'Newsical'
Date: 20 October 2004
By Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder reviews musical revue Newsical, directed by Donna Drake with lyrics and music by Rick Crom; photo (M)
Replay woensdag 20 oktober 2004
20 oktober 2004 was een woensdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♎. Het was de 293e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was George W. Bush.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 21 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op maandag 20 oktober 2025, 240 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op dinsdag 20 oktober 2026, in 124 dagen. Je hebt 7.910 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 189.851 uur, of ongeveer 11.391.117 minuten, of ongeveer 683.467.020 seconden.
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20th of October 2004 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 20 oktober 2004
No Jokes or Spin. It's Time (Gasp) to Talk.
Date: 20 October 2004
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley TV Watch column on surprise attack by Jon Stewart on CNN's Crossfire co-hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson when he appeared as guest on their show; fondly recalls time when famous people held long and sometimes legendarily hostile discussions on talk shows; photo (M)
Top Colleges, Rated by Those Who Chose Them
Date: 20 October 2004
By Eric Dash
Eric Dash
Four economists develop method of rating colleges based on preferences of more than 3,200 high-achieving high school seniors; say this market-based ranking is more accurate and more relevant than other rankings now available, which are based on what administrators, faculty members, students and other experts think is best school; critics say new system turns choosing schools into popularity contest and students into lemmings; authors concede that students could be wrong in some cases, but say their list is still superior; chart compares economists' rankings with list compiled by US New and World Report (M)
Broadcaster's Stock Picks Up After Change on Kerry Film
Date: 21 October 2004
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose stock price has been battered over its plans to broadcast documentary critical of Sen John Kerry, gains back ground after it decides to reduce how much of film it will show; producer of film Stolen Honor: Wounds That Don't Heal is disappointed that film will not be seen in its entirety, and company's critics are not mollified by Sinclair's new plan, which is to use segments of film in special news program to be shown on 40 of its 62 stations; program, A POW Story: Politics, Pressure and the Media, will examine how politically charged films are being used in campaign and how news media treat their content; some advertisers withdraw commercials from Sinclair stations (M)
Polls Show Gains for Kerry Among Women in Electorate
Date: 20 October 2004
By Katharine Q. Seelye
Katharine Seelye
New polls show that Sen Jon Kerry appears to have reversed his slide among women who are voters and has taken lead over Pres Bush in this crucial category; New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that Kerry is leading among women who are voters, 50 percent to 40 percent; polls shows Kerry solidifying already strong lead among single women; one of few categories of women in which Bush leads Kerry is among those who are married, who tend to vote Republican (M)
COMPUTERSHARE OF AUSTRALIA TO ACQUIRE EQUISERVE
Date: 21 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Computershare Ltd, Australia's largest share registrar, acquires DST Systems' EquiServe business for $307 million in cash and stock, to add share registration services in US (S)
BOISE CASCADE LOWERS ESTIMATES FOR OFFICEMAX
Date: 20 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boise Cascade Corp, which acquired OfficeMax, lowers this year's sales and profit estimates for its office supply business, setting off 11 percent decline in its share price (S)
DELTA WOODSIDE WILL ELIMINATE 4OO POSITIONS
Date: 21 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Delta Woodside Industries, which makes clothing fabrics, will cut 400 jobs, or more than quarter of its work force, to reduce costs amid oversupply and increased competition from imports; plans to close cotton mill in Piedmont, SC, affecting about 361 jobs; salaries and positions at other plants will be cut (S)
CONTINENTAL PROJECTS LOSSES THROUGH 2005
Date: 20 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Continental Airlines posts third-quarter loss of $16 million compared with profit of $133 million year ago; chief executive Gordon Bethune says airline might be forced to ask for worker concessions (S)
COMCAST WILL BEGIN TV CHANNEL FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Date: 21 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Comcast will jointly create television channel for preschool children with HIT Entertainment, Public Broadcasting Service and Sesame Workshop; will start broadcasting shows in autumn of 2005 (S)