S'està reproduint divendres, 16 d’abril de 2004

El 16 d’abril de 2004 era un divendres sota el signe estrella de . Era el 106 dia de l'any. El president dels Estats Units era George W. Bush.

Si vas néixer aquest dia, tens 22 anys. El teu darrer aniversari va ser el dijous, 16 d’abril de 2026, fa 52 dies. El teu proper aniversari és el divendres, 16 d’abril de 2027, d'aquí a 312 dies. Heu viscut durant 8.087 dies, o unes 194.101 hores, o uns 11.646.085 minuts, o uns 698.765.100 segons.

Algunes persones que comparteixen aquest aniversari:

  • Charles Chaplin (actor, actor de cinema, actor de teatre, autobiògraf, comediant, compositor, compositor de bandes sonores, director de cinema, guionista, mim, muntador, productor de cinema, realitzador, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1889)
  • Selena Quintanilla (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, ballarí, cantant, cantautor, dissenyador, dissenyador de moda, dissenyador de vestuari, model, productor discogràfic, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1971)
  • Benet XVI (diaca catòlic, diaca transitori, escriptor religiós, filòsof, pianista, prevere catòlic de ritu romà, professor d'universitat, teòleg, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1927)
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (actor, actor de televisió, autor, entrenador de bàsquet, guionista, jugador de bàsquet, productor de cinema, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1947)
  • Gina Carano (actor, actor de cinema, actor de veu, boxador de muay thay, kickboxer, lluitador d'arts marcials mixtes, model, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1982)
  • Claire Foy (actor, actor de cinema, actor de teatre, model, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1984)
  • Tony Blinken (advocat, diplomàtic, periodista, soci gerent, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1962)
  • Nate Diaz (lluitador d'arts marcials mixtes, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1985)
  • Margarida II de Dinamarca (monarca, pintor, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1940)
  • Rafael Benítez Maudes (entrenador de futbol, futbolista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1960)
  • Martin Lawrence (actor de cinema, actor de televisió, actor de veu, comediant, director de cinema, guionista, productor de cinema, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1965)
  • Bill Belichick (Entrenador de futbol americà, entrenador, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1952)
  • Frank Williams (director esportiu, empresari, enginyer, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1942)
  • Akon (cantant, compositor de cançons, emprenedor, filantrop, productor discogràfic, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1973)
  • Jon Cryer (actor, actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, actor de veu, escriptor, guionista, productor de cinema, productor de televisió, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1965)
  • Ellen Barkin (actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, productor de cinema, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1954)
  • Shu Qi (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, cantant, model, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1976)
  • Peter Ustinov (actor, actor de televisió, autobiògraf, comediant, director de cinema, dramaturg, escriptor, guionista, presentador de televisió, productor de cinema, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1921)
  • Dusty Springfield (artista d'estudi, cantant, músic, presentador de televisió, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1939)
  • Francesc Xavier (escriptor, explorador, jesuïta, missioner, prevere catòlic de ritu romà, Nascut el 6 d’abril de 1506)
  • Lara Dutta (actor, actor de cinema, model, participant en concursos de bellesa, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1978)
  • Enric I de Luxemburg (aristòcrata, monarca, polític, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1955)
  • Ivan Andreïévitch Ourgant (actor, bateria, cantant, cuiner, guionista, guitarrista, humorista, locutor de ràdio, multiinstrumentalista, pianista, presentador, presentador de televisió, productor de cinema, productor de televisió, realitzador, showman, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1978)
  • Luis Muriel (futbolista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1991)
  • Tom Segura (actor, comediant, podcaster, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1979)
  • Gerry Rafferty (artista d'estudi, cantant, cantautor, compositor de cançons, guitarrista, pianista, saxofonista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1947)
  • Chance the Rapper (actor, cantant, cantautor, filantrop, productor discogràfic, raper, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1993)
  • Lukas Haas (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, músic, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1976)
  • Dawn Brancheau (animador, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1969)
  • David Graf (actor, actor de cinema, actor de televisió, actor de veu, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1950)
  • Shinji Okazaki (futbolista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1986)
  • Reggie Jackson (jugador de bàsquet, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1990)
  • Alí ar-Ridà (imam, Nascut el 12 d’abril de 770)
  • Aaron Lennon (futbolista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1987)
  • Billy West (actor, actor de veu, cantant, comediant, locutor de ràdio, músic, podcaster, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1952)
  • Henry Mancini (arranjador, compositor, compositor de bandes sonores, compositor de cançons, director d'orquestra, flautista, músic de jazz, pianista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1924)
  • Fredrik Ljungberg (entrenador de futbol, futbolista, model, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1977)
  • Vickie Guerrero (lluitador professional, mànager, productor de televisió, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1968)
  • Peter Billingsley (actor, actor de televisió, director de cinema, guionista, muntador, productor de cinema, productor de televisió, productor delegat, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1971)
  • John Franklin (explorador, oficial naval, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1786)
  • Ernst Thälmann (polític, revolucionari, sindicalista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1886)
  • Edward Frederick Lindley Wood (diplomàtic, polític, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1881)
  • Pujie (cal·lígraf, polític, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1907)
  • Nolan Arenado (jugador de beisbol, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1991)
  • Catherine Allégret (actor de cinema, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1946)
  • Anatole France (bibliotecari, biògraf, crític, crític literari, escriptor, escriptor de ciència-ficció, novel·lista, poeta, prosista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1844)
  • Spike Milligan (actor, actor de cinema, actor de teatre, actor de televisió, comediant, escriptor, guionista, músic, periodista, poeta, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1918)
  • Rui Vitória (entrenador de futbol, futbolista, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1970)
  • José Luis Moreno (actor, cantant, director de cinema, empresari, guionista, presentador de televisió, productor de televisió, productor delegat, ventríloc, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1947)
  • Mia Yim (lluitador professional, Nascut el 16 d’abril de 1989)

16th of April 2004 News

Notícies tal com van aparèixer a la portada del New York Times el 16 d’abril de 2004

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

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New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article