| Marvelous on Murray Hill
Her first project was a transom for the window over the kitchen door. Next, she tackled the lower staircase window depicting pink and red waterlilies. It took her two years, she said, with many do-overs and lots of advice from her instructor, Jim Forrester. The upper window, depicting koi and a purple waterlily, went much faster -- nine months. Mrs. Short also laid the tile around the new gas fireplace in the living room and in the kitchen floor. "On the day before my daughter's engagement party, I finished the kitchen floor," she said, rolling her eyes. Her husband, who gleefully demonstrated the gas fireplace's remote control, "was the guy in the basement with the tile saw," she said. He also installed greenhouse windows in the living room and kitchen to give her a little more space for her 200 orchids, which overwinter throughout the house.
Toying with success: Actor with Beverly roots cast in 'Pirates of the ...
Though Chin has scored minor parts in shows like "Everybody Hates Chris" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," as well as small roles in upcoming movies like "Bachelor No. 2" and "The Pink Panther 2," the fact he made it onto merchandise confirms his theory about "his look."
For most of his life he was clean-shaven, but when the salesman left Beverly six years ago to pursue an acting career, he grew a goatee and mustache. He believes the image has helped significantly in landing roles, and it was definitely a factor when the toy company Zizzle was deciding which pirates to feature.
"We chose the figures we used in that assortment, and all of our figure assortments, based upon who we knew, or were told by Disney, would have the most significant parts in the movie," said company representative Scott Goldberg, "and for whom we had the best reference to develop accurate likenesses in our figures." That is, the more distinctive or recognizable a character's look, the more likely he was to be immortalized in plastic.
Bicyclist fined $1,050 for traffic infraction
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- Kajuan Cornish didn't know he was such a danger on his bicycle, and now he's facing hefty fees that could have paid for him to have a car. One day after Gov. Timothy M. Kaine admitted the state's so-called abusive driver fees had failed and called for them to be repealed, Cornish was ordered to pay a fee of $1,050 for recklessly operating his 18-speed Huffy in an intersection during rush hour. "A bike with pedals -- a 4-year-old can ride a bike," Cornish said Thursday. "I could see it happen if I'm riding the wrong way down the expressway -- that's dumb." Cornish, 19, doesn't drive and was convicted of reckless driving in Newport News traffic court for a ticket he received after riding his bike across Warwick Boulevard.
Marinelli likes to needle college players
You put the guy on the defensive and then you'll see how he works out of that. You break him down a little bit and see what he's about.'' Marinelli also said a big part of getting information on a player is to talk to his college coaches. Marinelli was asked if he could only talk to one - and only one - coach, who would it be? "I would probably say the strength coach and not even the lead strength coach,'' Marinelli said. "They see that guy in a different light every day. Or the trainer, one of those two guys. The trainer will tell you and the strength coach will sometimes tell you if the guy could've come back earlier on a sprained ankle. Can he play with some pain? What's he like out of that environment? Sometimes it's hard for college coaches to say 'This guy is a bad guy.' And it's on us to go do our research.'' .
Durston hopes second time is the charm
Because of what he has termed a "virtual lockstep with the Bush administration," Dr. Bill Durston is ready to take another run at incumbent Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Gold River) for California's 3rd Congressional District.
This will be the second congressional campaign for the Democrat and political neophyte, who said he wants to end the "career politician's" chokehold on the district and bring a change to the voters. "Politics were never in my game plan," Durston said during an interview with the Ledger Dispatch. "People kept asking me (to run) and I kept asking others to run. I tried to find someone else but they wouldn't, so now it's up to me."
Durston, who has had a long career as an emergency room physician and still pulls six 10-hour days, said he was initially skeptical about running for Congress.
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