Lorrin Koran of Stanford University said the discrepancy between the older and more recent findings might be attributable to the small size of the studies or multiple causes of the conditions.The two trials, which involved 15 and 17 subjects, respectively, were published in two psychiatry journals.An estimated 1.2 million Americans suffer from kleptomania, and a recent survey suggested that 6% of the population could be susceptible to compulsive buying.. "He did it in '93, after the first allegations and I think he can do it again. The money benefits the historical society.There was the former fire chief who, responding to what turned out to be a false alarm, became the first in the department to die in the line of duty; a stuntwoman who plummeted to her death when a parachute she was testing for her husband failed to open; a man who spoke about the birth of a thriving black community; and the so-called "Bingo Baron" whose caddish behavior brought lowbrow to Long Beach."We chose the best stories from the past nine years," said Roxanne Patmor, a Long Beach Historical Society board member who pored over volumes of newspaper clippings and books in the last four months to write the 11 vignettes acted out Saturday "These people are forgotten. Vans were allowed past checkpoints set up by Lopez Obrador supporters to drop off cases of soda, water, cookies, bread and cold cuts. He uses this as a rallying cry to all who fail to understand the play, assuring them they are not alone and reassuring those who missed the production that it was a waste of time.Martinez then spins a quaint yarn of his own about goats and other animals he's known, but not loved, in order "to be washed clean" of Albee's play.In the current political climate of anti-intellectualism, such posturing against the "cognoscenti," and reducing such a brilliant playwright and play to a mere obsession with barnyard antics, is not only frightening but unworthy of The Times' Calendar section, a forum for the arts and culture.You don't need a PhD in drama or Greek mythology to find Albee's play moving and disturbing.

"It's in Sinn Fein's interest to make a clear break," he said.Little wonder that Sinn Fein leaders were not asked to the White House for St Patrick's Day on Thursday, as they have been in the past. Japanese capital and technology could significantly accelerate India's growth, thereby stabilizing the Asian balance of power.Washington is making other moves. Financial futures prices show a better-than-even chance of a federal funds rate of 5% by May and give even shorter odds of rates at that level by July.Governors Randall S Kroszner and Kevin M. companies with investments in Israel.That position elicited a strong reaction from some Jewish teachers and organizations."What am I spending my union dues for? For this?" asked Roslyn Riboh, a counselor at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys and the daughter of two Holocaust survivors.The teachers union, she said, should be "doing things for kids," not dabbling in international politics.Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, issued a statement saying his organization was "deeply disturbed" by the committee's position, which he characterized as anti-Semitic, and urging Duffy to condemn it.The Anti-Defamation League also issued a statement criticizing the committee for its "deplorable and offensive" action."While the ADL is a strong supporter of everyone's right to free speech, we are concerned that hateful rhetoric will not be productive for anyone during these troubled times," said the statement by Amanda Susskind, regional director of the ADL.A representative of the Human Rights Committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment.mitchell.landsberg. A year ago, 11 police officers were shot and killed inside the camp in a suspected rebel ambush, police say.After refugees chased the police away, the government imposed a blockade on the camp, cutting off trade and traffic with Nyala.No longer could refugees travel to town to swap oil, grain and homemade crafts for soap, clothing and cooking pots.

It just means that their information must be handled with care. Nifong will announce that he is not going to pursue this case further," said Wade Smith, one of the lawyers for the athletes. Services on both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur will be conducted by Rabbi Jonathan Klein in the "inclusive communal setting" of the USC Hillel Foundation next to campus.Besides helping students explore their Jewishness, Mercer said, Tikkun olam, the Jewish principle of "healing the world," "is a major focus of what we do."USC Hillel students are currently putting together a consciousness-raising campaign called "Never Forget, Save Darfur" and expect to spend spring break helping clean up the Gulf Coast, post-hurricanes, with students from the campus NAACP.Many of the estimated 3,000-plus Jewish students at Valley and Pierce colleges live at home and attend High Holiday services with their families, said Nomi Gordon, executive director of Hillel for the two San Fernando Valley community colleges.Still, Valley and Pierce students can go to services at any of the larger Hillels, including nearby Cal State Northridge.This week, Hillel representatives set up booths on both community college campuses and handed out honey straws for Rosh Hashana. Adorning oaks and deciduous trees throughout coastal California, this stunning lichen has the look of fine lace. You can be born in the ghetto and become president of the country.