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1.	Shannon Brown returning to Lakers
2.	Steve McNair was a victim of success
3.	Sen.-elect Franken visits Capitol Hill
4.	Judge gives lawyer, music executive temporary control of Jackson's estate
5.	Drake Levin, guitarist, dies at 62

Monday: The day in photos

Military operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province

Iraqis take over security in cities

Fans mourn Michael Jackson

Bernard Madoff gets 150 years

From blah bath to ah, spa

Creating a spa-like sanctuary at home doesn't mean you have to bring in a demolition crew to redo your bathroom. In these cost-conscious times, when a calming environment can be an affordable treat, there are new accessories that can add a Zen-like mood to an existing bathroom.

Japanese-style bath accessories offer peaceful updates to a bath. Floor grates 1 1/2 inches high are used in place of mats. Available in yellow cedar or hinok wood, from $20 to $30 per square foot. A bathing stool works in a sauna, two sizes, $90 to $170. A bucket for a cool-down douse, two sizes, $100 to $130. Bath tubs start at $3,600. Sea Otter WoodWorks. (888) 810-7717. www.woodentubs.com

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