Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from April 2002, page 22

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from April 2002

Marlins head out into fresh season with new questions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 1, 2002... MONTREAL _ The Marlins embark on their 10th season of baseball Tuesday night. The Marlins' new ownership promised Monday there will be many more opening days despite doubts and uncertainties that surround the future of the franchise. ...

Man pleads guilty to aiding Hezbollah in deal that brings his family to U.S.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 1, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ A Charlotte businessman accused of conspiring to support Middle Eastern terrorists has pleaded guilty after striking a deal that calls for U.S. officials to whisk his family out of Lebanon. Court papers outlining the...

Indiana takes 1st place for fan support.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ Walk down an Atlanta street and you expect to see crops and cows. Indiana has claimed this city. Fans of the Hoosiers fill the sidewalks, restaurants, bars and most of the Georgia Dome. Open your hotel room door and you expect to...

Tepid offense could doom Heat.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 1, 2002... MIAMI _ Because of the Heat's past regular-season success, substandard scoring could be somewhat overlooked, or even dismissed as an offshoot of the team's defensive-oriented style. But now that Miami is on the verge of missing the...

You tell me: Opening day, or opening act for a circus?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 1, 2002... MONTREAL _ Ah, yes, opening day. The first, fresh, clean page of another baseball season. Optimism. Boundless potential. The team president explaining that, no, the owner's absence has nothing to do with him fearing grave bodily harm. ...

Serial killer Wuornos can hasten her death, court says.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Aileen Wuornos, thought to be the nation's first predatory female serial killer, is competent enough to fire her attorneys and hasten her execution, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday. In its two-paragraph...

Knight passes on final.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CHICAGO _ If Bob Knight said it once, he said it a dozen times. He would not watch Monday night's NCAA championship game. Because it involved Maryland and an Indiana team that included players Knight recruited before being fired two...

Cubs strand 14, Fassero wild in season opener.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CINCINNATI _ Jeff Fassero, a wily veteran of 11 major-league seasons, was hoping to catch a break. After hitting Sean Casey to load the bases in the ninth inning Monday, Fassero protested to plate umpire John Shulock, saying his 0-1...

Maryland improvises own ending.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ Indiana could taste it. Of all the senses, taste was one of the few left in good working order. The Georgia Dome had turned into a jumbo jet with a muffler problem Monday night, and ears had shut down. Throats were raw from...

Terps terrific: Dixon lifts Maryland past Indiana.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ With 10 minutes to go in the national final Monday night, the Indiana Hoosiers were threatening to pull off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history. The overmatched Hoosiers, playing from behind all night, had...

Terps' inside play is stellar.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ For Indiana senior forward Jarrad Odle, Monday night was a chance to be regarded as a hero, not just for 40 minutes and not just to his teammates and not just to his school but to his entire basketball-loving native state _ for the...

Dixon strikes early, late in battle with Fife.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ Maryland guard Juan Dixon accepted the pass deep in the left corner and buried a three-pointer as Dane Fife flew at him. On the next possession, the Indiana guard flew at Dixon, but again the Terrapin delivered, this time from the...

A wild start to Sox's ride.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... SEATTLE _ If first impressions are truly lasting, a survival kit may be necessary for White Sox fans to get through the 2002 season. The Sox managed to live through a bumpy encounter in the season opener Monday when Keith Foulke escaped a...

Terps graduate to higher level with NCAA title.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ Once upon a time, this is what college basketball was about. It was a time before the shady shoe-company execs and sports agents became commonplace, when college basketball was a proving ground instead of a steppingstone. ...

Knight's night: Dinner; Never watch TV games, say ex-Indiana coach.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CHICAGO _ If Bob Knight said it once, he said it a dozen times. He would not watch Monday night's NCAA championship game. Because it involved Maryland and an Indiana team that included players Knight recruited before being fired two years...

Lawmakers, religious groups teaming up to ban video poker in Bible Belt.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ In one of the fiercest battles to erupt in the South since the conflict over the continued use of the Confederate flag, lawmakers and religious groups have teamed up to ban video poker machines in the Bible Belt and eliminate a...

Anthrax scares bolster agency's standing.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Nobody really wanted to hear from Henry Gutierrez before anthrax. Sure, he has been the backbone of the U.S. Postal Service's U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America for six...

Innovative products, new research return egg to its rightful place.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... It is increasingly obvious that the egg has changed. Health concerns have created a market for products that promise the best of the egg without the worst, or that come from chickens fed special diets or eggs customized to the level of...

Lemon Floating Islands; Old-fashioned Deviled Eggs; Breakfast Strata; Individual Orange Souffles.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... Eggceptional recipes: Lemon Floating Islands Preparation time: 25 minutes Chilling time: 2 hours Cooking time: 1 hour Yield: 6 servings 2 cups milk 3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup sugar [ teaspoon salt 4...

Candy/Fry thermometer; Web site Next Day Gourmet's fresh herbs, flowers.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... A degree in candy Candymaking success often depends on a good thermometer, and we liked working with the Professional Style Candy/Fry Thermometer from Component Design Northwest. The stainless-steel thermometer with glass column measures...

2000 Camelot Chardonnay.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... This California chardonnay shows that it is possible still to find varietal wines with flavor and nuance for less than $10. Made mostly from central coast grapes, this Kendall-Jackson product is given a little added complexity by blending...

California reds make fine blend.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... While California's better wineries have a long-standing tradition of producing single varietal wines such as cabernet sauvignon and merlot, a number of those wineries are producing blended reds that emulate the great red wines of Bordeaux....

Breakfast doesn't have to be a hassle.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... My 13-year-old son, Jared, turned to me last night and said, "I'm taking some very important FCAT tests this week and my teacher wants to make sure we eat a good breakfast beforehand." I'm thinking, does that mean I should feed my kid "not so...

A slow boil: Mastering the technique of poaching.(The Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... Many basic cooking techniques are becoming anachronisms as consumers shop for prepared or partly prepared foods instead of raw ingredients, and as restaurant chefs and home cooks grill or saute nearly everything that comes into the kitchen....

Two parks _ Mt. Rainier and North Cascades _ at the extremes.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... NORTH CASCADES/MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARKS, Wash. _ The northwest corner of the United States has seen a lot of action, geologically speaking. It's still going on, subtly but relentlessly, and the perceptive can witness the effects in four of...

Mt. Rainier and North Cascades sights.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... MT. RAINIER MAIN SIGHTS 1. Longmire The old-fashioned stone and timber buildings house a lodge and, in the 1899 former headquarters building, a museum. A tiny village, Longmire gives visitors a glimpse into the days when this was a...

Mt. Rainier and North Cascades facts.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... MT. RAINIER FACTS Established as a national park: March 2, 1899. Area: 235,625 acres. Visitors: 1,301,103 in 2001. Location: West-central Washington, about 50 miles southeast of Seattle. Flora and fauna: Largest...

Oregon: a view deep into the blue at Crater Lake.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. _ Deep into the volcanic landscape of the Cascade Range, I came upon a most incredible sight. It was the cone of a volcano so dormant that the heat and steam have been resolutely capped by unyielding rock. The...

Crater Lake sights.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CRATER LAKE MAIN SIGHTS 1. Mazama Village While loading up on gas and supplies you catch a glimpse of the Cascades as mountainside _ forest and rock without a hint of the pinnacle to come. 2. Rim Village There it is, the...

Crater Lake facts.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CRATER LAKE FACTS Established as a national park: May 22, 1902. Area: 183,224 acres. Visitors: 457,373 in 2001. Location: Southwestern Oregon. Flora and fauna: Whitebark and lodgepole pines, subalpine firs, lichen and...

California: a hotbed of activity at Lassen Volcanic National Park.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK, Calif. _ The Cinder Cone looks brand-new. Its sides slant gracefully toward the pointed top, 700 feet above the lava-cluttered ground. But this is territory where hot rocks and strange formations are measured...

Lassen Volcanic sights.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... LASSEN VOLCANIC MAIN SIGHTS 1. Sulphur Works Follow the sulphur smell to an area of bubbling fumaroles and hot springs. They indicate that beneath the crust of this volcanic territory, a lot of hot gas continues to rise. 2....

Lassen Volcanic National Park facts.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... LASSEN VOLCANIC FACTS Established as a national park: Aug. 9, 1916. Area: 106,372 acres. Visitors: 376,695 in 2001. Location: 50 miles east of Red Bluff, Calif. Flora and fauna: Shrubs, herbs, grasses and trees _ mostly...

A guide to the Cascades Range parks.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... GETTING THERE To visit all four Cascade Range parks in one trip, you might begin with a flight to Seattle. From SeaTac International Airport, take Interstate Highway 5 north to the Burlington exit and follow Washington Highway 20 east to...

Still a bargain at 37 cents.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, March 29. ___ So what if the cost of a first-class stamp will be raised from 34 to 37 cents on June 30? A first-class stamp remains one of the greatest bargains...

All hat, not cattle.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, March 29. ___ President George W. Bush really, really, really does believe in free trade. He keeps telling us so. He told us so yet again when he traveled in late...

Mayo sees an unfortunate equality for women.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... As women have moved toward equality with men in commercial and social endeavors, they also may be getting a health profile that is more masculine, new research from the Mayo Clinic suggests. A study tracing changes in heart attacks that...

Advice column develops a life of its own.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... People have lots of questions. Questions about love, questions about sex, even questions about the strange rash that has developed in a hard-to-reach place. Because people have questions, they spend lots of time looking for answers....

New device picks up on potential heart problem.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Paul Lafata's heart is sending out nearly imperceptible signals that something could be wrong. Up until recently, doctors could not pick up the signs without tapping into the heart during a procedure in the hospital. But...

Best way to hard-cook an egg.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... To avoid getting a green layer around the yolks, it is best to not overcook the eggs. Here's how: Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan. Cover the eggs with cold water by 1 inch. Heat the water just to a boil, remove from the heat....

Court decision could change S. Africa's controversial AIDS policy.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa_Court decisions requiring South Africa's government to make an AIDS drug available to pregnant women could bring about a significant change in South Africa's controversial policy on the deadly disease. ...

Frustrated steelworkers in China challenge Communists.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... LIAOYANG, China_There can be no such thing in communist China as a hot-bed of unrest. The government will not allow it. But for three weeks, the frustration of the unemployed boiled over in this dying factory town, where several thousand...

Sci-fi film stars hope their time has come.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... Their new movie, "Clockstoppers," has its young cast crossing its fingers and wishing and hoping that good things will come from what is, to them, a big break. "Maybe, after this comes out, my agent will like, you know, call me...

Abba-cadabra: `70s hits conjure a new musical.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... They've got one of the world's hottest stage productions to their credit, yet they've called it "the musical we never knew we wrote." And in fact, they didn't. Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus are the tunesmiths of the 1970s Swedish pop...

How Swede it is: A paean to the polyesterlike durability of ABBA.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... Abba's innocent music has been so well exploited since the `70s, back when ditties such as Waterloo and S.O.S. were simply hits, there can't possibly be any innocence left. But like plastic flowers, the songs never lose their bloom. We won't...

Travel Q&A: Drives out of San Francisco bring waves of wonder.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... Q. My wife and I will be traveling to San Francisco for the first time this spring. As we will have just five days there, what do you think are the best things to do and see? We also would like to drive the Pacific Coast Highway, but...

The Top Ten travel list: Come on in!(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... The "most welcoming" destinations for Americans, from research by Bert Sperling, creator of Money magazine's "Best Places" lists: 1. Ireland 2. Germany 3. United Kingdom 4. Greece 5. Australia 6. New Zealand ...

New York show looks at Chicago.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... The wonders of tempera, an artistic medium in vogue eight centuries ago and revived during the Great Depression, are on view in a splendid collection of American paintings by Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Hart Benton, Paul Cadmus and others at...

Tempera art tantalizes in Wyeth country exhibition.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... The wonders of tempera, an artistic medium in vogue eight centuries ago and revived during the Great Depression, are on view in a splendid collection of American paintings by Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Hart Benton, Paul Cadmus and others at...

Tips on resolving a gripe.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... Sometimes the best made plans go awry. Take the case of a retired couple who were set to jet off to Europe last fall on a fast-paced 16-day tour that would have taken them to Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Italy...

NASA is taking a `hard look' at its expensive wind tunnels.(Washington Bureau)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Eager to cut costs in a tight budget, NASA is conducting a review of all its wind tunnels to determine which ones may no longer be needed. Most of the major wind tunnels operating today are housed at NASA Langley Research...

Manatee count weighs heavily in species' fate.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... ORLANGO, Fla. _ Federal and state officials face a weighty decision over the next year _ whether the manatee, one of Florida's most beloved and controversial animals, is still an endangered species. This week, government regulators are...

`The Sweet Spot,' premiering Tuesday on Comedy Central.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... You can't get more shaggy-dog than Comedy Central's "The Sweet Spot," which boils down, as near as I can tell, to the Murray brothers leveraging their fame to get some golf outings paid for. Good for them. Sort of good for the TV...

Put brakes to players' salary growth.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... We'd like to do readers the same favor as a year ago, but we can't this time, not in good conscience anyway. Whereas the Chicago Tribune and most other media outlets kept their eyes focused on the remarkable developments on the field in...

Raptors eye Charlotte is Hornets buzz south.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... The Chicago Bulls play the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday and Friday this week, which should enhance the Raptors' playoff chances. And Wednesday could be a very big day for the Toronto franchise, though it has nothing to do with playing the...

Business holdings pose conflict of interest for Italian prime minister.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... ROME _ Until now, concerns about the potential conflict-of-interest issues posed by Italian Prime Minister's Silvio Berlusconi's vast business empire were mostly theoretical. Last week, theory became reality with the pending bankruptcy of...

Lieberman urges new laws to reform business culture.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON _ A key senator investigating the Enron collapse called Monday for a new "corporate social contract" with reforms he said would hold businesses to higher ethical standards and restore trust in markets by consumers, producers and...

Construction spending, manufacturing rise in good signs for economy.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... In two new government reports Monday that fueled hopes of economic recovery, manufacturing activity grew for a second consecutive month as construction spending posted its third monthly gain in a row. The two monthly gains in...

Northwest matching United's schedule expansion.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CHICAGO _ Refusing to cede an inch to a rival, even as it continues to lose millions of dollars, Northwest Airlines said Monday it will match United Airline's newly bolstered schedule to the Twin Cities from Chicago. The Eagan,...

H-P board won't renominate Walter Hewlett.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... Hewlett-Packard Corp.'s dissident board member Walter Hewlett says he has no regrets about waging one of the most contentious proxy fights in corporate history, but there is one decision he may come to rue. He failed to nominate himself...

EPA releases report card on coastal waters.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Despite improvements in water clarity over the last two decades, America's coastal waters, including the Great Lakes, continue to have serious pollution and ecological problems the nation needs to address, according to an...

High court to review `three-strikes' laws.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court waded into a national debate over sentencing laws Monday, agreeing to decide whether some lengthy prison sentences imposed under California's controversial "three strikes" law violate the Constitution. The...

Ohio man bitten by shark near Florida fishing pier.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 1, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A swimming coach from Ohio was bitten on the arm by a shark Monday morning in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla., as he waded toward shore in chest-high water. Matthew May, 29, suffered lacerations that will require skin...

Government can not link Lindh to CIA officers death.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Prosecutors in the John Lindh case conceded Monday for the first time that they have no evidence that Lindh killed Johnny "Mike" Spann, the CIA officer who interviewed Lindh shortly before losing his life in a prison uprising in...

Artest: Bulls missing me.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... CHICAGO _ Because only two days have passed since he almost became the fifth player in league history to put up a quadruple-double, it's too easy and convenient a time to say the Bulls miss Ron Artest. But throw out Artest's impressive...

Davis: NBA job would be `ultimate'.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA _ A lot of college basketball coaches use the Final Four to look for better jobs. But few of them are coaching in the Final Four. As he prepared to lead Indiana against Maryland in the national final Monday night, Hoosiers...

Bush says Arafat must play role in ending violence.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON _ President Bush insisted again on Monday that Yasser Arafat can and must play a central role in ending Middle East violence, a strategy that carries with it a built-in assumption: that the Palestinian leader is still relevant and...

Israelis everywhere walk with fear, look at all with suspicion.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... JERUSALEM _ Modi Barla's father and mother tried to reason with their son that his job was too risky, too dangerous, too daring for these times in Jerusalem. The 26-year-old is a bartender. "My father really doesn't want me to work here...

Israeli army shoots at international group of unarmed activists.(Chicago Tribune)
April 1, 2002... BEIT JALA, West Bank _ As about 100 international peace activists set out Monday afternoon on a march to protest an imminent Israeli incursion into this Palestinian town, the road ahead of them appeared to be quiet and clear. What the...