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Presents information on the efforts of interior designer David McCauley to design the house of Gary and Nada Safady in Los Angeles, California. Preference of McCauley to squared-off look sofa; Use of Gilt wallpaper in the living room of the house; Remarks from Nada on the color of the master bedroom.

Discusses the historical trip back in time at Los Angeles's Ascot Speedway 60 years ago when auto racing was still young and when doomsday dirt racers faced death at night and William Randolph Hearst in the day. A Glendale, Calif. dentist, Dr. Fred Loring, was chosen to open the track for Post 127. Cars were beautiful; Lights installed in 1931; Many superstars of racing died at Ascot; William Randolph Hearst's papers, The Los Angeles `Herald' and `Examiner'; More.

The article reports on several ways in which the organizational skill of list making can improve one's life. According to University of California, Riverside psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky, lists can help people reach their goals even if they do not accomplish everything on them. Lyubomirsky also adds that list making can maximize brainpower because it uses one's cognitive energy. The ability of list making to help one achieve balance is also cited. INSETS: 4 Ways to Stressproof Your List;What Your List Says about You.

Describes the Worcester College summer program sponsored jointly by the University of Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley. Reading list for the course; Chief resource for the students' papers.

The article discusses how a paper on reducing credit card debt published in "Women's Day" magazine helped Maria Alice Jensen managed her finances in California. In 2004, Jensen decided to open a cafe, relying on credit cards to pay for materials and rent. Two years later, Jensen owned a big debt. Jensen followed the tips from the paper and eventually, she was debt-free by March 2008.

A review is offered for the restaurant The Apple Pan, located in Los Angeles, California.

The article focuses on the participation of students at Banning High School in Los Angeles, California in the L.A. Marathon race as part of a privately-funded running program called Students Run L.A. (SLRA). Since 1997, teacher Joe Mendoza personally has guided many students through the program. The program encompasses the kind of population that many school-reform programs seek to help. It has been so effective that SRLA-inspired programs have spread to other cities in the U.S.

Presents a list of the best and worst college and university campuses for men in the United States. California State University, Long Beach, California; Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina; Illinois Wesleyan University; Bloomington, Illinois; Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio; Bates College, Lewiston, Maine; Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

Suggests that the good relations between the L.A. Marathon and its host city, may have been a result of illegal campaign contributions. Agreement by Bill Burke, president of Los Angeles Marathon, Inc., that his company should pay a large ethics fine for laundering campaign funds; Discussion of money contributed to Mayor Tom Bradley and other office-holders.

Features the 1996 marathon calendar and a list of more than 250 marathons scheduled for 1996. Long Beach Marathon.

Describes the `Open Your Heart' retreats offered by Dr. Dean Ornish in Oakland, California. The seven-day event immerses participants in a program that can reverse heart disease. What the program includes; Focus on stress management and psychological issues; The book `Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease'; Details. INSETS: The best `worst case' (study participant Werner Hebenstreit).;The stress connection.;Hostility, hopelessness and the heart..

Offers a guide to ski resorts and mountain bike parks. Gives details on how to plan a low cost summer vacation. Comments by Brad Wilson of Brian Head Resort, Utah; Descriptions of Crested Butte, Colorado, Mammoth Mountain, California and Mount Snow, Vermont; Other highlights. INSETS: Crested Butte, Colorado, by Fred Zahradnik;Mammoth Mountain, California, by Scott Martin;Cycling perks.

Examines the mistake Los Angeles is making in snubbing cycling in their new air-quality program. L.A.'s bike freeway that will be the world's first; The reason why more people don't commute by bike; How bicycle riding can save money; Additional benefits of riding bicycles; Twenty-three good ideas to get people to ride bicycles instead of using their cars. INSET: Show this to your boss, by J. Fremont..

The article provides information about Tacos El Galuzo, a roving restaurant that serves tacos in East Los Angeles, California. According to Juan Torres, who works at the restaurant at night shift, the restaurant stocks variety of meats, such as cow tongue, the lining of pig's stomach and the mascular part of that stomach. He asserts that the meat are deliciously simmered in El Galuzo style in a broth with whole onions and then crisped on the flattop.

The article presents the survey on best cities for recycling in the U.S. Survey shows that four cities of California finished in the top 10 which implies that if the state will be sinked into the Pacific, it will not pollute the water. Among the top ten best cities for recycling include Fresno, Fremont and Anaheim, California, San Antonio, Texas, Burlington, Vermont and many others. Meanwhile, the worst cities for recycling are Louisville, Kentucky, Wichita, Kansas and Las Vegas, Nevada.