Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:14:26 -0400 From: The New York Times Direct To: pacas@MICRA.COM TODAY'S HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Monday, May 21, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "We are good in helping young people plan a wedding, but not in planning a marriage." - THE REV. ANTHONY JORDAN, executive director of the Baptist General Convention in Oklahoma. Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21MARR.html NATIONAL ========================= When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EXAM.html Bible Belt Battles High Divorce Rates http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21MARR.html Low Seat Belt Use Linked to Teenage Death Rates http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21SAFE.html Promise Keepers Organization Still Draws Crowds http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21PROM.html /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ DOWNLOAD THE EXECUTION TAPES This month, public radio station WNYC and Sound Portraits Productions did something never done before ­ they aired an entire execution to a national audience. Audible.com invites you to come download a FREE copy of The Execution Tapes. What is the responsibility of the media? Should executions be made public again? Listen and make up your own mind. Go to: http://www.audible.com/nyt/feboffer3 \---------------------------------------------------------/ POLITICS ========================= Bush Pushes Private Sector Role in Aiding Poor http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21BUSH.html In State Legislatures, 2nd Thoughts on Term Limits http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21TERM.html Powell Expected to Offer Plan to End Mideast Violence http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21DIPL.html With New Administration, a Renewed Judicial Battle http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21JUDG.html INTERNATIONAL ========================= Powell Expected to Offer Plan to End Mideast Violence http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21DIPL.html General in Balkan War Says Pentagon Hampered NATO http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21NATO.html New Yorker Has Low Hopes for New Peru Trial http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21BERE.html In a Twist, Germans Are Recruited by the Dutch http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21EURO.html BUSINESS ========================= Vivendi in Deal to Acquire MP3.com http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21MUSI.html P.& G. Is Said Close to Deal to Acquire Clairol http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21HAIR.html Grudge Match Boils Between Dell and Jobs http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21RIFT.html When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EXAM.html TECHNOLOGY ========================= Vivendi in Deal to Acquire MP3.com http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21MUSI.html Grudge Match Boils Between Dell and Jobs http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21RIFT.html Alcatel's Global Evolution to North America and Lucent http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21ALCA.html New Economy: Pact Raises Competition Questions http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21NECO.html NEW YORK REGION ========================= An Impolitic Republican Runs Against Trenton's Grain http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/nyregion/21BRET.html When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EXAM.html New J.F.K. Terminal Aims to Ease Waits http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/nyregion/21KENN.html Weekend Shootings Kill 7 in and Near Newark http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/nyregion/21ESSE.html SPORTS ========================= Iverson and Sixers Head to Eastern Finals http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/sports/21SIXE.html Despite His Critics, Carter Was Correct http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/sports/21RAPT.html Mets Snatch Shaky Victory on Shinjo's Hit http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/sports/21METS.html Clemens Fails to Overpower Seattle http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/sports/21YANK.html ARTS ========================= 'The Producers' Dominates Drama Desk Awards, With 11 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21DRAM.html Europeans Dominate the Awards in Cannes http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21CANN.html Elvis Costello: 'Let's Make Music' http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21ELVI.html 'The Pied Piper': Same Fabled Pipe, but a Somewhat Different Moral http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21PIPE.html OP-ED COLUMNISTS ========================= By WILLIAM SAFIRE: A Polyandry Solution The State of Utah eager to polish its image before it hosts the winter Olympics decided to crack down on publicized polygamy. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21SAFI.html By BOB HERBERT: Closing Clinic Doors In an era of huge tax cuts, it's disturbing to hear that New York City hospital officials are closing 27 child health clinics to save money. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21HERB.html HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email HOW TO ADVERTISE ------------------------------------------------------------ For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact Alyson Racer at alyson@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo Subject: Opinion Headlines from NYTimes.com Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:18:15 -0400 From: The New York Times Direct To: pacas@MICRA.COM OPINION HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Monday, May 21, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com EDITORIALS ========================= How to Leave No Child Behind President Bush has made education reform his top domestic priority after tax-cutting, but some of his cornerstone proposals are being reshaped for the worse. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21MON1.html ----- AIDS in Prisons Prisons are one of the most potentially dangerous incubators of the AIDS epidemic. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21MON2.html ----- Attack on the International Court The Bush administration and Congress should not try to get Washington to pressure other countries to reject the global treaty creating an international criminal court. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21MON3.html /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ IMAGINE A DEGREE WHERE IDEAS HAVE NO BOUNDARIES Introducing the MS in Digital Imaging and Design, a Master's degree dedicated to educating artists, designers, composers, and scientists in the use of advanced digital technology. It's unique, new, and only available here--at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt025 \---------------------------------------------------------/ <p />OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR ========================= Two States of Mind By RICHARD RODRIGUEZ A culture war is raging between California and Texas, and neither side, at the moment, seems to be winning. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21RODR.html ----- <P />OP-ED COLUMNISTS ========================= A Polyandry Solution By WILLIAM SAFIRE The State of Utah eager to polish its image before it hosts the winter Olympics decided to crack down on publicized polygamy. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21SAFI.html ----- Closing Clinic Doors By BOB HERBERT In an era of huge tax cuts, it's disturbing to hear that New York City hospital officials are closing 27 child health clinics to save money. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/opinion/21HERB.html HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email HOW TO ADVERTISE ------------------------------------------------------------ For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact Alyson Racer at alyson@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo Subject: Arts Headlines from NYTimes.com Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:18:37 -0400 From: The New York Times Direct To: pacas@MICRA.COM ARTS HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Monday, May 21, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com TOP ARTS NEWS ========================= 'The Producers' Dominates Drama Desk Awards, With 11 Mel Brooks's "The Producers" received 11 Drama Desk awards, a record. Nathan Lane won outstanding actor in a musical over, among others, his co-star, Matthew Broderick. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21DRAM.html ----- Europeans Dominate the Awards in Cannes At the 54th Cannes International Film Festival, the Palme d'Or, the highest award, went to "The Son's Room," a film by the Italian director Nanni Moretti. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21CANN.html ----- Elvis Costello: 'Let's Make Music' However one describes Elvis Costello's collaboration with the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otterit, it is best not to use the word crossover in his presence. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21ELVI.html ----- /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ IMAGINE A DEGREE WHERE IDEAS HAVE NO BOUNDARIES Introducing the MS in Digital Imaging and Design, a Master's degree dedicated to educating artists, designers, composers, and scientists in the use of advanced digital technology. It's unique, new, and only available here--at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt025 \---------------------------------------------------------/ 'The Pied Piper': Same Fabled Pipe, but a Somewhat Different Moral The American Ballet Theater's "The Pied Piper," which features an animated film projected behind the dancers, was created to attract family audiences. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21PIPE.html ----- Literary Second Acts in American Lives Alan Cheuse meditates on the benefits and liabilities of starting a writing career late in life. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21CHEU.html ----- Woody Allen, So Sorry He's Funny At a New Yorker Festival event in which he was interviewed by David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, Woody Allen explained who he is and who he isn't. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21ALLE.html ----- Rock Tributes to a Poet and a Populist Two birthday celebrations at different venues for Bob Dylan and Joey Ramone -- born almost exactly 10 years apart -- were dialectical bookends. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21NOTE.html MORE ARTS NEWS ========================= Anne Sofie von Otter: Fresh Start http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21SOFI.html ----- The Metropolitan Museum Is Donning Many Musical Hats http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21MUSE.html ----- In 'Giselle,' the Acting Informs the Dance http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21GISE.html ----- 'Nocturne': Let Him Count the Ways a Man Reveals Anguish http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21NOCT.html ----- 'Hoagy on My Mind': The Mad Heart of a Chestnut http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21OFFI.html ----- Two Books Illuminate Laura Bridgman's Story, While Grinding an Ax http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21BERN.html ----- Book Portrays Ali as Something Less Than 'the Greatest' http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/sports/21KRAM.html Suddenly, High Stakes for Disney's Film and TV Businesses http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21FILM.html ----- Advertising: Seeking to Publish Unknown Writers -- Digitally http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21ADCO.html ----- Rules of TV Business Change as Network Race Tightens http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21TUBE.html ----- Culture Notes: The Vivaldi Case http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21WEEK.html ----- Susannah McCorkle, Pop-Jazz Singer, Dies at 55 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/obituaries/21MCKO.html ----- Ross Feld, Critic Who Wrote 4 Novels, Dies at 53 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/obituaries/21FELD.html ----- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. 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Is Said Close to Deal to Acquire Clairol Procter & Gamble is close to reaching an agreement to acquire the Clairol hair care business from Bristol-Myers Squibb for about $4.95 billion, executives close to the transaction said. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21HAIR.html ----- Grudge Match Boils Between Dell and Jobs Steven P. Jobs, right, and Michael S. Dell seem to harbor a highly personal grudge, which has only intensified as the personal computer industry has started showing its age. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21RIFT.html ----- /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ IMAGINE A DEGREE WHERE IDEAS HAVE NO BOUNDARIES Introducing the MS in Digital Imaging and Design, a Master's degree dedicated to educating artists, designers, composers, and scientists in the use of advanced digital technology. It's unique, new, and only available here--at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt025 \---------------------------------------------------------/ When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer Even though school districts lack the ability to uncover errors in the scoring of standardized tests, school officials have had to bear the brunt of criticism over seemingly poor results. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EXAM.html ----- Suddenly, High Stakes for Disney's Film and TV Businesses As Disney institutes more cost controls, questions are being raised about where its movie division is headed and what it means to the health of the corporation. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21FILM.html ----- Move Against Barbara Walters Touches a Nerve The opera of a schedule change at ABC News had a strange unifying effect inside the division, with Barbara Walters cast as a martyr in the great battle to defend news coverage. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21BARB.html ----- Alcatel's Global Evolution to North America and Lucent While the acquisition last year of Newbridge Networks gave Alcatel a strong footing in Canada, Lucent would establish its customer base in the United States, the world's biggest telecommunications market. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21ALCA.html MORE BUSINESS NEWS ========================= Advertising: Seeking to Publish Unknown Writers -- Digitally http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21ADCO.html ----- Morgan Stanley Global Lists Add Focus to Energy Sector http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21FUND.html ----- I.B.M. to Announce Expansion of Data-Density Storage Limit http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21DISK.html ----- Agilent in Deal for Technique for Speedy Reading of Genes http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21GENE.html ----- New Economy: Pact Raises Competition Questions http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21NECO.html ----- E-Commerce: Has the Web's Audience Peaked? http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21ECOMMERCE.html ----- The Economist Revamps to Compete Better on the Continent http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21MAG.html Rules of TV Business Change as Network Race Tightens http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21TUBE.html ----- AT&T in Deal to Avoid More At Home Stock http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21ATT.html ----- More Changes Are Discussed in Cable Deal http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21CABL.html ----- France T http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21TELE.html ----- In a Twist, Germans Are Recruited by the Dutch http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21EURO.html ----- Schools Get Tool to Track Students' Internet Use http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21SNIF.html ----- Compressed Data: Intel Is Going Bigger With Bigger Marketing http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21INTE.html ----- Compressed Data: In Realm of Privacy, One More Reason to Worry http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21LIST.html ----- Media Talk: Lou Dobbs Makes Good on His Return to CNN http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21CNN.html ----- Media Talk: S.E.C. Filing Reveals Salon Is Seeking a Buyer http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21SALO.html ----- Addenda: Decisions Made on Big Accounts http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21ADDE.html ----- Economic Calendar http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21CALE.html ----- Credit Offerings During the Week http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21BOND.html ----- Dividend Meetings http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21DIVI.html ----- Stock Offerings During the Week http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EQUI.html ----- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email HOW TO ADVERTISE ------------------------------------------------------------ For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact Alyson Racer at alyson@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo Subject: Front Page Headlines from NYTimes.com Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:19:38 -0400 From: The New York Times Direct To: pacas@MICRA.COM FRONT PAGE HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Monday, May 21, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com TOP FRONT PAGE NEWS ========================= Powell Expected to Offer Plan to End Mideast Violence Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is planning to intensify American diplomatic involvement in the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21DIPL.html ----- When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer Even though school districts lack the ability to uncover errors in the scoring of standardized tests, school officials have had to bear the brunt of criticism over seemingly poor results. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EXAM.html ----- Bush Pushes Private Sector Role in Aiding Poor In a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame, President Bush called on the private sector to become involved with the war on poverty. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21BUSH.html ----- /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ IMAGINE A DEGREE WHERE IDEAS HAVE NO BOUNDARIES Introducing the MS in Digital Imaging and Design, a Master's degree dedicated to educating artists, designers, composers, and scientists in the use of advanced digital technology. It's unique, new, and only available here--at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt025 \---------------------------------------------------------/ General in Balkan War Says Pentagon Hampered NATO Wesley K. Clark, NATO's commander during the war with Yugoslavia, asserts in a new memoir that the Pentagon discouraged steps that might have made the fighting unnecessary. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21NATO.html ----- In State Legislatures, 2nd Thoughts on Term Limits Voters in Oregon may soon decide on whether to become the first state to loosen or even repeal altogether the time limits voters once imposed on state legislators' terms. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21TERM.html ----- Bible Belt Battles High Divorce Rates Several states across the Bible Belt are finding themselves fighting a divorce rate that is rising above the national average. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21MARR.html MORE FRONT PAGE NEWS ========================= New Yorker Has Low Hopes for New Peru Trial http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21BERE.html ----- Vivendi in Deal to Acquire MP3.com http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21MUSI.html ----- P.& G. Is Said Close to Deal to Acquire Clairol http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21HAIR.html ----- 'The Producers' Dominates Drama Desk Awards, With 11 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21DRAM.html ----- ----- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email HOW TO ADVERTISE ------------------------------------------------------------ For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact Alyson Racer at alyson@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo Subject: International Headlines from NYTimes.com Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:20:07 -0400 From: The New York Times Direct To: pacas@MICRA.COM INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Monday, May 21, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com TOP INTERNATIONAL NEWS ========================= Powell Expected to Offer Plan to End Mideast Violence Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is planning to intensify American diplomatic involvement in the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21DIPL.html ----- General in Balkan War Says Pentagon Hampered NATO Wesley K. Clark, NATO's commander during the war with Yugoslavia, asserts in a new memoir that the Pentagon discouraged steps that might have made the fighting unnecessary. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21NATO.html ----- New Yorker Has Low Hopes for New Peru Trial Serving a life sentence in Peru as a terrorist, Lori Berenson says the judges in a new trial are under popular pressure to convict her again. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21BERE.html ----- /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ IMAGINE A DEGREE WHERE IDEAS HAVE NO BOUNDARIES Introducing the MS in Digital Imaging and Design, a Master's degree dedicated to educating artists, designers, composers, and scientists in the use of advanced digital technology. It's unique, new, and only available here--at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt025 \---------------------------------------------------------/ In a Twist, Germans Are Recruited by the Dutch The rush of foreign temporary-help agencies into eastern Germany reflects the changes that are transforming Europe. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21EURO.html ----- Kazakhs Take Strong Issue With Bush's Missile Project The president of Kazakhstan warned that the Bush administration's determination to erect a missile defense system threatens to ignite an arms race. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21KAZA.html ----- Peru Ex-President, Trailing, Links Election Foe to Cocaine Use Facing an uphill battle to regain the presidency, former President Alan Garc http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21PERU.html ----- Fear of Ethnic Attacks Grips Macedonia's Cities Most people in Skopje, Macedonia, fear that a three-month old conflict between Macedonia and ethnic Albanian rebels could move from the mountains to the cities. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21MACE.html MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS ========================= Israel Attacks Gaza Police Posts http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Israel-Palestinians.html ----- Prison Fire Leaves 26 Dead in Chile http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Chile-Jail-Deaths.html ----- When a Tough Sharon Gets Tougher, Israelis Get Nervous http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21MIDE.html ----- Israel Shells Palestinian in West Bank http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21ISRA.html ----- Annan Derides U.S. for Rejecting Global Warming Accord http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/world/international-un-anna.html ----- Floodwaters Threaten Siberian City http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Russia-Floods.html ----- Election Turnout in Chad Is High http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Chad-Elections.html St. Patrick Has His Day, 2 Months Late http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/world/21IRIS.html ----- France T http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21TELE.html ----- Alcatel's Global Evolution to North America and Lucent http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21ALCA.html ----- Europeans Dominate the Awards in Cannes http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/21CANN.html ----- Violence in Mideast Dims Rally for Israel http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/nyregion/21PARA.html ----- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. 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It's unique, new, and only available here--at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt025 \---------------------------------------------------------/ Promise Keepers Organization Still Draws Crowds Despite a drop in the numbers of men attending its events, the Promise Keepers organization is still continuing to spread its message. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21PROM.html ----- A Beacon to Cubans Is Relighted in Miami Freedom Tower, a gateway to America for more than a half million Cuban immigrants, is being renovated into a center that will emphasize the Cuban-American experience. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21TOWE.html ----- Public Lives: Little-Known Crusader Plays a Big Role in Tax Debate Robert S. McIntyre, director of Citizens for Tax Justice, is adept at figuring out how tax cuts will affect citizens and members of Congress listen to him. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21LIVE.html ----- Bush Pushes Private Sector Role in Aiding Poor In a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame, President Bush called on the private sector to become involved with the war on poverty. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21BUSH.html MORE NATIONAL NEWS ========================= In State Legislatures, 2nd Thoughts on Term Limits http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21TERM.html ----- With New Administration, a Renewed Judicial Battle http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21JUDG.html ----- Campaign Gift Bill Will Move to House http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/politics/21FINA.html ----- Wildfires a Smoky Problem as Drought Lingers in Florida http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21FIRE.html ----- Passengers Injured in Cruise Ship Maneuver http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/national/21SHIP.html ----- '02 Ford Explorers Are Being Recalled http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21RECA.html ----- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email HOW TO ADVERTISE ------------------------------------------------------------ For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact Alyson Racer at alyson@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo Subject: Technology Headlines from NYTimes.com Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:21:10 -0400 From: The New York Times Direct To: pacas@MICRA.COM TECHNOLOGY HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Monday, May 21, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com TOP TECHNOLOGY NEWS ========================= Vivendi in Deal to Acquire MP3.com Vivendi Universal agreed to acquire MP3.com for $372 million to bolster its digital distribution of music as recording companies scramble to develop ways to sell music over the Internet. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21MUSI.html ----- Grudge Match Boils Between Dell and Jobs Steven P. Jobs, right, and Michael S. Dell seem to harbor a highly personal grudge, which has only intensified as the personal computer industry has started showing its age. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21RIFT.html ----- Alcatel's Global Evolution to North America and Lucent While the acquisition last year of Newbridge Networks gave Alcatel a strong footing in Canada, Lucent would establish its customer base in the United States, the world's biggest telecommunications market. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21ALCA.html ----- /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ IMAGINE A DEGREE WHERE IDEAS HAVE NO BOUNDARIES Introducing the MS in Digital Imaging and Design, a Master's degree dedicated to educating artists, designers, composers, and scientists in the use of advanced digital technology. It's unique, new, and only available here--at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt025 \---------------------------------------------------------/ New Economy: Pact Raises Competition Questions A new contract covering the registry database for dot-com addresses raises questions about whether the system has been truly opened to competition. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21NECO.html ----- I.B.M. to Announce Expansion of Data-Density Storage Limit I.B.M. plans to announce on Monday that its researchers have succeeded in expanding what was thought to be a fundamental data-density limit in the most common form of computer storage technology. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21DISK.html ----- E-Commerce: Has the Web's Audience Peaked? A report by Telecommunications Reports International said the number of residential Internet customers declined 0.3 percent last quarter. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21ECOMMERCE.html ----- Agilent in Deal for Technique for Speedy Reading of Genes Agilent Technologies is gaining commercial rights to an experimental technique that could someday cut to mere hours the time needed to sequence a person's entire genetic code. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21GENE.html MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS ========================= Advertising: Seeking to Publish Unknown Writers -- Digitally http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21ADCO.html ----- Schools Get Tool to Track Students' Internet Use http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21SNIF.html ----- Compressed Data: In Realm of Privacy, One More Reason to Worry http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21LIST.html ----- Compressed Data: Intel Is Going Bigger With Bigger Marketing http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/technology/21INTE.html ----- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. 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