Archive for Sunday, December 30, 2007

Year-end clearance

• The modern square By Monica Corcoran

• A SIP OF DITA By Adam Tschorn

• Night of 10,000 bubbles By Adam Tschorn

• OLDER AND COOLER By Erin Weinger;lucy Boyle

• That sweet spin By Erin Weinger

• It’s the TV version By Melissa Magsaysay

• Writing it off? By Monica Corcoran

• Oh, brother! By Monica Corcoran

• In the croc zone By Erin Weinger

• Battle of the $300 bubblies By Corie Brown

• ON THE COVER

• ON THE WEB

• ON THE WEB

• FOR THE RECORD

Opposition to China float fails to blossom

• Trash was turned into a treasure at Rubelia Castle By Cecilia Rasmussen

• Valley institution cuts out By Scott Gold

• Obituaries - On latimes.com

• Searchers try again in Malibu By Jean-Paul Renaud

• Audubon scoping out a diverse membership By Louis Sahagun

• Fear still lingers for many in Harbor Gateway By Sam Quinones

• Singer helped make Tejano music popular By Valerie J. Nelson

• Passings / Haig Kehiayan, 80 - Former L.A. jurist served for 10 years

• NCAA wrestling champ cast in films

• State staffers’ trip to China draws ire By Michael Rothfeld

• 1 dead in Sunset-Highland crash By Deborah Schoch

• PASSINGS

• Lottery results

• Perata is victim of carjacking By Jason Felch

• Stone-cold stumped by an old why-dunit By Steve Lopez

• Brothers mauled by tiger leave S.F. hospital

• Military deaths

• Passings / Joe Dolan, 68 - Irish singer from ‘show band’ era

• California in Brief / LAGUNA NIGUEL - Suspect uses fork to kidnap man By David Haldane

• California in Brief / LOS ANGELES - Downtown fire damages building By Francisco Vara-Orta

• In California

• Holiday closures

• Guide to the Rose Parade

Royal undertaking

• Industrial strength styling By Ann Brenoff

• He’ll keep this treasure … for now By Ruth Ryon

• Could be tough to live here (for Trojans) By Jennifer Lisle

• Average Mortgage Rates and Indexes

• For those who love to D.I.Y. By John Morell

• If building on a budget, splurge on windows, not appliances By Arrol Gellner

• Does rent control cover houses too? That depends By Kevin Postema

• Riverside County

• Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties

• L.A. owners caught in foreclosures By Michelle Hofmann

• Now that’s a lot of green

• New borrower, buyer protections in ‘08 By Dinah Eng

• Despite the scary statistics, things could be looking up in ‘08 By Kenneth R. Harney

• UPDATE - Now that’s a lot of green By Mary Umberger

• Alleged victim awaits day in court By Michelle Hofmann

• UPDATE - Agents speak their buyers’ languages By Lew Sichelman

16-0

• Year of living perfectly By Christine Daniels

• COAST TO COAST By Mark Heisler

• THE NICKEL PACKAGE By Sam Farmer

• Neuheisel goes back to school By Chris Foster

• THE BACKUP PLAN - Peyton Manning’s replacement hopes to take advantage of rare playing time By Michael Marot

• QUICK SNAPS By Sam Farmer

• TEAM OF THE YEAR - What’s in store for 2008 … By From

• Everything’s relevant in series again By Mike Terry

• COMMENTARY - Gibbs managing season’s chaos By Michael Wilbon

• Kings end losing streak at eight games

• Lakers find way to play nice By Kurt Streeter

• Poor shooting has been a drag By Jonathan Abrams

• LOOKING AHEAD

• Close, but no cigars By Mark Heisler

• Liddell bests Silva in slugfest By Lance Pugmire

• Ducks are powered down, 5-3 By Lisa Dillman

• War-weary champions By Chuck Culpepper

• THE YEAR IN REVIEW - Passings

• Some teams have nothing to play for By Bob Mieszerski

• Washington wants big finish By Gary Klein

• How difficult will it be to qualify? By Sam Farmer

• WHERE BILLS ONCE ROAMED

• USC doesn’t try much, except Floyd’s patience By Ben Bolch

• THE YEAR IN REVIEW - What was said …

• Penn State rallies, beats Texas A&M

• UCLA wins, looks ahead By Diane Pucin

• They’re all home games for this fan By Peter Yoon

• Bruins, Neuheisel meet cute, but will love bloom? By T J. Simers

• NFL: WEEK 17 - Raiders hoping to spoil Chargers’ seeding party - For the fourth consecutive week, Oakland will play a playoff-bound team. Chargers are looking to lock up the No. 3 seed.

• Neuheisel’s first recruiting effort is for Walker By Chris Foster

• This defense isn’t anything fancy By David Wharton

• San Diego pulls off stunner at Kentucky

• Dearest Trickski stakes claim with La Brea win By Bob Mieszerski

• Jazz trade Giricek to 76ers for Korver

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• Harris finishes strong to lift Santa Barbara

• AP women’s top 25

• Celtics are smoking – without the cigars

• Starry Fact tries to maintain momentum By Bob Mieszerski

• Meet Matt Hasselbeck, the best quarterback you’ve barely heard of By Gregg Bell

• Lions to fire Martz as offensive coordinator By Sam Farmer

• TODAY By Peter Yoon

• TODAY’S GAMES By Dan Arritt, Martin Henderson

• It’s an older story for Daytona By Bob Mieszerski

• Message to Rick: Slicker doesn’t cut it in this city By Bill Plaschke

• AP men’s top 25

• Pierce gets mad, then gets Celtics a victory

• RESULTS, SCHEDULE

• UP NEXT FOR UCLA

• TEAM OF THE YEAR - Times’ Dummy Awards … By Randy Harvey

• Miller get first win since split with team

Vanishing summer sea ice imperils marine mammals - Walrus, polar bears and ice seals can’t live onshore for extended periods, experts say. Global warming is blamed.

• Ailing Iraqi orphan picks out a father - A cerebral palsy- afflicted boy meets a soldier from Wisconsin and forms a bond. But how to defeat the bureaucracy? By Carrie Antlfinger

• Torn between two lands - Japan forced 150,000 Koreans to a Russian island off Siberia beginning in the 1920s. Now some have a chance to go ‘home.’ By Burt Herman

• Raids have left a bitter taste for Maori - A sweep by armed police in placid New Zealand on suspicion of terrorist plans has set off charges of racism. By Ray Lilley

• City struggles to save its smallest citizens - Exactly why Memphis has the nation’s leading infant mortality rate isn’t clear. But there’s a passion to stem it. By Erin Mcclam

• A changing voice can also change a life - The sopranos who make up boys choirs occupy a special musical niche – until a flood of hormones takes it away. By Abigail Tucker

• Overweight, pregnant and tempting fate - Obese women risk extra complications and even death for themselves and their fetuses, doctors warn. By Hilary Waldman

• Some myths are worth retaining

• City in Congo rises from war, lava - Goma, situated among stunning natural beauty, has endured most every human depredation. Now, mansions rise. By Paul Salopek

• ‘Life and death’ restores the ‘our’

• U.S honor must trump expediency

• A sister forgives teenage killers - Tammi Smith’s brother was murdered by 17-year-old twins. Now 25 years later, convinced they have changed, she argues for their release. By Adam Geller

• With her young son in prison for life, a mother tries to hope By Sharon Cohen

• Can’t we build schools in Mexico?

• S.F. Zoo faces cascading fallout over deadly tiger escape - Newly released 911 dispatches portray the chaotic scene. Handlers had hoped to use tranquilizers on Tatiana. By Terence Chea and Jordan Robertson

• Learning is a victim of neglect

• U.S honor must trump expediency

• Disagreeing is not disagreeable

• For the Record

• Recycling isn’t everyone’s business

The inner workings of the Castle

• A light on black London By S and Ra Jackson-Opoku

• The swig easy By Jenn Garbee

• Winter Wolf Discovery in Yellowstone By Rosemary Mcclure, Chris Erskine, Jane Engle, Catharine Hamm

• The big tippers By Rosemary Mcclure

• The hip-‘n’-sexy heyday is now By Debora Vrana

• Above it all in La Jolla By Susan Carpenter

• Hotel Encanto de Itapoan in Brazil

• At the end of a Norwegian rainbow

• What a treat By Catharine Hamm

• Enjoy a midweek lift at Mammoth Mountain By Rosemary Mcclure

• Driving Mrs. Hearst By Geoffrey Dean Smith

• London on the cheap (or cheaper) By Jane Engle

• Land deals mean more access for visiting public By Christopher Reynolds

• The pause that refreshes

• Behind the scenes at Hearst Castle

• Expandable suitcases: the big tippers

• Expandable suitcases: the big tippers

• GEO QUIZ

• Santa Cruz Fungus Fair By Amy Hubbard

• Planning your trip to the Torrey Pines Gliderport

• More sparkle for Vegas

• Overlooked facets of London history

• Timely advice at any moment By Vani Rangachar

• A good time had by all

• For the record

• Planning your trip to Hearst Castle

• BEHIND THESE CASTLE WALLS

• Dresden’s toll in WWII bombing

• Bottoms up

• LETTERS - Dresden’s toll in WWII bombing

• LETTERS - Campers, steer clear of the stink

Buy a car without being run over

• Family rejects insurer’s claim By Lisa Girion

• Start-up whiz takes on new challenge By Jessica Guynn

• New cars that are fully loaded – with debt By Ken Bensinger

• Tips for evading scammers’ clutches By David Colker

• Here’s to your health, safety and privacy By David Lazarus

• Good leaders adapt to a changed society By Stefan Stern

• If you object to high legal fees

• Ring up the right cellphone plan

• Here’s help on finding extra help

• Right moves for first-time renters

• Cut the bills, not the wedding bliss

• Face death as a smart shopper

• Use your yearly job review as an opportunity to shine By Carolyn Bigda

• Her medical leave may require detailed reason

• DIY home selling means homework

• A serial innovator

• Go green to save green in long run

• Resolve to follow the basic rules of investing in 2008 By Tom Petruno

• Get more values out of your money By Kathy M. Kristof

• Take care getting long-term policies

• Cutting debt isn’t always best move By Liz Pulliam Weston

• Consumer Briefs / ENTERTAINMENT - Hertz rents media players for children

• Consumer Briefs / RECALL - Toy blocks pose a choking hazard

• Consumer Briefs / RETAIL - Gift cards aiding with basic needs

• Consumer Briefs / INTERNET - Match.com links up with Facebook

• Consumer Briefs / PRODUCT SAFETY - HSN to pay penalty to U.S.

• Consumer Briefs / AIRLINES - Carbon offsets for Cathay customers

• Scam Watch By David Colker

The un-generation

• Taking on himself By Art Winslow

• Minds over bodies By Diana Wagman

• Hidden pictures By Emily Barton

• Choice situations By Sarah Weinman

• The golden fleece By Wendy Smith

• This Week in Calendar

• BESTSELLERS

• Moving forward By Ed Park

• DISCOVERIES By Susan Salter Reynolds

• The food chain By Susan Salter Reynolds

• PAPERBACKS

• For the week of Dec. 30

• Middle-earth evolution By Nick Owchar

• BESTSELLERS

• PAPERBACKS

The X/Y factor

• Have a hug and a bear By Jenny Sundel

• 2008 By Rebecca Ascher-Walsh

• Rocks, hard places By Randy Lewis

• Check out their cinema ancestors By Dennis Lim

• Scenes of a world caught dreaming By Lynell George

• Yep, it’s a hot one, all right By Daryl H. Miller

• Brits accent quirky, diverse new voices By Phil Sutcliffe

• 2008 By Diane Haithman

• 2008 By Mark Swed

• An active imagination By Rachel Abramowitz

• He’s still writing his own story By Chris Lee

• {2008 FACES TO WATCH} TELEVISION By Greg Braxton and Lynn Smith

• 2008 By Ann Powers

• 2008 By Scott Timberg and David L. Ulin

• 2008

• That’s life in the big city By Chris Pasles

• 2008 By Christopher Knight

• 2008 By Lewis Segal

• Carrie, Usher and a whole lot of Judd By Deborah Netburn

• Blink of an eye, click of a mouse By David Sarno

• Casting his eye anew By Choire Sicha

• A few nips and tucks for ‘Law & Order’ By Matea Gold

• A hopeful voyage By Choire Sicha

• New order for ‘Law’ By Robert Lloyd

• ‘The Homecoming’ By Terrence E. Dunn

• 2008 By Matea Gold

• Mystery of a seventh son

• Movies offer final thoughts By Pamela Chelin

• Food Network risks spoilage By David Tischman

• ‘Tis the reason? Greed

• THE KIDS’ READING ROOM - Creativity Corner

• Holiday story of ‘Christmas Jews’

• Museums

• ROSE BOWL

• Music

• Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movies on TCM

• Galleries

• Horoscope: Dec. 30 By Holiday Mathis

• Events

• Daytime Movies

• ENCORE

• Postal games in Computer Age By Jack Peters

• Radio

• Bluff can work in the small blind By Steve Rosenbloom

• ‘Make Me a Supermodel’ on Bravo

• Service with a mission

• The ‘Right’ stuff for kids

• Teacher’s anger issues need to be reported

• NEW YEAR’S COUNTDOWN

• GI Joes wanted

• Prime choices for prime time

• ON THE WEB

• FOR THE KIDS

• LETTERS - Actor’s influence

• For the record

• LETTERS - Long live ‘Borat’

• LETTERS - Holiday story

• THE KIDS’ READING ROOM - Jokes & Riddles

• Today’s Highlights

SNAPSHOTS OF THE CANDIDATES

• A TOUGH AUDITION By Joe Mathews

• PRIMED MINISTER By Maeve Reston

• ASK HIM ANYTHING By Michael Finnegan

• HER OWN TERMS By Peter Nicholas

• TIRELESS MAVERICK By Dan Morain

• WORK IN PROGRESS By Mark Z. Barabak

• HE’S DONE IT BEFORE By Scott Martelle

• DEFENDING HIS HONOR By Robin Abcarian

• Candidates work Iowa, vote by vote By Mark Z. Barabak and Scott Martelle

• Staking turf by snowy curbs By P J. Huffstutter

• Nuclear gets push from both parties By Judy Pasternak

• Chipping at tough crack sentencing By Richard B. Schmitt and David G. Savage

• Clinton says wife is best of good field

• Bloomberg leads ‘unity’ challenge

• In Iowa cornfields, a left-tilting tradition By Maria L. La Ganga

• Defense bill’s demise stymies ex-POWs’ suit By David G. Savage and James Gerstenzang

• Calling all voters: Obama’s phone banks are at work By Top Of The Ticket

• Approach to transportation planning aims to keep animals from becoming roadkill By Maurice Possley

• Card says it’s from Romney, but it isn’t

• McCain losing votes to Obama By Maeve Reston and Doyle Mcmanus

• TENNESSEE

• THE NATION | Nation in Brief | TENNESSEE - Restaurant bill dispute turns fatal

• THE NATION | Nation in Brief | TEXAS - Lie in an essay costs girl her prize

• THE NATION | Nation in Brief | NEW YORK - Kristol will write for N.Y. Times

Right for the part?

• Last laughs By Joel Pett

• Clues to Chandler By Judith Freeman

• Open to the public By Jim Newton

• The great fall of China By Walter Russell Mead

• Race for the White House By Mark Alan Stamaty

• Bush’s best-laid plans By Andrew J. Bacevich

• Shopping vs. speaking

Bhutto’s death could be a turning point

• Non to smoking? In France? By Geraldine Baum

• Kenyans riot as vote count continues By Robyn Dixon and Nicholas Soi

• ANTARCTIC MISADVENTURE

• In Baghdad, a sanctuary restored By Ann M. Simmons

• Iraq suicide attacks again on rise By Alex, Ra Zavis, and Tina Susman

• Little hope for Zimbabwe AIDS patients By Robyn Dixon

• China arrests leading Web dissident By Barbara Demick

• Protests in Hong Kong over election delay

• Premier leaves Iraq for checkup By Alex and Ra Zavis

• Rioting in Pakistan continues By Laura King

• SUDAN

• India halts arms sales to Myanmar

• Turning a lens on Serbian nationalism By Tracy Wilkinson

• World in Brief | SUDAN - Clashes reported in border area

• Bin Laden warns Iraqi Sunnis

• World in Brief | CHINA - Baidu official dies in accident

• World in Brief | AFGHANISTAN - Infected camel meat kills 8

• World in Brief | COLOMBIA - Rebels delay hostage rescue