"Somebody go divulges find my spells out dogs!"Sternberg fell victim to a peril long familiar to U-Haul International: "trailer sway," a leading cause of severe towing accidents. Traveling downhill or shaken by a sharp turn or a gust of wind, a trailer can begin swinging so violently that only the most experienced -- or fortunate -- drivers can regain control and avoid catastrophe. U-Haul, the nation's largest provider of rental trailers, says it is "highly conservative" about safety. It goes around in unpredictable ways. "Yes, one thinks, but what else is new? But then Mina dies unexpectedly; Mike, at 83, just as unexpectedly marries his old secretary, Kitty, and prepares to move to Florida; and things start to get interesting. The stock market is swooning The economy is wobbling An election is pending. The definition of leadership for me is making other people around you better. "Football is a game of emotion, and people expect the quarterback to be vocal and animated. and Joan Weill, $250 million; nature of gift not disclosed; 2007New York University: from Sir Harold Acton, a 57-acre Italian estate, a collection of Renaissance art, and at least $25 million in cash; total value estimated by the university of at least $250 million and perhaps as much as $500 million; 1994University of Colorado system: from William T. SANTA BARBARA -- For 43 years, Sister Angela Escalera has lived and often worked out of her order's small convent on this city's east side, helping the area's many poor and undocumented residents with translation, counseling and other needs. Now retired and partly disabled at 69, the nun thought she would live out her days here, in the community where she is still an active volunteer and in the dwelling that was built for the order in 1952. But she and the other two nuns at the Sisters of Bethany house recently received word that their convent, which is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, will be sold to help pay the bill for the church's recent, multimillion-dollar priest sex abuse settlement. The nuns have four months to move out, according to a letter from the archdiocese.

Sometimes they were evicted by owners or police, sometimes shunned by workers themselves. "If they fire me," one Pasadena car dryer sneered, "will you pay my salary?"Organizers, who will formally announce their campaign today, hope to reverse what they see as sweatshop conditions at many of the region's 1,000 hand carwashes. A Times investigation published Sunday showed that many carwash owners flout state labor laws, paying workers less than half of minimum wage or insisting that employees work as propineros, or for tips only. Owners say unionization will only raise costs for operators and push up prices for consumers . Some health food stores even did a brisk business in such post-fire herbal detoxes as "Heavy Metal Cleanse. "Saturday, however, parks and other outdoor areas were bustling . "But this program is hands-on and embraces bringing in people like me who know what it's like to be where these kids are today. "Hernandez, the 13-year-old Carver student, said his low-rider bike is almost done, but he's still saving money to paint it metallic blue, add some rear-view mirrors and replace his worn rims. The program "keeps me from just going home and playing video games and being lazy," he said . $15 to $68. THE CITY BAKERY: An outpost of the well-known New York City bakery Specialties: pastries, sandwiches, organic salad bar Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th St. , (310) 656-3040 $2 to $12. KATSUYA: 11777 San Vicente Blvd. , (310) 207-8744 $16 to $38 . The Mountain Air website says the resort is 4,400 feet above sea level and has a 2,875-foot runway. "A single-engine plane bounced on landing and struck two other aircraft, and all three caught on fire," said Kathleen Bergen, an FAA spokeswoman. Two of the victims were identified as Freddy A Camuzzi and Charles R Freeble III, both doctors at St. Alvivon Hurd, of the Assn of Community Organizations for Reform Now, bellowed into a megaphone loud enough to be heard at the builder's Brentwood office. "This is a housing crisis here in Los Angeles," she said. Everybody wants creature comforts, she said, someone to scrub the floors and trim the yards and take care of the kids. Giguere, who kept them close with a stellar game, went to the bench and his teammates went to work with two extra attackers. Chris Pronger, who returned from his Game 4 suspension, got the puck along the left side and dropped it down low to Selanne.

The Air Force refused, saying military secrets were at issue . From the smell, one might have guessed the hospital itself was on fire. "We tried to make sure they understand that it's safer sheltering in place -- that if they weren't well enough to be discharged, going out into the smoke is not a good thing," Nino said. Most patients stayed, but a handful, including mothers with newborns, grew so agitated that they checked themselves out against medical advice. Smoke continued to choke the lower hallways, and the ventilation system was shut to stop the tainted air from making its way to patients on the third through sixth floors Temperatures began to climb. A woman in labor arrived . But British officials contend that his influence will be limited . No one outright questioned the manhood of the big guys who play along the USC offensive and defensive lines. No one had to. All week long, the guards and tackles and ends chewed over memories of walking off the field after being pushed around in an upset loss at Oregon State. "It's a sickness you get in your gut," offensive guard Jeff Byers said . 4 and 5. "Hopefully, we'll make the playoffs," Manager Joe Torre said, and sometimes he sounds so clueless. The Brewers could mess it up if they fail to win the wild card, but right now I've got Lowe opening against the Cubs, Chad Billingsley following and then everything riding on the No. "They use Chinese players because they can get good results quickly. "South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Argentina, Ukraine, Australia, Croatia, Luxembourg, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland and Congo are among the countries that have ethnic Chinese players on their teams, some of whom immigrated only recently. Gates played central roles in the revision process, as did James R.

And, wouldn't you know it? We also have this vestigial "folk economic propensity" to think anything as complex as capitalism must be run by a government acting as God . When one copy of the FOXP3 gene is silenced in mice, 90% of the animals develop breast cancer . And no one can deny the religious authority of Pope John Paul II as a spur to Poland's rebellion against communist dictatorship in the 1980s. True believers would no doubt see the hand of God in these stirring events . The city is accepting proposals for a builder-operator to run the UFO amusement park, a multimillion-dollar project that could open by 2010. "We're still in the infancy of our UFO-related economic development," says Montgomery, the city planner . "It is my firm conviction that no member of the court that I joined in 1975 would have agreed with today's decision," he wrote. The sharpness of the dissent suggested that the liberals' concern went beyond the immediate decision -- which applied to two relatively atypical situations -- to apprehension about the direction of the court and how it might deal with other issues of race and education. What Thursday's decision might imply for the future was complicated by the fact that Justice Anthony M. The officers checked the man's identification and confirmed that he owned the two-story house on Stewarton Drive, then handcuffed the women and began to question them, police said. Gina Rios, 19, of North Hollywood and Sabrina Devens, 32, of Sherman Oaks told police they had come to the neighborhood to meet someone. "They said they were waiting for a friend, Jerry," Officer Sandy Acevedo said Sunday, recounting the previous day's incident. "Jerry who?" Acevedo asked. "Jerry Maguire," the women replied. As in the movie starring Tom Cruise?"They said that it was a real person," Acevedo said. He got better as the game went on, even as signs that his shoulder was bothering him got more obvious. Quoteworthy: "Our house is messy right now.

About six years ago, both my parents, who were also caring for my youngest brother, Patrick, afflicted with Down's syndrome, became ill . Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) has introduced a bill that would require any person using an independent contractor to provide information from the state Employment Development Department at the time of a work agreement. Senate Bill 1490 would direct the EDD to develop forms that would notify the person that he or she has been hired as an independent contractor . She ended up living on the streets of North Hollywood with her daughter, Maria, 10, and son, Bobby, 7, for six months. During that time she attended school to become a certified cardiac technician. Other homeless women she befriended baby-sat her children in the parking lot of a homeless shelter while she went to class. "We lost everything, and my self-esteem was really low," Duran-Ramirez said . Memmel had finished third at both the nationals and Olympic trials while Sacramone kept proving her value on vault and Peszek had finished a sturdy fourth at nationals and the trials. That left one more spot up for grabs as 12 girls gathered here, where they've come nearly every month for the last three years for team training. "I was looking to see the girls who would be the steadiest under this pressure," Karolyi said . At Bodoglife. com, Venus is listed at 6-5 with Serena at 11-10, followed by Dementieva at 8-1 and Zheng at 10-1. GolfThe post-Tiger Woods' 2008 golf tour moves to Maryland for this weekend's AT&T National, and for the second week in a row, Jim Furyk will enter as a favorite. At Golfodds. com, Furyk is listed with 12-1 odds, ahead of Hunter Mahan and Mike Weir (20-1), and Robert Allenby, Anthony Kim and Stuart Appleby (25-1) to win at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. A group of golfers listed at 30-1 odds for this weekend includes K. J. I was dealt a difficult hand, but we're paying our bills now, and I'd like to go forward to fix the problems. "Richard Shapiro, chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, says that Manley deserves a chance. "It's going to take him awhile," Shapiro said. " 'Please have enough cash, so I don't have to pay with a credit card. ' I did have the cash. "Such is life under scrutiny, now an exact year to the day to the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Hilarity! (Tuesday)You might talk about: The politics of dolls . "Given the calls that came earlier, I felt pressured. "The city attorney's office, in a written statement, denied that Delgadillo had exerted pressure and said he was simply responding to an "external inquiry" about the case . The CIA has made no such promise. Congressional aides said a requirement that the CIA register its prisoners was not directly discussed during the negotiations over the law . Detroit was the more aggressive team with the best scoring chances. Once in overtime, however, the Ducks' play picked up and in the end, it was a turnover by Detroit defenseman Andreas Lilja that led to Teemu Selanne's winning goal. "We were going [well] but we needed more than one goal to go in," Datsyuk said "But this team has lots of experience. . . . The roller-coaster ride had just started. It's now late October, and Thalheimer is driving to his San Francisco home in his Toyota Camry. But it also would add kindling to the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, especially if the Annapolis meeting flops.

Courts have previously ruled that the cross was unconstitutional. Next stepPlaintiffs appealed to the U. S . "I feel so lucky to be along for the ride, more than a couple few times For a lot of reasons No . 8 before a loss to Boise State ended the Bulldogs' longshot title hopes. This year, South Florida parlayed wins over Auburn and West Virginia to go from unranked to No . Pierre stole second and came home on a double by Kemp to increase the Dodgers' lead to 6-3. Martin, who hit his first home run in the second inning to tie the score at 1-1, said he sensed the floodgates were about to open. "It seemed like nobody was pressing today," he said "We were having good at-bats from the get-go . We know they are going to bring great players and you have to get your guys lined up. "Babes in WestwoodCoach Rick Neuheisel said that nine incoming freshmen would be part of the Bruins' game plan against Tennessee. Tailback Aundre Dean, tight end Cory Harkey, receiver Nelson Rosario and receiver Antwon Moutra will be on offense. The company supplies 5,800 gas stations in 38 states using the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar and Beacon brands.

That's primarily because S&Ls focus more on mortgage activities -- Countrywide's bread and butter -- and because of more streamlined regulations . Didn't go out much. "He said Thursday morning that he was stunned that authorities hadn't reopened the neighborhood to residents. "To say the area is still unsafe is beyond understanding," he said . She's young enough, it won't have any real lasting scars. "But it doesn't take long to lose that strong belief system. "Meanwhile, Gilchrist waits and hopes for a turnaround, because like many who have worked with Wie, they're ultimately fans. "I believe in her dream," he said . "That's a huge leg up," DeFlaviis said. Even if one technology shows more immediate promise, it's important not to give up on the other, said Claudia Chandler of the California Energy Commission, which was recently given $120 million by the state Legislature to fund research on alternative fuels . If these defendants wind up in prison, then so should Howard Schultz," the chairman of Starbucks. Federal authorities say the couriers, middlemen and street sellers involved in the khat trade were all engaged in clearly illegal activities, with proceeds laundered and at least one transaction marked by a death threat from the dealer. In several cases, packages of khat for "John Smith," "John Kerry" and other obviously fictitious recipients were sent via delivery services to the Somali men involved in the operation, according to an affidavit in the case. In a surprise move, Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.

After Newsweek's Allison Samuels wrote a tough cover piece, she couldn't even get credentials. For his part, Jackson regarded this as the usual hysteria, like that which he'd turned to his own advantage in Chicago . Then we've got that little hill going up Olympic [Boulevard] then you're flying down the hill again . Under California's Compassionate Use Act of 1996, however, individuals who meet certain criteria may distribute or use marijuana for medical purposes without running afoul of state law . More photos and a complete list of nominations at latimes. com/tellus. THE MINER'S COTTAGEJerome, Ariz. Submitted by: Cheryl MorganWhat she said: "A delightful place to stay while visiting Jerome, the best revived ghost town of the West Lots of art, wine tasting, entertainment and shopping . "The text that we've circulated today reflects some of the comments we've had back from delegations," said John Sawers, Britain's ambassador to the U. N. I just haven't hit too many of those. --And your husband is very much not in the industry. He's not When he was young he wanted to be a director He's got enough of an appreciation for it. Aoun did not participate in the previous government. The Hariri-led coalition received 16 ministries, including the coveted finance portfolio. "We are making sacrifices in the interests of the country," said Hariri, who is backed by the U. S.

Because the Sentencing Commission has already ruled that the crack guidelines were unfair, it would be inconsistent to keep inmates in prison simply because they were sentenced before the rules were changed . 1, is enacted, funded and implemented, then the American people will be safer. "*nicole. gaouetteTimes staff writer Rick Schmitt contributed to this report. *Begin text of infoboxDomestic securityIn the first day of their drive to enact a 100-hour agenda, House Democrats pushed through a bill to implement many of the unheeded recommendations of the Sept . "Lots of people believe that the kind of stuff I'm doing should be underground -- that it validates your art to not be able to live off it," he says "But I think what we're doing belongs in the mainstream Let the stupid stuff be underground. " . He said that the pressures of the job had sapped his enthusiasm and that politics had gone "from the age of Camelot, where all things were possible, to the age of Watergate, when all things were suspect. "Hungate served as a judge for the U. S District Court in St Louis from 1979 to 1992 . But it's the stacked candy-colored bins filled with sweets shipped in trendy Dylan's Candy Bar in New York demanding all the attention Sweets are shipped in from 12019 Ventura Blvd. , Studio City (818) 761-2202, www. mimiandhy. com; 10 a. m to 7 p. m Mon-Sat; 10:30 a. m to 7 p. m. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who pushed an anti-subway ballot measure in 1998 but now supports the Purple Line; and Diana Plotkin, president of the Beverly Wilshire Homes Assn. , who told The Times she was "terrified" 20 years ago of a subway running through her neighborhood but now says, "We do need a solution to this horrible traffic problem. "Funding for the project -- even the first phase to Fairfax, which could cost more than $1 billion -- remains very much in doubt. Penn fight is over Super Bowl weekend, expect Alves to land the next title shot. NBAAs fast as Russell Westbrook developed at UCLA, going from lightly recruited prep prospect to No.

You've got to tip your hat off to someone that goes 58. 9 in the Olympic final It's just a hell of a swim. "--lisa. dillman . It's what I say every week to "American Idol. "Organizations that try to increase voter turnout -- Rock the Vote, HeadCount, the New Voters Project, the League of Women Voters and the Dorky Self-Important Guy Whose Office Is Near Yours -- will try to guilt you into casting a ballot . Unified School District's 49 comprehensive high schools where the data was first collected in 1980, only eight -- Crenshaw, Dorsey, El Camino Real, Granada Hills, Palisades, Taft, Washington and Westchester -- had student populations by 2006 where Latinos were not the majority. There are five City schools -- Bell, Fremont, Garfield, Huntington Park and Roosevelt -- with Latino student populations of 4,000 or more . "These are 'procedures with connections,' " Ramos said, arranged to convey sometimes subtle points . "I try to pick up on their methods. "--dylan. hernandez"His range was always good," Jones said, "but his hands are so much better now. Hypospadiasis, a condition in boys in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis, not at the tip, seems to be a particular problem. "If you throw it too high, he's going to hit it. "Like his humility, that too is a product of Guerrero's upbringing.