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Robert M Parker Jr, wine critic who founded publication Wine Advocate 28 years ago, discusses his life's work and addresses his critics, who have in recent years have asserted that he has uneducated palate; disputes notion that his reviews have caused some wine-makers to alter growing patterns and vinting to increase sales; photos (L)
Nearly seven months after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans and forced out hundreds of thousands of residents, most evacuees say they have not found a permanent place to live, have depleted their savings and consider their life worse than before the hurricane, according to interviews with more than 300 evacuees conducted by The New York Times. The interviews suggested that while blacks and whites suffered similar rates of emotional trauma, blacks bore a heavier economic and social burden. And even as both groups flounder, most said they believed that the rest of the nation, and politicians in Washington, have moved on.
Breast Cancer Gene Test Can Give a False Result The widely used genetic test for breast cancer risk can miss mutations that help cause the disease, a new study says. The test missed the genetic mutations in about 12 percent of breast cancer patients from families with multiple cases of breast or ovarian cancer, the study's authors say. PAGE A20 Propaganda Passes Muster An inquiry ordered by the military has found that an American public relations firm did not violate policy by paying Iraqi news outlets to print positive articles. PAGE A12 School Amnesty Offer At least 132 nonresident public school employees acknowledged sending their children to city schools without paying tuition. PAGE B1 Going Straight to Paperback More publishers of literary novels are trading in hardcovers for ''paperback originals,'' forgoing profits to attract readers. THE ARTS, PAGE E1 Ohio State Is Stunned Debbie Merrill, behind, of No. 1-seeded Ohio State battling for a rebound with Lisa Macchia of eighth-seeded Boston College, which advanced to the Round of 16 in the N.C.A.A. women's tournament with a 79-69 upset. Rutgers, Maryland, Tennessee, Georgia and Purdue also advanced. SPORTSWEDNESDAY, PAGE D2
The challenge that General Motors, Delphi and the United Automobile Workers have encountered in their talks on early retirement programs reflects the complexity in devising the perfect buyout. The departure package is a crucial element in enticing workers off the payrolls at both General Motors and Delphi, which are now negotiating with the U.A.W. over the future of thousands of workers at both companies.
New York Jets trade John Abraham to Atlanta Falcons for draft pick; photo (S)3
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 22, 2006, covering March 22, 2006.
Juvenile
James Blunt
Soundtrack
Matisyahu
Ne-Yo
2006Pierre Clostermann, French soldier, pilot, and politician (born 1921)[†]
Pierre-Henri Clostermann was a World War II French ace fighter pilot.
2006Pío Leyva, Cuban singer and author (born 1917)[†]
Pío Leiva was a Cuban singer and the author of the guaracha El Mentiroso. Leyva was part of the Buena Vista Social Club, and composed some of Cuba's best known standards.
2006Kurt von Trojan, Austrian-Australian journalist and author (born 1937)[†]
Kurt von Trojan was an Australian journalist and science fiction author. He also worked as a psychiatric nurse and a cinema projectionist.
2006Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague from the U.S., Tom Fox.[†]
Community Peacemaker Teams or CPT is an international organization set up to support teams of peace workers in conflict areas around the world. The organization uses these teams to achieve its aims of lower levels of violence, nonviolent direct action, human rights documentation and nonviolence training in direct action. CPT sums up their work as being "committed to reducing violence by 'getting in the way'".
In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]