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IT would be a mistake to dismiss the valuable environmental documentary "The 11th Hour" as a mere redux of "An Inconvenient Truth. " Whereas the 2006 Al Gore-starring film, which won an Academy Award for best documentary, focused intensely on global warming, "The 11th Hour" takes a broader approach in examining Earth's ills. Though it has its own hands-on celebrity producer-narrator, Leonardo DiCaprio, who acts more as a guide, posing questions and introducing segments, the film forges an authoritative voice through a collective of experts representing relevant fields . They were not at their Agoura Hills home when police conducted the search . Vin Bar dishes, three-course menu (with choices), $35; entrees from regular menu, $28 to $50. . For lack of any fresh ideas, expect painful hybrids: "My Big Redneck Extreme Makeover," "Tom Bergeron's My New BFF," "Dancing With the Real Housewives of Orange County. "--THE WINNERSThe InternetFilm and much of television may be verboten for striking actors, but for thespians seeking an outlet there's always the Internet .

Other than a traditional or Roth IRA, what types of retirement savings vehicles can I establish?Answer: Now that you are self-employed, you can deduct your business expenses and create your own retirement plan. IRAs are for individuals and permit only $5,000 or less in annual contributions, said Ric Edelman, chairman of Edelman Financial in Fairfax, Va . Howell (73) finished two strokes back in a seven-way tie for third. ------South Korea's Bae Sang-moon won the Korea Open at Seoul, closing with a two-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over England's Ian Poulter. Bae had an 11-under 273 total Poulter (70) bogeyed the 16th and 18th holes . "Then she got a face-lift, which was very perplexing. "For her mother, Taffy Manuelian, a psychotherapist and stand-up comedian who lives in Manhattan, the procedure made her feel sheepish enough to play down its significance. "I taught Clio not to make evaluations based on appearance," she says wistfully . "Fortunately for me, aviation people try to help each other out .

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1 USC handed the Trojans their only loss on the way to a national championship, were celebrating their 40th reunion. Take a charterA Southwest Airlines employee recently forced a passenger to change a T-shirt that bore an off-color pun before allowing him to fly. Guess that will keep Cynthia Rodriguez away. Chances are the wife of Yankees star Alex Rodriguez -- who showed up at Yankee Stadium last summer wearing a tank top with an obscene message -- never has to look for a low fare, anyway. Trivia answerThe Australian national men's basketball team. And finallyGolfer Woody Austin was asked this week at the World Match Play Championship in England if he had been given any pictures of himself falling into the water after that shot during the Presidents Cup. "I see it all over the place," he said. "I see it on the computer I see it in the papers . Furthermore, many writers believe other players from the so-called steroid era of the 1990s will have difficulty, including Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and Barry Bonds . restaurants, company profits vanished and the stock value plummeted in the face of stiffening competition from big chains such as McDonald's. Company directors called a meeting and ousted Karcher as board chairman, replacing him with Sanders, a former Nordstrom executive. Karcher's wife stood up at the meeting "and told them that none of them knew what they were doing to Carl, that none of them had ever built something from nothing, as he did," according to his personal lawyer, Andrew F . They put in long hours at the restaurant, and often at one of the other, smaller Delancey Street "business training schools," such as Christmas tree lots and moving companies They also hit the books . And we should too, both for moral reasons and for self-interested reasons. The first of three articles of impeachment, charging obstruction of justice, was finally drawn on July 27, and President Nixon resigned on Aug 8.

That wouldn't fit. "What he's looking for is more than just catastrophic coverage, which takes care of tragic illnesses or accidents . 7: Iraq-based rebels with the Kurdistan Workers Party kill 13 Turkish soldiers in southeast Turkey, one of the deadliest attacks in the group's 23-year campaign for an independent Kurdish state, inflaming Turkish public opinion. Oct . That's $1,200 for you and your spouse, plus $300 for each of your dependent children younger than 17 . For the full texts of the endorsements, visit www. latimes. com/elections. LegislativeState Senate District 23, Democratic primary: Fran PavleyState Senate District 29, Republican primary: Robert "Bob" HuffAssembly District 40, Democratic primary: Bob BlumenfieldAssembly District 46, Democratic primary: John PerezAssembly District 52, Democratic primary: Isadore HallJudicialJudge of the Superior Court:Office No 3: Daniel P RamirezOffice No 4: Ralph W DauOffice No 35: Juan Carlos DominguezOffice No 41: Michael VillalobosOffice No 55: Hector M GuzmanOffice No 69: Serena Raquel MurilloOffice No 72: Hilleri Grossman MerrittOffice No 82: Cynthia LooOffice No 84: Pat ConnollyOffice No 94: Michael J O'GaraOffice No 95: Patricia NietoOffice No 101: Daniel S LopezOffice No 102: Jose SandovalOffice No 119: Jared D MosesOffice No 123: Kathleen BlanchardOffice No 125: James N BiancoOffice No 154: Michael V . Lopez says it's rare that parents decide to keep their children home rather than send them to school, even one they believe is not appropriate. For Murphy, getting Shiane ready for school as early as 5 a. m. "Just felt like this is a great moment, once again, in my career I deserved to lie down Kind of give myself a break.

In this scenario, the Rose Bowl is contractually bound to make this game. Oregon would hate this, because it has already defeated Michigan this year . Fortuno, who will become Puerto Rico's first Republican governor since 1968; "a powerful message," Perry said. There is perpetual tension between state executives, who see themselves as closest to the people they represent, and their elected counterparts in Washington . But dumping that knowledge on an interviewer isn't going to get you a good grade, Nahas said . JERUSALEM — Israel will have to give up "almost all" of the West Bank areas it occupies and accept the division of Jerusalem in order to take advantage of a rapidly closing window of opportunity for peace with the Arabs, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published Monday. "The decision we are going to have to make is a decision we have been refusing for 40 years to look at open-eyed," the Israeli leader told the Yediot Aharonot newspaper "The time has come to say these things . Critics contend these rebates may encourage brokers to arrange high-interest or risky loans when buyers could have qualified for safer or lower-interest ones. "The United States and Australia have long been strong partners and allies and the president looks forward to working with this new government to continue our historic relationship," it said. Choosing to accentuate the positive, Howard told his constituents during his concession speech that his government was handing over to the Labor Party "a nation that is stronger and prouder, more prosperous than it was 11 1/2 years ago" when he assumed office. Outward differences aside, there is little to distinguish Labor from the current government, especially in terms of foreign policy, analysts say. "I see projection," Mendez told him and offered him a two-week stay at the Phillies' academy. Baseball has been a national passion in Venezuela since the 1920s, when U. S oil workers introduced it here.

Noise, traffic and bus exhaust come with the territory. Some find that the romance of schlepping groceries in Merida's ferocious summer heat fades quickly. "Everybody comes down here with one eyebrow on their head," said Ziegler of Americans' Frida Kahlo fantasies . He saw that the system would be ideal for supermarkets that prefer verified checks to credit cards, which charge fees on transactions. Rogers had recently arrived from Minnesota, where he had managed health clubs and carried on stormy relationships with women, two of whom sought restraining orders to keep him away, according to court documents . And so on, for seven post-midnight shows, and 1,800 tickets sold. And they aren't just there for the flick; they're making an event of it . today in hopes of getting his hands on one. "I love to see the future early," he said. Apple is controlling the iPhone's exposure as if it were a movie star before a blockbuster's opening day . In the meantime, most of the people are staying with nearby friends and family. In addition to Gyan, the couple is survived by a 6-year-old granddaughter, Vaidehi Somesh. *tami. abdollah. Police also said that they had recovered a knife they believe was used to kill the student and that they were questioning a female companion of the suspect. Word of the arrest came as about 70 people, most of them students, attended a forum Wednesday night on crime in the area and questioned university and Los Angeles Police Department officials about ways to improve safety. The killing of Frost early Sept. There is the sound of paper tearing at the end of the film that a viewer might conclude is the Koran, but the text explains it is not pages from the Muslim holy book but rather from a phone book. "It is not up to me but up to the Muslims to tear the spiteful verses from the Koran," the text reads. Wilders, who has full-time police protection because of assassination threats from Islamic extremists, has built a political career fighting what he calls the "Islamization" of the West. Although his party gets less than 15% support, he is known for stirring emotion in a highly tolerant country with one of Europe's fastest-growing immigrant populations from Muslim countries. On Friday, Wilders, 44, told reporters that he was happy there hadn't been violence after the film's release.

The NRA puts the number in the thousands, but other reports put it around 700 . JAKARTA, INDONESIA — A renegade soldier shot and wounded East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta early today, and gunmen later fired on the prime minister's motorcade but missed. Ramos-Horta's guards killed rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, a former military police major, during the assault on the president's home . 25]. The article's background comments about free radicals and mitochondrial malfunction having a detrimental role in cellular aging are probably correct, but unproven is the implication that that commercial product is therefore clinically beneficial . An autopsy is scheduled today to confirm the cause of death "and rule out anything else, including foul play," supervising deputy coroner Leslie Meader said. There was no immediate evidence of a crime or that alcohol or drugs were involved, Welch said. "He was one of three workers trimming trees and removing debris from a private residence," he said "One was in the tree and the other hauling debris . With a great deal of publicity, it threw itself into the fray. A fifth woman testified in the Phil Spector murder trial Monday that the legendary music producer held her at gunpoint. "Paranoid Park" is the only nominee not opening in theaters this year. Film Independent Executive Director Dawn Hudson described this year's nominations as "very eclectic and very international.