Ovechkin scores SO goal, Caps beat Lightning

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin assisted on Washington's only goal in regulation, then scored in the opening round of the shootout to give the first-place Capitals a 2-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.

Alexander Semin came up big for the Caps for the second straight night, tying the game 1-1 with 5:32 remaining in the third period.

Goalie Braden Holtby replaced Michal Neuvirth after the opening period and stopped 21 shots before stopping Dominic Moore, Adam Hall and Vincent Lecavalier in the shootout to give Washington its fifth straight win.

Sean Bergenheim scored Tampa Bay's goal on a first-period power play, redirecting a shot past …

Abbott antibiotic. (RXs).(Abbott Laboratories)(Brief Article)

Abbott Laboratories is looking to outlicense its ketolide antibiotic ABT-733 rather than expand Phase III development. Executives stress that the decision to …

A lesson from the pros; Regional PGA team routs Challenge Cup amateurs.(Sports)

Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff Writer

VOORHEESVILLE - Colin Montgomerie and his smug smile were missing, as was Darren Clarke chomping on a victory cigar, but there was a European feel to the one-sidedness of the sixth annual Challenge Cup golf event Wednesday at Albany Country Club.

A team of 12 area amateurs were matched against a dozen members of the Northeastern New York PGA in a team battle somewhat resembling the Ryder Cup, an biennial event in which the Europeans have lambasted the Americans the past two competitions. Even that dominance didn't approach what the area pros did, leveling the amateurs 44(-9(.

Fortunately, the atmosphere is …

Minutemen heading to back up National Guard.

Byline: Dale Quinn

Jan. 5--Volunteers with the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps are headed for the Arizona-Mexico border Friday to provide backup for National Guard troops in response to an incident near Sasabe in which the approach of armed men forced soldiers to retreat. About 11 p.m. Wednesday, soldiers with a National Guard Entry Identification Team -- which provides additional eyes and ears for the U.S. Border Patrol and notifies them of suspicious activity -- saw a group of armed individuals approaching them in the desert, said Mario Martinez, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Patrol Office. The individuals came within 100 yards …

World's 65 and older population to triple by 2050

The world's 65-and-older population will triple by mid-century to make up 1 in 6 people.

U.S. Census estimates released Tuesday show the number of senior citizens has already increased 23 percent since 2000 to 516 million, more than double the growth rate for the general population. The fastest-growing age group, seniors now comprise just under 8 percent of the world's 6.8 …

Japanese firms accelerating advance into China

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MMF Producers in China

Japan's textile industry has intensified its strategy to effectively and thoroughly utilize China, a huge textile-producing region. According to Japanese statistics, the value of textile trade with China in 2001 was US$19.7 billion. This figure is 3.6 times higher than 1991. Both trading firms and material producers have intensified their moves to reinforce their bases in China such as Shanghai.

China is in close proximity to Japan geographically and offers every convenience to Japan. Therefore, Japanese firms have been aggressively advancing into China for factory operations. China is the world largest textile-producing nation and its …

Labor Rates Suffer.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

DOWNSIZING AND OUTSOURCING AMONG U.S. chemical companies will drive down chemical employment rates in 2001, the third consecutive year the sector has registered job losses. Job growth in the life sciences sector, which includes pesticides and biotechnology, will not outweigh employment losses in other chemicals sectors, says Kevin Swift, senior director/policy economics and risk analysis at ACC. "Industry employment will likely continue to decline during the next few years," says Swift.

ACC says overall chemical employment stands at 1.031 million in 2000, down 0.3% from 1.034 million in 1999. There should be a marginal drop in 2001, to 1.025 million, says Swift. …