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Children and their immigrant parents from many different countries are learning to read English together at Flushing branch of Queens Public Library; free program is very popular for parents who are eager to support their children's literacy; photos (M)
Book-of-the-Month Club, whose membership has plunged in recent years, begins overhaul that includes elimination of panel of literary judges that each month chooses main selection (M)
Ridership on AirTrain, which connects Kennedy International Airport with New York City subway system and Long Island Rail Road, averaged 32,000 per day in 2004; detailed numbers on each connection noted; officials say fewer airport employees than had been predicted are using service and Port Authority hopes to increase usage among workers (M)
Apple Computer introduces Mac Mini, priced as low as $499 without keyboard, monitor or mouse, and aimed at digitally-inclined households that consider computers simply another entertainment and communication device; new strategy moves Apple deeply into consumer electronics and will likely intensify battle with Microsoft; success of IPod digital music player has already pulled Apple into mass market and may persuade consumers to try Mac Mini; co-founder Steven P Jobs explains; photos; Apple has only about three percent of computer market and question remains whehter PC users will try Macintosh machines in large numbers (M)
Pittsburgh Steelers fans, who are known as some of most loyal, enthusiastic and creative, prepare for playoff game against New York Jetsafter exciting 15-1 season; photos (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 12, 2005, covering January 12, 2005.
Eminem
Green Day
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
Jay-Z/Linkin Park
Ludacris
2005Yuika, Japanese singer-songwriter[†]
Yuika is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She became popular on TikTok after she released her debut single, "Sukidakara".
2005Amrish Puri, Indian actor (born 1932)[†]
Amrish Puri was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himself as one of the most popular and iconic actors in Indian cinema. Puri is remembered for playing various roles in a variety of film genres, especially iconic villainous roles in Hindi cinema, as well as international cinema. He reigned supreme in villainous roles in the 1980s and 1990s, when his dominating screen presence and distinctive deep voice made him stand out amongst the other villains of the day. Puri was active in both art cinema such as in some of Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani's films as well as in mainstream cinema. Puri won three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor in eight nominations. He also holds most Filmfare Award for Best Villain nominations.
2005Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.[†]
Deep Impact was a NASA space probe launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 12, 2005. It was designed to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1 (9P/Tempel), by releasing an impactor into the comet. At 05:52 UTC on July 4, 2005, the Impactor successfully collided with the comet's nucleus. The impact excavated debris from the interior of the nucleus, forming an impact crater. Photographs taken by the spacecraft showed the comet to be more dusty and less icy than had been expected. The impact generated an unexpectedly large and bright dust cloud, obscuring the view of the impact crater.
In 2005, the world population was approximately 6,586,970,132 people[†]