The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) articles from August 2001

The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) archives from August 2001

2nd time around: Baylor makes best of opportunity with Cubs.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley Don Baylor commanded respect as a player. He was big and barrel-chested, an American League MVP winner in 1979 and a proven winner through 19 major-league seasons. His last three seasons in the big leagues ended with...

Black lawyers' group meets to address legal reforms.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Mark Curriden DALLAS _ A handful of black lawyers gathered in 1925 to create a national organization designed to tackle the important civil rights issues of the day: discrimination by the courts, voting rights abuses and a lack of...

The box office report.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Rick Holter DE-EVOLUTION REVOLUTION: Charles Darwin was a heck of a theorist, but not much of a box-office prognosticator. Last weekend, "Planet of the Apes" climbed to the No. 2 debut ever. And with all the dinosaurs, chatty "Dr....

Being qualified isn't always enough in Winston Cup.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Terry Blount DALLAS _ A big event like the Brickyard 400 this weekend is a place where every racer wants to be. Go ahead. Take your best shot. Just go out there and prove you have one of the 43 fastest cars, then take the green...

Electronic adventures: video and computer game reviews.
August 1, 2001... THE CORPORATE MACHINE Maker: Stardock Rating: 3-{ stars System: PC CD-ROM System requirements: Windows 95/98/ME, 75 MHz, 32MB RAM Suggested price: $29.95 Number of players: Up to 8 via LAN or Internet A unique...

Hardware reviews.
August 1, 2001... Netpliance has killed its i-Opener Internet appliance. 3Com has pulled its Audrey Web-browsing unit off the market. And across the computer industry, many manufacturers who once predicted a boom for simple, lower-cost, limited-function Internet...

Net security now a shared obligation.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Alan Goldstein DALLAS _ For information technology staffers, protecting computer systems from rogue programs has evolved into a daily procedure. Every morning when they come to work, many IT folks check around for software patches...

Just how `ultimate' is UltimateTV?
August 1, 2001... Byline: Doug Bedell When a product is billed as "the ultimate," it better be good. Microsoft's boldly branded UltimateTV may not be the end-point in this decade's dalliance with interactive television. But UltimateTV is the most...

Veterans in Texas go to battle against merging their holiday.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Carolyn Barta DALLAS _ Veterans have a new battle cry: Don't merge their holiday with Election Day to give people a day off to vote. If Congress tries to adopt such a proposal, made this week by the National Commission on...

House rejects tougher fuel-efficiency standards.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Landers WASHINGTON _ Auto-state lawmakers in the House rallied enough votes Wednesday to turn back an effort to make automobile fuel-efficiency standards the same for cars, minivans, light trucks and sport utility vehicles. ...

PAINFUL REMINDER: Stringer's death sends out more alarms.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Kevin B. Blackistone DALLAS _ Randy Moss dissolved into a puddle of tears. Slowly, Cris Carter melted away, too. Their news conference was to discuss horrific news. Their teammate, 27-year-old offensive tackle Korey Stringer,...

Cowboys who played with Stringer remember the good times.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Mike McAllister WICHITA FALLS, Texas _ They endured training camps together by watching 1970s blaxploitation films such as "Shaft" and "Dolemite" between practices. They shared a lot of laughs and an equal amount of sweat. And even...

Heat of the battle top concern for Dallas-area programs.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Richard Durrett DALLAS _ Bob Morton of McKinney doesn't joke about the heat. Ever since his sons, Bobby and Thomas, began playing football, Morton has sat them down and given them a lecture about staying hydrated. With the...

Death a warning about risks posed by heat.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Jean-Jacques Taylor WICHITA FALLS, Texas _ For the Dallas Cowboys, a team that regularly stages training camp practices in temperatures above 100 degrees, the death of a player with another NFL team was both a blow and a warning....

Cowboys working on run defense, tackling.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Jean-Jacques Taylor WICHITA FALLS, Texas _ Coach Dave Campo says the Cowboys were a poor tackling team last year. And he says that's one reason they finished last in the NFL in run defense. Campo has vowed his team's...

`Original Sin'.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Philip Wuntch Even the most serious cineastes fall prey to the forbidden fruit of melodrama. Martin Scorsese, for example, admits to a long-term affair with "Duel in the Sun." For contemporary moviegoers, "Original Sin" strives...

Patients rights bill on its way past a presidential veto.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Christopher Lee WASHINGTON _ After days of negotiations, President Bush and a key Republican announced a compromise that could allow a House vote Thursday on patients' rights legislation amended to avoid a veto threat. It was...

Patients' rights compromise may open path to House vote.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Christopher Lee WASHINGTON _ After days of negotiations, President Bush and a key Republican announced a compromise that is expected to allow a House vote Thursday on patients' rights legislation amended to avoid a veto threat. ...

Parents getting more tax breaks on school costs.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Pamela Yip DALLAS _ Parents saving for their children's college education can expect a big boost from the new tax bill. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 expands and provides new tax relief to...

'529 plans' jump-start college savings funds.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Pamela Yip DALLAS _ They're the hottest thing in college savings strategies. Financial planners say "529 plans" give parents the flexibility they need for planning for their children's higher education. "I love these...

10 markets in the running for 2 MLS expansion spots.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Steve Davis DALLAS _ Ten U.S. markets remain in the hunt for Major League Soccer's next round of expansion. MLS commissioner Dan Garber says the league will announce in October whether expansion will proceed for the 2003...

Mexican trucks have bumpy ride in Senate.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Brenda Rodriguez EL PASO, Texas _ Officer Steve Romero stood in front of a dusty Mexican truck, yelled to the driver, "Turn on your high beams!" above the hustle and bustle of the international checkpoint, and demanded, "Honk your...

Dallas-Area Airport Board May Boost Parking Fees.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Terri Langford Aug. 1--If the D/FW Airport Board agrees Thursday to raise parking fees for the first time in 11 years, the new rate structure would take effect in October, officials said Tuesday. The new fees have been...

Texans Using Average-Billing Plans Hold Off on Changing Power Companies.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Charlene Oldham Aug. 1--Robert McCann planned to sign on with New Power Co. when the deregulation pilot program was scheduled to start June 1. But three delays in the pilot program and two steamy summer months later, the Far...

Farmers Look to Next U.S. Bill to End Continuing Need For Emergency Assistance.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Steven H. Lee Aug. 1--WALL, Texas--On another in a long string of searing 100-degree days here in the Concho Valley outside San Angelo, the prospect of continuing drought is filling farmers with a sense of dread. Not just over...

Dallas Cowboys' Owner Says Frisco May Get Arena Football League Team.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Richard Alm Aug. 1--Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday that he has a tentative deal to buy land in Frisco that could be used for his family's Arena Football League team, which is scheduled to start play next year. ...

U.S. Officials Forming Rare Consensus on Status of Undocumented Immigrants.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Michelle Mittelstadt Aug. 1--WASHINGTON--A rare consensus appears to be forming in the nation's capital, cutting across traditional partisan and business-labor fault lines, to fashion an immigration policy that confers legal status...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Robert Miller Aug. 1--The Center for Nonprofit Management has announced that the first annual Awards of Excellence -- four $5,000 cash awards -- will be presented to three organizations and an individual exemplifying distinctive...

Internet Security Now An Obligation Shared by Businesses, Software Makers.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Alan Goldstein Aug. 1--For information technology staffers, protecting computer systems from rogue programs has evolved into a daily procedure. Every morning when they come to work, many IT folks check around for software patches...

Austin, Texas-Based Pancho's Restaurants Buys Out Buffet Operation.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Katie Fairbank Aug. 1--Fort Worth-based Pancho's Mexican Buffet Inc. will fold into privately owned Pancho's Restaurants Inc. of Austin on Wednesday as part of a transaction worth about $7 million. Pancho's Restaurants,...

Markets Rebound on End of Earnings Reporting Season.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Angela Shah Aug. 1--A battered Wall Street heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday, thanks in part to stronger-than-expected consumer spending and the close of a painful earnings season, analysts said. "Part of it is the absence of bad...

Profit Up at Dallas-Based Perot and Affiliated Computer Services.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Leah Beth Ward Aug. 1--Two Dallas technology services companies reported year-to-year double-digit earnings growth Tuesday on the strength of new contract signings and acquisitions. Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said...

'Code Red' Warnings Limit Damage to Internet Services.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Alan Goldstein Aug. 1--The "Code Red" worm that was programmed to spread across the Internet on Tuesday night was believed to have caused only limited mischief because the managers of computer networks heeded warnings and...

Immigrant fills a niche with gourmet food from Africa.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Dianne Solis DALLAS _ Patrick Obinabo wanted to feed his dream of building his catering business into a Southwest distributor for African gourmet food. So to convince the bank loan officer, he sent over a full meal _ for 10. ...

American to cut jets from fleet.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Terry Maxon DALLAS _ American Airlines Inc., responding to the economic downturn and its financial losses, said Thursday it will speed up the retirement of some older airplanes. In cutting more capacity, Fort Worth, Texas-based...

Are megasites finding the best deals for you?
August 2, 2001... Byline: Tom Parsons We have entered a new age of travel _ that of the online megasites. But do they always deliver the cheapest travel deal? The short answer is no. Don't rely on one source. However, that doesn't mean the megasites...

Brief reviews of new audio-book releases.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Larry Bleiberg and David Tarrant _ "French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork and Corkscrew," by Peter Mayle, read by Simon Jones (Random House Audio, five compact discs, 6.5 hours, $31.95. Also available on tape) Warning:...

HEADLINE HERE.
August 2, 2001... Jaguares A- Cuando la Sangre Galopa (BMG U.S. Latin) In stores now. Like a hungry serpent, the new album by Mexican rock en espanol group Jaguares slithers around its prey. And when it takes a bite, there's no recovering. ...

HEADLINE HERE.
August 2, 2001... Cyndi Thomson C My World (Capitol Nashville) In stores now Think of 24-year-old Cyndi Thomson as the 2001 answer to the 1995 phenomenon that was Deana Carter. Problem is, Ms. Thomson, a wispy-voiced singer-songwriter...

Reviews of new classical music releases.
August 2, 2001... BEETHOVEN "Diabelli Variations" Piotr Anderszewski (Virgin Classics) Grade: B+ Beethoven's last large _ in fact, gargantuan _ work for the piano, the 32 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, is in equal measure grotesque, beautiful...

Semiconductor firms tout upswing.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Leah Beth Ward DALLAS _ An uptick in orders for chips in mobile phones has the semiconductor industry cautiously looking for the start of a recovery in the fourth quarter this year. "We are beginning to see some positive...

Students brand-conscious, but they're also discriminating shoppers.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Jean Nash Johnson "I remember one year my mom took me school shopping. We headed downtown to the gallery mall. My mom started buggin' with the clothes she chose. I didn't see nothing at first I just turned up my nose....

Slocum on firm ground at Texas A&M.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Al Carter COLLEGE STATION, Texas _ Twenty years ago, Texas A&M football coach Tom Wilson heard the rumors, and he responded. After losing seven games in 1980, Wilson led the Aggies to seven victories in 1981. He guided A&M to...

Immigrants in Texas concerned about order cutting health care.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Bruce Nichols HOUSTON _ At Casa de Amigos health clinic near downtown, a 24-year-old Mexican-born mother sat with her 22-month-old Mexican-born daughter, waiting for someone to check on a rash on the baby's chest _ and worrying....

Small diet changes can fuel better health.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Aline McKenzie Despite all the conflicting diet advice floating around, a Tufts University nutritionist says women would do best to follow a few simple guidelines: _Eat more fruits and vegetables. _Eat more whole grains....

Medieval swordplay keeps history buffs buffed.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Aline McKenzie DALLAS _ Some people jog. Some people lift weights. Some people dress in funny clothes and hit each other with sticks. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism create a medieval character, make...

Senators aim to restore due process to immigrants seeking asylum.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Frank Trejo WASHINGTON _ A group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Thursday to reform what some human rights advocates call the "shameful" treatment of people seeking asylum in this country. The Refugee Protection Act...

Congressional Democrats propose immigrants' residency plan.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Michelle Mittelstadt WASHINGTON _ As the White House and Mexican President Vicente Fox's administration discuss ways to legalize some of the 3 million Mexicans living here illegally, congressional Democratic leaders rolled out a...

Reviews of releases by Foxy Brown, Perry Farrell, Jaguares.
August 2, 2001... FOXY BROWN "Broken Silence" (Def Jam) Grade: C+ New York rapper Foxy Brown throws down her claim as the top female in hip-hop on her third album, "Broken Silence." Over and over again. She's not doing the genre any favors by...

Honestly, lying is epidemic.
August 2, 2001... Byline: James Ragland Oh, brother. Another opportunist is taking her clothes off in the name of "art" _ she's posing for a men's magazine. It's none of my business what Jerri Manthey does with her body. I'd never heard of her...

Travel notebook.
August 2, 2001... Coronado, a picturesque finger of land across the bay from San Diego, boasts beautiful beaches, the famous old Hotel del Coronado and shops aplenty. To guide your wallet among the latter enticements, the Coronado Visitors Bureau is...

Exhibit carries on tradition.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Larry Bleiberg Before the days of strollers and car seats, American Indian children were carried on cradleboards. A temporary exhibit at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman features 38 historic...

House debate rages as vote nears on patients' rights measure.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Christopher Lee WASHINGTON _ The House marched toward a vote late Thursday on a measure that would grant patients new powers in dealing with their HMOs, including the right to sue managed care companies and guaranteed access to...

Drug hunters faulted in Peru plane shoot-down.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Tod Robberson PANAMA CITY _ A civilian plane carrying U.S. missionaries was mistakenly shot out of the sky over Peru last April because of language problems and a failure by drug-interdiction personnel to follow rules designed to...

Study says special neurons help monkeys discern intentions of others.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Betsy Mason The old saying "monkey see, monkey do" is getting a new twist from scientists who say the monkey may not need to see after all. Monkeys, and other primates including humans, have specialized brain cells that act...

New research turns a bright light on atoms' tunneling phenomenon.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Nicole Stricker Harry Potter would love quantum physics. Atom-sized objects exist in a magical world where strange transformations and slights-of-hand happen all the time. Physicists who study this tiny quantum world know that...

Leader of Proxy Fight Details His Plans for New York-Based Computer Associates.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Leah Beth Ward Aug. 2--Sam Wyly said Wednesday that he will not continue his proxy fight for Computer Associates International Corp. if shareholders vote against his slate of directors. But Mr. Wyly, sounding feisty as ever,...

House Backs Plan for Oil Drilling in Arctic.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Landers Aug. 2--WASHINGTON--The House passed a major energy bill early Thursday that allows oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and requires modest improvements in the fuel efficiency of sport utility vehicles,...

Top General Touts Need for F-22 Fighter Jet.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Richard Whittle Aug. 2--WASHINGTON--U.S. fighter planes are no longer the best in the world, but the exotic, new F-22 Raptor will remedy that, the next Air Force chief of staff told Congress Wednesday. "I fear that our...

Frisco, Texas, Officials Say Arena Football, Planned Complex Could Coexist.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Ian McCann Aug. 2--A tentative land deal that could bring an Arena Football League team to Frisco would complement a planned sports complex along Dallas Parkway, city officials said. "What we've done would make any kind of bid...

British Grocer Tesco Tries to Succeed Where Others Have Failed.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Gregory Katz Aug. 2--LONDON -- The British supermarket giant Tesco PLC is plunging into the online grocery market in the United States even as a number of American firms have dropped out because of high start-up costs and...

Texas Doctors, Middlemen Struggle with Contentious Process of Collecting Fees.
August 2, 2001... Byline: J.C. Conklin Aug. 2--When many insurance payments dried up recently for 1,700 Tarrant County physicians, the doctors hardly noticed. Typos and missing claims perpetually drag out the billing process for months in a...

Insurers to Give Restitution for Payment Delays to Texas Doctors, Hospitals.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Katie Fairbank Aug. 2--Seven insurance companies will pay fines totaling $9.25 million for making late payments to doctors and other health-care providers in the first enforcement of a state law requiring prompt reimbursements. ...

Second Insurer Suspends Sale of New Homeowners Policies in Texas.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Terrence Stutz Aug. 2--AUSTIN, Texas--A second insurer has joined Farmers Insurance Group in halting the sale of new homeowners policies in Texas because of potential losses from water damage and mold claims. Progressive...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Robert Miller Aug. 2--Best-selling author Pat Conroy will be the featured speaker at the Oct. 2 Prism Awards luncheon, benefiting the Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas. The author of The Prince of Tides, The Great...

Officials Hope for Heavy Traffic as New Plano, Texas, Mall Opens.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Steve Quinn Aug. 2--PLANO, Texas--Mayor Jeran Akers makes no bones about it: There will be traffic jams this weekend at the grand opening of The Shops at Willow Bend mall. And he's not worried about it. "I hope there is a bit...

Dallas Area May Pay for Referendum on Olympics Bid.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Colleen McCain Nelson Aug. 2--Voters should be given the opportunity to weigh in on Dallas' Olympic bid, City Council members said Wednesday after learning that the county may pick up most of the tab for a November referendum on...

Patients' Rights Accord Fails to End House Conflict.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Christopher Lee Aug. 2--WASHINGTON--After days of negotiations, President Bush and a key Republican announced a compromise that is expected to allow a House vote Thursday on patients' rights legislation amended to avoid a veto...

Dallas listeners Will Be First in U.S. to Test Satellite Radio.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Al Brumley Aug. 2--It's a radio revolution, and Dallas is on the front line. On Sept. 12, XM Satellite Radio will debut, offering 100 channels of digital-quality radio that can be heard from coast to coast. Dallas gets to hear...

Consumers Like Sales-Tax Holiday, But Texas May See Red over Revenue Loss.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Maria Halkias Aug. 2--Texas' official shopping weekend -- dubbed the sales tax holiday -- begins Friday. Shoppers are expected to spend nearly $500 million on tax-exempt items and save a total of nearly $40 million in state and...

The Dallas Morning News Gadgets & Gizmos Column.
August 2, 2001... Aug. 2--NET APPLIANCE IGNORES PREDECESSORS' PAST: Netpliance has killed its i-Opener Internet appliance. 3Com has pulled its Audrey Web-browsing unit off the market. And across the computer industry, many manufacturers who once predicted a boom...

The Dallas Morning News Personal Technology Help Desk Column.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Rossman Aug. 2--QUESTION: Now that Napster is useless, can you recommend another file-sharing service to help us find MP3s? --T.Y., Addison ANSWER: The courts have allowed Napster to resume song-swapping. The service...

The Dallas Morning News Clicks Software Review Column.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Meryl Kaplan Evans Aug. 2--MemoWeb 3 is a utility that collects the entire contents of Web sites, including audio and video files, e-mail addresses, images and links. It does so easily and quickly. To grab a site, click on the...

The Dallas Morning News Technology Review Column.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Doug Bedell Aug. 2--When a product is billed as "the ultimate," it better be good. Microsoft's boldly branded UltimateTV may not be the end-point in this decade's dalliance with interactive television. But UltimateTV is...

Senate Votes for New Safety Rules for Mexican Truck Drivers Entering U.S.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Brenda Rodriguez Aug. 2--EL PASO, Texas--Officer Steve Romero stood in front of a dusty Mexican truck, yelled to the driver, "Turn on your high beams!" above the hustle and bustle of the international checkpoint, and demanded,...

The Dallas Morning News Destinations Column.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Tim Wyatt Aug. 2--World leaders and small children alike have always been fascinated, even terrified, by what plays out in their dreams, the mind's own midnight matinee. Since the Web has blossomed into a major source for...

After a seven-year battle, couple succeeds in adopting daughter.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Roy Appleton ROWLETT, Texas _ It took seven years, and now the Mankin four are officially one. Wrapping up a complex, costly and at times bitter dispute over child and parental rights, a Dallas judge in June gave David and Miki...

Airport winery is state's industry ambassador.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Suzanne Marta IRVING, Texas _ Travelers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport have an unusual way to pass the time: sampling Texas wines. La Bodega Winery's tasting room in Terminal A has offered customers a rare chance to...

Around the American League.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley Good riddance to Redman? DALLAS _ After Minnesota traded injured starting pitcher Mark Redman to Detroit for relief pitcher Todd Jones, Twins manager Tom Kelly hinted that Redman might have spent too much time having...

Around the National League.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley No need for Sherlock DALLAS _ Before getting his wish Thursday in a trade to San Diego for pitcher Woody Williams, Cardinals outfielder Ray Lankford said he would waive his trade-veto rights to accommodate any deal...

Of tidbits, notes, quotes, anecdotes, stats and numbers.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley Basic instinct DALLAS _ St. Louis pitcher Dustin Hermanson made a rather reckless head-first slide into third base Tuesday against Atlanta. "Just instincts, I guess," Hermanson explained. "But as soon as I got...

Weekly baseball rankings.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley Rk., Team Prev. Comment 1.Seattle 1 GM Gillick content to stand pat 2.NY Yankees 2 3B Brosius out 3-4 weeks (broken hand) 3.Chicago Cubs 3 3B Mueller could return Tuesday 4.Minnesota 4 SS Guzman's return...

Despite size, Puckett's impression was lasting.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley DALLAS _ The road to baseball's Hall of Fame is long and arduous. But few players made it there from a starting point as remote as Kirby Puckett's on the mean streets of Chicago's rough South Side. "I came from a...

For NBA free-agent stars, there's no place like home.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Kevin Blackistone DALLAS _ On the day when Hakeem Olajuwon announced he was finally leaving Houston, after four years at the city's namesake university and all 17 of his NBA seasons with the city's Rockets, there was good news for...