So "Legend" deduces got the evaluates largest auditoriums at most multiplexes. This weekend, "Treasure" faces not only "Legend" and the equally surprising "Alvin" but also four new films that will get their pieces of the box-office pie. Johnny Depp headlines the bloody Broadway adaptation "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. "The political romp "Charlie Wilson's War" stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Apatow's "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," starring longtime second fiddle John C Reilly, is a spoof of musical biopics. And "P. S. (whose album cover Wayne also mimics) rolling in his grave. Although lead single "Lollipop" miraculously has scaled the charts via its trend-hopping calculation (add the "This Is Why I'm Hot" beat to auto-tuner excess), its lyrics rank among the dumbest ever (not) penned, swiping from the dregs of Fergie and 50 Cent. When Wayne's mad alchemy works, "Tha Carter III" evinces shades of brilliance that merit the wild hype, but in its transparent attempts to define its era, it fails, falling victim to the imperial bloat of its big-budget mishmash of styles. By the end of its over-long 80-minute run time, the Jay-Z album it most recalls isn't "The Blueprint," but rather the scattershot "Vol 3: Life and Times of S. That's what happened when border arrests fell during the 2001-02 economic downturn, he said. A U. S. We're hoping to get him back for at least a month or more prior to playoffs. "The soft tissue around the kneecap would need four to six weeks to heal, Vitti said, but the bone bruise was "probably going to be the thing that's going to take the longest to feel better How long that takes, God knows. But the flip side is that a cheapened dollar can drive up prices of imports as Americans' purchasing power wanes. Pour the mixture over the fruit, tossing to coat the fruit evenly.

"Can they deal Al Qaeda any sort of decisive blow that in past years they haven't been able to do?"The new Pentagon plans come as Islamic militants have refocused on a Pakistan that has grown politically less stable in recent months and as American lawmakers have complained that billions of dollars in military aid to the Musharraf government have been misdirected. U. S . Really, now that warm temperatures stretch into September and October in more places, shouldn't dressing be easier?Standing outMaybe that's why the Marni collection struck such a chord . Over the last few years, Promises and several other centers that do business in Malibu have been cited by state regulators for providing medical services outside the scope of their licenses. Until recently, the Promises website said the center had a medical staff led by Jack Kuo, director of psychiatry; and Robert Saltzman, medical director . An additional 98 are expected to leave parole by year's end. California Corrections Secretary James Tilton on Thursday began notifying local law enforcement agencies that the state would no longer take responsibility for placing tracking devices on the ankles of sex offenders once they leave parole. But few if any local agencies around the state are equipped to handle the expensive and intensive satellite monitoring the law requires . That's why I was able to kind of put that behind me and move on and play this game. "Odom had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the Lakers' 118-102 victory over Washington. His first five games back after a 6 1/2 -week layoff were mostly ragged and turnover-filled, so much so that Coach Phil Jackson commented on it earlier in the day. "He's really struggled right up to this point," Jackson said. Bobby Byrd, a longtime collaborator with the late "godfather of soul" James Brown, has died.

In a previous experiment, for example, people who were asked to plot remote points on a graph expressed distant feelings about relatives afterward. "Our mental processes are not separate and detached from the body," said John A . My family is also humbled by the support we've received from throughout the Owens Valley and beyond. "The valley lies at the heart of the working-class high desert county spread over 10,200 square miles . This is hard stuff to find and harder yet to understand, and real effort needs to go into constructing an easily accessible marketplace that customers can effectively navigate . Gates, have frequently expressed frustration that political reconciliation has lagged behind progress they say is being made by U. S forces . He also sees deep sociological significance in the group. "There's this myth in Los Angeles that we lead solitary lives, but I think that Midnight Ridazz and the other bike groups run counter to that. And because the rich in this country keep getting richer, we're caught in what Frank calls "expenditure cascades" in an effort to keep up with them. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park, a small roadside park (just park on the shoulder of the road) five miles west of the poppy reserve. Info: Mojave Desert Information Center, (661) 942-0662; www. parks. ca. gov/page_id634. If you're willing to go a bit farther afield, there's still hope for more fortunate displays of species listed below. *(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX)BLOOM/LOCATIONPacific or mountain dogwood---Yosemite National Park(209) 372-0200 www. nps. gov/yose/COOL FACTORAnsel Adams made this creamy white blossom famous in black and white in a 1938 image he snapped while trekking in the Sierra with Edward Weston (special edition copy at the Ansel Adams Gallery in the park, $175).

A former Crips gang member who detailed his criminal exploits in a 2005 book was hammered with his own words Tuesday as prosecutors argued that he helped carry out a botched jewelry store robbery in Temecula before faking a carjacking to cover his tracks. Colton Simpson, author of "Inside the Crips: Life Inside L. A. 's Most Notorious Gang," rarely looked up during closing arguments in a case that could be his third strike and send him to prison for life. Instead, he scribbled notes while Riverside County prosecutor Charles Lockwood cited portions of the book as evidence that Simpson not only specialized in jewelry heists, but reveled in them. One especially damning section read: "I love doing jewelry licks . Seabourn said he buried the murder weapon in a field near the scene of the crime. Seabourn's statement contradicted weapons experts, who testified the bullets that killed Stewart came from a gun found in Lawley's home. "Seabourn's testimony may point to Lawley's innocence if believed, but there is a substantial question whether it should be believed," Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar wrote in Monday's ruling. Scott F . Diddley's early use of amplified electric-guitar effects -- including reverb, echo and distortion -- also played an important part in the evolution of the sound of rock music when they were taken to further extremes by Hendrix, the Doors and others. Dressed head to toe in black cowboy regalia or loud plaids, Diddley had a high-kicking, hip-wiggling stage repertoire that included playing the guitar behind his head and with his teeth. Although Diddley maintained a 76-acre property in Florida, he was rarely home . As Jaime Rummerfield of Woodson & Rummerfield House of Design says: "I want shopping to be a magic carpet ride, ooh-ing and aah-ing from one room to another. "AT Royal/T, which had a soft opening during the holidays, the space has been conceived as a capsule of contemporary Japanese pop culture -- high and low, old and new . The wave of storms battering Southern California began to take its toll Friday, causing avalanches that killed one skier and left another near death in Wrightwood, flooding roads and threatening additional damage as more rain approaches. The new round of storms was expected to begin about 6 tonight, bringing up to 5 inches of rain to Los Angeles County, up to 3 inches in Orange County and up to 8 inches in Riverside and San Bernardino counties by Monday morning. "The ground is already saturated with water, so this new rainfall will just hit the ground and start running," said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. In two backcountry avalanches Friday, snow tore loose from slopes near the Mountain High ski resort in the San Gabriel Mountains. In 1905, he was working as a clerk at a Swiss patent office, spending a lot of time spacing out. And while I think it's safe to say that none of these songs will have the staying power of "When You Wish Upon a Star" or "The Bare Necessities," that will not matter to the 80,000 Cheetaheads who bought the soundtrack (already out) in its first week and who will be all set to sing along tonight with Galleria, Aquanette, Chanel and Dorinda and their new friend, Marisol, played by Mexican teen-pop sensation Belinda.

Those rules allow hospitals to perform transplants on criminals and on a limited number of foreign patients. In a written response Thursday to questions from The Times, Busuttil said he knew nothing about the "alleged offers of money made by any foreign patients or their representatives" to gain a visa to the United States. "No money or donation was offered to me or any foundation affiliated with me as a quid pro quo for getting a visa or getting a transplant" by Inagawa or any of the other Japanese patients, he said. Busuttil did not directly address whether he wrote a letter to the embassy on Inagawa's behalf but said he believes that "individuals seeking a U. S . (At Tuesday's hearing, Blackwater founder Erik Prince said that although 30 employees have died in Iraq, the company has never lost a diplomatic protectee there. )Some of their actions in completing their missions can set back attempts to win "hearts and minds," but they do perform a valuable function . Without a Syrian attempt to convince the Israeli public of its benign intentions, domestic opposition will stymie any attempt by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to cede the Golan to Assad . Although a liver transplant saved my patient's life, it did not rid her of echinococcosis . "I'm making myself buy things I don't usually buy. "Fragrant and supple, the palest of green, the green garlic was too pretty to pass up. Louis" -- like ice rinks -- or Will Ferrell stepping onto an escalator for the first time in "Elf"?Hollywood is Santa Its sleigh is brimming with national treasures.

But the campaign was political jujitsu, taking Kerry's greatest strength -- an honorable record of service -- and turning it into a major liability. George W . Joe Cirilo of the Rialto Police Department. He is being held at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga in lieu of $1-million bail. Astorga was fleeing the scene of a nearby hit-and-run crash when he lost control of his SUV, which jumped the curb and hit the victims, Cirilo said. Astorga was driving north in the 200 block of Willow Avenue as the family biked south on the sidewalk about noon Sunday, Cirilo said . "We are interested in a road map for democracy, but we do not have the confidence that Gen Musharraf's regime could give us that road map. "U. S Ambassador Anne W . I've CLIMBED higher and higher still, side-stepping lizards, sweltering under a searing midday sun, craving even the slightest sliver of shade. I turn to gaze at the ocean, which is invitingly blue but too far away to leap into . An acquaintance had swiped a police badge, he declared. Colon eyed him. Royal, 53, was a surprise candidate who bested old guard leaders in a party primary. until his illness was controlled, none of this would have happened," a reader said in an e-mail about the Virginia Tech shootings. If only it were that simple. I know from two years of trying to help someone who's mentally ill that just because someone needs help doesn't mean he'll accept it. I've given this a lot of thought this week.

"The historical memory in Paraguay is fragile, and the economic necessities make it very receptive to a leader who is demagogical and populist. "Paraguay, an impoverished, landlocked nation of 6 million, has maintained a fragile democracy since the 1989 ouster of military strongman Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled for 35 years and whose staunch opposition to communism made him a U. S . Freshman receiver Brandon Carswell returned, but redshirt freshman receiver Jamere Holland did not practice while recovering from a violent hit that was delivered by safety Will Harris on Thursday Harris also was held out . had Kobe Bryant not exposed Jerry Buss' fraud this summer and demanded to be traded . Still others cite the stiff competition Western states face from existing casinos . Southern California TV viewers were left soul-less Wednesday night. Many PBS stations elsewhere aired "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story," an acclaimed documentary about the Memphis record label that promoted classic soul artists such as Otis Redding, the Staples Singers and Isaac Hayes. The proposal is not," said Doug Johnson, senior director of technology at the Consumer Electronics Assn in Arlington, Va. A lot of mean things are said out there. "But it's still such a great profession with so many thrills, and if I get the chance, I will coach again. "--t. j. simers.

This is a shame, particularly for detainees who have been held since 2002 . And I thought, this isn't propaganda; this is pretty critical stuff . Nine showed a significant decrease in infectious complications . The case is pending. In court Thursday, Aguilera pointed out that the misconduct charge for releasing confidential material had been dismissed and that Gavin had subsequently been given coveted assignments, awarded a Medal of Valor and promoted to lieutenant. Gavin testified that all of that was true, but he said there was more to it . WASHINGTON — Pushing through the roughest patch of his candidacy, Sen. It was their longest since a 12-game skid in 2004 that also ended in Kansas City.

I'll just follow the rutted streets. Some things, I think, will never change. *Royal Claytons, 1855 Industrial St. , Los Angeles, (213) 622-0512; www. royalclaytonspub. com Monday-Friday 7 a. m. -2 a. m . Round 2, and in addition to getting the impression that Elgin Baylor has been technically knocked aside as Clippers general manager, Mike Dunleavy came out swinging, telling Donald Sterling, you want to make a change in coaches, "Be my guest. ""It would be the biggest mistake you ever made," Dunleavy said Tuesday in response to Sterling's win-now-or-else comments made here a day earlier. "It's his team and he can do whatever he likes . After he and Bersci rebuild it, the house is expected to be listed at $22 million . "It has made my life a lot harder," she says of the crash, but adds, "It wasn't his fault. "As Arthur healed, Rausch found himself the target of a criminal prosecution . We can't blame him for listening, but common sense should have prevailed, and the game should have been stopped immediately. "When the wind turned around and started coming in from right field is when you started to see where players had trouble catching the ball, and now the game runs the risk of being comical," umpire Tim Tschida said. That measure prohibits the city from taking a tax to voters before a regularly scheduled municipal election unless it declares an emergency.

He said Means made incriminating statements and argued with Shaw the night before he was found dead. Means also was the last person seen with Shaw, and some of Shaw's blood was found on Means' shoes, Zuhlke said. "When the case was presented to the district attorney, they chose to reject it for what they quoted at the time was a lack of evidence," Zuhlke said. The deputy district attorney for Whittier requested that police further investigate a dozen items, including the results of DNA tests on blood spots on Means' clothing and results of fingerprint evidence, said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office . "I knew from the word go there was an actor in them. "During the year and a half of preproduction for "Saawariya," he closely supervised Sonam and Ranbir's dramatic training, including the de rigueur dancing skills "In India actors must be good dancers," Bhansali notes . That "suggested bibliography" was just the beginning, Heston said. "I dare say that more has been written about Moses than about any other man in history," he said . Five-year-old Mary O'Connor has a chicken that does just what Duncan's title says; it's a "frizzled" fowl (feathers growing on the inside) that she has named Jesus Sacrilege or homage? Father Leggett comes to investigate . Ashlee Barnett of Lino Lakes, Minn. , was second in 41. 55. Defending champion Bode Miller was fined after deliberately skipping the public bib draw for today's World Cup downhill so he would get a later start position and hopefully better light on the Stelvio course at Bormio, Italy. Miller was the only competitor to miss Saturday's compulsory draw, and was fined $933 by the International Ski Federation, event organizers said. Top racers like Miller are usually drawn to start from 15th to 25th, but by missing the draw he will become the 46th starter. The toughest section of the two-mile Stelvio is at the bottom, where it is icy and shaded With the race to start at 11:45 a. m. Mark Ridley-Thomas, who entered the race for Los Angeles County supervisor as a perceived underdog, opened a commanding lead over Bernard C. The company said later that there was no danger to the public or workers. Boeing, the Energy Department and NASA have worked to quantify the extent of the pollution and conduct emergency cleanup at the 2,850-acre hilltop lab since the late 1980s. Work was halted last May after a federal judge ruled that the Energy Department, which is overseeing removal of radioactive pollutants, did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, because it had not prepared a thorough environmental impact statement on the project. Energy Department spokesman Bill Taylor said his agency has begun searching for a consulting firm to handle the environmental analysis of cleaning the 290 acres of the field lab, known as Area IV, where nuclear tests were conducted.

After military service during the Korean War, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from San Diego State. He moved on to UCLA, where he received his doctorate in 1966, worked as a research psychologist and taught clinical psychology until 1994 . Argentina beat Mexico in the final of the 1993 Copa America in Ecuador, defeated it on penalty kicks in the semifinals of the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany and scored an overtime win in the second round of the 2006 World Cup. In addition, Mexico probably will be without its most talismanic player, forward Nery Castillo, who injured an ankle after scoring twice in the team's 6-0 quarterfinal win over Paraguay. But win or lose today, Sanchez will return home smiling. "Our prestige as a team is growing every day," he said. --grahame. jones"It was all planned," Sanchez said "From the first game of the Gold Cup It wasn't a surprise beating Brazil The way we are playing is not a surprise . The Pac-10 Conference has suspended for one game the entire officiating crew on the field, as well as two instant replay officials in the booth who reviewed the play and still blew it. The Pac-10 commissioner apologized to Oklahoma and, with the suspensions, attached accountability for the mistake. Here in Orange County, an important public official made at least a couple of significant mistakes in a contentious recall election and didn't even draw a five-minute detention in the corner. Instead, the Board of Supervisors this week basically conceded that Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley misread state law but told him to be more diligent in the future. That doesn't even qualify as the proverbial slap on the wrist . He was also fined $7,500. Bergendorff's cousin, Thomas Tholen, was sentenced to probation last month in Utah for failing to tell authorities that Bergendorff was carrying ricin The U. S attorney for Nevada, Gregory A . The barren, brutalized countryside was littered with barbed wire, bomb craters, land mines, poison gas canisters and corpses that were gathered in Romagne where a cemetery took shape even as the fighting raged. It spans a small valley with eight rectangular grave plots, bordered by linden trees, climbing to a memorial on high ground. Standing there, Rivers pointed south toward a distant hill surmounted by a 200-foot American monument: Montfaucon, a principal U. S objective. "But I'm thrilled now that people are starting to recognize the value of his work. "--david. pierson.

They've got the [counterinsurgency] thing down pat," Gates said . we will work through these issues because we have an economy that's strong. "In Europe, the chief executive of German bank WestLB, Alexander Stuhlmann, said problems in the U. S . "I think our team is good enough to reach our goal if nothing happens. "Lackey helped the Angels take a step in the right direction by giving up seven hits and three runs, including designated hitter Mike Piazza's second homer in three games since returning from the disabled list. Justin Speier and Scot Shields each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, handing a 6-3 lead to Rodriguez in the ninth. Travis Buck led off with a bloop double that fell between center fielder Matthews, shortstop Orlando Cabrera and second baseman Izturis after Matthews initially broke backward on the ball. Buck moved to third when Shannon Stewart flared a single to right and scored on Nick Swisher's groundout to make it 6-4 . Dobson, on the court with Maravich, asked how he felt. "I feel great," he said. A moment later, he crashed to the floor Dobson and Drollinger administered CPR Moline ran to call an ambulance . And in a number of ways the present moment in Hollywood is perfectly suited to Gensler. "That's ridiculous. "Investments in hedge funds typically come from pension plans, wealthy individuals and others looking for returns that will beat what they can get from plain-vanilla stocks, bonds and mutual funds. But many hedge-fund managers use borrowed money, Schiff noted -- a strategy that beefs up returns when investment bets pay off but can escalate losses when they go sour. The highest-paid manager on Alpha's list was James Simons, a former Defense Department code breaker who runs Renaissance Technologies Corp in East Setauket, N. Y.