The Oakland divulges Athletics will gathers interview former pitcher Orel Hershiser for their managerial opening. A's General Manager Billy Beane will schedule a meeting with Hershiser, currently an ESPN baseball analyst, in Phoenix for sometime during the week of Nov 6. Beane fired fourth-year manager Ken Macha on Oct. In the end, Darren Collison said, the decision was easy. Collison, UCLA's All-Pacific 10 Conference point guard, will not explore his NBA draft possibilities this year. The 6-foot-1 sophomore from Rancho Cucamonga said Wednesday he wouldn't put his name in the eligibility pool and test himself in front of NBA evaluators without an agent. "It wasn't too much of a thought process," Collison said. As a pilot and aviation enthusiast -- with several highly specialized speed records under his belt -- he was one of the first TV newscasters to fully understand the value of aerial photography in covering fire and crime. Specter said he would seek to amend the bill when it comes to the Senate floor for a vote this week to give detainees the right to challenge their detention in court He is expected to be joined by a number of Democrats. University of Mississippi psychologists Kenneth McGraw and John McCullers tested how rewards affected problem solving. I don't know a parent alive who doesn't feel a pang of shame when flipping on the tube to baby-sit; and most of us make an effort to regulate TV time and any activity that keeps our kids locked in their own world. But where the wheels come off this study is in its methodology: The researchers never laid eyes on their little subjects.

18 blaze in the building: careless smoking by workers on the 17th floor. "Smoking was prohibited in the building," Scoppetta said . "If we don't act soon, the task will be much more expensive. "--margot. roosevelt . BEIJING — It's the building Beijing residents love to hate. The dome of the new National Center for the Performing Arts glows luminescent as it emerges from a reflecting pool like a pearl or a rising sun . "In war a person [becomes] some other kind of creature," he writes . What boy could resist "Oh, Yuck!" and its disgusting sequel, "Oh, Yikes!" by Joy Masoff, with clever entries about maggots, plague, Vikings and guillotines. Any kid who wants to make the world a better place will eat up "Chew on This," by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson. But boys are a tough audience; there's no magic wand. It also doesn't count people who are working part time because their hours have been cut or they can't find a full-time job. When discouraged workers and involuntary part-timers are included, the effective unemployment rate rises to 12. 5%, some economists estimate. For most of this year, the losses have been concentrated in the manufacturing and construction sectors, but last month no part of the economy was spared. That includes small businesses, which historically have been reluctant to part with trained workers because of the expense of finding replacements when business picks up again. "The fact that you are now seeing job losses in small companies tells you that this has now spread well beyond the manufacturing and housing sectors," said Joel Prakken, chairman of Macroeconomic Advisers, an economic research firm in St.

My friends are like 'It's just a show!' and I can't look at it like that . In July it added flights between San Diego and Columbus, and now has routes from Columbus to 11 cities nationwide. It's the ultimate "no-frills, low-cost" airline And I mean no-frills . It took me five years to get to the island after we helped make it famous . Rico has secured a $5. 5-million Venezuelan loan and said he has promises of other financing. A land-use dispute in El Alto has already killed a $2-million Swiss-funded initiative in March that would have built two wastewater treatment plants in El Alto, said Thomas Hentschel, the project manager. "It really hurt me, there was such need," he said . "Hold your daughter because it's the last time you will see her"; "If you don't take the money where I told you, I will kill off your family and I'll let you live so you'll suffer. "We knew what had happened. Murray was back in the minors trying to add a two-seam fastball to his repertoire. Murray showed that all that work paid off in his first appearance of the season in the majors. Murray gave Texas its third consecutive solid starting pitching performance, yielding two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings a day after being called up from the minors to help the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, Saturday night for their fourth straight win. "I'm glad I could go out there and help the team get another win and keep this winning streak going," Murray said. David Murphy hit a three-run homer and Chris Shelton had a solo shot for the Rangers, who have won six of eight after a seven-game losing streak that raised questions about the job stability of Manager Ron Washington. Team President Nolan Ryan said last week he wanted to see how the players responded to the adversity of a bad start before making a decision about Washington's future The early results are positive. . Or, if you prefer, no more chilling example of a man turning his life into some sort of presumptively tragic, but finally absurdist, art. *Orson WellesHello Americans (Volume 2)Simon CallowViking: 452 pp. , $32. 95*Whatever Happened to Orson Welles?A Portrait of an Independent CareerJoseph McBrideUniversity of Kentucky Press: 384 pp. , $29. 95.

Alaska capacity is limited, and group bookings, a bellwether of demand, have been strong, he said. DEALSCaribbean cruises are still relative bargains, but the free fall in fares is over . Today, there are cracked and peeling walls, damaged roofs, shattered windows, stained floors and cold, empty hallways where there was once a human whirlwind. At its height, the hospital had 16 contagious disease wards, six infectious disease wards, plus a general complex with operating rooms and other facilities . Williams was 13 at the time. "It was something that fundamentally changed how you view the world," he said of the culture and language experiences. He and his older brother, Daniel, a former Malibu baseball standout who now attends Pepperdine, found some Italian teenagers to play baseball with. "Italians are decent baseball players, but I think we could have taken them," he said. There's no telling when Williams' baseball days will end, but something tells me we'll be learning and hearing from him for many years to come. --eric. sondheimer . Joe Biden take the train, back and forth, from Washington to Delaware for 35 years. As for brands, KBB reports Obama leading McCain among owners of nichy import vehicles, including Mini (70%), Subaru (61%) and Saab (59%) . The commission's rationale was that the new housing would be located near major bus lines, encouraging residents to use public transportation rather than cars. One problem with allowing residents to live in industrial areas is that once they become exposed to the noise, air quality and other environmental issues presented by their industrial neighbors, they often push for new, stricter regulations that effectively limit future use of the surrounding land for industrial expansion and job creation. It is certainly reasonable for the city to use industrial land to produce new revenue and create more affordable housing. In the near term, however, the bold strategy comes in "a far second to market conditions in housing that continue to wither," such as low margins, bloated inventories and falling prices, he wrote. Lennar will book a loss of about $3. 09 a share from the sale in the fourth quarter and its net book inventory value would decline about 20%, Reichardt said. Wachovia lowered its fourth-quarter estimate for Lennar to a loss of $4. 15 a share, compared with its previous estimate of a loss of $1. 01.

on Monday over mortgage-related losses affecting 28,000 retirement plan clients . The administration plan looks beyond "the next couple of years or the next electoral horizon," he said . It's specifically designed to be effective without infringing Americans' civil liberties. "After the existence of the surveillance program was disclosed in December 2005, Bush defended it as necessary to fight a shadowy terrorist enemy with expertise in shrouding its plotting and communications in secrecy . Upon his retirement last year, he rejoined a prominent New York law firm as a senior partner. In turning to Mukasey, who is largely unknown in Washington political circles, Bush is seen as hoping to avoid a protracted confirmation battle and reduce the controversies and upheaval that have engulfed the Justice Department under Gonzales over the last nine months. Although Mukasey is considered a conservative, Sen Charles E . The channel is expected to debut in mid-2009, taking the place of the underperforming Discovery Health Channel. The venture could be Winfrey's encore once she exits daytime television. We don't want to make the same mistakes we made 50 years ago," Fuchs said. .

"If you don't qualify for a recommendation, your visit is free. "I'd seen similar ads before . But I think you would find that with lavender as well. "* Drug therapy: Available over the counter, Benadryl can help quell the motion sickness that may trigger the unruly behavior, Beaver says . Former Colorado football coach Gary Barnett calls Lubbock the toughest place to play in the Big 12. Now an FSN broadcaster, Barnett recalled that "once, in practice on a Friday, we were walking in and there's a guy with a puppet -- it was a puppet of me, with a noose around its neck . 5%99% of precincts reportingWashington, D. C. , primariesDemocratsBarack Obama . . 75%Hillary Rodham Clinton . . 24%98% of precincts reportingRepublicansJohn McCain. . 68%Mike Huckabee . . 17%Ron Paul. . . He started one game at first base and the other as the designated hitter and was a combined three for nine. Short hopsThough Kent remains a regular in the lineup, Torre said "he's struggling to feel good. " The manager said the second baseman continues to battle back pain. Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn and Emmylou Harris will perform today. But the young event will have to do some major growing to catch the three-day Coachella Music and Arts Festival Coachella brought in 60,000 people per day.

Just go back out there next time and pitch my game and one of these days snap out of it and get a good run going. "--ben. bolch . Some of the ships are huge, such as Royal Caribbean's 3,600-berth Freedom of the Seas, which launched this year and by itself added 1. 6% more capacity. "That's a small city," said Judy Lucas, a cruise expert with Tucson-based Concierge Cruises and Tours. The older ships are among the best places bargain-conscious cruisers can begin their search for deals, said Lucas, as the cruise lines work to fill all those beds with paying passengers . It also was the first major network to offer on-demand replays of its shows, including "Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy," online . Santa Monica went so far as to ban new swimming pool permits . "The message behind attacking the country's strongest state institution is that Lebanon will remain an arena for regional conflict. "Pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud stepped down Nov 23 without a successor. Some, like the aforementioned "Sweat Sock: The Other White Meat," are just plain wacky. Chris Colin, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, got the idea for "Sweat Sock" when he interviewed "food stylist" Kim Konecny, who earns her living making food look delicious in magazine photos by adding fake grill marks and arranging it artistically on plates. Colin was so impressed with Konecny's artistry that he figured she could make anything look appetizing.

She said Medi-Cal covered both hospitalizations. In September, three months after the birth of her son, she had another episode on a busy city street . The rooms were small but comfortable, and the breakfast table overflowed. We were eager to explore the narrow, winding streets of Galway, which turned out to be a great place to shop . Less mentioned was Panhe, the former village located within the state park just south of San Clemente, to which a number of Acjachemen -- called Juaneno by the Spanish -- can trace their lineage, thanks to the careful records kept by missionaries. "This is our Mecca," Rebecca Robles, one of those descendants, had told me on an earlier visit . Jazil also finished second five times and earned $890,532. Discovery of the equine influenza virus at thoroughbred stud farms in New South Wales state was "potentially lethal" for Australia's racing and breeding industries, industry leaders said. The highly contagious disease, which was first detected in Australia in August, has infected hundreds of horses in New South Wales and Queensland states, indefinitely halting racing in New South Wales. Dwight Manley submitted his resignation as manager of the Jockeys' Guild. MISCELLANYShoulder injury knocksRudd out of raceNASCAR iron man Ricky Rudd will be unable to compete because of injury for the first time in a career spanning more than a quarter century. Rudd separated his left shoulder in a wreck Sunday at California Speedway Kenny Wallace will replace him Saturday night in the No . The attorneys and campaign workers from both sides spent much of Wednesday hunched over computer screens in the county registrar's Santa Ana warehouse monitoring signature verification on absentee ballots and any unusual markings on ballots the computers rejected. Campaign workers from both sides were required to wear tags identifying them as monitors; the Daucher campaign tags were gold; the Correa tags were white. In one instance, officials ruled that a vote could be tallied for Daucher even though the voter wrote the Republican's name on the ballot rather than checking the box next to her name. "I think we'll just have to get in there and see what comes of it. "The music will likely be recorded by the artists for a compilation CD, but beyond that, Smith said, they could be recorded by other artists or used in other formats. Berg's suit was rejected by a federal judge in Philadelphia who ruled that Berg had no standing to sue.

He returned to Chicago filled with a deep shame about many of his actions . Hatrick III led many parents and gay rights advocates to rush to the penguins' defense . Much of the cost of such missions is billed to the Forest Service. During the 2003 Cedar fire in San Diego County, commanders had civilian tankers available but couldn't use them because of high winds . Many of the planned activities are the same as other Girl Scouts camps -- painting nails, crafts and fashion shows -- but there will also be salsa dancing and flower arranging. Most important, said Idalia Silva, the council's community partnership manager, is that Spanish will be the predominant language. Latino parents "usually don't get involved in Girl Scouts because of the language," Silva said, and children will only get involved if their parents know about the program. "So now people can be free to speak in Spanish . cases of tuberculosis diagnosed each year are found when a person comes in coughing blood. Like the hapless inhabitants of "Lost," these erstwhile elements of the kitchen increasingly find themselves on an island where, one by one, they're disappearing from sight. It's a vanishing act that is spreading to other parts of the home, a trend fueled by our growing penchant for a clutter-free life.

officials have said they won't help Lebanon's army in a way that would threaten Israel's security. The Russian aircraft were designed to counter U. S. -made Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcons, of which Israel has about 345 . Assuming Tiger Woods plays, it will be his second tournament in 12 weeks. 4 . Top-ranked Henin beat third-ranked Jelena Jankovic, 6-2, 6-2, to improve to 9-0 against her . Germany, Spain, Italy and France all have high-speed rail systems . He hanged himself two weeks and change after he left the hospital, on Dec. I'm not sure how this will help, but I think having Pam around will be fun. He was exposed to blues and country music, but he was a demanding listener, responding mainly to a clever lyric.

That said, I'd like to talk with her and get her view on the rest of the race and what the strategy is ," Feinstein said . If the rocks were heated red-hot, they would hold heat for 48 hours or longer, conserving both fuel and human energy. The remains of these earth ovens have been excavated by archaeologists since 1900, "but people haven't recognized at a broad level that the earliest ones in Canada are about the same age as those in the Pacific Northwest and in Texas," Thoms said. In other words, "this was a punctuated change, all at once, over a big part of the country. "Evidence suggests that a similar change occurred in Russia, Japan and perhaps Britain, he said . From their startled stares, it appeared they would have preferred never to have heard of it Only Takei was a familiar face -- but the notion that Mr . And now for the latest scam from Nigeria -- puppies. The Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc . He took fire science classes at Santa Ana College and spent a year working for the city of Costa Mesa as a Fire Department intern His father had been a Costa Mesa police officer. Fire Capt. Putin sold him advanced military arms and licensed factories for producing Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela, over strong U. S objections.

officials are calling for an increase in civilian workers to accompany the expected addition of up to 20,000 troops. The provincial reconstruction teams at work in Iraq were modeled on organizations used in Vietnam and Afghanistan and are expected to be a principal channel for new aid. Members of the Kirkuk team say senior U. S . That would help explain why Yoo strained to take so many implausible positions in the memos. It also appears that government lawyers had told Bush administration officials that some of the techniques already in use were illegal, even criminal . To win the GOP primary this year, McCain embraced party dogma in ways big and small, from switching his opposition to President Bush's tax cuts, which he had criticized as skewed to the rich, to making amends with religious leaders he once denounced as "agents of intolerance. "The campaign has also undercut McCain's image as a straight-talker by dramatically limiting the national media's access to the candidate, who once charmed reporters and voters alike with his easy, free-wheeling, common-man conversational style on his campaign bus. And McCain, this time around, faces an opponent who can make a case that, as a 47-year-old black man and first-term senator, he is more of a political outsider with a fresh new voice than the 71-year-old veteran of a quarter-century in Congress. McCain campaign officials said the increased focus on their candidate's maverick credentials was long planned . Some have sued, arguing that the test is needlessly hard, even without distracting little things like natural disasters. So the State Bar of California braced Tuesday for the likelihood that some of those who fail after completing the test this week will blame not their studies but the quake. Hawley said the bar will consult with psychometricians -- people who study the science of test-taking, among other things -- to determine whether the results of the test could be affected But the bar, so to speak, has been set high . But Bud Selig works for the 30 major league owners, who unanimously awarded the commissioner a three-year contract extension Thursday. Selig's contract now expires in 2012, when he will be 78. attorney requested that Alsup release Wolf from confinement but said the government would not be precluded from issuing another grand jury subpoena to Wolf in the future. Wolf continued to insist that he was acting as a journalist, not a participant, on July 8, 2005, when he set out to film the anarchist demonstration. Twenty-two people were named in a complaint filed by the U. S.