600 picket as Christ film opens

The gospel according to Martin Scorsese drew a cross section ofprotesters Friday, as Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox,fundamentalists, Moslems, atheists, a Nazi and a self-proclaimed"universal counselor" found some common ground.

They were among the 600 protesters at the four showings of "TheLast Temptation of Christ," the Catholic director's controversialfilm that opened Friday at the Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln.

"Why are you crucifying Christ?" members of a Greek Orthodoxchurch shouted at moviegoers. "People, where is your faith?"

"The movie is a disgrace," said Athinasia Vamulas, who stoodamong elderly women weeping and making signs of the cross, …

Report: North Korea Conducts Nuke Test

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean government officials said North Korea performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test Monday, the South's Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korean officials could not immediately confirm the report.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun convened an urgent meeting of security advisers over the issue, Yonhap reported.

The North said last week it would …

Enel first half profits up 28 percent

Italian utility Enel SpA on Friday reported a 28 percent increase in first half profit as income at its newly acquired Spanish unit Endesa offset a drop in electricity sales in its home Italian market.

The Rome-based company said in a statement Friday that first-half net income rose to euro3.52 billion ($4.9 billion), up from euro2.7 billion in the same period a year earlier.

The increase was due mostly to profits at Endesa, which Enel fully acquired during the period.

"The improvement in our first-half results, despite the unfavorable macro-economic context, confirms the soundness of our strategy of geographical and technological diversification," CEO Fulvio Conti said …

WORLD BRIEFS

NATO Picks New Secretary-General Ending a long, troubled search, the Atlantic alliance Fridayselected Spanish Foreign Minister Javier Solana as its nextsecretary-general. "The ambassadors have agreed by consensus topropose . . . Mr. Javier Solana as secretary-general of NATO andchairman of the North Atlantic Council," declared a statement issuedby the alliance's 16 ambassadors after an informal meeting. Solana,53, is expected to be appointed formally next Tuesday at a scheduledmeeting here of NATO foreign ministers. Dozen Detained in Bombing Probe A dozen people, including several in the Argentine military, weredetained Friday in a series of police raids ordered by a …

Comparison of the identification of Acinetobacter spp. with API20NE and 16S rRNA gene sequencing techniques

Acinetobacter species are aerobic, encapsulated, oxidase-negative, non-motile, non-fermentative Gram-negative coccobacilli. Until recently, the genus Acinetobacter contained the single species A. caicoaccticus, which was subdivided into two subspecies or biovars (A. calcoaceticus subspecies anitratus and A. calcoaceticus subspecies Iwoffii). In 1986, the taxonomy of the genus Acinetobacter was altered extensively by Bouvet and Grimont,1 who outlined 12 different species by DNA-DNA hybridisation, including the named species A. baumannii, A. calcoaceticus, A. haemolyticuS, A. johnsonii, A. jUnii, and A. Iwoffii, and six unnamed genomic species. More recently, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis …

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Auto's fate a mystery -- but it cost city $9,300 Series: TAKEN FOR A RIDE: THE SCANDAL OF CHICAGO'S TOWING PROGRAM

Vikrim Puri's car disappeared five years ago.

No one knows what happened to his car after the city towed it.

In fact, no one knows exactly why it was towed.

One thing is certain: The city paid him $9,300 to end his lawsuit.

Puri's tale began Dec. 12, 1999, when he found his 1992 Audi wasno longer parked in the 1700 block of North Wells. He suspected thecity towed it because of the winter parking ban.

He called the city auto pound but was told his car wasn't there.So he called police and reported his car was stolen. The policecalled Jan. 10 and told him they found his car in a city pound,apparently listed under the wrong vehicle identification …