Yet Gates describes praised him spells out as "a brilliant, eccentric and stubborn character" who should be emulated. Every player can relate to overcoming adversity, if not in a historical sense. In a significant legal victory for thousands of former Los Angeles County jail inmates, a federal court judge has ruled that jail officials violated the prisoners' constitutional rights when they had them sleep on concrete floors because of chronic overcrowding. U. S District Judge Dean D. They launched classified versions of the Wikipedia and MySpace websites, so analysts from different agencies could collaborate online. Nearly half the nation's analysts have joined the government since 2001. We represent a separate reality. Add to our own massive numbers the 20 million tourists who descend upon us in their plaid shorts, striped shirts and white-stocking sandals every summer to vacation amid the mammalian clutter of a large, soulless metropolis. Hennigan, a Los Angeles attorney who has defended such high-profile tax clients as baseball's Darryl Strawberry, said Snipes' case was hardly unique. "It's fairly common for people who don't want to pay taxes to cite some obscure court case from 100 years ago, or some statute that, if held up to a mirror and turned around three times, would say something else," Hennigan said. Snipes' plan to shift blame to his codefendants could be a tough sell to a judge or jury if, as the government contends, the actor's longtime tax advisor told him in June 2000 that the 861 argument was bogus and that he was subject to federal taxes and bound by law to file returns. Instead, Snipes allegedly ignored his unidentified advisor and relied instead on the advice of Kahn, whose business underwent a metamorphosis of sorts three years ago. In August 2003, Kahn moved American Rights Litigators to Mount Dora, Fla. , 40 miles northwest of Orlando, and began operating as the Guiding Light of God Ministries, according to records and interviews. Its headquarters were a second-story walk-up office in a quaint downtown business district known mostly for its gift shops. Kahn ran afoul of city officials when he refused to get a business license. "And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk. "Harmon said he has worked three times this year with Daly, but he said Daly's behavior at the PODS Championship was enough to end the short-lived relationship. Daly, playing on a sponsor's exemption because he no longer has his full PGA Tour card, spent a 2 1/2 -hour rain delay during the first round in a Hooters corporate tent behind the 17th green at Innisbrook.

insist they behave and give them consequences if they don't. " She dispenses approval and discipline in equal measure. In her tidy home in the foothills of the San Gabriels, there are chore lists posted on the walls and rules about everything from how to behave at the dinner table to how to clean the bathtub . Chaparral accounts for more than 95% of the acreage burned each year by wildfire . greg. griggsOn Monday, about 12,000 campers and fishermen were evacuated from the recreation area when the fire erupted in the mountainous forest. Because of the isolated terrain, fire crews were unable to reach the blaze for the first few days and relied on water-dropping aircraft to stem the flames. But by the end of the day Friday, roughly 850 firefighters were battling the blaze on all fronts, with more than 100 others working in command posts, Lindquist said. They were assisted by two air tankers and 16 water-dropping helicopters. The cause of the blaze, which so far has cost more than $1 . 4 million to fight, is under investigation. Los Padres, the secondlargest national forest in the state, encompasses about 1. 75 million acres of central California's coast and mountain ranges. The forest, which includes the famed Big Sur coastline, stretches from Monterey County into northern San Luis Obispo County and Ventura, Santa Barbara and Kern counties. According to the Forest Service, wildfires have burned a total of more than 2. 3 million acres in the Los Padres forest since 1912, for a historic average of nearly 25,000 acres annually . District Court, Palfrey said she was "genuinely sorry" about outing Tobias, a 65-year-old married father of four . They learned to clear brush regularly to create defensible space around the house . Congressional Democrats' growing frustration with Martin could hinder his agenda. The specific charges and pleas will become public next week, when Vick shows up and says, yup, he did it. That will trigger new rounds of stories that may have little to do with the legal action, but much to do with public opinion. We have already heard about dogs fighting each other to the death, an illegal activity, for the amusement of Vick and his friends. It would be nice if the Marlins drew more fans and spent more money -- rival owners subsidize their entire payroll via revenue sharing -- and perhaps that new stadium will help on both fronts. The ballplayer's favorite cliche is this: Don't worry about things you can't control That's Beinfest in a nutshell.

Serena Williams is a great tennis player, but not a great champion . That could lead to more departures as some find themselves with less responsibility, according to one person who, like the others, spoke on condition of anonymity. Yahoo is under rising pressure to prove that it's worth more than the $47. 5 billion Microsoft had offered to buy it . Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak finished second in the vote for NBA executive of the year, a near-turnaround from an off-season in which he presided over a franchise that teetered on the edge. Boston General Manager Danny Ainge won the award, announced by the Sporting News, which polled general managers and other executives from all 30 NBA teams . In a nightmare scenario, the two lakes could merge, punch through the natural but unstable moraine dams holding them back, and go cascading into the valley, picking up debris as they thunder downhill. A 2002 study estimated that such a rupture could send 14 billion gallons of water barreling toward Punakha, though not all of it would reach the valley. Mistakes in defensive rotations have often led to uncontested shots for opponents and headaches for Coach Mike Dunleavy. "For us, it starts on the defensive end of the floor," Dunleavy said. That's what grown-up people do. "*The personal cold war may be taking a toll on boxing. If the rival promoters were working together, some seemingly natural, high-profile fights might include Top Rank's Pacquiao vs. 16