Current Highlights:
Aspirin
and Breast Cancer - The New York Times reports that
Aspirin may prevent breast tumors. Sixty
to Seventy percent of all breast tumors are stimulated by the hormone
estrogen. Aspirin seems to prevent these tumors.
Note:
Many articles
linked from this page require your free registration at the New York
Times.
Mars:
Mars:
Two tortoises race a beagle. European and NASA Mars
landers trip over each other to be first to discover life on Mars. What
are the differences in their ETAs and what difference do they make.
What do they expect and what can they accomplish?
New York:
River Flying in New
York
The East
River in New York is a dangerous runway.
Some of the pilots who pilot who fly above the East River are ferrying
weekend
vacationers to the Eastern reaches of Long Island. To hear the pilots
speak,
their yuppie spoiled customers can be more of a challenge than the
river,
coughing up discarded furniture, the murdered and the remains of those
beyond-destitution. Oh, and if you
were thinking of saving a few hours on the train, or the train fare,
sorry
Charlie. One way to the Hamptons is $375. Read more in the NY
Times article - Nov 18 2003
Hearing:
Cochlear hair cells can be
produced .....
Cell Phones
& Time:
Calling
in Late
The
important thing is when your voice arrives
Women & Family:
The
Opt-Out Revolution
"Not
the failure of a revolution... but the start of a new one"
Sports
The
Marlins win the series .....
Science
Pregnancy
- Scientific Advance and Controversy -
Chinese researchers used a new method
to help an infertile woman become pregnant,
by
transferring nuclear material from the fertilized egg of a woman into
the egg of an infertile
woman. Read about the controversy involved and
the relationship to cloning research.
Computers:
Computers
in breadboxes and lampshades.. the latest rage.
Drawing
PC, TV and Stereo Into an Entertainment Loop - What you can do in your
wireless home ... and how
Health
and Science:
Researchers
in Iceland say they have discovered the first gene that underlies
common forms of stroke, a disease that affects more than 600,000 people
a year in the United States.
Cyber
Security:
On September 15th Homeland
Security Department officials named Amit Yoran as director of the
department's National Cyber Security Division, which serves as the USA
central coordination point for all cyber incident awareness,
preparation, warning and response.
Photography:
Arbus
Reconsidered - NYTimes September 15, 2003 - requires
registration
Law
& Science: DNA Gets Blamed!
New York City policy of charging genetic
material in lieu of a person raises technical and ethical concern.
Science,
Politics and Economics:
Has the government repeatedly manipulated the scientific process and
distorted or suppressed scientific findings to advance political and
ideological interests? Read about it on "The Scientist"
website.
Another controversial subject is how Charities (fund raising
organanizations) and Drug Companies release information (in Britain): Click Here to
read.
New
Hope for Autistics
Breaking
the Silence July 17, 2003 - 60 Minutes)
New Method of Reaching Autistics: Instead of being distracting, Soma’s
“Rapid Prompting Method,” as she calls it, seems to keep the children’s
attention focused long enough for them to communicate. She ignores
their erratic movements and wandering eyes, and focuses instead on the
mind locked inside.
Tito was educated by his mother using this method
(which she
developed). He is a doorway to the previously locked mystery of
what
goes on inside an Autistic person's mind. He tells us that
the
biggest misperception people have of autism is that autistics
"don't
have any understanding"
An
Unusual Woman, Playwright, Actress:
Heather
Woodbury
Her Eight Hour Play
can be seen over 4 fortnights!. (Aug 31, NYTimes)
Shakespeare:
Capturing
Shakespeare in Art
It couldn't be
done, but they tried. (Aug 28, NYTimes)
Passing:
Charles
Bronson dies at 81 -
The 11th of 15
children in an impoversihed immigrant family, Charles Bronson was sent
to his first day in school in a dress handed down from his sister.
New York:
A New Harlem Gentry in Search of
Its Latte(Aug 9, 2003 - requires free
registration at the NYTimes)
Vacations:
The Shenendoah Valley(Aug
9, 2003 - requires free
registration at the NYTimes)
Technology:
Segway
Human Transporter (Aug
9, 2003 - requires free
registration at the NYTimes)
Art:
From
Lurid to Luminous: Pre-Nazi German Images
Latest Nonsensical Trends:
What:
Mob Scene. Who: Strangers. Point: None.
Technology:
Digital
(Fill in the Blank) Is on the Horizon (Aug, 2003 - requires
free
registration at the NYTimes)
Very Clever and It's Not
Even My Product:
On the cafepress site there is a shirt for sale called
the Weapons of Mass
Destruction - Click on the larger image in order to read the text
of the shirt. Then try the website cited on the shirt (by putting
that address in the URL box of your web browser). You will come
to a customized error page on the WWW. Read the customized
error page. Enjoy!
Education:
To
Cut
Failure Rate, New York City Schools Shed Students (July 31, 2003 -
requires free registration at the NYTimes)
Homesickness,
Technology and Summer Camp (July 31, 2003 - requires free
registration at the NYTimes)
Art:
Have you seen ArtPort - the
Whitney Museum's Portal to Web Art Projects (free Access) -
mentions Houdon
Exhibtion at National Gallery of Art. (Houdon Bio)
If you are planning a trip to Washington, D.C., don't miss the
Houdon Exhibition. But purchase your souvenir Art Book here
at a considerable (20%) discount! (Also, print out Butterfield's Review
before you leave home!)
What's
going on in the highest echelons of Museum Management - Top
Management for the Frick Collection and the Whitney Museum are being
decided upon
(July 31, 2003 - requires free registration at the NYTimes)
Law:
No paradise
for pharming
Activist say that a lawsuit seeking information on Hawaii test fields
is just the beginning. (July 31, 2003 - free access)
Bush
Casts Aside Calls to Legalize Gay Marriage (July 30, 2003 -
requires free registration at the NYTimes)
Pentagon
Scraps Online Terror Futures Market (July 30, 2003 - requires free
registration at the NYTimes)
New York News:
In
Growth
Spurt, Columbia Is Buying Swath of Harlem (July 30, 2003 -
requires
free registration at the NYTimes)
Internet News:
Subpoenas
Sent to File-Sharers Prompt Anger and Remorse - (July
28, 2003 - requires free registration at the NYTimes)
Gourmet News:
Why
Winemakers are Abandoning Corks (August 2003 - free access)
News Japan:
Japan
Authorizes Troops for Iraq
Earthquakes
in Japan
Insular
Japan Needs, but Resists, Immigration
Time Magazine: - D Y S L
E X I A Cover Story !!!!
News:
Amina Lawal
Case Postponed to Aug 27
News:
Health/Nutrition/Law
Can
Kraft Trim the Fat in an Oreo World? Kraft is going to help
fight the global epidemic of obesity. For yourself and your
children,
read this article and stay away from seductive foods with tasty
fats and sugars. By the way, read this article only on a full
stomach and if it would take hours to walk to the grocery and back and
there is no bus, subway, or car outside your door. It's
mouthwatering to
read about what makes us fat. For fear of future litigation and
legislation (as for tobacco), the food industry also needs to make
reforms.
News: New York
Councilman
Shot to Death in City Hall
The gunman was also shot to death immediately but while officials still
believed that the gunman was loose, the shooting stirred panic in the
nearly 200-year-old seat of city government. Excellent reporting,
audio and slide-show coverage. But you need to register with the New
York Times (free).
News: Columbia Flight
July
23, 2003:
Alerts Were Lacking, NASA Shuttle Manager Says
July
17, 2003:
Shuttle Investigator Faults NASA for Complacency Over Safety
Art & Architechture:
Question
for 'David' at 500: Is He Ready for Makeover?
Shirin
Neshat - Iranian-born photographer/video photographer - Islam Sexual
Divide (Contains a Don't Miss Slide Show!!!) (more
... including video)
Lawrence
Halprin, Landscape Architect
American
Impressionist: Willard Metcalf
J.
Seward Johnshon Jr. - Artist of the familiar
Business:
Citigroup's
Climb to Riches, One Merger at a Time (Sanford Weill)
Education:
Constitution
Translated for Kids
Human Interest:
He Conned the Society Crowd but Died Alone
The Plight of the Homeless
in Los Angeles. Be sure to see the SlideShow
linked from the same page!
Soul
Searching - A True Adoption Story from 2000
African
8 Year Old saves Senior Staff Member - Sloan Kettering !!!!
She's 93
and he's 20 - Read about it in the NY TIMES online edition!
Internet, Computers,
Technology:
Amazon
Plan Would Allow Searching Texts of Many Books
Telecommuting
Jobs for the Disabled
Internet
Technology - Bill paying and receiving online
Elegant
Simplicity: An Internet Proof Computer (Patent for a Hobbyist)
Technology,
Internet & The Human Body
Success: Sun's Bill Joy
Bill Joy: Why
the Future Doesn't Need Us
Language:
In our trouble times, be the first on your block to know: The
Origin
of the word Bankrupt
Modern Living:
Satisfy Your Mind...With Your Lover!
Are you a Trophy Husband?
Mythology:
Judge
Jon O.
Newman's Other Family Tree (Mythology)
Intelli-mation
Mythology Page
New York:
The Plight of New Yorker's after 9/11 - still:
The
New Out-of-Towners
New York still attracts many immigrants, but more people are moving
away each year
People:
Anne
Roigovin - Educator
Celina
Cruz - Powerhouse of Latin Music, dies at 77
Refused a 50$ promised raise, She Lillian
Roberts became a 50 Million $ a year earner! (but passed away at
the age of 59).
Dorothy
Miller, Who Discovered Amrican Artists, Dies at 99
Rollie
McKenna, Who Photographed Literary Elite, Dies at 84
Politics & Government:
White
House E-Mail System Becomes Less User-Friendly
What
Have You Heard About Military Outsourcing?
New York:
The Plight of New Yorker's after 9/11 - still:
The
New Out-of-Towners
New York still attracts many immigrants, but more people are moving
away each year
Women:
Amin Lawal in Nigeria, Cemse Allek in Turkey, Honor Killings of women
(and men) continue. Read about Cemse Allek's fatal punishment
- Honor
Killings' Defy Turkish Efforts to End Them
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