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April 6, 2005

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Food Companies Test Flavorings That Can Mimic Sugar, Salt or MSG

By Melanie Warner

Some big food and beverage companies, including Kraft Foods, Nestle, Coca-Cola and Campbell Soup, are considering adding chemical product developed by biotechnology company Senomyx that allows them to cut amount of salt or sugar but leaves taste intact; Senomyx's chemical compounds will not be listed separately on ingredient labels, but will be lumped into broad category--'artificial flavors'--already found on most packaged food labels; Senomyx has used human genome sequence to identfy hundreds of taste receptors on tongue or in mouth, and its chemical compounds active those receptors in way that accentuates taste of sugar or salt; photo (M)

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Call 911-Flowers! Lives Are at Risk

By Glenn Collins

More than 1,100 wild orchids, seized by federal agents at Miami International Airport after they arrived from Philippines illegally, are sent to New York Botanical Garden where plant technicians will try to save them; photos (M)

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Connecticut to Sue U.S. Over Cost of Testing Law

By Sam Dillon

Connecticut announces it will sue federal government over education law, arguing that it forces Connecticut to spend some $112.2 million to expand its testing program without providing sufficient funding to carry out requirements; Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he will contact other states in hopes that they will join in suit; photo (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 6, 2005, covering April 6, 2005.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Massacre by 50 Cent

    The Massacre

    50 Cent

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Now 18 by Various Artists

    Now 18

    Various Artists

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for The One by Frankie J

    The One

    Frankie J

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for American Idiot by Green Day

    American Idiot

    Green Day

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    27
  5. 5
    Album cover for Lullabies To Paralyze by Queens Of The Stone Age

    Lullabies To Paralyze

    Queens Of The Stone Age

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

2005Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (born 1923)[†]

Rainier III was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years.

2005Anthony F. DePalma, American orthopedic surgeon and professor (born 1904)[†]

Anthony F. DePalma was an American orthopedic surgeon and professor at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as the founder of the orthopedic department at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. DePalma was a commander in the US Navy during World War II, an author of numerous medical manuscripts and textbooks, and the creator and first editor-in-chief of the medical journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Historical Events

Jalal Talabani

2005Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.[†]

Jalal Talabani was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth president of Iraq from 2005 to 2014, as well as the president of the Governing Council of Iraq.

Historical Context for April 6, 2005

In 2005, the world population was approximately 6,586,970,132 people[†]