Dave Reagan said of the deputies' decision to repeatedly "zap" the animal Wednesday after efforts to restrain it failed.The cow was among three that escaped from a field near the Spokane Valley Mall. He is the son of Cecelia Chiang, founder of the Chinese restaurant Mandarin in Beverly Hills. He wouldn't identify the labels.Although iTunes trumpeted that it sold 2 billion songs last year, 15 billion songs are illegally downloaded yearly, said Eric Garland, CEO of Big Champagne, a Beverly Hills-based online market research firm that specializes in entertainment. "But we know we wouldn't be at this point [in] the Finals without him."Boston Celtics executive Danny Ainge, then coaching Phoenix, once said O'Neal and Bryant were the answer to the question, what would happen if Wilt Chamberlain had played with Michael Jordan.Nevertheless, O'Neal still casts a huge shadow.

A lot of conservatives just don't feel the evidence is clear that he would vote in the conservative bloc."Bush may also turn to Washington attorney Theodore B Olson, the former U.S solicitor general, or to Sen. That stance contradicts the evolving policy of the recently elected government to curb militias.Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric, has won support among the country's poorest and most angry Shiites with sermons that lambaste the "occupiers" and "crusaders," blaming them for Iraq's crises. And the Dove Foundation's co-founder and director Dick Rolfe said his group will screen the movie in advance."They've gone from being a fringe element to people who are understood to have a great appreciation for what middle America is looking for in a film," said Bock. He promised to be a fresh voice, and his charming demeanor and love of rap music earned him the moniker "America's hip-hop mayor."Throughout this campaign, Kilpatrick, who declined to be interviewed for this report, has been noting his accomplishments: more economic development downtown, additional municipal funding drawn from new casinos, and more conventions and sporting events coming to Detroit.But then there were the media reports of questionable charges on a city credit card and allegations that he used city funds to lease a luxury Lincoln Navigator for his family.Kilpatrick proposed slapping a municipal sales tax on fast food, only to raise the ire of burger-lovers citywide. He hasn't eaten meat since 1983, although he'll occasionally have nonfarmed fish."It was never for my health," he says "It started from an animal rights movement. "I don't think people should have dogs like that."Enano is being held at the Pasadena Humane Society on a 10-day rabies quarantine. Two guards at Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch were so frightened of reprisals in 1994 for their pending grand jury testimony that they secretly met with prosecutors to ask about placement in a federal witness protection program, according to testimony Monday from a Santa Barbara County sheriff's commander.The officer, Russ Birchim, was called to the witness stand by defense attorneys, apparently because the guards also told him that their observations of alleged molestation at the Santa Ynez Valley ranch could bring them a pile of cash from tabloid newspapers and TV shows.But Birchim's account of the pair's fearful demeanor 11 years ago dominated his testimony more than their remarks about selling their story.Birchim was one of nine defense witnesses who took the stand Monday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court.

Because their receivers aren't the NFL's fastest, they seldom throw the long pass.The Seahawks showed somewhat more affinity for that kind of football last week when they eliminated the Carolina Panthers, 34-14, on another big passing day for quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.A West Coast offense team, the Seahawks prefer to mix Hasselbeck's short-range passes with runs by Shaun Alexander -- who had a 132-yard game last Sunday -- but Carolina's defensive strength is aggressive cornerback play.And Seattle's coach, Mike Holmgren, designed a game plan to counter that.Holmgren often had his receivers running two-step or double-move patterns -- hitch-and-go routes, for example, or post-corner patterns -- and when Carolina's defensive backs bit on first moves, Seahawk receivers darted away on second moves to catch Hasselbeck's well-placed longer passes.Panthers ErraticHasselbeck, who a week earlier had led Seattle past Washington, 20-10, has had two big passing games against teams that didn't put up much fight.Panther quarterback Jake Delhomme is an erratic passer who has lost his runners to injury and who essentially has only one receiver, Steve Smith.Carolina is, in fact, a one-man team -- the man is Smith -- and he was taken out of the game by the Seattle defense.Along the way, doubling as a punt returner, Smith carried one in for a touchdown.It was Carolina's only touchdown until the game was far advanced in front of Seattle's boisterous fans The Steelers have had no such fan help. Early in their careers, the two returned to their alma mater to teach English. banks and other financial institutions as well, said Nathan Johns, chief of information technology at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees bank deposits in case of insolvency. "We made a last-ditch effort [Sunday] with our top three to four targets."He shook his head and said, "Nobody moved."He wouldn't comment on specific trade proposals, but baseball sources said outfielder-first baseman Adam Dunn of the Cincinnati Reds and first baseman Mike Sweeney of the Kansas City Royals were among players pursued by the Dodgers.However, the Reds weren't eager to part with Dunn and would have done so only in exchange for top prospects and a proven pitcher.The Royals wanted a top prospect and a proven hitter and also refused to pay any of the $25 million Sweeney is owed the next two seasons.DePodesta said Dodger owner Frank McCourt placed no financial constraints on him."Actually, it was quite the opposite," he said. Also curious: on one wall, there is a clock that runs counterclockwise The "11" is where the "1" should be; 2 is 10 and 10 is 2. Dinners, including the show, $10-$15.El Charrua, 221 Caseros; 432-1859.