Knight Ridder/Tribune articles from October 2007

Knight Ridder/Tribune archives from October 2007

Newsday, amNewYork join MCT.
October 1, 2007... MCT News Service now offers stories from Newsday, one of the nation's largest daily newspapers, and amNewYork, a weekday newspaper for New York commuters affiliated with Newsday. Newsday, based in New York City's Long Island suburb of...

Using white wine makes the difference when cooking classic chicken cacciatore.(Recipe)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Linda Gassenheimer When I was first married I asked an Italian friend's mother how to make the classic Italian dish, chicken cacciatore. Cacciatore is Italian for hunter's style. This dish originally was made with a freshly caught...

The ethics of outsourcing customer service.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D. It's a familiar scenario: A product you purchased recently has developed a problem, so you call the company's toll-free number and are connected to a "customer service associate" in India or the Philippines....

Affairs are relationship treason.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jeff Herring We hear about it all the time _ in magazines, on TV and among our friends: Someone else has had an affair and a marriage is falling apart. Our popular culture teaches that an affair is just something that...

Dan Byrd got real-life preparation for `Aliens in America' role.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Luaine Lee BEVERLY HILLS _ At 21 actor Dan Byrd has already assembled a stack of rules about what he does for a living. He should. He's been acting since he was 9. "It's hard for me to listen to any actors whine or moan about...

Wyoming is heaven for nature lovers.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Luaine Lee JACKSON, Wyo. _ Folks who take their nature seriously can probably trek the Himalayas or challenge the steppes of Siberia. But all that adventure can be found closer to home, where the only passport you need is a sturdy...

International news briefs: Donkey eats his buyer's money in Algeria.
October 1, 2007... ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates _ A donkey at an Algerian market ate the money of a man who came to buy him, making the unfortunate buyer and the owner wonder who the animal belongs to, an Algerian newspaper reported. Al-Shuruk al-Yawmi, a...

News from Russia: Birds culled at farm after bird flu outbreak.
October 1, 2007... MOSCOW _ More than 230,000 birds have been culled at a poultry farm in Russia's southern Krasnodar Territory following an outbreak of bird flu in early September, Russia's agriculture watchdog said Monday. A total of 18,000 birds have yet...

Puppy love may reveal parenting pointers.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Lori Borgman With two of our kids recently married, people ask if I am anxious to become a grandma. I tell them, no, I am quite content being a dog-ma. You are a dog-ma when your married son and daughter-in-law treat their mutt...

Bringing up Mommy.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Debra-Lynn B. Hook For years, I have fantasized about driving a car. Nothing fancy. Just a nice four-door sedan with bucket seats and a roof that slopes to a compact trunk where there's only enough room for my salsa...

Ask Mr. Dad.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Armin Brott Dear Mr. Dad: I just found out I'm pregnant and my husband is not looking forward to being a dad. The pregnancy was unplanned and he doesn't see any positive sides to the situation. How do I get him to be more involved...

Driving under the influence of celebrity.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Celia Rivenbark Keifer Sutherland's recent arrest for his second DUI in three years makes me wonder, all over again, why so many millionaire actors can't seem to scrounge up cab fare. What is with that? Are they like the...

U.S. crisis could bury affordable housing in Russia.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Anatoly Gorev MOSCOW _ The mortgage crisis in the United States has had an unpredictable effect in Russia. When it started unfolding, Russian banks imposed tougher credit terms, but later on made an about face. The overwhelming...

How a seven-star hotel works.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Marshall Brain Let's imagine for the moment that you would like to build the ultimate hotel, and in that hotel you want to create the ultimate hotel experience. You are not building a four-star hotel, or even a five-star hotel (the...

International news briefs: Inquest into Diana's death opens in London.
October 2, 2007... LONDON _ An inquest has opened in London into the deaths of the former Princess of Wales and her lover Dodi Al Fayed, killed in a car crash in Paris over a decade ago. A jury of six women and five men has been chosen for the hearing. They...

Newsday, amNewYork join MCT.
October 2, 2007... MCT News Service now offers stories from Newsday, one of the nation's largest daily newspapers, and amNewYork, a weekday newspaper for New York commuters affiliated with Newsday. Newsday, based in New York City's Long Island suburb of...

News from Russia: Russian experts fail to find polonium source in Litvinenko case.
October 2, 2007... MOSCOW _ Russian experts have so far failed to trace the original source of the polonium believed to have been used in the fatal poisoning of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, a top investigator said Tuesday. Moscow undertook its own...

List of DVD movie release dates.
October 2, 2007... Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: OCTOBER 2: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer _ Fox 2: 1408 _ Weinstein/Genius 2: Jindabyne _ Sony 2: The War _...

Welcome to DelMio.com, for those devoted to the pursuit of reading.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Diane Evans Welcome to , for those devoted to the pursuit of reading DelMio.com The audacity of hope. Since the release of Barack Obama's book, those words keep speaking to me. And I know why. It's because books stay with...

International news briefs: Syria denies nuclear cooperation with North Korea.
October 25, 2007... DAMASCUS, Syria _ Syria's prime minister has denied recent allegations by the Israeli media that his country is cooperating with North Korea in the development of nuclear and missile technology. Some Israeli media sources reported that the...

News from Russia: Remains of woolly rhino stolen in Siberia.
October 25, 2007... VLADIVOSTOK, Russia _ The remains of a woolly rhinoceros, unearthed in May in the Russian Republic of Yakutia, have been stolen, a source in the republic's Ministry of Environment said on Thursday. Until late October, the creature's carcass...

Russian serial killer says murder made him feel godlike.
October 25, 2007... MOSCOW _ Serial killer Alexander Pichushkin, convicted of 48 murders and three attempted murders, said in his final statement on Thursday that murder made him "almost a god." The 33-year-old former supermarket worker dubbed Russia's...

Trail Talk.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Sally Dadisman THEY SAID IT "Hope he joins us for the debates. He can make them livelier and he can reach a wider audience than that narrow little sliver that watches his show." _ John McCain to ABC News about political...

The virtual campaign.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Sally Dadisman If you're looking for a one-stop shop for election news, Talking Points Memo's Election Central (http://tpmelectioncentral.com/) is a strong candidate. The blog's special campaign section is updated several times a...

Kurdistan war: The lesser of two evils?
October 26, 2007... Byline: Yevgeny Satanovsky MOSCOW _ The latest local crisis in the Middle East mostly revolves around Turkish-Kurdish relations. Although Iraqi Kurdistan has not yet achieved independence, it is moving in this direction. Many experts...

International news briefs: Che Guevara's hair goes for $120,000 at auction.
October 26, 2007... WASHINGTON _ A U.S. bookshop owner from Houston has paid almost $120,000 for an auction lot including a lock of Ernesto "Che" Guevara's hair, a spokeswoman for the Heritage Auction Galleries said. Earlier media reports that Venezuelan...

News from Russia: Election commission publishes details of Putin's assets.
October 26, 2007... MOSCOW _ The Central Election Commission on Friday published details of the income and assets of United Russia candidates, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the commission, Putin, who heads the list of...

Weekly sports trivia quiz _ Max McGee and Hot Topics.
October 26, 2007... QUESTIONS: 1.) The late Max McGee scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history on Jan. 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. How did he score? 2.) Where did the late Max McGee attend college? 3.) Max McGee, a reserve wide...

International news briefs: Defense minister says Iran's nuclear missiles threaten no country.
October 27, 2007... TEHRAN _ Iranian missiles present no threat to any country, the Islamic Republic's defense minister said Saturday. "Iran's missiles bear no threat to any states, but are designed exclusively for aggressors who violate the border of Iran,"...

Forget life insurance _ you might have afterlife insurance.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Kate Prahlad ANNAPOLIS _ A good insurance policy will protect you from cradle to grave _ and then some. A little-known part of most homeowners' policies is that they cover headstones, grave markers, monuments and urns. ...

Trick-or-treating goes high-tech tracking tots.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Danielle Ulman WASHINGTON _ Tech-savvy parents worried about more than costumed ghouls and goblins this Halloween can use GPS technology to keep tabs on their children. Once upon a Halloween, parents feared razors in their...

Museum move marks rare Maryland BRAC loss.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Dan Lamothe ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. _ It doesn't take long to realize the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum isn't your garden-variety shrine. Some 240 tanks, cannons and other heavy equipment are scattered across the museum's...

Stir up a colorful noodle-veggie meal in a flash.(Recipe)
October 29, 2007... Byline: Linda Gassenheimer This is a quick and low-fat Chinese meal to rival your local favorite restaurant. I have used only vegetables, which I chose for their variety of flavors, colors and textures. Most supermarkets sell fresh...

EU-Russia summit: Time to put differences behind?
October 29, 2007... Byline: Yelena Shesternina MOSCOW _ The next Russia-European Union summit, in the Portuguese city of Mafra, will be the 20th time the two have met. Officials in Moscow argue that the sides have come a long way since the first meeting...

Serious battles over a not so serious issue.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Alexander Khramchikhin The situation around the proposed deployment of a missile defense system in Europe and the threat of a Russian moratorium on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) can be traced to the ambitions and a...

Just how important to our relationships is this little conflict anyway?
October 29, 2007... Byline: Jeff Herring As a relationship coach and a marriage and family therapist, I've listened couples and their conflicts for 21 years in my office. Over the years I've heard some pretty serious stuff. I've also heard some pretty...

Get your car ready for winter.
October 29, 2007... Most people prepare for the seasonal change from autumn crispness to winter chill by purchasing winter clothing and checking out the condition of their home heating system. But what about your car? Winter snow, sleet, ice, rain and low...

Make sure you understand your debit card.
October 29, 2007... Debit cards provide a great convenience and flexibility for consumers that wish to access cash from a checking or savings account through an ATM. Moreover, many debit cards now also act like credit cards, allowing a consumer to purchase goods...

`Wheel of Fortune' marks 25th year as nighttime show.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Luaine Lee CULVER CITY, Calif. _ It may be a quarter of a century old, but TV's "Wheel of Fortune" just keeps on spinning. The nighttime syndicated show is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary this month. Pat Sajak, the show's...

Careful there, don't scare yourself.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Lori Borgman I was thinking how it's getting harder and harder to scare ourselves these days. We've become numb, what with all the grizzly criminal-investigation shows on television and the gruesome slasher movies. Then I went...

Bringing up Mommy.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Debra-Lynn B. Hook Deep inside the bowels of our home, there is occurring a mini-revolution, a reversal of roles, a shifting of the earth or at least the compost pile off the back deck. It's my husband. He's been cooking....

Ask Mr. Dad.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Armin Brott Dear Mr. Dad: I know that spanking is politically incorrect these days, but I don't want kids who are out of control. Is on occasional whack all that bad? If so, what are the alternatives? A: At one time or another,...

How wildfire fighting works.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Marshall Brain If you have been watching firefighters battle the wildfires in California, you know that they are using many different technologies. Some of these technologies are as old as human intelligence, while others are brand...

Daytime dramas: mutts, thyroids, recipes and wizards top list.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Celia Rivenbark What a bountiful season it's turning out to be for weird celebrity news: Ellen Degeneres' weepy on-air breakdown over her ex-dog, Iggy, being taken away from her hairdresser's kids; Oprah announcing that she has a...

China eyes the moon.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Andrei Kislyakov MOSCOW _ What is most appealing about Oriental martial arts is the precise manner in which a set mission is accomplished, with an almost total lack of publicity. On Oct. 4, with Russia and the United States...

Social Security Q&A.
October 30, 2007... Q: My son was injured while in the military and he's now in a rehab center. It'll be a year before he's able to work again. Can he apply for disability benefits? A: Yes. In fact, military servicemen and women can receive expedited service...

List of DVD movie release dates.
October 30, 2007... Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: OCTOBER 30: El Cantante _ New Line 30: In The Land of Women _ Warner 30: License to Wed _ Warner 30: Spider-Man 3 _ Sony ...

International news briefs: Greek couple in suicide love tragedy.
October 30, 2007... ATHENS _ A couple in Greece attempted to kill themselves by drinking fertilizer after being refused permission to marry, local media said Tuesday. The body of a 25-year-old man was discovered lying on a road in Ierapetra, located on the...

Create a vintage look with creative stitching book.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Becky Sher Embroidery has so many personalities _ it can be cute, fancy, vintage, rustic. Aimee Ray's "Doodle Stitching" (Lark Books, $14.95) definitely leans toward cute and vintage, which is a very cool combination. ...

Driving you nuts: Movie quote.
October 30, 2007... Don't you just hate it when you can almost remember something, but then it slips away? And then it nags at you until you get it settled? Well, we're here to create that experience for you. Here's a quote from a movie that was popular...

Flick it.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Ethan Alter "AMERICAN GANGSTER" Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team up for the first time since 1992's "Virtuosity," and once again they're on opposite sides of the law. This time around though, Denzel is the baddie while...

Mini video-game review.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Billy O'Keefe "Clive Barker's Jericho" For: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC From: Mercury Steam/Codemasters ESRB Rating: Mature (blood and gore, intense violence, sexual themes, strong language) ___ The "Jericho"...

Have a taste _ or a slurp _ of a new kind of chocolate bar.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Stacey Hollenbeck Move over Willy Wonka, Lava Chocolate has created a novel candy bar that's wooing chocolate lovers. The Lava Bar, the world's first pre-melted chocolate bar, is a liquid version of gourmet chocolate. While to...

Trash Talk: Tabloid roundup.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Sally Dadisman WHAT MADE THE COVER: "Angelina's lies!" (Star) "Camilla demands divorce!" (National Examiner) "Oprah's secret weight-loss surgery" (National Enquirer) IF HE'S A LOSER, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE THE REST...

Trivia: `Chuck'.
October 30, 2007... In NBC's new action-comedy series, Chuck Bartowski is a computer geek catapulted into a new career as the government's most vital secret agent. How much do you know about the cast of "Chuck"? 1. Chuck is played by Zachary Levi. Levi was in...

News from Russia: Restaurant serving dog meat closed in Moscow.
October 30, 2007... MOSCOW _ Police officers have closed down a restaurant in southwest Moscow that killed stray dogs and served them as mutton, a police spokesman said on Monday. Filipp Zolotnitsky said that during an investigation into the restaurant,...

International news briefs: World toilet summit opens in India.
October 31, 2007... NEW DELHI _ The World Toilet Summit, a four-day conference to promote hygiene and the latest improvements and design in the global latrine market, opened Wednesday in New Delhi, the capital of India. This year, the seventh summit of the...

Count your blessings: How to say "thank you" in different languages.
October 31, 2007... Sometimes, a simple "thank you" is enough. Here's how to say it around the world: Afrikaans (South Africa, Nambia)... Dankie Arabic (Middle East)... Shukran Apache (United States)... Ashoge Basque (Spain, France)......

Best times for anglers.
October 31, 2007... This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones (X indicates best days). ___ Sunday 8:10 a.m....

College orchestra plays thumb-wiggling video-game music.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Stacey Hollenbeck Inside a dingy lecture hall in the basement of one of the University of Maryland's more neglected buildings, an amateur orchestra is playing a familiar tune. For those who recognize the music, this catchy melody...

News from Russia: At least 8 killed in explosion in Russia.
October 31, 2007... SAMARA, Russia _ At least eight people died and 45 were injured on Wednesday morning in a suspected terrorist blast on a bus in central Togliatti, a city on Russia's Volga River. A spokesman for the regional police department said an...