Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) articles from May 2001

Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) archives from May 2001

Erstad's knee is the problem.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Rosenberg ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Angels center fielder Darin Erstad said Sunday he had no idea what tests were in store for him Monday, but he hoped to discover the cause of stiffness and spasms in his lower back. ``You're...

Lo Duca back in lineup _ momentarily _ for Dodgers.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada CINCINNATI _ Dodgers catcher Paul Lo Duca was in the starting lineup for the first time since April 19, missing nine games with a strained left hamstring. But he was scratched shortly before game time Tuesday...

Sanders stars in return to diamond.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada CINCINNATI _ Before stepping on the field for the first time in 1,364 days, Deion Sanders was saying something about how he is just... you know, kind of normal, ordinary. ``I'm a Denny's-type guy," said Sanders,...

Malone, Perez link by cash team risked on pitcher.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada LOS ANGELS _ They fit together perfectly, like a vertical line and the letter `S.' When wedded, you get a dollar sign. And, really, is there a better symbol or what Kevin Malone and Carlos Perez have meant to the...

Reviews of new movies from a family perspective.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Holly McClure "Driven" (PG-13) Best for: Mature kids who can handle the crash scenes to adult racing enthusiasts What it's about: When rookie racing driver Jimmy Bly (Kip Pardue) gets overwhelmed with success and begins to...

`Catch a Fire' reforged reggae and more.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Ben Wener It's only fitting that reggae's most crucial album would get a reissue treatment typically reserved for the greatest albums of all time _ though such a thorough overhauling has been overdue for at least a decade. The...

These features matter in a home indoor bike.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Lisa Liddane After years of being a phenomenon in gyms and health clubs, indoor group cycling has spawned a fitness offspring: personal indoor cycling. This means a solo ride at home on an indoor bike similar to those used in...

Avs win in L.A., take 2-1 edge in series.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Plunkett LOS ANGELES _ The Colorado Avalanche's talented forwards already have speed and skill. They don't need help scoring goals. They got it anyway Monday night and helped themselves to a 4-3 victory over the Kings at...

Avs pay price for victory as Sakic goes down.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Plunkett and Dan Wood LOS ANGELES _ The Colorado Avalanche gained the upper hand in its second-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Kings by scoring a 4-3 triumph in Game 3 on Monday night at Staples Center, but the...

Avs leave Kings down, nearly out.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Mark Whicker LOS ANGELES _ They are not dead, not even seriously ill. Nothing, at first glance, indicates the Kings cannot keep up with the Colorado Avalanche in this Western semifinal playoff series, not even after their 4-3 loss...

Home design notes.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Nick Harder If you don't want to spend the usual costs of solid surface materials for your kitchen or bath yet want the upscale look, Wilsonart says it has something special just for you. It's the new Mystique collection priced...

Home improvement notebook.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Nick Harder Is it dry yet? That may be one of the most frequently asked questions by a do-it-yourselfer, particularly for those who are trying to paint wall-repair spackling. The problem is, how do you know for sure when...

A good handyman is a prize.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Nick Harder Hiring a handyman isn't nearly as complicated as hiring a contractor, but the results can be just as good or as catastrophic. There are good reasons to start out on the right footing to keep your home project on a firm...

No prince of a deal for Wally Dollase.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Larry Bortstein SANTA ANA, Calif. _ Wally Dollase stood in front of his barn at Santa Anita Race Track on Monday morning taking in the cool air and watching the 24 horses under his care go about their time-honored rituals. He...

`Rocky' still packs a mean punch.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Vern Perry This week's DVD picks include the Oscar-winning story of the ultimate underdog and new episodes of one of the most unusual and fascinating TV series ever made. We'll begin with the movie that launched the career of...

Orange, Calif.-Based Bank Takes a $1.2 Million Fraud Hit.
May 1, 2001... Byline: James B. Kelleher May 1--BYL Bancorp, which revealed in March that it had been ripped off by fraudsters, has deducted the $1.2 million it thinks it lost in the scam from fourth-quarter 2000 earnings. The move wiped out BYL's...

Wealth Diminishes for Founders of Irvine, Calif., Communications Chip Maker.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Chris Farnsworth May 1--IRVINE, Calif.--Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli have seen their wealth diminished by about $8 billion apiece due to the slide in the communications chip-maker's stock since...

Irvine, Calif.-Based Ford Dealership Plans to Sell 5 Brands in Phoenix, Ariz.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Elizabeth Aguilera May 1--Irvine, Calif.--In the auto dealership of the future, a prospective buyer may be able to pound a Land Rover over an off-road track or slide a Jag or Lincoln into a test turn. The customer then could sit...

Pump Prices Hit a New Record.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Anne C. Mulkern May 1--California gas prices surged Monday to a record-high average of $1.87 per gallon. Pump prices for regular gas jumped four cents in a week to top the previous record of $1.85 set Sept. 11, 2000, a survey...

Orange County, Calif., Manufacturing Output Declines.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Jan Norman May 1--Orange County's manufacturing sector contracted during the first quarter, according to a report released Monday by Chapman University in Orange. In Orange County, production, new orders and employment declined...

It's a Rapp: Pitcher earns first victory.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Art Thompson III ANAHEIM _ The search is over for Pat Rapp. With help from the Angels' relief corps, Rapp finally nabbed his first victory this season on his sixth try. Troy Glaus, who had been in a frustrating slump, drove in...

Angels defeat White Sox.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Art Thompson III ANAHEIM _ The search is over for Pat Rapp. With help from the Angels relief corps, Rapp finally nabbed his first victory this season on his sixth try. Troy Glaus, who had been in a frustrating slump, drove in...

Lakers prepare for wide-open, full-court game.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Kevin Ding EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ The Lakers talked amongst themselves Tuesday morning, wondering what kind of practice Phil Jackson would have for them. With there being five days until the next game and the opposition in that game...

CART's Brack, da Matta and Carpentier lay down tracks.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Marcia C. Smith LONG BEACH, Calif. _ The bones, the bodies and the eardrums shake and shudder, not from speed but from sound in this tiny Pioneer studio where racers are playing rock and roll. It was Wednesday, five days before...

Indoor cycling is not without injury risk.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Lisa Liddane As indoor group cycling becomes more popular, we're learning more about an aspect of this workout: injuries _ and how to prevent them. You might think this workout doesn't overly stress the joints and ligaments....

How you can recognize, prevent osteoporosis.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Lisa Liddane Osteoporosis is like a silent, long-term termite infestation in a house of wood. Over time, bone becomes more porous, fragile and prone to breaking. Here, answers about osteoporosis from interviews with Dr. Eric...

Make no bones about it: Men can get osteoporosis, too.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Lisa Liddane ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Odis Thompson, like other octogenarians, chalked up the pain in his back and hip to aging and injuries he suffered as a truck driver decades ago. So the 81-year-old square-dancing enthusiast from...

Somers' cancer treatment decision draws fire.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Lisa Liddane ANAHEIM, Calif. _ It was the buzz in some places where breast cancer hits home. At a recent breast-cancer support group meeting at the Anaheim Memorial Medical Center. At an oncologist's office in Orange,...

Aloha Airlines Launches Orange County, Calif.-Honolulu Flights.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Gary A. Warner May 2--HONOLULU--The flight that almost wasn't touched down at Honolulu International Airport five minutes early on Tuesday afternoon, disgorging 78 beaming Orange County passengers who got to the islands without...

Pentagon Insiders Question Weaknesses of Missile Defense Test Program.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Chris Knap May 2--Pres. Bush's support for the National Missile Defense system comes in spite of new criticism this year from some military supporters worried that unrealistic schedules and artificial test regimens are doing more...

Bush's Support of National Missile Defense System Pleases Aerospace Companies.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Chris Knap May 2--President George W. Bush said Tuesday that the United States will move forward on a national anti-missile defense system and that decision will have a direct impact on Orange County. "We must seek security...

Orange County, Calif., near the Top in Job Creation, Census Shows.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Jan Norman May 2--Orange County was a job creation machine in the late `90s, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. In fact, Orange County ranks second among all U.S. counties in non-government jobs created from March 1998 to...

Tech Industry Helps Orange County, Calif., Jobless Rate Remain Remarkably Low.
May 2, 2001... May 2--In March, 1999, Aliso Viejo-based Fluor Corp. announced it was cutting 5,000 jobs, and Ingram Micro of Santa Ana chimed in that it would lop off 1,400 jobs. While those layoffs made headlines, something quite different was occurring...

Southern California Likely Will Keep Adding Jobs, At Least in the Near Future.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Hieger May 2--Expect Southern California to be still adding jobs three to six months from now. That is the upshot of a report released Tuesday by California State University, Fullerton, that's modestly optimistic about...

Company, Microsoft to Create Video Game Based on `The Matrix'.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Chris Farnsworth May 2--IRVINE, Calif.--Interplay Entertainment Corp. is bringing Microsoft Corp. into "The Matrix." The video-game producer has signed a deal with Microsoft to create a game based on the hit science-fiction film...

Domino effect hurts Erstad.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Rosenberg ANAHEIM _ The troublesome swing of May started with a misstep in the winter. Angels center fielder Darin Erstad tweaked his right knee when he slipped during conditioning drills in the offseason. He said it...

Angels hammer White Sox.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Rosenberg ANAHEIM _ The balls fell in beyond the reach of outstretched gloves, and this time they were off the bats of the Angels. After watching opponents get every possible break imaginable this season, the Angels...

Support is not a problem for Brown against the Reds.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada CINCINNATI _ For someone who led the National League last year with a 2.58 ERA and held opponents to three runs or fewer in 28 of his 33 starts, Kevin Brown went through some incredibly long stretches without earning...

Lakers' chemistry is better, but so is performance of returning cast.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Kevin Ding EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ The Lakers have not lost in a month - 11 games to be exact - and improved chemistry has been credited for their streak. Overlooked in the analysis has been the underlying fact so many Lakers have...

Kings on thin ice; trail 3-1 in series.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Bill Plunkett LOS ANGELES _ Luck might have smiled on the Kings at times in their first-round upset of the Detroit Red Wings. Now luck is laughing at them, and the Colorado Avalanche is showing its teeth. The Kings...

Comrades step up in Sakic's absence.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Dan Wood LOS ANGELES _ The Colorado Avalanche is nearly everyone's Stanley Cup favorite this year for one reason. With team captain and leading scorer Joe Sakic sidelined by a shoulder injury, Colorado put its tremendous depth...

Kings' defensemen undeterred by minus woes.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Bill Plunkett and Dan Wood LOS ANGELES _ It's a tough job, but someone had to do it. Undeterred by their minus-4 rating in Game 3 when Kings defensemen Mattias Norstrom and Jere Karalahti were on the ice for all the Colorado...

Answer is: Kings just aren't as good as Avalanche.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Jeff Miller LOS ANGELES _ He had been answering questions for several minutes, groping for insight and silver linings, when Bryan Smolinski became a balloon that just lost its last gasp of air. "Somehow," the Kings center...

On a Mexican culinary tour, famed chef Rick Bayless shares recipes.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Cathy Thomas Two vans, packed with culinary truth-seekers, traveled east through the mountains, from Mexico City to Tlaxcala, the capital of Mexico's smallest state. In this picturesque colonial town, we began our classes with Rick...

The Rock talks: With a part in `Mummy,' wrestler is no dummy.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Barry Koltnow The significance of the day on which this interview took place (April 21) was not lost on Dwayne Johnson. Exactly six years ago, Johnson _ better known to millions of professional wrestling fans as The Rock _ was...

Federal Reserve Bank Chief Predicts No Recession in California.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Diana McCabe May 3--COSTA MESA, Calif.--California might get hit harder in the current national slowdown than the rest of the country, but isn't likely to slide into a recession, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President...

Mexico Trade Center in California Is Off to Slow Start.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Elizabeth Aguilera May 3--SANTA ANA, Calif.--The crowd disappeared when Mexican President Vicente Fox left. The fanfare's over. But inside the first-ever Mexico Trade Center, on the tenth floor of Santa Ana's International...

Ailing Costa Mesa, Calif.-Area Ticketing Service Gets a $15 Million Infusion.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Tamara Chuang May 3--COSTA MESA, Calif.--The struggling Tickets.com is struggling a bit less these days. The ticketing-service company said Wednesday that it obtained $15 million in new funding one week before it plans to appeal...

Valdes shows his mettle.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Rosenberg ANAHEIM _ Darin Erstad is an Ismael Valdes fan. Erstad, the guy lauded for having too much heart, said he enjoys playing behind the one criticized by former Dodgers teammates for not having enough. No one on...

Dodgers fall to Cubs.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada CHICAGO _ Chan Ho Park wheeled and fired, then buckled on the mound with a back spasm. He doubled over, hands on knees, wincing in pain, and at that point he was done. With Park went the game, a 4-0 loss Friday to...

Hundley doesn't miss circus atmosphere in L.A.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada CHICAGO _ Todd Hundley is a Chicago Cub now and glad, thank you. Even with the Dodgers in first place in the National League West and playing decent baseball, there seemingly are daily reminders he is better off...

Prokopec, Dodgers enjoy a wild ride.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada CINCINNATI _ Luke Prokopec became the third Dodgers pitcher this season to flirt with a no-hitter, and had he succeeded Thursday it would have been one of the most unsightly ever thrown. The rookie walked five...

Jackson takes shot at Kings.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Kevin Ding EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ All sorts of relevant but somewhat dry topics had come and gone as Phil Jackson discussed, for about 15 minutes, the upcoming Western Conference semifinal matchup between his Lakers and the...

Soft Boys: If you miss `em, you're just a loser.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Ben Wener Just so you don't think you're the only one who has ever felt inferior listening to everyone else rave about That Amazing Show that you, clearly a loser, neglected to notice, permit me to share how I missed out on what...

Palm trees experience a rebirth in popularity.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Valerie Takahama FULLERTON, Calif. _ Bill Dickenson has more varieties of palm trees at his Fullerton home than most people know exist. But like many palm nuts, he is not content to tend solely to his own garden, no matter how lush...

Being American is not just birthright; it evolves by generations.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Yvette Cabrera Cecilia Quintanilla Lopez has been mistaken for Mexican so often that she hardly notices the error. But what does irritate the native of El Salvador, who became a U.S. citizen in 1990, is when people call her...

After the fall, Black April's shadow remains.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Anh Do We call it Black April _ this day that changed our lives when Saigon fell, 26 years ago _ and madness and miracles brought many Vietnamese migrants to this county. I have talked to hundreds of people about their passage and...

HEADLINE HERE.
May 4, 2001... Byline: JENIFER B. McKim Taking a helping hand on the road The Episcopal Service Alliance deploys vans filled with food and funds. May 4, 2001 A woman in a small white van drives to San Clemente and parks on a street just...

Cue your CD and let the Federal Trade Commission blow.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Ben Wener Stop me if you think you've heard this one before. Apparently the Federal Trade Commission is displeased with the record industry's attempts to stop marketing violent and lewd material to kids _ attempts that, from...

Baffert at the center of attention for Derby.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Steve Bisheff LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ They are the smallest players with the biggest roles in America's most famous horse race. The kid and the veteran. The rookie who never has appeared in this thing, and the comebacking Hall of...

It's a family affair for the Hancocks.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Larry Bortstein ``It's still the best thing that ever happened to me," Arthur Hancock III was saying from his Stone Farm in Paris, Ky. Hancock, a third-generation member of one of the leading families in thoroughbred racing and...

Pastor sees similarities in his careers as federal agent, clergyman.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Jenifer B. McKim LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. _ When a struggling family comes to Karl Ullrich at the Episcopal Service Alliance for food, diapers or a month's rent, the Laguna Niguel pastor does what he can, no questions asked. Yet...

Aiming for Afrobeat? Target: Brooklyn.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Ben Wener Afrobeat isn't something American kids learn how to play in their garages. A sinewy, complex mix of James Brown, free jazz, African highlife and Nigerian rhythms _ all defiantly delivered to rally the underclass against...

`Superman' is super on DVD.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Vern Perry Special editions of a classic comic book film, a classic Roman spectacle and a fun new Disney animated tale are this week's DVD picks. We'll begin with a movie that has been called the best film ever made from a...

Tie Domi sparks fan outrage.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Randy Youngman The readers always write when they're upset (and sometimes even when they agree): From Scott Nelson, via E-mail: "Did you get a load of Toronto goon Tie Domi last night? He should be tortured, dismembered and...

Regulators Fail to Approve Orange, Calif.-Based Bank Merger in Time.
May 4, 2001... Byline: James B. Kelleher May 4--BYL Bancorp's $39 million sale to People's Bank of California has collapsed. The Orange-based company, which has stumbled repeatedly in recent months, said in a terse statement late Wednesday that Los...

Bush Combats the California Energy Crisis with U.S. Conservation Order.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Dena Bunis May 4--WASHINGTON, D.C.--President George W. Bush's order that federal agencies conserve every megawatt they can is the best way he can help California live through a hot summer of expected blackouts, the nation's energy...

Winemaker Acts to Fight Rodents at Disney's California Adventure.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Danielle Herubin May 4--ANAHEIM, Calif.--You'd think no one would hurt a mouse at Disneyland. Or that if they did, Mickey Mouse might have something to say about it. But winemaker Robert Mondavi, apparently oblivious to...

Gas Prices Hover around $2 in Orange County, Calif.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Anne C. Mulkern May 4--Orange County's average gas price jumped to $1.95 per gallon Thursday as a statewide run-up in gas prices accelerated. A weekly survey by The Orange County Register showed that many stations in southern...

California Gives Seniors the Right to Sue Medicare-Contracted Health Plans.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Mayrav Saar May 4--SAN FRANCISCO--A Huntington Beach man's struggle led to a legal victory for 1.5 million California seniors, who Thursday were given the right to sue their Medicare-contracted HMOs for damages by the state Supreme...

Bush Proposes Budget Cuts for Export-Import Bank.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Edward Klump May 4--When Daniel Ng negotiates a deal to export his computer modems, there's one ingredient overseas buyers often demand: credit. Ng can extend them credit -- and thus close the deal -- because he has protection...

Angels defeat Tigers.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Rosenberg ANAHEIM _ Bengie Molina should have been taking his lead off third base, waiting for David Eckstein or maybe Darin Erstad to drive him home. The Angels were in the middle of a seventh-inning rally, and Molina...

Power emergency has failed to bring out team spirit.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Kate Berry SANTA ANA, Calif. _ As California faces the worst energy crisis in its history, provincial politics, stubborn corporations and not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) attitudes are interfering with the state's ability to find a broad...

Croissant Venture Finds Success in California, Other Airports.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Elizabeth Aguilera May 5--Airports, jails and schools have one thing in common a captive audience. And the airport crowd is a good bet to have money and an appetite for healthy fare. Sayed Ali capitalized on this when he...

Energy Executives Make Millions Selling to Deregulated Market in California.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Chris Knap May 5--Executives at the largest energy companies selling power into California saw their compensation rise an average of 253 percent last year, with one top executive collecting more than $100 million. Call it a...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner Column.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Lansner May 5--It's a visually disgusting idea. However, to use a bad phrase, it's also red hot. H.J. Heinz, the folks who 120 years back pioneered the ketchup business, are now tinkering with the sauce's key identity:...

Salmon delivers as DH.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Larry Bortstein ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Tim Salmon's nose still was red and his stomach still ouchy after the Angels' game against the Detroit Tigers at Edison Field on Sunday. But after missing two games with a sinus condition and...

Cubs sweep Dodgers.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Robert Kuwada CHICAGO _ On a day Eric Gagne worked seven strong innings and restored some semblance of control over his standing in the starting rotation, the Dodgers were done in by a series of other problems. In a 3-2 loss to...

Stojakovic goes cold at wrong time for Kings.
May 6, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ If the Kings are to turn things around after losing four of the first five games against the Lakers this season, one problem had better be solved: Sacramento small forward Peja Stojakovic needs to start shooting better. ...

Shaq leaves Kings behind.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Kevin Ding LOS ANGELES _ It has happened enough times that the pattern is now clear: The first time you run up against Shaquille O'Neal, you will be overwhelmed. Whether you're Joe Blow who happens to see O'Neal towering over...

Lakers know the score: defense is best offense.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Kevin Ding LOS ANGELES _ Before the season, the Lakers were inundated with questions about how to approach defending their NBA title. They wound up settling on the notion they would not so much defend their crown as try to get...

Pollard roadkill on Highway 34.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Jeff Miller LOS ANGELES _ Scot Pollard pulled out his pigtail, wiped at those hamster pelts he calls sideburns and donned his smoke-tinted glasses. Then one of the NBA's most mixed nuts, one of the players Phil Jackson was...

Kings will try to put O'Neal under wraps.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Mark Whicker LOS ANGELES _ When asked if this was the best of Shaquille O'Neal, Derek Fisher never hesitated: "No." Fisher's memory stretches at least 13 months. Last year, in a different Game 1 against a very different...

Crackling heard before tree fell at Disneyland.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Danielle Herubin and Bill Rams ANAHEIM, Calif. _ First there was a crackling sound. Then someone screamed, ``Run!" On Saturday, visitors injured by a toppling 20-foot cork oak tree on Friday recounted the terror. They described...