Norsk Hydro, an Oslo-based petroleum and aluminum producer, said Monday that it had agreed to buy Houston-based oil and natural gas company Spinnaker Exploration Co. Barnum came back as a New Age entrepreneur, he would be right at home in this hokey attempt to mass-produce enlightenment.The Nomadic Museum, adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier, closed Mondays. Then of subway exits as the dazed and injured stumbled their way out. Apple Computer Inc. Voluntary evacuations also were called for O’Neil Canyon and Lebec Oaks, where there are another 75 homes.Authorities said they had no reports of injuries or burned buildings Kern County Fire Department Capt. Revlon produced a Hildegarde shade of lipstick and nail polish.”Hildegarde was perhaps the most famous supper-club entertainer who ever lived,” pianist Liberace once said. Well, at least if they were twirling a guitar or swallowing a microphone.That crazy, colorful female-mimicking (and exploiting) energy is on unabashed display in “Rock of Ages,” the burst of retro adrenaline that had its world premiere Saturday at the Vanguard. The period drama chronicles one of the biggest upsets in sports: How a 20-year-old American caddie named Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf) won the 1913 U.S Open, beating former U.S. “We want to guarantee consumers of this great country that when they drink a cup of tequila, that it has the authentic taste of Mexico.”U.S manufacturers deny that they have skimped on quality. Just because you can’t find Allen Iverson in uniform Sunday doesn’t mean you can’t find him here You can see plenty of A.I. and Gateway Inc.Shares in Palo Alto-based HP rose more than 7% in after-hours trading.American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said HP’s relatively strong performance and aggressive forecast could signal a new era under Hurd, who replaced ousted CEO Carly Fiorina on April 1.”HP is a founding company of Silicon Valley, but has been a punching bag for Dell for many years,” Wu said. Beyond their general statement addressing accusations against Milberg Weiss, lawyers for Lerach declined to comment.Cooperman testified that Lerach invited him to help promote legislation favorable to class-action lawyers. “The Devil’s Hole pupfish lives its entire life in a cave entrance,” says park ranger Terry Baldino. For this, too, he blames Billy.*Asked if his two eldest sons were ever close, Bill Sanchez Sr said, “Oh, yes, yes, yes, they were close. But he also thinks of himself as an optimist.”Dusty Baker, good to know you,” the president added, turning to the cameras and encouraging the manager to smile.Baker did so and said, “I’ll do what I got to do.”In the Reds’ clubhouse, Bush asked right-hander David Weathers for pitching tips. It will focus on girls becoming leaders on their teams and in their communities.”Girls sometimes are a little hesitant to lead, or sometimes they don’t realize they’re leading,” Foudy said. Sistine tries to persuade Rob to let the tiger free but Rob doesn’t think it’s a good idea. The leading theory is that the Basque predate the arrival of such Indo-European speakers as the Celts, that Euskera is more than 4,000 years old and is thus Europe’s oldest living language.For a very long time, even Basques did not think it was a suitable language for writing, preferring Latin, Spanish or French The first book entirely in Euskera was published in 1545. Novak’s column appeared in newspapers eight days after Plame’s husband, Joseph C. It’s been rewarding.”Gilbert was rewarded in another way in October when the White Sox, for whom he does some advance scouting and contract negotiating as the assistant to Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, won the World Series. When the Los Angeles County Arts Commission approached Tom Whaley about participating in a 10-year program to improve arts education in the Santa Monica and Malibu schools, he was more than a little skeptical.”I was always about bringing in more art or more dance,” said Whaley, arts coordinator for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, where taxpayers and community donors have helped maintain music, drama, art and dance on campuses during lean budget times.