What happened on January 17, 2010

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For the record
'Avatar' wins top Golden Globe By Susan King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Visit the Hauraki Gulf islands By Rosemary McClure
'Avatar' wins top Golden Globe By Susan King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

What happened on January 17, 2010

ENTERTAINMENT

The making of 'Blind Side' a real-life drama By Rachel Abramowitz

When Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe were 'Just Kids' By Kevin Berger

Jeanne Gang brings feminine touch to Chicago's muscled skyline By CHRISTOPHER HAWTHORNE, Architecture Critic

Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning get wild with 'The Runaways' By Chris Lee

Pawn store owners don't let celebrity status affect business By Richard Abowitz

Jack Bauer again has '24' hours to save the world By Jon Caramanica

The Sunday Conversation: Aziz Ansari of 'Parks and Recreation' By Denise Martin

'The Ticking Is the Bomb' by Nick Flynn By Steve Almond

U.S. second in team tourney By Jack Peters

Behind-the-scenes commentary boosts a flat 'Che' By Noel Murray

'Penny's Surprise' By Ruth Kelley

Horoscope: Jan. 17 By Holiday Mathis

With connectors, suit yourself By Steve Rosenbloom

Duncan Sheik enters the 'Whisper House' By John Horn

Off The Shelf: Mark Twain comes out to play By Jerry Griswold

Word Play: A child's-eye-view of gender By Sonja Bolle

'Hesher' is a work in progress By Mark Olsen

'Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief' By Rachel Abramowitz

'The Unnamed' by Joshua Ferris By Tod Goldberg

'Alice in Wonderland' By Geoff Boucher

'Sex and the City 2' By Rachel Abramowitz

British TV: some good, some pointedly average on BBC and ITV By MARY McNAMARA, Television Critic

'36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction' by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein By Jane Smiley

Long Beach Opera to perform 'The Good Soldier Schweik' By David Ng

'Iron Man 2' By Geoff Boucher

'The Harvard Psychedelic Club' by Don Lattin By Susan Salter Reynolds

Chantal Akerman's body of work, moment by moment By Dennis Lim

'Koestler' by Michael Scammell By Wendy Smith

Dennis Severs House evokes the London past -- and you better pay attention By Laurie Winer

Planted in the San Joaquin By Allan M. Jalon

'My Little War' by Louis Paul Boon By Jim Ruland

BUSINESS

Are pilots flying beyond their limits? By Dan Weikel

How I Made It: Vahid Sapir By Hugo Martín

Beverly Hills midcentury modern is a study in light and geometry By Darrell Satzman

Mortgage lenders exploit a loophole in HUD's new 'good faith estimate' rules By Kenneth R. Harney

U.S. offers special homeowner benefits to military personnel By Lew Sichelman

Shortcuts and other smart advice for filling out federal student aid form Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance

Aetna reinstates customer who made $64 error David Lazarus

Couple's big age difference affects retirement planning Liz Pulliam Weston, Money Talk

Money Makeover: After the fire, Big Tujunga homeowner must rebuild her finances By Ann Marsh

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Lionizing Frasier, a first-class lover By Steve Harvey

All Beverly Hills students soon may be required to prove their residency By Carla Rivera

Schwarzenegger's chief aide wields power with gusto By Michael Rothfeld

The Big One is inevitable. Catastrophe is not. By Cathleen Decker

George B. Leonard dies at 86; journalist a seminal figure in the human potential movement By Elaine Woo

A catfight over neutering program By Kimi Yoshino

Villaraigosa's personal life is 'at a great place' By Phil Willon

1 killed, 5 injured as suspected smuggling boat capsizes By Tony Perry and Patrick J. McDonnell

Doctors, nurses from Southern California head to Haiti By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Rescuing animals is an art in Laurel Canyon Steve Lopez

Nostalgia and reality collide in Mexico By Hector Becerra

A government genealogy service lets family history leap off the page By Anna Gorman

TRAVEL

Ostomy wearers should prepare well for airline travel By ON THE SPOT, Catharine Hamm

A via ferrata makes scaling a vertical face like climbing a jungle gym By John Flinn

Stormy history of Florida's Pigeon Key By Jay Jones

Extremadura, where Spain's conquistadors called home By Judith Fein

Madrid to Barcelona in a flash By Bruce Selcraig

Madrid to Barcelona in a flash By Bruce Selcraig

A policy to pay ransom By Jane Engle

The wild and beautiful Hauraki Gulf islands By Rosemary McClure

NATIONAL

Cabdriver's son channels grief into learning, teaching By Lolly Bowean

White House invites you to get that flu shot By Andrew Malcolm

A look at Obama's first year in presidency By Christi Parsons

Clinton-Bush fundraising team says donations safe with them By Mark Silva

What an insurance exchange could do for you By Kim Geiger

Cocaine discovery prompts investigation by NASA By Robert Block

In Massachusetts, voters' discontent threatens Democrats By James Oliphant

Gay marriage supporters fear Supreme Court's ruling was an omen By David G. Savage

The town that apparently isn't By Ashley Powers

IMAGE

Jeggings: Denim gets a new stretch By Melissa Magsaysay

New and vintage eyeglass frames at A. Kinney Court in Venice By Max Padilla

First Lady Michelle Obama creates her own fashion trend By BOOTH MOORE, Fashion Critic

Dress for Success helps disadvantaged women suit up in style By Kavita Daswani