“Now, I see it coming back.”Branson isn’t the only one actively pursuing space.Budget Suites of America founder Robert Bigelow dreams of opening an inflatable space motel Amazon.com Inc. Now, the most commonly ordered food item is long-grain rice, as much as 1,400 pounds at a time. Crespo used to work at Amalfi Ristorante & Bar on North La Brea Avenue and at Il Sole on Sunset Boulevard, so he knows his way around a saute pan.There’s something so sweet and uncynical about this place that you’re predisposed to like it, even before the food arrives. Michael Nageotte, president of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, who practices at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.More than half of women of childbearing age are overweight or obese even before pregnancy, federal statistics show. He has broken that promise.”peter.nicholasFor exclusive Web features, including the new Political Muscle blog, go to latimes.com/calpolitics.. When Fullerton won the championship in 2004, some Titan fans gave Aliano a flagpole and a Titan flag, which he is flying during this year’s tournament.It’s a funny thing about this sports loyalty business.

“But it’s not going to be less, and it’s going to be greater.”Reid demonstrated his belief in the group’s significance by using a Saturday-night speech at the conference to announce that he would introduce legislation to sharpen congressional oversight of the intelligence information Bush is using to make decisions about Iran.Reid said his legislation would require a new “national intelligence estimate” on Iran and establish procedures to check the accuracy of claims from senior officials about the country’s nuclear weapons program.Daily Kos has become a huge online gathering place for Democrats to debate issues, vent spleen, and promote causes and candidates. But so can Hejduk, who filled the role in 2002, and even Convey at a pinch.Does Arena choose Steve Ralston or Chris Klein as cover for Dempsey on the right wing? Or does he bring Chris Albright back into the fold? The Galaxy player can play at either outside back position and in right midfield.Then there are Kerry Zavagnin, Todd Dunivant and Pat Noonan Reyna, sidelined since Dec. Its strong showing has left theater owners here pumped — the summer, they believe, is shaping up to be anything but spartan.”I think ‘300’s’ performance was outstanding,” said Craig Shurn, film booking director for London-based Odeon & UCI Cinemas. In this configuration, the house looks almost as if no walls ever existed between indoors and outdoors, much as those walls seem to disappear at Myers’ Montecito house.CARMEN ROGERS found her new home almost by accident a couple years ago while flipping through the pages of a magazine at the supermarket checkout line. I think he’s been good for kids and he’s given opportunities for all ethnicities.”For him to have said the things that were allegedly said, it’s just a tragic moment. I think he’d make a good president.”But Sheldon, head of the Traditional Values Coalition, said that Giuliani would have difficulty drawing support from the GOP base unless he adjusted his views on gay rights and abortion.Sheldon praised Frist as a potential candidate and said he expected him to run. The party would keep its guns, he said, “as long as Lebanon is threatened, even if we remain threatened for a million years.”But his response wasn’t as absolute as it sounded.

Los Angeles County’s median, as reported last week, rose 4.7% to $517,000.Nationwide, evidence of a real estate slowdown mounted. It’s a move from reasoned commentary to mere personal comment.The valuable real estate of the “letters to the editor” section — the only place for readers to speak — is regularly carved out so editorial writers can comment on “Editorials Elsewhere.” As if anyone cares what the Los Angeles Times has to say about what the Washington Post has to say?The new “Thinking Out Loud” feature — “an experiment in making up our minds in public” — often has been nothing but a group blog. Fresh cause for concern came Friday with data showing a slip last month in consumer confidence.In a sign that the weakness in stocks could persist into next week, stocks slid during the second half of the day and fell the hardest in the final 30 minutes of trading.Heavy late-day selling indicates that professionals, who have spent the day surveying market conditions, don’t like what they see and are anxious to get out of stocks.Skrainka and others argue that sharp downturns usually don’t reverse themselves immediately. He’s had a chance to see some stuff, and he’s had two legitimate practices, so you could see us using him a little bit.”*Tim Thomas needed more tickets.A native of nearby Paterson, N.J., approximately 30 miles west of New York, Thomas received many ticket requests from family and friends to attend Tuesday’s game.On the road, NBA players are allocated only two tickets, so Thomas said he purchased “about 30 tickets” for his first game here since he was traded to the Chicago Bulls before the start of the 2005-06 season.Thomas made six of 11 three-point shots and scored 22 points off the bench.”It’s always special when you come back to the Garden,” said Thomas, who played two-plus seasons with the Knicks “This is where it’s at … On the final play of the game, quarterback Jeff Fischer’s desperation pass went off the hands of receiver Anthony Pigee at the two-yard line.It was a frustrating first half for Loyola, which out-gained Lakewood, 230 yards to 92, but had to settle for a 6-6 halftime tie on field goals of 21 and 36 yards by Joe MacMillan. “It’s a terrific move.”Ford said it had been approached about selling Aston Martin, but it would not identify potential buyers.Aston Martin, which Ford says is profitable, sold about 5,000 cars worldwide last year, including 1,800 in the U.S — about 0.05% of Ford’s total U.S sales.