA DEL REY (Marina del Rey Sportfishing) -- 4 boats, 120anglers: 6 lingcod, 121 sculpin, 434 rockfish, 1 sand ...
[ Theodore, Avs slam the door on Stars... ]
May 01, 2006; ... Jose Theodore played only five games for Colorado in the regularseason. Now, after five postseason games he's already won over hisnew teammates. Theodore stopped 11 shots in overtime before Andrew Brunettescooped a rebound over sprawling goaltender Marty Turco to giveColorado a ...
[ Rebels in Darfur turn down peace proposal... ]
May 01, 2006; ... ABUJA, Nigeria -- Rebels in Sudan's Darfur region on Sundayrejected a peace proposal that would have ended a conflict that haskilled tens of thousands of people, but mediators extended the talksfor two days under pressure from the United States. Salim Ahmed Salim, a lead mediator ...
[ HUNTINGTON BEACH ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... HUNTINGTON BEACH Sewage release closes surf section A near-shore release of some 30 million gallons of partiallytreated sewage prompted Orange County health officials to declare a4.5-mile stretch of surf off-limits Sunday. Treated sewage is normally discharged ...
[ Personal-use drug law confounds Mexicans... ]
May 01, 2006; ... CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Police and business owners from Mexico'sbeaches to border cities worried Sunday that a measure passed todecriminalize possession of cocaine, heroin and other drugs couldattract droves of tourists solely looking to get high. Mexican and U.S. government ...
[ Today ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Today Small Business Development Center is offering a workshop,"Restaurant Operations: Food Costing and Inventory Controls," from6:30 to 9 p.m. at El Camino College Business Training Center, 13430Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne. Cost is $25. To register: ...
[ Q: Power outage ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Q: Power outage Our power was off in the evening April 21 for several hours, and Iwas wondering what caused that. -- BOBBI LOTRICK Torrance Scott Gobble, a region manager for Southern California Edison,said the power outage actually started at 3:30 a.m. April ...
[ TODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... TODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO Baseball 4 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston ESPN 6:30 p.m. Dodgers at Arizona Ch. 9 980, 1330 7 p.m. Oakland at Angels Ch. 13 710, 830 Pro Basketball 5 p.m. Game 4: Dallas at Memphis TNT 5:30 p.m. Game 4: Detroit at ...
[ Top Bush aide calls for 'mojo' overhaul... ]
May 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- It's time for the White House to go on offense and"get our mojo back." Josh Bolten said Sunday in his first interviewsince taking over as the president's chief of staff. Bolten made no promises of pulling up President Bush's all-timelow approval ratings, but he said ...
[ Bulls pull even with the Heat... ]
May 01, 2006; ... The Miami Heat bickered among themselves. Shaquille O'Neal hadanother rough outing. And the Chicago Bulls took advantage. Kirk Hinrich scored 21 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 1:09left, and the host Bulls evened the first-round series at 2-2 with a93-87 victory on ...
[ TODAY ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... TODAY BASEBALL -- WESTERN LEAGUE: University at Westchester, 3 p.m. SOFTBALL -- MARINE LEAGUE: Banning at Carson, 2:30 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL -- SERRA LEAGUE: Mater Dei at Bishop Montgomery,6:30 p.m. BOYS GOLF -- 1A LEAGUE: Gardena vs. Dorsey at Chester ...
[ 5 months later, transplant recipient faces up to c... ]
May 01, 2006; ... PARIS -- The French woman who received the world's first partialface transplant has complete feeling in the new tissue five monthsafter the operation, she told a Sunday newspaper. Isabelle Dinoire, 38, also told the newspaper Le Journal duDimanche that the hardest part of her ...
[ Parker's pesky play pays off... ]
May 01, 2006 ... If it seemed like Smush Parker was missing in action Sunday, itwouldn't be true. He played 41 minutes in the Lakers' stirring 99-98overtime win over the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of the first round ofthe playoffs. Only his shot was absent. Parker missed his first nine shots and ...
[ 112th year/Number 121 ... ]
May 01, 2006 ... 112th year/Number 121 Torrance, California 2006 The Copley Press Inc.LOCAL NEWS: Bustling Wilmington YMCAplans expansion next door. A3 Ask UsA4 ClassifiedsB6-9 ComicsB10 Crosswords B6, B8 Horoscope ...
[ When Greg Sanchez and his 15-year-old son, Chris, ... ]
May 01, 2006; ... When Greg Sanchez and his 15-year-old son, Chris, used to gogrocery shopping, it was the ol' grab 'n' toss routine. Grab a frozenpizza, some sugary cereal and a six-pack of Coke and toss it in thecart. Now, since Sanchez was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, a trip tothe market ...
[ Amanda Scott of Redondo Beach has received the Gir... ]
May 01, 2006 ... Amanda Scott of Redondo Beach has received the Girl Scout GoldAward, the highest award in Girl Scouting. For her project, Amanda spent more than 50 hours designing andputting on a series of Internet safety and education workshops forvarious groups of teenagers in the community and ...