27 octombrie 2004 era un miercuri sub semnul stelut al lui ♏. Era ziua 300 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost George W. Bush.
Dacă te-ai născut în această zi, ai 21 ani. Ultima ta zi de naștere a avut loc acum luni, 27 octombrie 2025, 231 zile. Următoarea ta zi de naștere este pe marți, 27 octombrie 2026, peste 133 zile. Ați trăit 7.901 zile sau aproximativ 189.626 ore sau aproximativ 11.377.588 minute sau aproximativ 682.655.280 secunde.
Date: 27 October 2004
By CLAYTON DEKORNE and JAVAID KHAN
Clayton DEKORNE
In this lesson, students will gather a general understanding of terms related to international rules of warfare and human rights, then discuss hypothetical applications of those rules. To synthesize their learning, they will write letters expressing their opinion on the specific application of these rules by the current administration.
Date: 27 October 2004
By CLAYTON DEKORNE and JAVAID KHAN
Clayton DEKORNE
In this lesson, students will gather a general understanding of terms related to international rules of warfare and human rights, then discuss hypothetical applications of those rules. To synthesize their learning, they will write letters expressing their opinion on the specific application of these rules by the current administration.
Date: 27 October 2004
By WILLIAM GRIMES
William GRIMES
Date: 28 October 2004
By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Colin MOYNIHAN
Judge William H Pauley III is set to rule on New York City's request for injunction barring monthly bike ride in Manhattan by Critical Mass, amorphous group that advocates clean, alternative transportation; city also wants group to obtain police permits for future rides; civil rights lawyers have filed lawsuit to prohibit police from seizing bicycles belonging to people who are not charged with crimes; photo (M)
Date: 28 October 2004
By TODD BENSON
Todd BENSON
Police seize documents and arrest five people in raid of Brazilian offices of Kroll, which is investigating local unit of Parmalat, and local private equity fund named Opportunity, which serves as fund manager for Citigroup in Sao Paulo; whether those arrested are Kroll employees is unclear; Kroll denies any wrongdoing and suggests police investigation is related to long-running dispute between one of its clients, Brasil Telecom Participacoes, and Italian communications giant, Telecom Italia (M)
Date: 28 October 2004
By MICHEL MARRIOTT
Michel MARRIOTT
Game makers are marketing new game consoles to children as young as three years old; research shows half of 4-to-6-year old children have played video games, indicating a large untapped market; photo (M)
Date: 28 October 2004
By DANNY HAKIM
Danny HAKIM
Article on Michel Rich, known as Big Slice, who custom finishes cars and buses for Snoop Dogg, including bus for Snoop's youth football team, Rowland Heights Raiders; photos (M)
Date: 28 October 2004
By LOLA OGUNNAIKE
Lola OGUNNAIKE
Article on scene in Chelsea warehouse as Theater Development Fund begins selling 20,000 costumes from its collection of nearly 85,000 in preparation for move to smaller space; photos (M)
Date: 28 October 2004
By John Holl (NYT); Compiled by George James
John NYT
Six workers are injured when scaffold collapses during construction of high school in Franklin Township, NJ (S)
Date: 28 October 2004
By CYRUS FARIVAR
Cyrus FARIVAR
New method of online audio distribution known as podcasting combines audio with online subscription service known as Really Simple Syndication; broadcasts can be downloaded to portable MP3 player; photo (M)
Date: 28 October 2004
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Civilian, Yigit Alpogan, presides over Turkey's National Security Council for first time since 1980 military coup, reflecting quiet but major shift toward limiting military's political power; his appointment as secretary general followed constitutional amendments that cut number of posts reserved for military in council and several other government institutions; council has been army's vehicle for communicating its views on variety of issues (M)
Date: 28 October 2004
By JONATHAN P. HICKS
Jonathan HICKS
State Sen Nancy Larraine Hoffmann, Republican seeking re-election in district that takes in Syracuse, faces challenge from David Valesky, who criticizes her for switching from Democratic Party, where he says she was reformer, to party-line member of Republican majority; Thomas V Dadey Jr is running as Conservative, but is not actively campaigning; Hoffmann defends her reform record; admits she hired for her staff a man with whom she was romantically involved; photo (M)