The Week: Echoes
Date: 30 October 2005
Το 30 Οκτωβρίου 2005 ήταν Κυριακή κάτω από το σύμβολο του αστεριού του ♏. Ήταν η 302 ημέρα του χρόνου. Πρόεδρος των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών ήταν ο George W. Bush.
Εάν γεννηθήκατε αυτήν την ημέρα, είστε 20 ετών. Τα τελευταία σας γενέθλια ήταν στις Πέμπτη 30 Οκτωβρίου 2025, 233 ημέρες πριν. Τα επόμενα γενέθλιά σας είναι στις Παρασκευή 30 Οκτωβρίου 2026, σε 131 ημέρες. Έχετε ζήσει για 7.538 ημέρες ή περίπου 180.930 ώρες ή περίπου 10.855.859 λεπτά ή περίπου 651.351.540 δευτερόλεπτα.
Date: 31 October 2005
By HOWARD W. FRENCH and NORIMITSU ONISHI
Howard FRENCH
Scope of economic ties between China and Japan offers counterpoint to their rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations; two countries have sharply increased trade with each other, many thousands of Chinese people either attend Japanese universities or work for Japanese companies, Japanese investment in China totals $31.5 billion and Shanghai has largest overseas Japanese community; tensions are fueled by China's desire to reclaim its historical role as region's economic and political leader, position it lost to Japan in last century and half; but possibility that ill will could lead to conflict is lessened by reality that both countries would have much to lose; photos (M)
Date: 31 October 2005
By BARNABY FEDER
Barnaby FEDER
Spychips, book by Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre, warns that radio tags may evolve into 'mark of the beast' referred to in Book of Revelations; photo (S)
Date: 31 October 2005
By MIKE McINTIRE
Mike McINTIRE
Date: 31 October 2005
By Karen W. Arenson (NYT); Compiled by John Sullivan
Karen Arenson
Date: 31 October 2005
By GREG MYRE
Greg MYRE
Palestinian faction Islamic Jihad says it will stop firing rockets from Gaza Strip into Israel, then appears to retract pledge hours later amid renewed violence; Israeli forces surround house in West Bank and fatally shoot two Islamic Jihad militants; photo (M)
Date: 31 October 2005
By JANET MASLIN
Janet MASLIN
Janet Maslin reviews book The Truth (With Jokes) by Al Franken; photo (M)
Date: 31 October 2005
By JOE LAPOINTE
Joe LAPOINTE