N.C. firm agrees to pay fine for shipping products to Hong Kong Oct 5, 2005
Carrington could not be reached for comment Tuesday, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported ... Information from: The News ver. (The Daily Reflector)
Turiaf a surprise guest at Lakers camp Oct 5, 2005
I'm alive," Turiaf said. "I'm working out every day. I'm just doing everything I can to be on the basketball court, so I'm doing good ... He's in his recovery phase," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. "We want to keep him as close to the organization as possible. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Jackson-coached Lakers open training camp Oct 5, 2005
It feels like I was here a year ago, and it really was two," said the sweat-soaked Jackson, who left the Lakers in June 2004 following the NBA Finals when the Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons. Jackson returned as coach last June. While he was away, the Lakers had one of their worst seasons ever, going 34-48 and missing the playoffs for the second time since 1976. Bryant is one of only five players back from the Lakers' team of two years ago, joining Devean George, Luke Walton, Slava Medvedenko... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Eagles' McNabb may set record for passes Oct 5, 2005
" Reid's reluctance to run is perplexing, considering the Eagles have Pro Bowl running back Brian Westbrook and Lamar Gordon. The speedy, shifty Westbrook has carried 12, 15, 13 and 9 times. He has 219 yards rushing on those 49 carries for an average of 4.5 yards per rush. Last year, Westbrook ran 177 times for 812 yards in 13 games. Gordon, who joined the Eagles before the season opener, has 18 carries for 57 yards and one TD. "I think the important thing is finding a way to win the football... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Vick should start Sunday Oct 5, 2005
" Vick was injured when Minnesota rookie defensive end Erasmus James knocked him to the ground and fell on his leg in the second quarter of Atlanta's 30-10 win. ROGERS MAY BE SUSPENDED: Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers will be suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, ESPN reported Monday night.Unless Rogers appeals, the suspension could be announced this week, ESPN reported, citing sources. "A player's status in the National Football League substance abuse... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Cheney rallies Marines Oct 5, 2005
" He said terrorists had been active before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the United States did not hit back hard enough. Now, he said, insurgents are making a stand in Iraq, where they are testing the country's resolve and commitment to democracy. "The only way the terrorist can win is if we lose our nerve and abandon our mission," he said. Though opinion polls indicate support for the war is lagging in some parts of the country, Cheney's remarks were what many Marines wanted to hear.... (News & Observer -- News)
[external] Ford 'Rescues' Visteon With Factory Purchase Oct 5, 2005
Visteon wanted to turn over a new leaf, and hoped its corporate paterfamilias would enable it to hone in on the more profitable endeavors, such as climate systems, electronics and auto interiors ... "Success looks like finding homes for each of these businesses. Success looks like selling every one of them, not closing them," The Associated Press quoted said Al Ver, vice president for manufacturing engineering at Ford, as saying ... Ver has been named CEO of the holding company. (Yahoo Finance -- Auto & Truck Parts)
The challenges Oct 5, 2005
If you look at public universities in general, you can see that it's harder and harder for public universities to keep great faculty because they get pulled away by the private institutions that pay more ... " FINANCIAL RESOURCES "We get almost $1 billion in revenue at the university system from research, and if you think most of that research is health-related, about two-thirds of it comes from the federal government ... And if you think about the pull that the federal government has to push... (News & Observer)
Dancer who hid Peru rebel leader sentenced Oct 5, 2005
Wednesday, October 5, 2005. Raleigh Durham Cary Chapel Hill. (Lima Post, Peru)
