July 27, 2002
What a nostalgic pleasure it was to read about all those old submarine movies ("In the Periscope: Submarine Standouts," by Susan King, July 24.) And what a lot of them they've made! So why not make even more? It seems like all they need for one is to construct a small set out of boilerplate and pipes, then jiggle the camera, indicating near misses by depth charges, while the actors fall about and the stagehands squirt water through chinks in the bulkheads. GEORGE WEINBERG-HARTER San Diego
April 28, 1999 |
Selling points: Block parties and room to entertain Location: Irvine Asking price: $749,000 Status: For sale * The people who buy Don Rousso's stucco-and-shingle house in Woodbridge Village can probably look forward to having whipped cream squirted on their faces at some point. It's just that kind of place. "It's pretty simple," Rousso says of his home's prime asset. "The most distinguishing thing about the house is the neighborhood. It's very friendly. All the kids playing in the street.
June 12, 2008 |
Roller coasters, simulated or real, aren't the only new rides being rolled out at SoCal theme parks. Here are a few recently opened options, all of them kid-friendly, for summer. Adventures of Curious George, Universal Studios Hollywood What this water-based, 30,000-square-foot play zone has to do with the world's cutest monkey traveling to outer space is anybody's guess. But it promises to get kids very wet, making it the perfect pit stop on blistering summer days. It includes water jets that squirt from the ground; a playground where kids can soak each other with squirt guns; and a bucket the size of a hot tub that periodically tips its contents onto eager splashers.
January 12, 2009 |
It's the hormone that makes people bond with mates and helps mothers fall in love with their babies. Now researchers have shown that oxytocin plays a key role in forming social memories. A dose of oxytocin, administered by nasal spray, made Swiss men much more likely to recognize faces they had seen briefly the day before.
December 14, 2002 |
Scientists have reported completion of a draft genome of the sea squirt, Ciona intestinalis. The squirt, noted the authors in Science, is important to understand because it is probably similar to the kind of animal that gave rise to all vertebrates, including human beings.
September 25, 2000 |
With nemesis Flame Thrower back in the barn at Santa Anita, Squirtle Squirt returned to the winner's circle Sunday at Fairplex Park, winning the $101,475 Barretts Juvenile Stakes by 6 1/2 lengths. Squirtle Squirt was on a four-race winning streak, including a victory in the Hollywood Juvenile, when he ran into Flame Thrower twice at Del Mar, with disastrous results.