Also. . .

* Actors in TV and radio commercials are expected to strike today against advertisers after contract talks broke down over pay issues. The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television & Radio Artists plan rallies in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Chicago. The unions represent 135,000 actors who work in commercials.

* Today, seniors can learn how to avoid telemarketing and mail scams at a one-day course at the L.A. Convention Center.