Daily Breeze back issues from December 2006:
Sarcophagus, skeleton found in London
Dec 01, 2006; ... LONDON -- Archaeologists discovered a rare Roman limestonesarcophagus containing a headless skeleton at the site of a historicLondon church, authorities said Friday. The find dates to about 410 A.D. and lay 10 feet below the groundsof the St. Martin-in-the-Fields church near ...
[ TODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... TODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO Pro Basketball 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas ESPN Boxing 11 p.m. Mario Santiago vs. Salvador Garcia (delayed) Show College Football 5 p.m. C-USA title game: So. Miss. at Houston ESPN2 Prep Football 8 p.m ....
Director of teen dramas explores the challenges of the young mother of Jesus in 'The Nativity Story'
Dec 01, 2006; ... DALLAS -- Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the gritty teen dramas"Thirteen" and "Lords of Dogtown," may seem like a surprising choiceto make the biblical epic "The Nativity Story." But she has a matter-of-fact response to naysayers. She describes the reverent movie, which ...
Tribune Co. bidder describes newspapers as civic trust
Dec 01, 2006; ... Billionaire Eli Broad, who is part of a bid to buy the TribuneCo., owner of the Los Angeles Times, described newspapers Thursday asa "civic trust" and said a locally owned paper is vital to the healthof the world-class city he considers Los Angeles to be. "I do believe there is a ...
Scientist says concrete was used in pyramids
Dec 01, 2006; ... In new research on the great pyramids of Giza, a scientist says hehas found more to their construction than cut natural limestone: Someoriginal parts of the massive structures appear to be made ofconcrete blocks. If true, historians say, this would be the earliest ...
Diaper dandy may be ASU's best hope
Dec 01, 2006 ... Steve Sarkisian is a candidate to be a candidate to become thehead football coach at Arizona State University. Sarkisian, at the tender age of 32, the head football coach atASU? No way. Except Pete Carroll, USC's head coach, took a couple of minutesaway from ...
Key Rampart scandal cop is sentenced in Torrance
Dec 01, 2006; ... A disgraced former Los Angeles police officer who triggered acorruption probe within his anti-gang unit seven years ago wassentenced in Torrance on Thursday to probation for lying on anapplication for a driver's license. Ray Lopez, 39, who legally changed his name from Rafael ...
Clean-water proposal could be a boon to surfers, shore
Dec 01, 2006 ... A deal being proposed this month may go a long way toward cleaningup water in the south Santa Monica Bay. It could be good for SouthBay surfers and other wildlife infesting our coastline. A group of environmental organizations is shifting its focus onthe Playa Vista/Ballona Creek ...
[ Thursday's races... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Thursday's races 22nd day of a 36-day meeting 2006 by Equibase Company Track: Clear & Fast 8182 FIRST RACE. 6 1/2 furlongs Purse- $12,000. Claiming. 3 yearolds and up. Claiming Price $10,000. Index Horse and Jockey Wt. PP St 1/4 1/2 Str. Fin. To ...
Typhoon in Philippines kills at least 109 people
Dec 01, 2006; ... MANILA, Philippines -- Typhoon Durian tore through the easternPhilippines on Thursday with winds of up to 139 mph, killing at least109 people and cutting off power to thousands of homes, officialssaid. Dozens of people were missing, and 200 body bags were beingshipped to the ...
[ ECHOSTAR... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... ECHOSTAR Networks challenge Dish satellite plans EchoStar Communications Corp. is skirting a federal court order byallowing a separate programmer to offer network signals to 900,000 ofits customers, television broadcasters claimed in a legal filing. EchoStar, the ...
Wikipedia offers 2 visions of Mao Zedong
Dec 01, 2006; ... SHANGHAI, China -- Just who was Mao Zedong? In the English-language version of Wikipedia, the popular onlineencyclopedia, he was a victorious military and political leader whofounded China's modern communist state. But he was also a man whommany saw as "a mass murderer, holding his ...
F-18 jet crashes at San Diego base; pilot is uninjured
Dec 01, 2006 ... SAN DIEGO (AP) -- An F-18 Hornet military jet crashed at MarineCorps Air Station Miramar on Thursday, but the pilot ejected andescaped injury, authorities said. The pilot was conscious when he was found near the jet, whichcrashed in an unpopulated, hilly area on the base and ...
Regional
Dec 01, 2006 ... ART * R32FROM PAGE R * Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences "Made in Mexico: The Legacy of Mexican Cinema," photos, posters,props, vintage camera lenses and costume design sketches, throughThu. Hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue. through Fri., noon-6 p.m. weekends,8949 Wilshire ...
Richards gets earful of advice from readers
Dec 01, 2006 ... Today we publish answers to our Question of the Week. We'll askanother question on Sunday and await your answers. This week's question: "What is your reaction to Michael Richards'recent outburst at the Laugh Factory comedy club? Is there anythinghe can say or do to make ...
Peninsula wins with late layup
Dec 01, 2006; ... With seven seconds left in the game and the score tied,Peninsula's Jordan Yukawa stole the ball and passed it to DavidShahnazarian for the game-winning layup in the Panthers' 66-64victory over Loyola in the Pacific Shores Tournament consolationsemifinals at Redondo on ...
[ INDONESIA... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... INDONESIA 6.6-magnitude quake jolts Sumatra region JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake shook buildings andpanicked residents across a large swath of western Indonesia onFriday, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reportsof injuries or ...
[ Band boxin aAn occasional profile on an up-and-coming musical act in the South BayoutGettingheardSeen &SaturdaySundayMondayTodayRicky JaySleight-of-hand magician Ricky Jay has teamed with celebrated playwright and director David Mamet in films, including "House of Games," "State and Main" and "Homicide," and on stage in "Ricky Jay: On the Stem." ... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Band boxin aAn occasional profile on an up-and-coming musical act in the South BayoutGettingheardSeen&SaturdaySundayMondayTodayRicky JaySleight-of-hand magician Ricky Jayhas teamed with celebrated playwright and director David Mamet infilms, including "House of Games," "State and Main" ...
Retail industry aghast at Wal-Mart's holiday struggles
Dec 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart's holiday sales used to be the retailindustry's gold standard. Through a mixture of bad judgment and economic woes like acrumbling housing market and higher gas prices, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.tripped this year. And its fall is sending shock waves throughout ...
Trojans deep thinkers
Dec 01, 2006 ... In the first half of the season, Troy Van Blarcom could be countedon to pin the opponent with touchbacks on his kickoffs. But thosehave become a rarity. It was glaring Saturday against Notre Dame, when none of VanBlarcom's eight kicks resulted in a touchback. In the opener ...
STAGE
Dec 01, 2006 ... Openings Cinderella Children's theater presentation of the fairy tale. Opens at 2 p.m.Sat. and plays at 2 p.m. Sat., through Dec. 16, Kentwood Players,Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester, 310-645-5156 Oliver! The "Please, Sir, I want some more" ...
Auction plan for dinosaur nest, eggs angers scientist
Dec 01, 2006; ... A rare, well-preserved dino- saur nest containing fossil eggs withthe embryos exposed will be sold at auction in L.A. this weekend,although at least one scientist is demanding the artifact be returnedto a museum. Auction house Bonhams & Butterfields estimated the ancient ...
[ SAN PEDRO... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... SAN PEDRO Medal of Valor recipients named Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has bestowed the state's Medal of Valorfor public safety officers on two former LAPD Harbor Divisionofficers who captured an armed San Pedro gang member last year. Officers Troy Zeeman, 32, and Brian ...
[ Nedbank Challenge... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Nedbank Challenge At The Gary Player Country Club Sun City, South Africa Purse: $4.385 million Yardage: 7,590; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Henrik Stenson, Sweden 34-33 -- 67 Jim Furyk, United States 34-34 -- 68 David Howell, England ...
If you can't beat 'em, why not market 'em?
Dec 01, 2006; ... They may be the most bothersome visitors at the Portofino Hotel &Yacht Club, barking and yelping while paying guests try to sleep atnight. In fact, the Redondo Beach hotel's sales and marketing directorsaid the inn's boisterous crop of sea lions had one guest grumblingto staff ...
Expert: DNA is a match in rapes
Dec 01, 2006; ... DNA evidence from a man accused of raping two South Bay women is a"perfect match," a criminalist testified Thursday. Catherine Leisy, a former analyst at DNA testing laboratory OrchidCellmark, said that the correlation between the DNA profile of JamesCalbert, 36, and that of ...
LINEUP *
Dec 01, 2006 ... Every year at this time a fresh crop of flinty old Scrooges,dainty Sugar Plum Fairies and "Hallelujah" singing choirs appears,along with myriad variations on these familiar holiday themes. This year is no exception, and the choices are vast: from aconcert of traditional Christmas ...
Jackson laughs off fine
Dec 01, 2006 ... Coach Phil Jackson was in the middle of his pregame session withreporters Thursday night when TNT announcers Marv Albert and SteveKerr passed in the hallway outside the Lakers' locker room at StaplesCenter. "You're late," Jackson said with a chuckle. "That's a $5,000fine." ...
[ Today in HistoryToday is Friday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2006. There are 30 days left in the year.... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Today in HistoryToday is Friday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2006.There are 30 days left in the year. Highlights in history: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to giveup her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Mrs.Parks was arrested, ...
[ TITLE SHOTS AWAIT... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... TITLE SHOTS AWAIT Carson, San Pedro and West Torrance are all one win away fromchampionship games in high school football ...
Sobering realities take a bit of the shine off L.A. Auto Show
Dec 01, 2006 ... The L.A. Auto Show, which commences today and runs through Dec. 10at the Convention Center, has been around for 100 years. Having beenaround for all that time myself, I can say that things have indeedchanged. Back when this big glossy sell job began, there were threecompeting ...
A Thanksgiving revelation: I <!--e0aa(unknown)--> New York
Dec 01, 2006 ... Sore hands, greasy hair, smeared makeup and general exhaustion --standby traveling is not a pretty thing. Regardless, I'm back in NewYork. As predicted, Thanksgiving break came and went before I even hadtime to really appreciate it. Sleep and relaxation were definitepriorities ...
Bryant gives L.A. 52 pickup
Dec 01, 2006; ... Kobe Bryant drifted behind the 3-point arc on the right wing latein the third quarter Thursday night at Staples Center. Lakers pointguard Smush Parker passed him the ball and Bryant rose over Utah Jazzdefender Gordan Giricek. Swish. On the Lakers' next possession, Bryant ...
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE* Don't be surprised this group is so normal
Dec 01, 2006 ... bers of Death Cab come off as a bit uncomfortable any time they'reexpected to act like "rock stars." When the band recorded "Plans" at Longview Farms in ruralMassachusetts (the same place where Phish recorded several of itsalbums), Gibbard remarked that he felt completely out of ...
[ VOLUME 13 * NUMBER 48FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2006talk... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... VOLUME 13 * NUMBER 48FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2006talk The Daily Breeze * 5215 Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA 90503-4077 Call: 310-540-5511* Fax: 310-540-7581 E-mail: raveinfo@dailybreeze.com Advertise: 310-543-6133 Rave! Editor * Leo Smith * Ext ....
Wispy, padded '10 Items or Less' still carries weight
Dec 01, 2006; ... What at first comes off like a prolonged drama-class exercisegradually develops into a mildly satisfying, out-of-left-field rompwith "10 Items or Less," an unassuming tale about unlikely kinshipsprouting between two strangers over the course of a day. Slight and wispy, it's a film ...
Bush rejects pullout of U.S. troops
Dec 01, 2006; ... AMMAN, Jordan -- President Bush on Thursday rejected calls for ameasured withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, even as Iraqi PrimeMinister Nouri al-Maliki, facing doubts about his ability to dampenviolence, asserted his forces could take full control by June. A day after publication ...
Stop ignoring Putin's bully tactics
Dec 01, 2006 ... Given the propensity of critics of Russian President VladimirPutin to be murdered or to drop dead in unusual circumstances, Putinautomatically became the prime suspect in the fatal poisoning offormer KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London this month. After Litvinenko quit the FSB ...
'LIVES' * Memorial to those dark days
Dec 01, 2006; ... Germany's entry for the foreign-film Oscar, "The Lives of Others,"takes us back to the last years of the Cold War and communist EastGermany. In many ways the most successful of the so-called socialistrepublics, the DDR (to use the German initials) combined Germanefficiency with ...
Clayton's role for Toronto undefined
Dec 01, 2006 ... Royce Clayton could be seeing time at shortstop and second basefor the Toronto Blue Jays next year. "It's not defined right now that he's our everyday shortstop,"General Manager J.P. Ricciardi said Thursday, a day after agreeing toa $1.5 million, one-year contract with the former ...
City puts holiday spirit on parade
Dec 01, 2006; ... What you'll find in Hawthorne on Saturday: Snow. Santa. And DavidCaruso. The city will cheer in the holiday season as it has for the pastfive years, with a parade winding down its central boulevard and afestival afterward at City Hall. But this year, it's trying a few ...
EARTH *
Dec 01, 2006; ... Listen up, kids: When you're in high school, getting good gradesin science really pays off. At least it did for Tyler Robinson, Arsen Ewing and Jamie Fiel,who at 16, 17 and 18, respectively, were nominated by their scienceteachers to join a transglobal, scientifically driven ...
U.S. forensic expert testifies at Hussein trial
Dec 01, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An examination of the remains of hundreds ofKurdish men, women and children discovered in three mass graves showthey were lined up, gunned down and buried where they fell almost twodecades ago, an American forensic expert testified Thursday in thegenocide trial of Saddam ...
Star watch
Dec 01, 2006 ... Former Lakers star-turned-actor Rick Fox reports he and formerLakers superstar-turned-business mogul Magic Johnson are joiningforces in a film company of their own. "He's been in the theater business (as owner of the Magic JohnsonTheatre chain) for a while, and he and I share the ...
FBI helping in poisoned-spy inquiry
Dec 01, 2006; ... LONDON -- The FBI is joining the British probe into the poisoningdeath of a Kremlin critic, the agency announced Thursday asinvestigators found traces of radiation at a dozen sites in Britainand a former Russian prime minister reported symptoms consistent withpoisoning. British ...
[ WESTERN CONFERENCE... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Ducks 19 2 6 44 96 66 San Jose 19 7 0 38 82 56 Dallas 16 9 0 32 70 55 Kings 9 14 4 22 75 93 Phoenix 9 15 0 18 63 92 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 13 9 ...
[ WESTERN CONFERENCE... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Lakers 10 5 .667 -- 6-4 W-1 9-2 1-3 7-3 Sacramento 8 5 .615 1 7-3 W-3 6-2 2-3 5-4 Phoenix 8 6 .571 7-3 W-5 6-2 2-4 6-6 Golden State 9 7 .563 6-4 L-1 8-4 1-3 7-6 Clippers ...
Logo Lived a Good Life
Dec 01, 2006; ... The stark insignia of civil defense -- a C and D forming a redcircle in a white triangle on a blue disk -- died Thursday after along eclipse. It was 67 years old and lived in the mind's eye of anyone whoremembers air-raid drills, fallout shelters and metal drums filledwith what ...
COUNTRY
Dec 01, 2006 ... TOM WAITS ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS ANTI <!--e04a(unknown)--><!--e04a(unknown)--><!--e04a(unknown)-->When you hype your new album as the biggest career comeback sinceLazarus and Mariah Carey combined, you better back up your boastswith big beats and even bigger ...
[ Georgia Anne Sears ... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Georgia Anne SearsThe New Orleans-based artist and yoga teacher takes part in agroup show that opens today at Cannery Row Studios in Redondo Beach.Sears has studied art in Virginia, New York, Florida, Texas,Louisiana and Goa, India. Many of her paintings featured in theCannery ...
[ Can I Call You Dad... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Can I Call You Dad Zee Topper Annie Oakleaf Fresado Energy Czar Rodeo Shopper Promise Of Spring Acts Like Reign Gold Coin Phantom Rose Categorize Babe Hall Dynamatic Matawan Flying ...
[ By Jack Karlik... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... By Jack Karlik 23 Of a 36-day meet First post 12:30 p.m. 8190 FIRST RACE 1 1/16 Mile Purse: $18,000 Claiming. Fillies andMares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $16,000-$14,000. Index Horse, Jockey Wt. PP Comment Odds 6613 Can I Call You Dad, Gryder 120 ...
JAY-Z * Hip-hop legend explores mature themes on new album
Dec 01, 2006; ... Here are this week's best-selling singles as compiled by Billboardmagazine.Here are this week's best-selling albums as compiled byBillboard magazine.1. I Wanna Love You, Akon, featuring Snoop Dogg 2. Irreplaceable, Beyonce 3. Smack That, Akon, featuring Eminem 4. My ...
Here's how to make customers love you
Dec 01, 2006 ... Question: I'm in a competitive business where earning customerloyalty and repeat business really count for a lot. We surveycustomers, offer loyalty incentives and try to take care of ourcustomers in any way we can. But the results are modest. What elsecan we do? -- CONCERNED FOR ...
[ Not a fan of sugarcoated Christmas tales? ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Not a fan of sugarcoated Christmas tales? Neither is John Waters.Cinema's sultan of sleaze presents his third annual one-man holidayshow tonight at UCLA's Royce Hall in Westwood. In "A John WatersChristmas," the director of "Pink Flamingos" and "Hairspray" revealsa near-religious ...
TODAY
Dec 01, 2006 ... Annie's Mailbox B2 Bridge B2 Comics B4 History B2 Horoscope B2 Random Facts B2 Sudoku B2 Television ...
[ BASEBALL... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Bradford on athree-year contract and RHP Scott Williamson on a one-year contract. BOSTON RED SOX--Agreed to terms with LHP Hideki Okajima on a two-year contract. National ...
Getzlaf, Ducks fly by Canucks
Dec 01, 2006; ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Ryan Getzlaf is finding his groovefor a Ducks team that has been in one all season long. Getzlaf scored the tiebreaking goal on a two-man advantage with7:34 left, sending the Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the VancouverCanucks on Thursday ...
[ Divers braved cold waters Thursday off San Pedro to retrieve the fuselage and wings of an experimental plane that crashed into the ocean. The accident Saturday killed David Hermance, a Toyota Motor Corp. executive engineer who played a leading role in developing the Prius.... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Divers braved cold waters Thursday off San Pedro to retrieve thefuselage and wings of an experimental plane that crashed into theocean. The accident Saturday killed David Hermance, a Toyota MotorCorp. executive engineer who played a leading role in developing ...
Carson plant wins tax credits
Dec 01, 2006; ... Federal authorities awarded $90 million in tax credits Thursday tothe hydrogen-fueled power plant planned for Carson by subsidiaries ofthe BP America oil company and Southern California Edison. The project, which would convert byproducts from the BP CarsonRefinery into hydrogen and ...
Death Cab for Cutie drives along singing out life's crucial themes
Dec 01, 2006; ... Everyone has them. Memories from your youth, when the future was so bright you had towear shades, as if anything was possible if you could only find thewords grand enough to express your ideas. When it seemed as thoughyou had to do Big Important Things Right Now. And most of ...
[ Q: Holy Folks dolls... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... Q: Holy Folks dolls I'd like info on the article in the Nov. 18 paper about the HolyFolks dolls. I'd love to know where to buy them. I'd like to purchasea whole lot of them. -- PAULETTE SHULER Carson Holy Folks dolls may be purchased online at www.holyfolks.com ...
[ All-Time Winningest Thoroughbred Jockeys... ]
Dec 01, 2006 ... All-Time Winningest Thoroughbred Jockeys Through Nov. 30 Name Wins Laffit Pincay, Jr. 9,530 x-Russell Baze 9,530 William Shoemaker 8,833 Pat Day ...
Groups sue state over the lead poisoning of condors
Dec 01, 2006; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- A coalition of environmentalists, hunters andAmerican Indians sued state wildlife regulators Thursday for allowinglead ammunition to poison endangered California condors. The lawsuit alleges that the state Fish and Game Commission andDepartment of Fish and Game has ...
Singles
Dec 01, 2006 ... TODAY Rolling Hills Covenant Church Singles Single adults are invited to an evening of coffee, dessert, livemusic and fellowship at 7:30 p.m. at the church, 2222 Palos VerdesDrive North, Rolling Hills Estates. For more information, contactPastor Vance Hartzell, ...