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In 2004, the world population was approximately 6,503,377,772 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 14, 2004, covering July 19, 2004.
Lloyd Banks
Usher
Brandy
Jadakiss
Lil Wayne
Beastie Boys
The Cure
Gretchen Wilson
Soundtrack
Dave Matthews Band
2004Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (born 1902)[†]
Sylvia Daoust, CM, CQ RCA was a Canadian sculptor who was one of the first female sculptors in Quebec. She studied at the Council of Arts & Manufactures and the École des Beaux-Arts, with Charles Maillard and Maurice Feliz, and later with Edwin Holgate at the Art Association of Montreal.
2004J. Gordon Edwards, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (born 1919)[†]
J. Gordon Edwards was an American entomologist and proponent of the use and safety of the pesticide DDT. He was professor of entomology at San Jose State University for 40 years, and namesake to the university's entomology museum. He was an outspoken critic of Rachel Carson and efforts to ban DDT, famously eating the substance to demonstrate its safety to humans. He was also a noted mountain climber, spending nine seasons as a ranger-naturalist in Glacier National Park during the 1940s and '50s, and returning often to collect insects and map routes. His 1961 book A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park, republished several times since, made him known as the "patron saint of climbing" in the park, where he died while hiking, aged 84.
2004Francis A. Marzen, American priest and journalist (born 1924)[†]
Francis A. Marzen was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, former editor of the Hawaii Catholic Herald and an information specialist for the City & County of Honolulu in the administration of Mayor Frank Fasi.
2004Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1911)[†]
Zenkō Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982.
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Growing evangelical advice industry for single men and women is borrowing more from vernacular of psychotherpy than theology, and advancing discussion of romantic attachments beyond focus on chastity; unlike traditional Christian-themed books about dating intended for teenagers and college students, Christian presses are now publishing books on more-nuanced issues that adults face as they fall in and out of love; Evangelical Publishing Assn reports 35 percent increase in number of Christian-themed books on single living sold in United States over past year; notably, many of books seek to cast positive light on being single, status still stigmatized in many conservative Christian communities; photos (M)
Prime Min Iyad Allawi makes conciliatory gesture to Moktada al-Sadr, ordering reopening of his radical Shiite newspaper Al Hawza, and approves American airstrike meant to pound insurgent fighters in Falluja who have been attacking American and Iraqi forces there; American soldiers' closing of Al Hawza on orders of American administrator L Paul Bremer III four months ago was catalyst for some of worst anti-American mayhem of occupation; Allawi's two actions seen as early evidence of his stated strategy for taming deadly insurgency by making concessions to fighters who cooperate and cracking down on those who do not; although American officials say airstrike in Falluja was carried out after he endorsed it, it is unclear how much influence he has with American military; he has had to walk fine line between toughness and compromise; many Iraqis, expressing outrage and humiliation at being occupied, supported attacks against American forces; Allawi is offering amnesty to fighters who did not commit serious crimes, even as he promises hard action against those who do not cooperate; photos (M)
Clear Channel Radio plans to begin limiting number of commercials played on its more than 1,200 stations; revenue growth in radio industry has slowed despite long-term run-up in number of minutes in each hour devoted to commercial, by one estimate, up to 20 minutes today from 10 to 12 a decade ago; expanding volume of commercial has bred frustration among advertisers and radio audiences; proportion of people who turn on radio at least once a week remains high, but average time they actually listen each week has slid downward during last 10 years; Clear Channel's new limits on commercials is expected to create pressure for other station owners to do something similar; photo (M)
Kissena Velodrome reopens in Kissena Park in Flushing, Queens, after $500,000 rehabilitation that is part of city's plan to attract 2012 Olympic Games; Kissena Bicycle Club runs races their several nights a week; photos (M)
Alessandra Stanley reviews new TNT series The Grid starring Julianna Margulies and Dylan McDermott; photo (M)
New York Mets defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1; photos (M)
Sean Maloney, who in January was named chief of Intel division responsible for making chips that operate in laptops, hand-held computers and cellphones, must find way to translate Intel's expertise and dominance of computer microprocessor market into expertise building chips for mobile devices, where demand is skyrocketing while market for PC chips has stagnated; Intel has had little success getting into cellphone microprocessor market, which is dominated by Texas Instrument and Qualcomm; division has been floundering after series of poor business and engineering decisions that left it losing around $850 million in 2003; Maloney says division will be profitable in 2005; photo; graph (M)
New York City will expand its information hot line, 311, to allow callers to find out about concerts, museum exhibits, restaurants, theaters and even last-minute street closings; it will have tourism and travel-related listings in place for Republican National Convention to aid delegates; will refer callers looking for hotel and restaurant information to NYC & Co, nonprofit group that markets and promotes city; some critics question whether city-funded information line should be referring callers to profit-making businesses; photos (M)
Making the Cellphone More Like a Computer The cellular industry's long pursuit of ever-more minuscule phones has shifted into reverse, giving rise to bulkier wireless handsets with larger color screens and small versions of standard qwerty-style computer keyboards to send e-mail and instant messages. The multifunction devices are beginning to find an audience beyond gadget lovers, according to cellular executives, who hope to put their digital wireless networks to use for more than voice traffic. [Page C4.]
MSN, Microsoft's Internet-access division, begins to show profit, largely owing to advertising; its Web site is third most popular destination on Internet, bringing together its Hotmail e-mail service, MSNBC news operation and variety of other channels; has improved relations with Madison Avenue, putting itself in good position to gain as ad market rebounds; has ranked second in online advertising revenue over last year, behind Yahoo and ahead of rival AOL; plans to sell extra services to people who buy broadband service from their local telephone or cable companies; is also developing more services, including some for small businesses and new music download offering; photo; graph (M)
Bolivians Approve Natural Gas Referendum In a show of support for President Carlos Mesa, voters in Bolivia approved a referendum that lets private companies continue to export natural gas. In the village of Ajllata, indigenous Aymara Indians voted. PAGE A6 Information Hot Line: Soon for Tourists, Too Just in time for the Republican National Convention next month, the Bloomberg administration plans to expand the city's information hot line, 311, to help tourists find out about concerts, museum exhibits, restaurants, theaters and even last-minute street closings. The information will also be stored in a special database to be used after conventiongoers depart. PAGE B1
Article on weekly singers' showcase called Cast Party hosted by Jim Caruso at Midtown jazz club Birdland; no-cover, show-tune-heavy show attracts mix of actors, celebrities, chorus boys, producers, composers, students and tourists; photo (M)