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In the wake of 260 deaths and over 50,000 stray civilians in the past week, Israel declared it was ready to continue battling Lebanese Hezbollah guerillas and even send ground troops into Lebanon if need be. The Hezbollah, which started the bloodshed with a series of attacks, has progressively wilted in the face of Israeli military counterattacks. While international entities such as the United Nations have commenced efforts to stop the violence with an immediate cease-fire, the Israelis are stout in their convictions. “At this stage we do not think we have to activate
massive ground forces into Lebanon but if we have to do this, we will,” said Moshe Kaplinsky, Israel’s deputy army chief.
about people that pretended that maybe they were God,” Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti said. “And they made that decision.”
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A doctor and two nurses have been arrested and charged with being “principle to second-degree murder” in the wake of four deaths at New Orleans Memorial Medical center. The hospital, which provided shelter and treatment to Hurrican Katrina victims, is closed in the wake of the scandal that alledgedly saw the three medical professionals poison their patients with lethal doses of morphine and Versed. “We’re talking
Jum Ham, an 86-year-old Riverside woman, died yesterday after being struck by a 2005 Lexus being driven by her daughter-in-law, 57-year-old Sang Ham, as she was backing out of the family‘s driveway. Sang said she did not see her mother-in-law in back of the car, according to the California Highway Patrol. Jun was pronounced dead at Riverside’s Kaiser Permanent Medical Center.
NEWS 3 Southern California Blood Supply Hits Six-Year Low www.dailytitan.com
Donations desperately needed as region sees major blood shortage BY Katy French Summer Titan Staff
The blood supply in Southern California is critically low according to an alert issued by the American Red Cross last Monday. The organization is asking the general public to donate blood. All blood types are needed, both rare and common. According to the American Red Cross’ July newsletter, local blood supply has hit a six-year low. Certain blood types are at dangerously low levels, with only a one-day supply available. Especially serious is the shortage of the 0- blood type, important because it is the universal donor, with less than 50 units available. A five-day supply of all types is considered a sufficient supply amount. Both the American Red Cross and medical authorities are concerned. “Some hospitals may have to postpone elective surgeries to maintain blood supplies for emergency use,” stated the notice. The shortage is attributed to interrupted collections on the east coast due to weather. California imports much of its blood supply and blood must be prepared before transfusion. “If a large-scale disaster resulted in hundreds of injuries, we could find ourselves without enough blood for
all of the victims,” said Cliff Numark, Director of donor Recruitment for the American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region. While 60 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, only 5 percent do, according to the nonprofit organization America’s Blood Centers. Considering that one in five people entering a hospital will require some type of blood transfusion, according to ABC, it is an important and largely neglected responsibility many individuals ignore. General public apathy, fear or a lack of information may prevent many eligible individuals from donating. In an effort to increase interest and donations, the American Red Cross gave free coupons to Wahoo’s Fish Taco and a chance to win a $500 gas gift-card at a blood drive held during this month’s Anime Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. Next week, the 30th annual Robert A. Heinlein blood drive will be held at the popular comic convention Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center. Attendees will receive a special Tshirt and goodie bag and will enter a raffle for high-end collector’s items. The local community is also actively engaged in recruiting participants. There will be 43 drives over the next week in Orange County. At a blood drive sponsored by the Lifeguards of Seal Beach in Seal Beach last Friday, turn out was excellent. First time donator Keith Tracy was
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inspired to donate by his mother who now must receive blood transfusions every month. However, even before his mother’s condition, he had always intended to donate. “I think it was just procrastination,” said Tracy. “But since my mom’s stuff I figured I better get off my butt and do it.” Lauren Lloyd, a Seal Beach Lifeguard, is a frequent donor. “I started doing it because of my dad,” said Lloyd. “It’s a way to help.” Dorothy Gotreau has been donating as much as possible for the last five years. She was always curious about the process but didn’t donate because she wasn’t sure how to and no one had ever contacted her. Once she did donate she realized the importance and has urged her family to donate as well. “I would not want someone to die because I was too lazy,” said Gotreau.
American Red Cross Team Supervisor and registered Nurse Donna Niles was impressed with the turnout at the event. Niles frequently encounters people who are afraid or anxious but she always tells them that they are doing a good thing. “It’s an easy thing to do and such a great thing to do,” said Niles. “The people who do it, especially the ones who are afraid, are really heroes. You are really saving a life.” The need is highly critical. Niles said that if any major disaster were to occur, blood would only go to those who need it most. People could die in the worst situation, she said - all because of a lack of blood supply. As for the biggest reason to donate, Niles reminds people, “You never know when you are going to need blood.” To donate locally call 1-800-GiveLife or log on to www.givelife.org. For
information about donating at ComicCon visit www.comic-con.org.
THE BREAKDOWN Although they are viable blood donors, most people in the United States choose not to donate.
60 %
Portion of the United States population that is eligible to donate blood
5%
Portion of the eligible donors that choose to donate. SOURCE: America’s Blood Centers
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Bacterial Pollution on California Beaches Costs the State Disease-causing organisms cause sick days and cost public health care millions The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - As many as 1.5 million of the people who flock to Southern California’s beaches each year are sickened by bacterial pollution, resulting in millions of dollars in public healthcare costs, a new study has found. The study, prepared by researchers at UCLA and Stanford, is believed to be the first to examine illnesses at a large swath of the nation’s most popular beaches. Previous studies have linked health problems to contamina-
tion at individual beaches. “This helps us understand [the] risks and identify beaches where cleanup can yield the most benefit,” said Linwood Pendleton, an environmental economist at UCLA and an author of the study. The study, posted Monday on the Web site of the journal “Environmental Science and Technology,” covers 100 miles of shoreline in Los Angeles and Orange counties. These beaches are visited by an estimated 80 million people annually. The study found that between 627,800 and 1,479,200 “excess” cases of gastrointestinal illness occur at the beaches each year. That is beyond the number that would normally be expected.
Gastrointestinal illness is most commonly associated with swimming in contaminated water. Typical symptoms include stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. The study did not examine the prevalence of other illnesses associated with polluted water, including eye, ear and nose infections. Healthcare costs for illnesses related to beach bacteria range from an estimated $21 million to $414 million annually, depending on the method of reporting used, researchers found. Those estimates include direct losses, including missed work, medical treatment costs and doctor visits. The study focused on 28 beaches during 2000. Researchers used bacteria measurements from surf, consid-
ered beach attendance estimates and extrapolated the health effects using two computer models — one favored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the other by the World Health Organization. Pendleton said the wide range in health and costs estimates exist because one method relies more on precise controls to account for illnesses and environmental conditions and less on self-reporting. The study is expected to be published Aug. 15.
Among the findings: – Beaches at Doheny, Malibu, Marina del Rey, Cabrillo and Las Tunas had the worst water quality, while Newport, Hermosa, Abalone Cove,
Manhattan, Torrance and Bolsa Chica had the best. – The three beaches with the lowest incidence of gastrointestinal illness were San Clemente’s city beach, Nichols Canyon and Las Tunas, largely due to a smaller number of visitors. – Cleaning up storm-water runoff, the chief cause of dirty ocean water in Southern California, would prevent 394,000 to 804,000 gastrointestinal cases and save $13 million to $28 million in annual health costs in Los Angeles County. The state has spent an estimated $51 million on 66 projects in the past six years under its Clean Beaches Initiative, said Bill Rukeyser, spokesman for the state Water Resources Control Board.
WORLD
Thousands of Americans Still In Lebanon, Evacuation Underway It is unknown how many U.S. citizens will choose to leave the embattled country The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - By air and increasingly by sea, an evacuation is under way to take Americans out of danger in Lebanon. An estimated 25,000 Americans are in the country. Some 15,000 have registered with the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, but evidently not all are trying to get out. “Our planning assumptions are on
the order of thousands,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Monday. “You don’t actually know how many people are going to want to leave until you actually start the larger-scale operations.” The operation began slowly. By late Monday only 64 were known to have departed. U.S. government officials, basing their estimates on similar situations in the past, say the range of Americans planning to leave could range from 10 percent of those in the country up to 100 percent. Most other countries face a less difficult evacuation task since they have fewer citizens in Lebanon. For those contries, convoys of buses have been used effectively. The U.S. government is discouraging travel by land to the LebanonSyria border. Two of the three major roads have been bombed severely, said
Maura Harty, assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, to CNN. And Syria denied entry to some Americans who got to the border. “We did not think that was a wise way to counsel people to leave the country,” she said. At the Pentagon, spokesman Bryan Whitman said a commercial ship, the Orient Queen, had been contracted to ferry evacuating Americans to Cyprus. He said it could carry 750 people at a time. A U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Gonzales, will be available to escort the Orient Queen, he said. The French lent a hand. In Paris, the foreign ministry said 50 U.S. citizens were evacuated with 800 French citizens and 400 other Europeans on a Greek ferry, Iera Petra, chartered by the French government. Most of the first Americans to depart were removed by U.S. helicopters, some of which flew to a British
base on Cyprus. At the State Department, McCormack said the cost of a massive evacuation was beyond U.S. resources. He said evacuated Americans would be asked to pay commercial rates, and if they did not have the money, to promise to pay in the future. “Everybody who wishes to leave will be able to leave,” he promised. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and national security adviser Stephen Hadley were briefed on the evacuation Monday as they returned to the United States aboard Air Force One, McCormack said. Rice and Hadley were part of the U.S. delegation at this weekend’s G-8 summit in Russia. The U.S. Embassy advised Americans to carry a valid passport, a birth certificate and marriage or other civil documents. Each traveler is limited to one suitcase weighing up to 30 pounds. Pets will not be allowed to travel.
The embassy is not being evacuated, Harty said in an ABC News interview. But dependents of U.S. personnel who have chosen to leave will be able to depart, she said. Two organizations, one Arab-American and the other Muslim-American, criticized the slow start and the United States’ decision to not back a ceasefire. “The absence of American leadership to secure a cease-fire and protect its own citizens is appalling,” said James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute. Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said, “The highest duty of any president is to protect the lives of Americans.” Many of the U.S. citizens in Lebanon are Arab-Americans making regular summer pilgrimages to visit family members.
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Contraceptive Implant Approved by FDA The Associated Press
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College Student Youngest Ever to Win World Series of Poker Event The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 21-year-old film student from Los Angeles who dipped into a college fund and his parents’ wallets for his entry stakes has become the youngest player to win a World Series of Poker event. Jeff Madsen, at 21 years, one month and nine days old, outlasted 1,578 players over a three-day, $2,000 buyin no-limit hold ’em event. He earned $660,948 and his first World Series of Poker bracelet late Sunday night. “I convinced them that I was going to play well,” Madsen said of his parents, who put up $3,500 to help him buy into several events. He took $6,000 more out of a fund his grandfather started to help pay for college to buy into other events. “They’re happy about it now,” he said. Madsen’s successful run began early in the world’s biggest poker mara-
thon, which began June 25 and wraps up Aug. 10. Two weeks ago, he placed third in an Omaha high-low tournament, ahead of such pros as Daniel Negreanu, Huck Seed and Andy Bloch to win $97,552. “That blew us away,” said his mother, Harriet, a 54-year-old health insurance agent. “This ... it’s just sort of sinking in.” In his final hand Sunday, Madsen held a jack and seven against an ace and seven in the hands of Taiwaneseborn software executive Paul Sheng. After the turn card showed a board of 10, nine, eight and six, all of Sheng’s chips went in the pot. Madsen called with a higher straight and won. The previous youngest player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet was Eric Froehlich, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event last year at 21 years, three months and three days old. Madsen’s parents said their son had been working toward winning a World Series bracelet for the past several
years, playing since age 18 in weekly tournaments at the Chumash Casino Resort near his school, the University of California, Santa Barbara. He had won twice in those tournaments. The World Series became the first tournament he was qualified to play in Nevada, where the legal gambling age is 21. “Money aside, I’m thrilled that he succeeded at that goal,” said his father, Mike, a 55-year-old architect. “Of course, it doesn’t hurt the college fund either.” Madsen said he plans to return to school next month to complete his senior year. He said he’s interested in writing and directing films — and entering more poker tournaments. “I definitely want to finish college,” he said. “Poker’s going to be part of my life, but I don’t want it to be the only thing.”
WASHINGTON (AP) - Implanon, a rod-shaped contraceptive implanted in the upper arm for up to three years, received federal approval, health officials said Tuesday. Food and Drug Administration approval clears Organon USA Inc. to sell the birth control rod in the United States, agency spokeswoman Susan Cruzan said. Implanon, which can stop menstruation in many women, has been sold in more than 30 countries since 1998. The matchstick-sized implant releases a low, steady dose of progestin to prevent pregnancy. The rod is inserted by a doctor under the skin of the upper arm. It can be removed at any time, according to the company, a unit of Netherlands-based Akzo Nobel NV. Progestin is a synthetic hormone similar to the progesterone made in the ovaries. The hormone typically acts on the body by thickening the mucus in a women’s cervix, preventing the union of sperm and egg. It also can prevent ovulation, or the release of an egg from the ovaries. Organon claims the implant provides 99 percent contraceptive protection. Its approval comes six years after Wyeth Pharmaceuticals stopped U.S. sales of another implant, Norplant. Norplant worked for up to seven years, or four years more than Implanon, but spawned lawsuits by women injured having its six rods removed or disturbed by the drug’s side effects. Another implant, a two-rod product
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called Jadelle, received FDA approval in 1996 but has never been sold in the U.S. Use of Implanon can cause irregular bleeding and spotting, as well as no bleeding at all. Implanon, along with other hormonal contraceptives, is associated with an increased risk of several serious side effects including blood clots. Smoking can further increases those risks. Other hormonal birth control methods include the pill, patch, vaginal ring and a shot, called Depo-Provera, which provides three months of protection. Organon did not release the price of Implanon. Spokeswoman Frances DeSena said it would be comparable to the monthly cost of other hormonal methods. The implant will be available only through specially trained doctors; the company intends to start training in August, DeSena said. That training and the single-rod format of Implanon should eliminate the insertion and removal issues associated with Norplant, said Dr. Vanessa Cullins, vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. “The history of its use in other countries has indicated this is really a fantastic addition to the array of contraceptives available to women in this country,” Cullins added. Implanon won’t work the same in all women: The 1.5-inch long implant may be less effective in the overweight, according to its FDA-approved labeling.
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RUG OF CHOICE Even after its heyday in the ’60s, marijuana is still the the most popular recreational drug By Alvin Anol For the Summer Titan
Marijuana is still top among illegal drugs being used, according to the 2006 National Drug Threat Assessment, a report released by the National Drug Intelligence Center in February. Pot has maintained its popularity despite the rise of other drugs, like ecstasy at the beginning of the decade and the recent rise in abuse of prescription drugs. The report used statistics gathered from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. It showed that nearly 28 percent of adults ages 18 to 25 had reported use of marijuana in 2004. The next-highest reported drug use was prescription narcotics, with just under 12 percent of the same age group having admitted taking pharmaceuticals in doses not originally suggested by the prescribing doctor. From 2002 to 2004, the report showed that the overall use of drugs is on a slight decline. Marijuana had the most reported use among all four age groups covered in the report, ranging from adolescents between 12 and 17 years old to adults 26 and older. “Most people smoke [marijuana] as a social thing,” 20-year-old Chris Autry said. “Someone who has it almost always offers it to people around, and curiosity just takes over from there.” The social nature of the drug can pressure those who may not normally be interested into participating solely in hope of finding acceptance. “If a group around me that I was close with started doing drugs, I’d either do it or leave – one or the other,” said 20-year-old Sally Najera. “[Most people do it] only because you’d want to be accepted.” Marijuana already has a subtle, if not explicit, place in mainstream society. La-
beled the drug of the ‘70s, its presence has been constant throughout the decades following, never really fading completely from the limelight. While cocaine, acid and ecstasy may have had their shots as being drugs of the decade, none have been inserted into popular culture as much as marijuana. With icons like the late Bob Marley unabashedly smoking marijuana, it has only created a positive association of the drug with creativity. Rapper Snoop Dogg has inferred through his songs that he has had more than his fair share of encounters with marijuana, but despite the fact that the drug is illegal, he has suffered no legal consequence that would ever lead him to stop using the drug. Even today, the battle is ongoing for the legalization of marijuana. In some places, the release of the drug for medicinal purposes is a practice that has been used. While marijuana has a place in today’s popular culture, the trend on the rise is the abuse of prescription narcotics. Released solely for the purpose of easing the pain for patients who are recovering from a genuine health-related issue, these drugs are being increasingly abused. Oxycontin and Vicodin are prescription narcotics that have gained notoriety for becoming the drug of addiction for celebrities such as Jack Osbourne, Rush Limbaugh and Brett Favre. Painkiller pose a much different problem than marijuana, because dependency may lead a user to report pain that doesn’t exist, hoping the doctor will prescribe the painkillers anyway. The fact that most insurance helps to cover the cost of prescription also can make obtaining painkillers affordable.
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Drug Rehabiliation Centers in Orange County This is where the deck head goes; It should be three lines long too okAndipsum molu Compiled BY Julie Anne Ines Summer Titan News Editor
Able to Change Recovery
CONSIDER THIS While someone may consider tackling a substance abuse problem alone, checking into a rehabilitation center, whether alone or with a friend or relative’s support, may increase the chances for a healthy lifestyle change. Mike Ballue — program director for Ocean Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Newport Beach — said that a person trying to solve a drug or alcohol dependency issue on his or her own is like “trying to fix a broken leg by running on it.” They may get somewhere, but they’ll get there a lot slower, and they may hurt themselves in the process. Experts recognize that the problem is not the drug or alcohol use itself, but rather the psychological issues at the heart of the problem. Oftentimes, Ballue said, drug or alcohol dependency can point to depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health issues. Chad Carlsen, the marketing director and co-founder of Hope By The Sea — a rehabilitation center in Laguna Niguel — said that those who try self-treatment may overlook these issues, or the issues could be ignored altogether. Carlsen said that professionals in drug and alcohol dependency rehabilitation can get more accomplished in a shorter period of time. Plus, they have the expertise to tailor a rehabilitation program to the needs of a particular person. By Julie Anne Ines
What: Residential program, with residences separate from the actual treatment facility; has room for 30 male or female clients. Treatment: Three phases at 30 days each: phase one involves intense primary care with group and one-on-one counseling, hypnosis and meetings with a clinical psychologist; phase two is the transitional phase where patients take on more responsibilities and work on getting back into the “real world”; phase three is extended care, known as the “exit planning” phase where patients continue to receive counseling as they near the end of the program. Where: Locations in Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano Avg. Cost: $20,500 for the entire three-phase program Contact: (949) 493-6800
Source: Garry Larabee, Program Coordinator
Ocean Recovery What: 90-day extended care program, not primary care; mainly for people who have already received treatment at another program but are not yet ready to go out into the world; has room for 20 male patients and 14 female patients Treatment: People are in the program anywhere from 30 days to six months; treatment facilities and residences are all under one roof; patients supported by staff with “decades of experience”; mixture of traditional and non-traditional treatments tailored to fit patients’ needs; peer interaction
plays a big role. Where: Newport Beach Avg. Cost: $23,500 for the 90-day program; $8,500 for each additional month Contact: (949) 675-3764
Source: Michael Ballue, Program Director
Hope by the Sea What: Residential treatment program with residences separate from the actual treatment facility. Treatment: Patients meet one-onone once a week with a clinical psychologist; program emphasizes fitness, with patients being taken to the gym on a daily basis; alternative treatments with yoga and art therapy; daily 12-step meetings; executive program available for older adults. Where: Laguna Niguel Avg. Cost: First 30 days - $12,500; Second month - $8,500; Third month - $5,500; Extended care: $1,000.
Source: Chad Carlsen, Marketing Director/Program Co-Founder
Other Centers Dr. Willa’s House
Where: San Clemente Toll Free: (888) 508-3371
Sober Living By The Sea Treatment Centers Where: Newport Beach Toll Free: (800) 647-0042
Newport Harbor Recovery Where: Newport Beach Toll Free: (866) 639-5775
Orange County Rehab Where: Costa Mesa
Phone: (949) 631-1009
Toll Free: (800) 635-9899
Supportive Recovery Services
Center For Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Where: Costa Mesa Toll Free: (866) 777-4598 Phone: (949) 515-9915
Residential Drug Rehab & Drug Treatment Phone: (888) 220-7623
New Found Life
Where: Long Beach
Phone: (877) 633-7764
Seacliff Recovery Center Where: Huntington Beach
Phone: (714) 960-0078
Capo Beach Drug Rehab
Where: San Juan Capistrano Phone: (949) 533-5209
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ENTERTAINMENT
Week of JuLY 19-26, 2006
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Pirates’ Gets Lost at Sea
By Chris Kim For the Summer Titan
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest takes the audience through a voyage across the seven seas with pirates and sea monsters with the latest in CGI technology, but the film fails to surpass its predecessor’s success artistically. The film tells a story of epic proportions, clocking in at 2 hours and 30 minutes. Dead Man’s Chest reunites most of the original cast from the previous film. The trio of main stars – Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom – still share the amazing chemistry that makes their performances seem so natural. The opening of the movie shows the nuptials of Will Turner (Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Knightley). The ceremony is interrupted when the two are served warrants for their arrest for assisting Jack Sparrow, but Will is offered an acquittal of the charges if he can find and return Sparrow’s magical compass to the British authority. This
leads to the reunion of the star cast and unravels a new motive to take down Capt. Davy Jones, played by Bill Nighy, by locating and opening the dead man’s chest. Depp delivers another memorable performance with his portrayal of Capt. Jack Sparrow, effectively stealing the show. Depp’s performance holds the movie together and delivers comic relief with his one-line quips and flamboyant personality. Depp’s performance made the first half of the film bearable. Dead Man’s Chest offers the latest in visual technology with the intricate design of Capt. Davy Jones and the gargantuan sea monster Kraken, but lacks the originality and story telling presented in the original film. At times, I became lost as to what movie I was watching, like when half-human zombie sea-monster hybrids took over the screen or a savage tribe chased Sparrow, who was dressed as a demigod, across an exotic tropical location. Much like the sequels in the Matrix series, the visual standards exceed expectations, but the story becomes too
intricate and even confusing, losing the flair of what made the original film such a success. Motives for obtaining the chest, an otherwise interesting love triangle and loosely thrown-in characters from the previous film add to the confusion. Chest drags on slowly, but culminates in the final hour of the film. The conclusion may displease fans who expected a fulfilling end, only to view a teaser trailer of an ending for the upcoming film in the trilogy, which was shot concurrently with Dead Man’s Chest. Steer clear if you have not seen the previous film, as many of the characters and backstory will leave you scratching your head. Those that decide to sit through this colossus of a film may look forward to another remarkable performance from Johnny Depp, while adolescent males can feast their eyes on the beauty and provocative bust shots of Keira Knightley. A slow start may leave some of the audience dozing off until the final hour of the film, when things finally start to pick up. While the movie provides a visual feast and leaves the audience hoping for more with a cliffhanger ending, it lacks any sort of conclusion at all, leaving it ringing as an expensive commercial for the sequel.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE After breaking several records its opening weekend, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ struck gold once again. 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Disney) - $62.3 million 2. Little Man (Sony) - $21.6 million 3. You, Me and Dupree (Universal) - $21.5 million 4. Superman Returns (Warner Bros.) - $12.3 million 5. The Devil Wears Prada (Fox) - $10.4 million SOURCE: Associated Press
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Dangerous Liaisons In the face of Israel’s withering artillery barrage, the United States began evacuating its citizens from Lebanon Monday. Many nations, including several members of the United Nations, called for a cease-fire and talks with Hezbollah, the group that sparked Israel’s invasion by kidnapping two Israeli soldiers. The United States was not one of those nations. Rather, President Bush supported Israel’s right to attack a sovereign nation because of a group that had set up residence within it. Politically, Bush has to support Israel; any criticisms of Israel’s actions are also criticisms of Bush’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan and, to a lesser degree, Iraq. As long as the United States maintains a military presence in the Middle East, it has to support Israel in its own attacks against terrorists and the nations they reside in. What’s scary here isn’t so much the sanctioned, unilateral action of powerful military nations – although that has its own frightening implications – but the subtle political lines being drawn in the sand.
The United States and Israel are on one side of that division, while the European Union and the oil states of the Middle East are increasingly on the other. As a nation, we’re being drawn into political webs whose inescapable logic will continue to pit us against other nations, many of whom are looking to find ways to quell the increasing violence in explosive regions like Palestine and Lebanon. We’re already knee deep in these intrigues. The only way to extricate ourselves is to approach these situations delicately and with an understanding of the motivations of all parties involved. While terrorism is abhorrent, or the Israeli response may be excessive, we have to understand the mindset and motivations of these groups if we hope to change their decisions. If our politicians are unable or unwilling to view possibly explosive situations through the moral and political perspective of the individuals and groups involved and view political situations with a more global perspective, they will never be able to broker a reasonable settlement that is satisfying to everyone involved.
OPINION
Week of JuLY 19-26, 2006
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YOU SAID IT ONLINE A reader disagrees with article about “unfair treatment” of sex offenders In your article “Sex offenders’ treatment should follow Constitution” you fail to mention that sex offenders have committed the most heinous crime against a child with the exception of murder. But it has in fact murdered that child’s soul. Their victims will never be the same. You preach about the rights of sex offenders but you forget the rights of the child. Every child has the right to live in a free and safe environment, and not have to be afraid that some demented pervert will snatch them and abuse and murder them just because they are a child. It seems to me that the only people complaining about the new laws are the sex offenders themselves, someone in their immediate family (wife, girlfreind, etc), the lawyers hired to represent them and the ever-overbearing ACLU. The majority of the people would rather see them put away for life or given the death penalty. You and those people forget about the main thing about the Constitution and that is that we are governed “By the people and of the people.” In every town, city, county, state and nation the people voted those who make the laws in to their postions to do so. Therefore the new laws that you say are against the sex offenders are the voice of the people of our nation. We live in a free country and it may be different all the way around if we had
a different form of government. They wouldn’t have the right to a trial and the right to walk the streets to re-offend again. We could have vigilante law and just hang or shoot them without the benefit of a trial. Would you like that any better? I don’t think so. You complain that the prisoners have to wear badges stating sex offenders and have signs on their cells stating such. And that it just dehumanises them. Well, they are subhumans if they choose to molest a child. The sex offenders should be very thankful that we no longer brand an initioal in their forehead as they did generations ago when they branded women with an “S” meaning ‘scarlet woman’ for all to see. They should also be thankful that we haven’t taken it one step further and give them the death penalty for murder as they have in fact murdered that child’s soul. It has been proven that therapy does NOT help these people stop reoffending. They do re-offend. Every day we read headlines about another child that has been kidnapped, raped and murdered. And by who? A convicted sex offender. They re-offend the first chance they get. You say we are forgetting about the Constitution when we make the laws regarding sex offenders. Do you ever think that if there was such an epidemic of child molesting back when it was originally written that they wouldn’t have put a restriction against them in the Constitution? We read about the ACLU filing law suits FOR sex offenders but never hear or see them filing suits for the children. Makes me wonder why! I am told they are for civil liberties.
Don’t the children have civil liberties? Or are the sex offenders the only ones that have the liberty to continue to molest and murder the children, our future generation? I don’t think so. For every child we heard about being molested there are 100s that we don’t know about. And for every sex offender that we know about there are thousands that are still out their doing their dirty deeds that we don’t know about because they have not been caught yet. Or they manage to get a slick lawyer to get them out of it through the courts and then they are free to do it again. It’s time we as the people of this nation stand up and say enough is enough. You will no longer be free to molest our children. Personally I don’t think the laws are stiff enough pertaining to these people. And if I had my way about it they would either be sent to prison for life without parole, death sentence with NO appeals ot taken to a deserted island just for them and left to feed off themselves. But it’s not up to me and they should be very, very thankful. If one ever touched a child or grandchild of mine they wouldn’t have to worry about what sentence they would get because I personally would sent them straight to hell with a one-way ticket and gladly serve my time for doing it. So be thankful we are at least a free country and they have the rights that we HAVE to give them. Personally I don’t think they should have any rights after the first touch or even thought about touching a child in that way.
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He walked three, struck out three and yielded two unearned runs by virtue of his own throwing error. “I felt like I was getting stronger as the game went on,” Windsor said. “I will settle down next time. It’s a lifelong dream to get here, and now I want to stay a while.” Windsor, the 2004 College World Series MVP with the Titans, got his major league career started by walking the first batter he faced, Roberts, who scored on a single by Tejada before Jeff Conine hit into a double play. Windsor benefited from a double play in the second inning, too, but yielded two unearned runs in the third. With two outs and a runner on third, the rookie fielded a grounder by Tejada and threw the ball far over the head of first baseman Nick Swisher. “That’s just plain stupidity. It didn’t slip at all. It was just a bad throw,” Windsor said. Conine followed with an RBI single for a 3-0 lead. Oakland scored twice in the fourth without a hit, ending the Orioles’ run of 26 straight innings without allowing an earned run. Loewen walked the bases loaded and then walked Mark Ellis to force in a run before committing a balk. Loewen left with a 3-2 lead, but Oakland tied it in the sixth. Jay Payton and Milton Bradley hit singles, and Payton tagged and took third after Markakis made a leaping grab of a liner to right by Bobby Crosby. Payton then scored on the front end of a double steal.
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He has enjoyed the camaraderie amongst his Angel teammates, calling all-star right fielder Vladimir Guerrero “the most amazing hitter I’ve ever seen” on the field and “a little jokester” backs on June 23 is the third-longest in the clubhouse. home run in the nine-year history of The native Floridian enjoys the West the Phoenix ballpark, now known as Coast surroundings that have served as Chase Field. a backdrop to his explosive debut. On defense, Napoli has displayed a “It’s been hot lately but I love the humbled professionalism in handling great weather and the beaches, espehis veteran pitching staff. cially Newport,” Napoli said. “I’m back there giving my best sugThe backstop was born on Halgestions based on what I see the hit- loween. He said he enjoys celebrating ters are doing,” Napoli said in regards both events at once. to his pitch-calling duties. “They go Drafted in the 17th round out of [with a different suggestion] if they high school by the Angels in 2000, are not comfortable.” Napoli fondly recalled the evening of The rookie has drawn praise from October 27, 2002, as the minor league Angel manager Mike Scioscia, a two- farmhand watched the Angels beat the time all-star catcher in his 13 seasons San Francisco Giants by a score of 4in the Major Leagues. 1 to capture the franchise’s first World “Mike is a good receiver,” Scios- Series title. cia said in an MLB.com interview. “I was sitting on the couch in Flor“He has soft hands, ida drinking a “My goals are to get and while his arm cold one,” Namay not be quite as poli said. into the playoffs, where strong as the others, With Napoli’s he has a good reemergence as a anything can happen. rookie, it is clear lease and he is very accurate.” the Angels have I’m just going to go out plucked a solid Napoli attributed professional growth newcomer, once as a catcher since and keep doing what I’m considered a coming under Scidiamond in the doing.” oscia’s tutelage. rough. “I feel like I have This season, come a long way,” Napoli’s bat and Mike Napoli, Angels Catcher Napoli said. glove have been A level-headed a godsend for a Napoli has not experienced a culture team that needed a presence from beshock since his promotion from the hind the plate. long bus trips and greasy take-out food Napoli’s relaxed demeanor has enof the minor leagues compared to the abled him to take it in stride, though five-star luxury of Major League life. his present-day goals differ slightly “It’s not too different; you get rec- from those he set in spring training. ognized more and a lot more people Should Napoli keep up his hitting, want your autograph,” Napoli said. and continue to play well, despite the
Week of JuLY 19-26, 2006
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Mike Napoli has established himself as the Angels’ No. 1 catcher after starting the season with 12 home runs in only 149 Major League at-bats in 2006. fact that many catchers tend to break down later in the year due to the wear and tear from the most demanding position on the field, he might just have three things to look forward to and cel-
ebrate come late October. “My goals are to get into the playoffs, where anything can happen,” Napoli said. “I’m just going to go out and keep doing what I’m doing.”
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Rookie Seizes His Chance to Shine Longshot Napoli has given the Angels a much needed boost after being called up BY adam levy Summer Titan Asst. News Editor
With one crack of the bat, Los Angeles Angels catcher Mike Napoli had instantly arrived, sending a 1-2 pitch from Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander out of the ballpark. In a 7-2 Angels win on May 4 at Detroit, Napoli’s home run made him the 92nd ballplayer in history to hit one out of the park in his first Major League at bat. “Everything just happened so quickly,” said Napoli in a phone interview about his thunderous entrance into the big league stratosphere. “It was about two weeks later when it really sank in.” Since that day, Napoli has become an everyday starter for the Angels and has emerged as one of Major League Baseball’s top rookies during the 2006 season. The stocky 24-year-old Florida native has established himself as a potent bat in the heart of the Angels batting order with a .282 batting average, 12 home runs and 29 RBIs since his major league debut on May 4. With only 149 at-bats under his belt, early in his Major League career, Napoli has also shown the aptitude for knowing the strike zone.
He has collected 29 walks and his on-base percentage currently sits at .412. Entering the season, Napoli was somewhat of an unknown commodity despite leading the Texas League in home runs two consecutive years. He was considered a long shot to play in the shadow of the “Big A” this season, since Jeff Mathis, the Angels’ highly touted 23-year-old catcher, was tabbed as the heir apparent to the position after Bengie Molina defected via free agency over the winter. “Jeff is actually one of my good friends,” Napoli said. “He’s going to show he is a good ballplayer, just maybe not with us.” After batting .103 over the season’s first month, Mathis was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on May 4, clearing the way for the Napoli’s powerful bat. Despite his inexperience at the Major League level, Napoli has shown good posture in handling his duties on both sides of the plate. The 24-year-old has hit home runs off elite big league pitchers such as Verlander, Cleveland Indians lefthander C.C. Sabathia, and 2003 American League Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay. His estimated 470-foot shot in a 92 road win over the Arizona Diamon-
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A former 17th round draft pick by the Angels in 2000, starting catcher Mike Napoli is one of top rookies in the majors.
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Baltimore Spoils Former Titan Windsor’s Big League Debut From the Associated Press
Their rookie starter gave up six walks, hit two batters and committed a balk in five innings. They allowed a successful double steal, couldn’t once retire the side in order and blew a 3-0 lead. And still, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Monday night. Melvin Mora and Miguel Tejada hit run-scoring singles in the seventh inning, and the Orioles received another fine performance from the bullpen in their season-high tying third straight
victory. “It’s a good feeling we’ve got in the clubhouse now,” said Mora, who had two hits. Oakland won three of four in Boston coming off the All-Star break, but the Athletics didn’t look like a first-place club in Baltimore. They got only five hits, went 0-for11 with runners in scoring position and permitted two unearned runs. “That wasn’t a very well-played game,” Oakland manager Ken Macha said. Brian Roberts went 2-for-2 with two walks for the Orioles, who went up 5-3
against former CSUF hurler Kirk Saa-
“I will settle down next time. It’s a lifelong dream to get here, and now I want to stay awhile.” Jason Windsor, A’s Pitcher rloos (3-6) in the seventh.
Nick Markakis and Roberts hit one-out singles before Brandon Fahey bounced into a force play at second. Mora then lined a single to center and Tejada grounded a single up the middle. “We need those guys to hit like that,” Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said of Mora and Tejada, the Nos. 3 and 4 batters. “They’re the meat of our lineup. They’ve been coming through lately, and that’s a good sign.” Kurt Birkins (5-1) worked the seventh, Todd Williams gave up a hit in the eighth and Chris Ray got three outs
to earn his 23rd save in 24 chances. Recalled from Triple-A Ottawa on Friday for a second stint with the Orioles, starter Adam Loewen gave up one hit and struck out five in five innings. But the left-hander struggled with his control for much of the night. “It was frustrating at times, but we won,” Loewen said. Oakland starter Jason Windsor allowed three runs and five hits over five innings in his major league debut.
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