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California in My Mind

By JEFF GORDINIER

Memories of grilled shrimp, vinyl records and surf culture pull a writer back to the Orange County coast of his youth. How do the beach towns of today hold up against those memories?

Rome court upholds CIA 'imam kidnap' convictions

Italy’s highest court has upheld guilty verdicts against 23 US operatives
convicted of abducting an Egyptian imam in Milan in 2003. It also ordered a
retrial for five Italian ex-operatives accused of being involved.







On Tuesday, the Florida Highway Patrol closed its investigation and issued Woods a citation for careless driving, for which he will receive a $164 fine and four points against his driver's license. Police also said no claims of domestic violence were made in the case, providing no reason to issue a subpoena for medical evidence.

On Monday, Woods withdrew from his own golf tournament, scheduled to begin Thursday, citing his injuries.

W. Deen Mohammed, 74, Top U.S. Imam, Dies

Imam W. Deen Mohammed, a son of the Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, who renounced the black nationalism of his father’s movement to lead a more traditional and racially tolerant form of Islam for black Muslims, died on Tuesday in Chicago. He was 74.

recitation━━ n. 暗誦, 朗読（詩文）; 〔米〕 （学課の）復誦; 詳しい話（をすること）; （名前などの）列挙.
⇒recite

i・mam

━━ n. 【イスラム教】イマーム (((1)モスクの礼拝先導者；(2)スンニ派の学者などの敬称；(3)シーア派の最高指導者)).

also I·mam n. Islam.

1. 1. In law and theology, the caliph who is successor to Muhammad as the lawful temporal leader of the Islamic community.
   2. The male prayer leader in a mosque.
   3. The Muslim worshiper who leads the recitation of prayer when two or more worshipers are present.
2. 1. A male spiritual and temporal leader regarded by Shiites as a descendant of Muhammad divinely appointed to guide humans.
   2. An earthly representative of the 12 such leaders recognized by the majority form of Shiism.
3. A ruler claiming descent from Muhammad and exercising authority in an Islamic state.
4. 1. Any one of the founders of the four schools of law and theology.
   2. An authoritative scholar who founds a school of law or theology.
5. Used as a title for an imam.

[Arabic ’imām, leader, imam, from ’amma, to go before, lead.]

citation

━━ n. 引用（文）; 【法】召喚（状）; （勲功などの）表彰, 感状.
⇒cite

1. The act of citing.
2. 1. A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation.
   2. A source so cited; a quotation.
3. Law. A reference to previous court decisions or authoritative writings.
4. Enumeration or mention, as of facts, especially:
   1. An official commendation for meritorious action, especially in military service: a citation for bravery.
   2. A formal statement of the accomplishments of one being honored with an academic degree.
5. An official summons, especially one calling for appearance in court.

citational ci·ta'tion·al adj.
citatory ci'ta·to'ry (sī'tə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.