The toxins originate from several algae species and vary depending on where a fish was caught.* Affected regions: Most common in the South Pacific and Caribbean. Bradford Wilcox calls Letters From Dad an effort to “domesticate men in the pews.”He’s not surprised it took off.With divorce rates steep — even among faithful churchgoers — religious leaders have long sought creative ways to engage men in family life.The Christian movement Promise Keepers holds boisterous sports-stadium rallies to urge men to be more attentive husbands and fathers. Unified School District for next Tuesday’s game, honoring all youngsters who have improved their attendance in school.No word on the left-field seats, which remain unsold on what still could be another $2 Tuesday “Fight Night,” giving the rowdies a chance to show the kids what will be expected from them in the future at Dodger Stadium.A week ago the folks in left chanted nasty stuff about the fans seated in right, and while it probably would be educational for some of the kids who might be coming to next Tuesday’s game, I’m not sure it’s part of L.A. For some members of the Los Angeles City Council, the ruckus over a recent visit by the Airbus A380 jumbo jet crystallized a gnawing tension between them and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.The mayor, celebrating the plane’s inaugural trip to Los Angeles International Airport, toured the craft with the media in tow as four council members on the runway below were momentarily blocked from joining the entourage — and later complained mightily about it.”The plane holds 550 people, and yet I didn’t think it was going to hold the mayor and a couple of council members at the same time,” Councilwoman Janice Hahn quipped later.In the grand scheme of governing the nation’s second-largest city, the incident may not have amounted to much, but it spoke to a persistent strain between Villaraigosa and some on the 15-member council.And that strain could soon reach far beyond City Hall offices as the council and mayor grapple with many pressing issues, including upcoming cuts in the city’s budget, downtown’s nascent resurgence and efforts to expand the Los Angeles Police Department.During his first year in office, Villaraigosa enjoyed a prolonged honeymoon with the council, rarely encountering resistance to his initiatives.

David Ulin, The Times’ book editor, interviews the writer of novels and nonfiction Royce HallTaylor Branch: 2:30 p.m. But there were no firm estimates of the damage; it was impossible to add up so much destruction.”It’s one of the most depressing things I’ve ever seen,” U.S Sen Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) said.Gov. Just a great player.”A two-time Pac-10 player of the year, Wiggins helped the Cardinal to a 25-point second-half lead before Coach Tara VanDerveer cleared her bench.”I don’t think I’ve ever shot like this,” she said. Jones dropped to 49-3 and has lost his last three fights — two by knockout.The bout was the third between the rivals in less than two years — fourth overall if you count an amateur meeting.Jones had hoped to rebound from the knockout losses to Tarver and Glen Johnson that raised questions about whether he should retire.

They find out they can write checks, mow the lawn.”This is a real tragedy of war.”Whoever said absence makes the heart grow fonder never lived through a military tour. You are sitting in a city, Riverside, that used to be in Mexico That gives us a sense of entitlement. LAFCO, which has jurisdiction over special district boundaries and resolves border disputes among cities “LAFCO can’t touch cities. Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World.”She graduated to better roles and joined the Actors Studio, whose members included Marlon Brando, who used to crash in her one-room apartment.Offstage, Stapleton has been described as being feisty, boisterous, prone to cursing and having a bellowing laugh.The first time she met Burt Lancaster at a party in the 1950s, she asked him why he was wearing sunglasses indoors.

And then something clicks; a connection is made.”After 45 minutes or so, the divers’ air begins to run out, and they start rising to the surface — all tanks and fins and hoses, comically awkward visitors in the realm of the hydrodynamically perfect manta. The lottery joined Mega Millions this summer, but critics questioned its legal authority to do so.(SB 1011 by Sen. In the first race of 2004, Rossi and the revamped Yamaha finished in front, followed by the Hondas of Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau and Alex Barros.”It was a miracle,” Rossi said on the podium in South Africa.After eight more wins, he brought the championship to Yamaha.The switch from Honda was similar to the move by supercross champion Ricky Carmichael, who moved to Suzuki last year after he felt unappreciated at Honda despite winning three national titles. But for now, I can pay interval training the highest possible compliment: So far, no missed cardio workouts.*Times staff writer Rene Lynch can be contacted by e-mail at rene.lynch.. “We have been called for something like this.”McDonald then took his critique of hurricane relief on the road At a meeting two days later led by Sen. As Hardy commented, “We want retirees to think about coming back off the golf course” and going back to work. wasn’t sure what to make of authorities contacting him decades after he lost his family.”You can only imagine what went through this gentleman’s mind,” Long said “Initially he was skeptical.