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SUPER LOTTO Moment of reflection 10 16 21 25 34 School Meganumber: 1 Jackpot: $7 million FANTASY 5 6 20 23 26 30 district DAILY 3 Daytime: 0 8 4 Evening: 6 7 5 DAILY DERBY 1st: 05 California Classic goes for 2nd: 04 Big Ben 3rd: 02 Lucky Star RACE TIME: 1.44.03 Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the winning number information, mistakes can occur. In the event of any discrepancies, California State laws and California Lottery regulations will prevail. Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at California Lottery seconds retailers. Visit the California State Lottery web site: http://www.calottery.com BY KEVIN HERRERA NEWS OF THE WEIRD Daily Press Staff Writer BY CHUCK SHEPARD SMMUSD HDQTRS. — The Arrested recently and awaiting trial for school district’s second in com- murder: Jeremy Wayne Hopkins, 22 mand will become the new super- (Denton, Texas, November); Reginald Wayne Thomas, 23 (Houston, Novem- intendent — for now. ber); Matthew Wayne Almand, 18 The board of education Thursday (Melbourne, Fla., November); John announced it will make assistant Wayne Surratt Jr., 28 (Stanly County, N.C., December; escaped and recap- superintendent Mike Mathews head tured, January); Curtis Wayne Camp- of schools until a permanent bell, 25 (Norman, Okla., January). replacement is found for outgoing Convicted of murder: Roy Wayne Russell, 45 (Vancouver, Wash., superintendent John Deasy. January). Sentenced for murder: Mathews, who hopes to become Douglas Wayne Pepper, 44 (Greens- Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press the next superintendent of the boro, N.C., November). Executed for A woman stops on the beach to take in the northern view of the Santa Monica Pier and distant mountains. Santa Monica-Malibu School murder: Melvin Wayne White, 55 (Huntsville, Texas, November). District, said he will assume the Committed Suicide While Suspected day-to-day operations on Monday of Murder: Don Wayne Moody, 26 LOCAL and will be working closely with (Laredo, Texas, December). Deasy over the coming weeks to TODAY IN HISTORY Hitting the call button ensure a smooth transition. Today is the 56th day of 2006. in search of nurses “I’m very excited the board has There are 309 days left in the year. given me the opportunity to lead BY KEVIN HERRERA the district while looking for a per- On Feb. 25, 1793, the department heads of the U.S. government met with Daily Press Staff Writer manent replacement,” said the 43- President Washington at his home for year-old Mathews. “I think the the first Cabinet meeting on record. SAINT JOHN’S — Registered board’s decision allows for us to nurses and college students on continue to work towards the goals INDEX the verge of becoming health care we have set for ourselves. I think Horoscopes Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press professionals flooded the halls the concern we all have is that we Let it flow, Capricorn 2 A yacht cruises the Santa Monica Bay shoreline. Scientists are currently study- here Thursday looking for a job have a lot of great things happen- Snow & Surf Report ing how noise on the surface of the ocean impacts marine life below. — and a $10,000 signing bonus. ing right now that cannot be Water temperature: 57° 3 From early in the morning to dropped, such as working on a late afternoon, recruiters with standards-based instruction, Local Loose lips may not sink ships, Saint John’s Health Center said assessment, equity and tolerance, The trouble with trees 4 they were inundated by ques- and helping all students succeed. State tions from prospective employ- That is important work that needs Yes they canna 5 but do affect marine life below ees as part of the hospital’s first to continue.” National BY TARA GODVIN oceanographer Jeff Nystuen. all-day employment open house Deasy, 45, has accepted the post You wanna bet? 7 Associated Press Writer Nystuen, of the Applied Physics — called to fill vacancies in of chief executive officer for the Travel Laboratory at the University of operating rooms, the intensive school district in Prince George’s The slopes time forgot 11 HONOLULU — Rain falling on Washington, is one among scien- care unit, oncology department County, Maryland, and is expected Comics the surface of the ocean can be tists studying how sound travels and labor and delivery. to leave the district by the end of Strips tease 16 heard more than a mile deep, and through the ocean, to better under- Visitors, most dressed in April, if not sooner, according to Classifieds at some frequencies it’s louder Ad space odyssey 17-19 than passing ships, according to See OCEAN NOISE, page 5 See NURSES, page 8 See SUPERINTENDENT, page 9 Back by popular demand... THE UNDER $10 GABY SCHKUD

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TREE TROUBLES:READERS TAKE THEIR CUTS with tax breaks on side This past week, Q-line asked: Clinton was. He’s in great shape, and “Do you support the plan to replace the ficus trees along Fourth Street?” obviously cares a great deal about his own Here are your responses: MODERN health. So the choice couldn’t have been TIMES because he’s a big fan of their food. Was it “It is important to understand the 2, there is a way to limit the root system and a “wink and a nod” location? Was he say- BY LLOYD GARVER ing, “I have to say that I’m concerned beautiful trees, shrubbery, lawns and deal with it. I do think that City Hall wants the about health care for the middle class and hedges that lend a natural form of beauty to easy way out. I have had several people come the poor, but what I really care about are the city of Santa Monica also provide oxy- from out of state ... and say what a lovely When I first heard that President Bush big corporations like Wendy’s?” gen producing photosynthesis to the city boulevard it is ... it adds a lot to the city. They was talking about health at the corporate Or was it part of this administration’s that inhibits the flow of carbon monoxide are traditional. I see no reason. It’s cheap way headquarters of Wendy’s last week, I was anti-science bias? Maybe it was his way of from automobiles onto our property. All out as usual for City Hall. I feel it would dehu- proud of him. I figured he had joined saying, “All of this talk about unhealthy choice of trees and plantings should take manize the entire area. It’s lovely walking medical experts, his wife who has spoken food leading to unhealthy lives is bunk. this natural phenomena into consideration.” there and it would be sorely missed ...” about heart disease in women, and former America has been living on junk food for junk food junkie, Bill Clinton, who is years, and look how much healthier we are “If the ficus trees are causing a prob- “I think it’s a horrible idea. I think it heading a campaign against childhood than all those starving countries in Africa.” lems on the sidewalks then they should be should be covered in your paper and I think obesity and for healthier fast foods. I It would be like his standing on a melting removed. If it’s just a matter of taste, some it should be covered with some front-page assumed that the President was telling the glacier saying, “What global warming?” people say ‘oh it’s just too thick,’ then they worthy item. I think it’s ridiculous ...” corporate heads of Wendy’s that he was Or maybe like his saying, “schools should should just suck it in and leave the trees sure they could still make a huge profit teach both evolution and intelligent there. It’s not the tree’s fault if they are too “I am just stunned that the Santa while providing healthier meals. I loved design” at the monkey cage at the zoo. thick. The only the problem is if they are Monica City Council would even consider that he was standing up to a big corpora- Or maybe it’s part of his personal damaging the sidewalks. It’s costs too such an Orange County, new and shinny tion in favor of America becoming a responsibility thing. “If you think fast much money to take out trees, especially type look. In Santa Monica, one of the things healthier nation. food is bad for you, nobody’s making you the big ones and it takes too much money we treasure is the character of the commu- But I was wrong. It wasn’t for this eat it. I gave up liquor, and so can you. So, digging up the roots and all of that. It’s too nity we live in. It is older and it is not all clean noble reason that he was speaking at the stop blaming the wonderful companies much money that can be wasted on other nation’s third largest hamburger and fries who make this stuff.” things instead of the trees.” and shinny and cookie cutterish. It’s a beau- tiful community and I really hope they will company. He was talking about health and Another possible reason for choosing his health care plan. Wendy’s headquarters is that they’re in “The city officials’ response is bogus. rethink their decision on the trees and allow the character of Santa Monica to shine.” The White House claims that the presi- Ohio, a pivotal electoral state. A recent This is just a plan to bring up the area dent was attracted to Wendy’s because its state poll showed that only 38 percent of around the Third Street Promenade. This is health care plan is similar to the one he Ohio voters approve of the President’s per- a total waste of money. Money can be spent “I support the plan to remove the ficus trees. Hopefully, the city can extend it to my likes. Wendy’s offers employees “health formance. Maybe he felt if he gave a on cameras to crack down on taggers and savings accounts,” and that’s what Bush is speech there, he’d get a few more Ohio street, Franklin, where those trees have graffiti, or sting operations on liquor stores pushing in his plan. He’s suggesting that voters to like him. roots that have caused the sidewalk to who contribute to public drunkenness, or Americans be able to put money in special Or maybe I’m digging too deep looking send gang bangers to military boot camp buckle, making it difficult for strollers, walk- tax-free savings accounts, and use that for the President’s motives. He usually where they can do something constructive ers and wheelchairs to pass. Twice, in the money for health care in addition to cata- does things just because he feels like it with their time. The city of Santa Monica past 20 years, the city has fixed the side- strophic health insurance. The idea is that and because he’s the President who, appar- should improve the conditions here before walks and cut the roots but the damage these accounts will make people more ently, can do whatever he wants. Maybe he they improve the look of it.” continues to reoccur ... Not only do they aware of the money they are spending on just always wanted to visit Dublin, Ohio. block the sidewalk, they also block the medical needs and will, therefore, drive Or maybe it was just a bad decision. “Never mind the ficus trees. The citi- streetlights that the property owners on my down the costs as the worker looks for the The Administration has had its share of zens of this once beautiful city would be street were assessed to pay for. Also, the best bargain in medical care. those. Maybe it was like nominating then better served if the administration would amount of the leaves the street sweepers But nobody has explained how some- un-nominating Harriet Miers for the start uprooting the horrible spread of the must get from what these trees shed is one who is just getting by on a paycheck is Supreme Court. Maybe it was like, “Way fungus of vagrancy. Leave the trees alone tremendous. These trees are not meant for going to be able to afford to put away extra to go, Brownie.” Maybe it was like and get rid of the filthy, dangerous bums, city boulevards. They should be replaced for money in a health savings account. So, “Mission Accomplished” on the U.S.S. transients and criminals hiding under the more suitable ones.” critics believe that the main result of such Abraham Lincoln. At least he didn’t give a canopy of homelessness.” a plan will be for those who aren’t well off gun safety speech in front of Dick “They probably should be replaced financially to forego necessary medical Cheney’s house. “Absolutely, yes. The city should start because most ficus grow too fast and have too treatment. Meanwhile, the rich will be at Fourth Street and work its way east, cut- big of roots. They damage the sidewalks and able to have tax-free savings accounts. (Lloyd Garver has written for many tel- ting down every Ficus tree in its path. They they grow so large that they obscure the build- I’m not so sure if Bush’s choice of evision shows, ranging from “Sesame are just oversized weeds and cause dam- ings nearby and cost a fortune to prune ...” Wendy’s as the site of his speech was real- Street” to “Family Ties” to “Frasier.” He age to our streets, sewer system and side- ly because of Wendy’s health plan. Surely also has read many books, some of them in walks of which the city expects residents to “No. Take out all of the trees. They there are other companies that have simi- hardcover. He writes the “Modern Times” pay half of the repair costs. The city cause too many problems to the streets, to lar plans but don’t sell food that’s helping column for CBSnews.com’s opinion page arborists refuse to trim them properly and the sidewalks, to the curbs. They are all America to become the nation of obesity. and a weekly column for SportsLine.com. they should have never been planted in the ruined because of these trees. If the man So, why Wendy’s? President Bush is He can be reached at smdp@lloydgarver- first place back in the ’70s. Cut them down wants to chain himself to the tree, take him not a fast food addict like President moderntimes.com.) and replace them with something reason- with the tree. That’s weird.” able that doesn’t require maintenance like they do now.” “I think it is really terrible for them to “In this age of rising numbers of skin destroy the trees when they are so old and cancer we need the shade these trees pro- are such a part of that area.” YOUR vide from the dangerous, lethal rays of the sun. We also need the oxygen they provide to “Please keep all of the trees exactly deal with the depreciating quality of our air.” where they are in Santa Monica. We need OPINION them. We love them. We grew up with them. “I think it’s a tragedy for Santa Monica They are ours. Make a new design. Spend MATTERS! to cut down trees. The trees have been here more money the way you need to with a longer than the businesses. They purify the new design and include the trees. Be good air and make Santa Monica a prettier place guys and leave us the trees, please.” PLEASE SEND LETTERS TO: to live. I strongly oppose the city cutting trees down on Fourth Street.” “Isn’t there a way for the streets lights Santa Monica Daily Press: Att. Editor down on Fourth to be there and not cut “I don’t think it’s necessary. I do not feel down the trees? Isn’t there some way to do 1427 Third Street Promenade Suite 202 that it is positively necessary to remove the that? It’s not like there are a lot of extra Santa Monica, CA 90401 ficus trees. No. 1, they are beautiful trees. No. trees around. [email protected] Santa Monica Daily Press Weekend Edition, February 25-26, 2006 Page 5 STATE STATE BRIEFS GERMAN CAR SERVICE Specialist in Repair of Porsche • VW • Audi • BMW A flicker of hope for cannibas dispensary By The Associated Press • Best alternative to high dealer prices • Complete service and repair PALM DESERT — CannaHelp and the city reached a deal to keep the medical mar- • 6 month or 6000 mile guarantee ijuana dispensary operating. 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Save up to underwater, and we need to know what the Nystuen said his listening devices baseline is,” Nystuen said. could be used to make sure animals aren’t Annual Loud underwater noises, particularly nearby before setting off a blast or testing U.S. Navy sonar, have long been blamed sonar. % by environmentalists for the fatal beach- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ings of whales. spent three years figuring out how best not The Natural Resources Defense to harm protected species during a project SALE! 50 Council, based in downtown Santa completed this summer at the port of Monica, and other plaintiffs alleged in a Miami that required the agency to blast federal lawsuit last fall that the Navy’s solid rock out of the harbor, said Terri Wednesday ~ Sunday, mid-frequency sonar used for detecting Jordan, a biologist with the corps. enemy submarines disturbs and some- Before triggering any explosion, a February 22nd ~ 26th. times kills whales and dolphins. 4,000-foot perimeter was searched by hel- The Navy settled a similar lawsuit three icopter and boat for signs of any animals, years ago by agreeing to limit its peacetime including porpoises, manatees and sea tur- Take advantage of catalog closeouts use of experimental low-frequency sonar. tles. To find out what sounds sea creatures If any animal wandered within about during our annual store sale--luggage, are exposed to, Nystuen moored micro- 2,500 feet of the blast site, the project phones at spots around the world, from the stopped until the animal left. The width of travel accessories, and clothing designed Mediterranean to the South China Sea, to the perimeter was calculated by doubling for travel all around the globe. collect a year’s worth of sound. He spoke the distance usually used to protect Navy Thursday during the biannual ocean sci- divers from bomb blasts. ences meeting of the American Five minutes prior to the main explo- Geophysical Union. sion, a smaller “fish scare” blast was set 1006 Wilshire Blvd. (at 10th) Building up his inventory of sounds off to scatter any fish in the area. since 1999, Nystuen is looking for long- During the 40-day project, workers Free Parking in Back term patterns of relative loudness. logged 186 animals and only one possible His findings show that among higher reaction — a dolphin that jumped out of Extended Hours: Wednesday ~ Saturday pitched sounds, rain is the loudest, far the water during a blast. louder than passing ships. Among lower- As shipping traffic increases, ports will from 9 to 6:30. Sunday 12 to 6:00. pitched sounds, shipping is the loudest need to expand their capacity and often sound, followed by rain. will need to remove underwater rock, Phone: (310) 394-9417 Nystuen’s recordings haven’t yet been Jordan said — and that will mean blasting. able to account for the creatures’ behavior “So we think this is where we’ll be in response to noise. going in the future unless new construc- * Sorry, no adjustments on prior purchases. “If you came to see me in Seattle and tion techniques become available,” she said, ‘I want to see some killer whales,’ I said. Page 6 Weekend Edition, February 25-26, 2006 Santa Monica Daily Press STATE NRA urges judge to overturn handgun ban in San Francisco BY DAVID KRAVETS identical San Francisco gun ban largely on AP Legal Affairs Writer grounds that the city cannot enact an ordi- nance that conflicts with state law. SAN FRANCISCO — The National Rifle San Francisco’s Snodgrass replied that Association urged a state judge Thursday to the ban was a municipal affair and was overturn an ordinance voters overwhelm- slightly different from the city’s earlier ingly approved in November banning hand- version. The new version only applies to gun possession and firearm sales. city residents, meaning nonresidents in Chuck Michel, an attorney for the NRA the city or even tourists are not affected. and gun enthusiasts suing to repeal the He said the West Hollywood, and Los law, said he was “sympathetic with the Angeles and Alameda county cases victims of gun violence” but said lawful weighed in San Francisco’s favor. weapon owners “are part of the solution, Judge Warren asked Snodgrass that if and not part of the problem.” the real intent was for the safety of San Without addressing the Second Francisco residents, why wouldn’t the Amendment dispute over whether individ- measure apply to outsiders and tourists. uals have a right to bear arms, Michel said a local government cannot ban weapons because the California Legislature allows The law bans gun their sale and possession, and has almost exclusive authority to regulate them. and ammunition sales Measure H was put on the November beginning March 1 ballot by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, who were frustrated by the and handgun alarmingly high number of gun-related homicides in this city of 750,000 resi- possession April 1. dents. The NRA sued the day after 58 per- cent of voters approved the law. Deputy City Attorney Wayne Snodgrass said he didn’t think the ordi- RSVP BY MONDAY 2-27-06 Snodgrass told San Francisco County nance would be lawful if it applied to all, Superior Court Judge James Warren the and said the measure was directed at gun city can adopt such an ordinance because violence in the homes of San Francisco state law “is simply not protecting San residents. *Travel gift will be given with a tour or package booking of $500.00 or more. Please Franciscans enough.” The NRA’s Michel wondered how the see travel agent for details The automobile club of Southern California acts only as agents for Pleasant Holidays. 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And three years to shelve the law pending Warren’s deci- ago, the California Supreme Court ruled sion, due in about 90 days. in favor of Los Angeles and Alameda The city has not approved penalties for counties, saying local governments could violators. ban the possession and sale of weapons on The U.S. Court of Appeals for the government property, such as fairgrounds. District of Columbia Circuit is consider- The high court, however, did not ing a challenge to a similar handgun ban address the issue of private property sales in the District of Columbia that alleges the and possession, as outlined in the San law violates a Second Amendment right of Francisco law. individuals to bear arms. Michel said that a San Francisco state The NRA lawsuit here avoids those appeals court in 1982 nullified an almost allegations. Discover Opportunity...

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Page 8 Weekend Edition, February 25-26, 2006 Santa Monica Daily Press LOCAL Hospitals ante up to restock nurses NURSES, from page 1 pated in the all-day recruitment drive and the top 25 private health care facilities in Center/Santa Monica, are complying with plans to graduate in December with the the country, are having to pull out all the state requirements of one nurse for every blue scrubs and tennis shoes, naturally idea of working somewhere in Los stops in order to maintain current staffing five patients, the battle to remain fully wanted to know about the working condi- Angeles, possibly Saint John’s. “The staff levels, as well as prepare for the near staffed has forced many to enter into the tions at the hospital, the relationships here is great and there is a real sense of future when a majority of nurses retire. bonus game. between nurses and doctors and adminis- community, and the money isn’t bad either, The increase in competition between That has created a group of revolving tration, as well as the condition of the but there are so many offers out there to hospitals has resulted in the offering of nurses who will sign up, receive a bonus facilities. consider that you can’t just jump at the what some have called exorbitant signing and then leave the hospital for another But what they also wanted to know was first one that comes along. You really have bonuses, including mortgage assistance, once their time is up. It is known in the how could they qualify for the $10,000 to weigh your options, which is great.” new cars and tuition reimbursement. industry as “bonus hopping,” experts said. bonus being offered. With the country experiencing a severe All of which leaves some questioning A way to squash that practice is to “This all looks very attractive, but I still nursing shortage and the state requiring — how much is too much? maintain an excellent working environ- don’t know what I’m going to do,” said more nurses per shift, respected hospitals “I don’t really know the answer to that ment and to offer benefits that few would nursing student Rachel Adair, who partici- like Saint John’s, which was named one of question,” said Deborah Burger, president want to forfeit. of the California Nurses Association and a One of the benefits that Saint John’s has

01591599 staff nurse for more than 20 years. “I think is that it is a smaller, private hospital with some of the bonuses may be considered highly-qualified staff and is located in an high, but that is what the market is dictat- affluent community with plenty of ameni- ing. In another five years or so you could ties, Allen said. However, because rents are see those figures drop as more nurses so high here, it can be difficult to find peo- come on board. But that all depends on the ple willing to move closer to work. funding available for nursing programs so UCLA doesn’t offer any signing bonus- that we can keep turning out new nurses.” es, said Robin Ludewig, head of recruit- Saint John’s has raised its signing ment at the college. bonus from $5,000 for the most qualified “Since we are committed to hiring and to $10,000 for any registered nurse, training new graduates throughout the regardless of experience. If current year, we find we are in good shape in employees recommend someone who is regards to staffing levels,” Ludewig said. hired, they receive $6,000. “I think we are in such good shape “We are doing all that we can to bring because we are a teaching hospital with nurses in (because of the shortage),” said plenty of opportunities to expand your Saint John’s recruiter Marjorie Allen. “We skills and advance your career in a wide are very concerned about having to use a variety of areas.” lot of expensive, (temporary) employees There is hope amongst hospitals that the here so we thought it would be more ben- need for signing bonuses will die down in eficial if we put our money into signing return for more qualified applicants com- bonuses as opposed to spending on (con- ing into the field. If so, everyone will ben- tract) employees.” efit. Nurses will have less stress and more Experts in the medical field said the help. Patients will receive more individual shortage of nurses is the result of several attention and doctors will be able to pro- factors, one of which is a lack of funding vide a higher quality of service. at community colleges for nursing pro- But with community college funding grams. Other factors include a lack of down and a threat of massive retirement qualified professors to teach students, as looming, no one is overly optimistic. well as a failure on the part of some hos- “It’s always been competitive and it pitals to maintain a pleasant working envi- will be an ongoing challenge,” Allen said. ronment. “I don’t see in the near future that there “It’s not all about the money. Sure, it’s will be any change in the other direction.” nice, but the money can be gone in a very Adair is pleased, but also concerned. short period of time. Then what are you “In a way, it’s good for us because we stuck with?” Burger said. “If nurses are have more opportunities, but at the same concerned about their long-term career, time patients are not being served,” she they will look at the community where the said. “I think I’d give up some of that job is located, the working environment, money, but it’s tough to say when you see the types of patients who come in. There all those zeros.” are a lot of factors involved.” As Adair left undecided Thursday, 11 Nurses typically make between others decided to join the Saint John’s $40,000 and $60,000 a year. family, which Allen said was a good start. While Saint John’s and other hospitals “But there’s always more work to be on the Westside, including UCLA Medical done.” COMMUNITY BRIEFS

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Carolyn Sackariason/Daily Press This year’s snowfall at Mt. Daly isn’t what it was a year ago. Sliding back into history one ski slope at a time By The Associated Press expanded for this season. In some sea- sons, more hikers buy lift tickets in the MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. — summer than do skiers in the winter. Perched on the edge of the Southern “People want more and more snow,” California metropolis, between desert and laments Pete Olson, one of Mount Baldy’s sea, the old Mount Baldy ski resort looks owners, referring to his competitors’ pro- as if it just tumbled out of a time machine. lific snowmaking. “In the old days they The main lift manages to be old, creaky didn’t expect snow all the time.” and borderline scary. The trail map nailed Of course, you have to be optimistic to to the side of the lodge shows a terrain own a ski resort in Southern California, expansion slated for 1991 that still hasn’t and Olson sees great days ahead. happened. Along another snowless trail He just needs $20 million to $30 mil- sits a pile of junk. In the heap, there are lion to make it happen. lifts from chairs, lift wires and grooming Since 1985 the number of ski resorts in equipment of prehistoric vintage. the United States has dropped from 727 to Baldy is not just a ski resort. It’s a ski 494, according to the National Ski Areas museum. Association. That drop has coincided with But fans like Craig Welch, who has another phenomenon: the number of peo- been skiing the mountain north of ple who ski or board in the United States Claremont since 1970, say Baldy has has been stagnant for the past two some of the best tree-skiing and expert decades, hovering at about 12.5 million. terrain in the area. And then there are the That means the resorts that have sur- views. The Rancho Cucamonga resident vived are wrestling for the same pool of has clambered to the top of the lift shack skiers. In Southern California, the winners on Thunder Mountain for vistas stretching have been the resorts that make serious snow. to Catalina Island. Last year, Mount Baldy had about “You can practically count the boats out 60,000 visitors, says its owner. Mountain there,” he says. High had more than 500,000. Asking skiers or ski hill owners what It’s tempting to attribute the decline of makes mom-and-pop resorts so special is the mom-and-pops to the standardization like asking hard-core environmentalists and wussification of America. But the tale why a bug or plant should be saved. Snow is a little more complicated than that. is snow; a lift is a lift. So often the answer Consider the plight of Baldy’s neighbors, comes down to aesthetics — a diverse Mount Waterman and Snowcrest. world is more interesting than a vanilla one. Like Baldy, Mount Waterman in the Founded in 1944 by a couple of aircraft San Gabriels also looks as if it’s stuck in workers who wanted to ski close to home, the 1950s. It too has some say-your- Baldy is the last mom-and-pop resort in prayers terrain. In days of old, skiers often operation in Southern California. That is, picked a line through the trees and its owners aren’t well capitalized, snow- schussed down to Angeles Crest Highway, making is paltry and the skiing doesn’t where they would hitch a ride back to the always take place on well-coiffed slopes. main lift. Most skiers in the region gravitate to Waterman was purchased from its three big operations that used to be small longtime owner by a group of business- but have now joined the network of big men in 1999. They also plunked down resorts: Mountain High in Wrightwood money for the smaller Snowcrest, three and the sister resorts of Snow Summit and miles down the road. Bear Mountain in Big Bear. In December 2001, Snowcrest’s lodge In the meantime, the mom-and-pops and some of its lift equipment burned have pretty much pooped out, leaving down. The resort was then heavily vandal- Baldy as the lone relic that is still skiable. ized. Today the wires are frayed on the old ROP_cmyK_# It has the most terrain of any of the local single-seat chairlift. The ticket booth has resorts, 800 acres, and the most vertical been scorched by flames. A bird has built 99545616.ad feet, 2,200. But Baldy has little in the way a nest in a garbage-filled lift booth. The of snowmaking compared with bigger resort is like a mining ruin in the Sierra. resorts, though its system has been The place is history. Page 12 Weekend Edition, February 25-26, 2006 Santa Monica Daily Press NATIONAL Arab firm agrees to postpone takeover of ports The company’s surprise concession, offered late addressed to the benefit of all parties.” BY TED BRIDIS Thursday, cools the standoff building between the The company, which timed its announcement before Associated Press Writer Congress and the president over his administration’s pre- financial markets opened in London, assured British vious approval of the deal. In early reaction, lawmakers shareholders they will be paid as previously planned. WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday praised praised the temporary hold. But some critics pressed “It is not only unreasonable but also impractical to as helpful the offer by a United Arab Emirates company anew for an intensive examination of the deal’s risks. suggest that the closing of this entire global transaction to postpone indefinitely its takeover of significant opera- “We believe it would be helpful to have some addition- should be delayed,” Dubai Ports said in a statement. tions at six major U.S. seaports. The delay gives President al time to brief Congress about the facts and about the But on Capitol Hill, critics weren’t silenced. Bush time to convince skeptical lawmakers the deal poses safeguards that are in place,” White House press secretary “A simple cooling-off period will not allay our con- no increased risks from terrorism. Scott McClellan said Friday. “We believe once Congress cerns,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Lawsuits to upset the $6.8 billion transaction were has a better understanding of the facts and the safeguards Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said the company’s filed Friday in New Jersey and London. that are in place that they will be more comfortable with offer “isn’t worth the paper on which it is written.” The White House said it still supports the agreement the transaction moving forward. So, a slight delay would “If the Bush administration will not stop this deal from and said that Bush will continue to oppose any effort by be helpful in that regard.” closing, Congress must.” Menendez said. lawmakers to block it. As part of its new offer, coordinated with the White Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., urged Bush to House, Dubai Ports World said it would agree not to exer- conduct a broader review of potential terrorism risks. cise control or influence management over U.S. ports Rep. Vito Fosella, a New York Republican, said the pending further discussions with the administration and administration should more fully explain why it conclud- Congress. It did not say how long it would wait for these ed the sale was safe. discussions to be finished. The announcement of a delay came amid a persistent The announcement effectively leaves existing political furor over the business deal, otherwise expected American and British executives in charge of the compa- to be completed in early March. Republicans and ny’s seaport operations in New York, New Jersey, Democrats alike have threatened to introduce legislation Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia. to block or delay the deal, citing unease over what they Meanwhile, the owner of Port Newark filed a lawsuit describe as inconsistent opposition to terrorism by the in New Jersey to block the sale, citing security concerns. United Arab Emirates. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the Bush has threatened to veto any such measures and deal violates a 30-year lease signed with the authority in forcefully defended the small but wealthy federation in 2000. the Persian Gulf as a vital ally. The lawsuit, filed Friday in state Superior Court in The White House noted the United Arab Emirates con- Newark, asked a judge to block the sale on the grounds tributed $100 million to help victims of Hurricane DONATE Your Vehicle that any such deal required the authority’s consent. Katrina just weeks before Dubai Ports sought approval In England, a U.S. company at the Port of Miami, Eller for its business deal. It said the money was nearly four & Company Inc., filed a court petition Friday also seek- times as much as the administration received from all Tax deductible. The call is free! ing to block the sale. 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Peter King of New York, guarded, was put together during four weeks in Cars • Boats • RVs • Cars • Boats • RVs • Cars • Boats • RVs chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, November by analysts working under the U.S. director of described the offer to postpone the takeover of operations national intelligence. at U.S. ports as “definitely a positive step.” A leading Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, the top Democrat on the Republican critic of the deal, King said the president still Senate Armed Services Committee, asked whether the must disclose new details about the administration’s intelligence report examined purported links between review and approval of the agreement last month. government officials in the UAE and Osama bin Laden McClellan said the duration of the delay was “not up before the September 2001 terror attacks. to us; it’s up to the company to make that decision.” “I did not see that in the report,” said Robert Kimmitt, A senior Dubai Ports executive, Edward H. Bilkey, deputy secretary at the Treasury Department. said the company will otherwise move forward with its Clinton accused the administration of ignoring provi- purchase of the British company. Although Dubai Ports sions of a federal law that require more extensive reviews agreed to temporarily segregate the company’s U.S. oper- when deals involve purchases by government-owned ations, Bilkey expressed bewilderment over the security companies. Administration officials explained their long- Krems & Berdichevsky concerns expressed in Congress. standing practice was to conduct such broader investiga- Tax Professionals “The reaction in the United States has occurred in no tions only when deals raised serious national security other country in the world,” Bilkey said. “We need to concerns. 310 395-0603 understand the concerns of the people in the U.S. who are Kimmitt responded: “We didn’t ignore the law. worried about this transaction and make sure that they are Concerns were raised. 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Krems & Berdichevsky Inmates are gaining ground Tax Professionals in fight against lethal injection 310 395-0603 BY GINA HOLLAND other medical groups have long opposed that. Associated Press Writer “The people most qualified for doing executions are prohibited from doing it,” said Dr. Jonathan Groner, who WASHINGTON — Death row inmates in more than a teaches at Ohio State University College of Medicine and dozen states are fighting lethal injection, and with sur- Public Health. prising success. What once appeared to be a long-shot The administration of a fatal dose of drugs was consid- legal argument now seems to be gaining ground. ered more humane than other methods used over the years: Judges from California to Louisiana, and even at the electrocution, firing squad, gas chamber and hanging. nation’s highest court, are entangled in disputes between For now, the Supreme Court is dealing with only a state prison officials and inmates who claim their execu- technical part of the fight, whether inmates can bring tions may be painful. last-minute civil rights challenges to lethal injection. The The eventual outcome of the cases could be sweeping court has a chance to broaden its review to address a con- because every state that has capital punishment, except tention that the drug cocktail used in most states causes for Nebraska, has lethal injection. Nebraska uses only the pain that amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. electric chair. A Florida case that could be acted on as early as “Every lawyer worth his salt is putting in a lethal˙ Monday raises that issue, and a second one, from injection challenge,” said Richard Dieter, executive direc- Tennessee, comes up for a vote this spring. tor of the Death Penalty Information Center, which The Supreme Court has never before told states how opposes capital punishment. they can impose capital punishment. An emerging issue is the role of medical professionals Death penalty supporters do not believe the in ending the lives of prisoners, providing an unprece- Constitution guarantees convicted killers the right to a dented behind-the-scenes look at jailhouse executions. pain-free execution and think the Supreme Court, with The Supreme Court refused this month to let Missouri two new members named by President Bush, will con- put to death an inmate despite the state’s assurances that done lethal injection. it uses a board-certified surgeon to mix the drugs and “There is practically no chance that lethal injection as insert intravenous lines into the prisoner’s groin. The such would be thrown out,” said Kent Scheidegger, legal inmate claims that the doctor, whose name is kept secret, director of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, who would violate medical ethics. wants the court to intervene. “I would like to see the Earlier this week, California postponed an execution uncertainty done with.” because no doctor or nurse would agree to administer a fatal Besides Texas, there appears to be no rush to execute dose of barbiturate. A judge is reviewing the state’s system. inmates with the legal landscape so unsettled. Only one Based on the experience of other states, California, other state, North Carolina, has an execution scheduled which has 650 condemned inmates, could be in for a long next month. delay in executions. In the North Carolina execution, lines would be insert- In Louisiana, no inmates have been executed since ed in each of Patrick Moody’s arms by technicians and 2002 as the state contests a lawsuit over the training of its the drugs administered by people hidden by curtains. executioners and the mix of drugs used. New Jersey, One of his lawyers, Charlotte Blake, said she is more where a moratorium is now in place, was ordered by a optimistic now that judges are paying attention to health state court two years ago to reconsider its procedure. issues that have long been a part of death row appeals. Although lethal injection does not appear to be in jeop- “There’s a renewed vigor,” she said. ardy, states could face new requirements for drugs and North Carolina has already changed drug dosages in training. Legal battles are ongoing in California, Florida, response to a lawsuit that Moody may join. Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New “It’s been coming for years,” said Gary Clements with Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas the Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana. He first and Virginia, according to anti-death penalty groups. began pursuing appeals to lethal injection 15 years ago A mandate that licensed medical personnel help with and has slowly seen more death row attorneys join in. executions could pose practical problems for states, how- “Science and math are scary to a lot of lawyers,” ever, because the American Medical Association and Clements said. .99 $11 DOOR 16/3 100’ OUT EXTENSION CORD Medium-duty, all-weather extension cord. 125V. 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Al-Turki said BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s most influential Shiite Friday but were stopped from breaking in by guards who no foreigners were injured in the violence. political leader called Friday for Sunni-Shiite unity fired on their cars, exploding both vehicles and killing the “We have no clue so far about who are the perpetrators and condemned all killings of Iraqis in a bid to pull attackers. or to what group they belong,” al-Turki said. “It is still too the nation back from the brink of civil war after the It was the first attack on an oil facility in Saudi Arabia, early. We have already started the investigation.” bombing of a Shiite shrine and a wave of deadly and suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaida. The assault raised But Saudi Arabia has been waging a successful three- reprisal attacks. speculation that the militants were adopting the tactics of year crackdown on al-Qaida’s branch in the kingdom. An extraordinary daytime curfew in Baghdad and insurgents across the border in Iraq, where the oil indus- Security forces have killed or captured most of the nearby provinces appeared to have blunted the surge try has been repeatedly targeted. branch’s known top leaders, most recently in gunbattles in in sectarian violence despite fears that mosque ser- Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi quickly announced that December, after the militants launched a campaign in mons during Friday prayers would be the occasion for the attack “did not affect operations” and that Abqaiq 2003 to overthrow the U.S.-allied royal family with a further violence. But gunmen fired two rockets at a operations and exports “continued to operate normally.” string of attacks. tomb sacred to Shiites south of Baghdad, causing The huge Abqaiq processing facility near the Persian There have long been fears militants would target oil damage but no casualties, a Shiite official said. Gulf prepares about two-thirds of the country’s oil output facilities, but in the past they have targeted foreigners Violence unleashed by the destruction on for export, making it a crucial link in getting Saudi crude working in the industry rather than infrastructure. Wednesday of the golden dome of the Shiite Askariya to the market. “In Iraq they zeroed in on oil, and this appears to be a shrine in Samarra, a predominantly Sunni city, has Crude oil futures spiked more than $2 a barrel amid creeping process, since it is happening in Saudi Arabia,” left almost 130 people dead. The government further fears militants would again target the vital industry. Light said Youssef Ibrahim, a Dubai-based political risk analyst stepped up security on Friday, imposing a ban on sweet crude for April delivery surged as high as $63.25 a with the Strategic Energy Investment Group. entering or leaving Baghdad and deploying of armed barrel before settling at $62.91, an increase of $2.37 on Iraq’s most feared terror leader, Abu Musab al- forces in tense areas. the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude futures Zarqawi, heads al-Qaida’s branch in that country. The two Religious leaders, trying to calm tensions, met for for April delivery jumped $2.06 to $62.60 on London’s countries share a porous desert border, which militants talks and summoned Shiites and Sunnis to joint prayer ICE Futures exchange. are known to cross to join the Iraqi insurgency. services. Still, Iraqis feared the violence had pushed The attack in Abqaiq, about 25 miles inland from In May 2004, attackers stormed the offices of a the country closer to civil war than at any time since Saudi Arabia’s eastern Gulf coast, took place at about 3 Houston-based oil company in the western Saudi oil hub the U.S.-led invasion nearly three years ago. p.m. — several hours after the weekly prayers on Friday, of Yanbu in fighting that killed six Westerners, a Saudi U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad acknowledged a day off for Saudis though the facility was in operation. and the militants. Several weeks later, al-Qaida-linked the danger facing Iraq _ and the U.S. strategy for dis- At least two militants were killed in the explosions, gunmen stormed oil company compounds in Khobar, on engaging from this country. and Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television reported two the eastern coast, and took hostages in a siege that killed “Everything that needs to be done must be done to security guards also died. Interior Ministry spokesman 22 people, 19 of them foreigners. avoid a civil war, and I think they are keenly aware of Lt. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki could not confirm the deaths In December 2004, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the danger,” he said of Iraq’s leaders. of the security guards but said two were critically wound- a Saudi exile, for the first time called on militants to Shiite and Sunni clerics met Friday and agreed to ed with potentially lethal injuries. attack oil targets in the Gulf to stop the flow of oil to the work to discourage killings between the two sects. The assault began when two cars tried to drive through West. The meeting between followers of radical Shiite cler- the gates of the outermost of three fences surrounding the But no major attacks followed in the region. Some ic Muqtada al-Sadr and members of the influential processing facility, al-Turki told The Associated Press. experts have believed that because al-Qaida’s long-term Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars was held in Al-Arabiya reported that the attackers’ cars bore the logo goal is to run Saudi Arabia, it would do nothing to seri- northern Baghdad’s predominantly Shiite neighbor- of Aramco, the state oil company that owns the facility. ously jeopardize the oil industry on which the kingdom’s hood of Kazimiyah, said Sheik Abdul-Hadi al- Guards shot at the cars, and both vehicles exploded, al- wealth is based. Darraji, one of the participants from al-Sadr’s group. Turki said. The explosions caused a fire that was quickly Friday’s attack is new “in the sense that this is the In a statement read over national television, top controlled, the oil minister said. boldest attempt to strike at the heart of a Saudi oil-pro- Shiite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Guards then battled for two hours with two other mil- duction complex,” Eurasia Group oil analyst Antoine Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, itants outside the facility, said a Saudi journalist who Halff said. condemned the killings of all Iraqis as well as reprisal arrived at the scene soon after the explosion. He said he Saudi Arabia holds over 260 billion barrels of proven attacks on Sunni or Shiite mosques. He said those saw workers repairing a pipeline. oil reserves, a quarter of the world’s total. It currently puts who carried out the mosque bombing in Samarra “do For three more hours afterward, security forces searched out about 9.5 million barrels per day, or 11 percent of not represent the Sunnis in Iraq.” the surrounding area, the journalist said, speaking on con- global consumption. Dhafer al-Ani, spokesman for the biggest Sunni dition of anonymity because of his company’s rules. The Abqaiq facility processes about 5-7 million bar- Arab bloc in parliament, praised al-Hakim’s state- An AP correspondent at the site saw ambulances rac- rels a day, removing hydrogen sulfide from crude oil to ment, calling it “a step on the road of healing the ing through Abqaiq’s streets hours after the attack. Police make it safe for shipping, before it is pumped to tankers wounds.” had set up roadblocks leading in and out of the town. for export. But he said his Iraqi Accordance Front was still waiting for an apology from the government for fail- ing to protect Sunni mosques from reprisal attacks, as The Daily Press connects you with consumers who are most likely to buy. well as a commitment to repair the damage and bring those responsible to justice. The Sunni bloc Thursday suspended talks with the main Shiite alliance about forming a new government until its demands are met. voted #1 by Santa Monica residents1 direct reach to LOCALS Al-Hakim blamed Saddam Hussein loyalists and followers of al-Qaida in Iraq boss Abu Musab al- audited distribution 19,0003 weekly readership 239,400 Zarqawi for the mosque bombing. “We all have to unite in order to eliminate them,” average readers per copy 2.1 local source for TOURISTS he said. “This is what al-Zarqawi is working for, that is, to ignite a sectarian strife in the country,” he added. daily readership 39,900 75% of readership is 25-54 years old “We call for self-restraint.” Col. 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The O Globo newspaper report- The concert was part of several events Running Scared 11 am 1:45pm 4:30pm 7:30pm firmly cementing the Sheffield quartet as the ed Friday that music producer Quincy Jones was planned for the anniversary of the April 18, 10:30pm darlings of Britain’s music scene. also attending Carnival as a guest of Gil. 1906 quake, including historical exhibits on the Walk the Line 1pm 4:05pm 7:15pm 10:15pm The NME Awards, which were presented Bono sang the duet from Gil’s private box as quake and exhibits on disaster preparedness Transamerica Thursday, are an edgier version of the Brit Sangalo and her band performed from atop a sponsored by the San Francisco Fire 11:15pm 1:30pm 4:15pm 7pm 9:45pm Awards, Britain’s version of the Grammys. sound truck. Department Historical Society. 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TURIN, Italy — Olympic silver medalist The 68-year-old actor has appeared in more Munich 11:20am 2:50pm 6:30pm 10pm The Kaiser Chiefs, nominated in six cate- Sasha Cohen plans to skate in next month’s than 100 movies, including “Nashville,” The Pink Panther gories, won just one award, for best album for world championships, along with U.S. team- “Silver Streak” and “1941.” 11:10am 3pm 4:40pm 7pm 7:50pm 9:30pm “Employment.” Kanye West took the trophy for mates Kimmie Meissner and Emily Hughes. He was nominated for a best supporting Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion best solo artist and The Strokes won best inter- Cohen, who won her first U.S. title this year actor Oscar for his role in 1976’s “Network.” 11am 12:15pm 1:30pm 4:20pm 5:20pm 7:10pm 9:50pm 10:20pm 12:15am national artist. and is a two-time world silver medalist, will “The purpose of the Master of Cinema Pete Doherty, the ex-boyfriend of supermod- face Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa of award is to honor someone who has mastered AMC7 Santa Monica el Kate Moss, was named sexiest man, and Japan at the competition in Calgary, Alberta, their craft, and Ned Beatty is a master of what 1310 3rd Street Madonna was named sexiest woman. from March 20-26. is almost a lost art,” said Dale Pollock, execu- (310) 289-4262 Bob Geldof, who organized 1985’s Live Aid Asked Friday where she goes from here, tive director of the festival. Eight Below concerts and last summer’s Live 8 shows, was Cohen said: “To the world championships in “He is a true character actor who can really 1:20pm 4:10pm 7:20pm 10:05pm Doogal named hero of the year. Calgary. To keep improving, see where I can register in any role _ large or small, dramatic or 12:30pm 2:40pm 5pm 7:10pm 9:30pm The former leader of Irish punk group the go. Take it day by day and see where the road humorous.” Capote 7:25pm 10:15pm Boomtown Rats is among the nominees for the goes.” The festival, which will include 25 feature Curious George 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Geldof was nominat- Cohen, 21, has not committed to further films and 44 short films, takes place March 16- 12:40pm 3pm 5:10pm 7:30pm 9:45pm Final Destination 3 ed for organizing last year’s Live 8 benefit con- competition beyond Calgary. Both Meissner, 19 in Winston-Salem. 12:10pm 2:45pm 5:20pm 7:50pm certs. who finished sixth in Turin, and Hughes, who 10:20pm Nanny McPhee was seventh, plan to remain eligible, their LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor will ring in 12pm 2:20pm 4:50pm RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Thousands of sights set on the 2010 Vancouver Games. her 74th birthday Monday with a gift worth sev- Date Movie 12:20pm 2:35pm 4:45pm 7pm 9:15pm Brazilians took a break from samba to rock eral hundred thousand dollars. 11:15pm with U2 frontman Bono during Carnival cele- SAN FRANCISCO — A free Carlos Santana Only it isn’t for her. Freedomland brations in the northeastern city of Salvador. concert planned as part of centennial commem- The two-time Oscar winner will commemo- 1:30pm 4:30pm 7:40pm 10:30pm Bono performed an impromptu duet of orations of the earthquake that razed much of rate her birthday by donating a mobile medical Nuwilshire Theatre “Vertigo” with Brazilian popular singer Ivete San Francisco was postponed because organiz- unit to the New Orleans AIDS Task Force, her 1314 Wilshire Blvd Sangalo as Carnival got underway in Salvador ers couldn’t raise enough money. publicist, Dick Guttman, announced Thursday. (310) 281-8228 on Thursday, a day earlier than in Rio de Santana was going to play for free at the The medical unit is “like a large recreation- Brokeback Mountain Janeiro. April 22 concert, but other costs drove the price al vehicle, about 40 feet long, with two exami- 12:15pm 3:45pm 7pm 10pm While the highlight of Brazil’s carnival cele- tag above $1.5 million. nation rooms and X-ray facilities,” said Martin Tsotsi brations is Rio’s annual samba parade on Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that Delaney, founding director of Project Inform, a 12pm 2:30pm 5pm 7:30pm 9:55pm Sunday and Monday nights, many people pre- efforts to raise funds faltered because sponsors national AIDS organization that helped facili- Laemmle 4-Plex Theatre fer Salvador’s carnival, where giant sound wanted to focus on earthquake preparedness tate Taylor’s gift. 1332 2nd Street (310) 394-9741

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