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1722770 | 2005 | 12 | 06 | Progress Lags In Overhaul Of Foster Care |
In an admission that may strengthen the case for a federal takeover of New Jersey's child welfare agency, the state's human services commissioner said Monday that the system was likely to miss a deadline for its court-ordered overhaul at the end of the month.
Speaking to members of the State Assembly's budget committee, Commissioner James M. Davy, whose department oversees the child welfare agency, conceded that the state had not made enough progress in parts of the improvement plan that deal with children's health care and the handling of cases.
| In an admission that may strengthen the case for a federal takeover of New Jersey's child welfare agency, the state's human services commissioner said Monday that the system was likely to miss a deadline for its court-ordered overhaul at the end of the month. Speaking to members of the State Assembly's budget committee, Commissioner James M. Davy, whose department oversees the child welfare agency, conceded that the state had not made enough progress in parts of the improvement plan that deal with children's health care and the handling of cases. The state promised to revamp the agency, the Division of Youth and Family Services, when it settled a class-action lawsuit against the foster care system in 2003. Under the settlement, the state must meet predetermined benchmarks for improvement |
1460657 | 2003 | 01 | 30 | ONLINE DIARY |
Everyone I Know
Patrick Coston has been keeping lists of everyone he knows since he was 16 -- and he's now 39. Several years ago he consolidated his paper lists into one online file, making public a tabulation of ''People I've Known in My Lifetime'' (patcoston.com/home/people.htm). ''It's a way of helping me remember the past,'' he said by e-mail.
| Everyone I Know Patrick Coston has been keeping lists of everyone he knows since he was 16 -- and he's now 39. Several years ago he consolidated his paper lists into one online file, making public a tabulation of ''People I've Known in My Lifetime'' (patcoston.com/home/people.htm). ''It's a way of helping me remember the past,'' he said by e-mail. Mr. Coston's catalogue, which lists more than 650 people, is just one example of a seeming trendlet; I easily found another half-dozen sites with similar lists. Although some are created purely as a personal exercise (one list maker cited the need to say thanks), other people hope it will help them renew contact with lost friends and relatives. The idea is that you will find the list if you |
1512355 | 2003 | 08 | 16 | THE BLACKOUT OF 2003 |
Opportunity Spikes Although it is too early to calculate overall economic effects, the blackout produced winners and losers, and was most profitable for enterprising street vendors.
PAGE B1
Democrats Seize on Issue Democrats accused Republicans of blocking modernization of the nation's power-transmission system, and said President Bush had not done enough on the issue.
PAGE B1
| Opportunity Spikes Although it is too early to calculate overall economic effects, the blackout produced winners and losers, and was most profitable for enterprising street vendors. PAGE B1 Democrats Seize on Issue Democrats accused Republicans of blocking modernization of the nation's power-transmission system, and said President Bush had not done enough on the issue. PAGE B1 A Voice of Authority Mayor Bloomberg has emerged as a visible and unifying figure in New York since the lights went out, seeking to convey toughness and calm in the face of adversity. PAGE B13 No Surge in Crime Despite 250 blackout-related arrests, the police say, the city never came close to the plunder and destruction that reigned during the widespread power failure of 1977. PAGE B10 Getting There The region's transportation |
1292724 | 2001 | 05 | 13 | How Do You Make a Movie Sing? |
Julie Andrews is about to sing. No, not the actual Julie Andrews, whose vocal cords were crippled in a 1997 throat operation. I mean the iconic Julie Andrews: the one twirling in a dirndl, with the Alps looming and the Nazis lurking. That's the Julie you see right off the bat, on the giant mural at the end of a long allee of palms and parking spaces, as you enter the 20th Century Fox lot, in Los Angeles. Unreasonably happy and achingly youthful, she looks for all the world as if she were about to launch into the title song from -- well, you know. Everyone knows; it's surely one of the best-known movies ever made. Still, it comes as something of a surprise that Fox hasn't painted Julie over with, say, Leonardo DiCaprio, that they would devote such prime space to a nearly ancient musical. Or for that matter, to a musical at all; Fox hasn't made a good one in decades. But musicals are about nothing if not militant optimism, and so Julie is frozen there, waiting to ''sing once more'' -- and many of us are waiting to listen.
I actually don't much like ''The Sound of Music'': three hours of thick syrup and stately Brahmsian anthems. But I like the fact of ''The Sound of Music.'' I like that it was the biggest blockbuster (and Best Picture) of 1965, eventually earning some $163 million; it reminds me that there was once a time when it was possible not to be mystified by the words ''hit movie musical.'' Now the phrase seems like an oxymoron. Only one live-action musical film in the subsequent 36 years -- Grease'' (1978) -- has topped ''The Sound of Music'' in earnings. And though one of the greatest examples of the genre -- Cabaret'' -- hails from as late as 1972, it's mostly been a very steep ride downhill (''Xanadu,'' anyone?) from those lark-infested heights. As far as Hollywood is concerned, the musical is a faded glory more suited to murals than multiplexes, and it's very nearly a corpse.
| Julie Andrews is about to sing. No, not the actual Julie Andrews, whose vocal cords were crippled in a 1997 throat operation. I mean the iconic Julie Andrews: the one twirling in a dirndl, with the Alps looming and the Nazis lurking. That's the Julie you see right off the bat, on the giant mural at the end of a long allee of palms and parking spaces, as you enter the 20th Century Fox lot, in Los Angeles. Unreasonably happy and achingly youthful, she looks for all the world as if she were about to launch into the title song from -- well, you know. Everyone knows; it's surely one of the best-known movies ever made. Still, it comes as something of a surprise that Fox hasn't painted |
1835777 | 2007 | 03 | 26 | Bang on a Board: Sophisticated Music for Primitive Instruments |
Watching the ensemble So Percussion brilliantly perform Steve Reich's ''Music for Pieces of Wood'' was like watching whirling dervishes enter an intensely focused, disciplined trance. But with the dervishes you are merely a voyeur. The audience at Miller Theater on Friday could share the state of ecstasy drummed up by the percussion group, which opened the Composer Portraits concert dedicated to Mr. Reich.
Like ''Clapping Music'' (1972), ''Music for Pieces of Wood'' (1973) grew out of Mr. Reich's wish to experiment with the simplest of instruments. The piece is based on what Mr. Reich calls the process of ''rhythmic buildups,'' executed with mallets on claves chosen for their pitches and resonant timbre.
| Watching the ensemble So Percussion brilliantly perform Steve Reich's ''Music for Pieces of Wood'' was like watching whirling dervishes enter an intensely focused, disciplined trance. But with the dervishes you are merely a voyeur. The audience at Miller Theater on Friday could share the state of ecstasy drummed up by the percussion group, which opened the Composer Portraits concert dedicated to Mr. Reich. Like ''Clapping Music'' (1972), ''Music for Pieces of Wood'' (1973) grew out of Mr. Reich's wish to experiment with the simplest of instruments. The piece is based on what Mr. Reich calls the process of ''rhythmic buildups,'' executed with mallets on claves chosen for their pitches and resonant timbre. But while the piece may be written for unsophisticated instruments, it requires great skill. Miller Theater's |
1239375 | 2000 | 10 | 16 | In America; The Death Capital |
There's a new report out today on the death penalty in Texas.
It's a chilling report, and as I began reading an advance copy I couldn't help but think of the governor of Texas, a candidate for president of the United States, gloating on national television about executions still to come.
| There's a new report out today on the death penalty in Texas. It's a chilling report, and as I began reading an advance copy I couldn't help but think of the governor of Texas, a candidate for president of the United States, gloating on national television about executions still to come. ''Guess what?'' said George W. Bush, whose home state is already the champion of the Western world when it comes to executions. ''The three men who murdered James Byrd, guess what's going to happen to them? They're going to be put to death.'' There was a disturbing, upbeat quality to the governor's tone as he said this during last week's debate with Vice President Al Gore. His face brightened in a way that was unsettling to much |
1276557 | 2001 | 03 | 09 | Get to Troubled Kids Before They Start Shooting |
To the Editor:
Re ''Plenty of Vivid Adjectives but No Answers in Killings'' (front page, March 7):
Children respond to violence observed with violence. They see state-sanctioned executions, warfare and threatened violence. They see authority figures -- parents and the police -- use violence to discipline, teach lessons and exert control. They see businesses use media violence to sell products and services.
| To the Editor: Re ''Plenty of Vivid Adjectives but No Answers in Killings'' (front page, March 7): Children respond to violence observed with violence. They see state-sanctioned executions, warfare and threatened violence. They see authority figures -- parents and the police -- use violence to discipline, teach lessons and exert control. They see businesses use media violence to sell products and services. It is no mystery, then, that those same children use violence to solve their problems, to make points, to get attention. Indeed, America is founded on violence, thrives on violence and would get the shakes if it had to go ''cold turkey.'' The mystery is this: Why such hand-wringing over the shooting in Santee, Calif., when inner-city shootings occur at or near schools every day and |
1202149 | 2000 | 05 | 25 | New ThinkPads: Laptop as S.U.V. |
IN a world where nearly everything seems to be getting miniaturized, the new I.B.M. Thinkpad T20 portable computer is traveling in the other direction. If it were any larger, I.B.M. could have equipped this impressively redesigned laptop with folding legs and offered it as a card table.
It would be an expensive card table, to be sure, given that the fastest model starts at about $4,000, not counting the broad array of options that I.B.M. is offering for it. But hey, thanks to the games built into the Windows operating system, this would be a card table that came with its own game of solitaire.
| IN a world where nearly everything seems to be getting miniaturized, the new I.B.M. Thinkpad T20 portable computer is traveling in the other direction. If it were any larger, I.B.M. could have equipped this impressively redesigned laptop with folding legs and offered it as a card table. It would be an expensive card table, to be sure, given that the fastest model starts at about $4,000, not counting the broad array of options that I.B.M. is offering for it. But hey, thanks to the games built into the Windows operating system, this would be a card table that came with its own game of solitaire. But in a neat bit of sleight-of-hand, I.B.M. trumps the generous proportions -- 12 inches by 10 inches, to accommodate a 14-inch display |
1769215 | 2006 | 06 | 15 | Fed's Dilemma: Prices Climb As Economic Growth Slows |
Economic growth in the last month and a half was generally strong across the country, the Federal Reserve said in a report yesterday, but showed ''some signs of deceleration.''
At the same time, prices in most regions rose, according to the report, known as the Beige Book.
| Economic growth in the last month and a half was generally strong across the country, the Federal Reserve said in a report yesterday, but showed ''some signs of deceleration.'' At the same time, prices in most regions rose, according to the report, known as the Beige Book. With a decision on setting interest rates two weeks away, the report underscores the two issues competing for the Fed's attention: rising inflation and softening economic growth. Remarks in recent weeks by the Fed's chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, and other central bank officials have made clear that their primary concern is fighting inflation. That point was reaffirmed yesterday when the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard W. Fisher, a nonvoting member of the Fed's rate-setting committee, called current |
1687408 | 2005 | 07 | 15 | Four Souls Disguised as Couples |
Jeannette (Pamela Holden Stewart), an independently wealthy Frenchwoman, and Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims), an African-American painter, live together in splendid isolation in an idyllic clapboard house in upstate New York. They spend their nights snuggled together on the sofa, reading and sipping red wine. Theirs is a life any couple would envy -- except that Jeannette and Martin aren't, strictly speaking, a couple. She's straight, he's gay, and their longtime platonic cohabitation is a volatile mix of convenience, codependency and genuine affection.
One wintry day, Jeannette's estranged daughter, Sierra (Margaret Burkwit), shows up with her new husband, Andrew (Darien Sills-Evans), in tow. She's looking to reconnect with her mother and, not incidentally, to collect on a long-promised inheritance.
| Jeannette (Pamela Holden Stewart), an independently wealthy Frenchwoman, and Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims), an African-American painter, live together in splendid isolation in an idyllic clapboard house in upstate New York. They spend their nights snuggled together on the sofa, reading and sipping red wine. Theirs is a life any couple would envy -- except that Jeannette and Martin aren't, strictly speaking, a couple. She's straight, he's gay, and their longtime platonic cohabitation is a volatile mix of convenience, codependency and genuine affection. One wintry day, Jeannette's estranged daughter, Sierra (Margaret Burkwit), shows up with her new husband, Andrew (Darien Sills-Evans), in tow. She's looking to reconnect with her mother and, not incidentally, to collect on a long-promised inheritance. Soon the two couples' stories are unraveling into a tangle |
1359976 | 2002 | 01 | 17 | Prices You Just Can't Believe |
JVC'S Web site is extensive and easy to navigate. Descriptions of the company's merchandise are more than adequate; pictures are large and clear; each product is clearly linked to similar JVC devices for comparison.
Only one thing is baffling: the manufacturer's suggested retail price often bears no relationship to what you would be charged by a retailer.
| JVC'S Web site is extensive and easy to navigate. Descriptions of the company's merchandise are more than adequate; pictures are large and clear; each product is clearly linked to similar JVC devices for comparison. Only one thing is baffling: the manufacturer's suggested retail price often bears no relationship to what you would be charged by a retailer. Take, for instance, the GR-DVL815U, a mini-digital video camcorder that doubles as a digital still camera. It has a color viewfinder, a special gadget that brightens the picture in low light, a U.S.B. terminal and a serial port. JVC suggests a retail price of $1,099.95. But this week Circuit City was selling it for $799.99. So, give or take a few cents, were BestBuy and CDW.com. At Amazon.com, it was $699.99. |
1245451 | 2000 | 11 | 08 | Three-Way Pasta |
AS popular as spaghetti alla carbonara may be, most American cooks don't realize that its essential element is meat. The crispy bits of cured pork that elevate the eggy sauce are actually the building blocks for three of the great classic pastas made in and around Rome.
The most basic of them, pasta alla gricia, contains no more than the meat and grated sharp cheese. With eggs added to the sauce, it becomes the familiar spaghetti alla carbonara, named for the charcoal makers who created the dish. And if you add the sweetness of cooked onions and the acidity of tomatoes, you have pasta all'amatriciana, from the town of Amatricia.
| AS popular as spaghetti alla carbonara may be, most American cooks don't realize that its essential element is meat. The crispy bits of cured pork that elevate the eggy sauce are actually the building blocks for three of the great classic pastas made in and around Rome. The most basic of them, pasta alla gricia, contains no more than the meat and grated sharp cheese. With eggs added to the sauce, it becomes the familiar spaghetti alla carbonara, named for the charcoal makers who created the dish. And if you add the sweetness of cooked onions and the acidity of tomatoes, you have pasta all'amatriciana, from the town of Amatricia. For years, authors of cookbooks and articles about Italian cooking suggested that the ''genuine'' meat for these recipes |
1653146 | 2005 | 02 | 27 | Breakfast for Dinner |
In the minds of many, breakfast is the best meal of the day. These restaurants feature breakfast-inspired dishes on their dinner menus.
AQUAVIT *** [Rating: Three Stars] (212) 307-7311; 65 East 55th Street (Madison Avenue); $$$$; Review: 5/23/01.
Marcus Samuelson's pretheater tasting menu and dinner menu include a dessert of Pierre Robert, a triple creme cheese with roast pear, bacon caramel and French toast.
CRU *** [Rating: Three Stars] (212) 529-1700; 24 Fifth Avenue (Ninth Street); $$$; Review: 10/20/04.
Wine lovers, especially those with deep pockets, will have a field day with Cru's list of about 3,500 wines. The executive chef, Shea Gallante, offers a fried country hen egg with baby greens, pickled onions, smoked pear and fresh shaved black truffles.
DUVET (212) 989-2121; 45 West 21st Street (Avenue of the Americas); $$$; Article: 1/19/05.
You can have your breakfast dish in bed at Duvet where dinner served at table or in bed is the gimmick. David Coleman's eclectic menu includes an entree of potato bread French toast with mascarpone cheese and black truffles.
GEISHA * [Rating: One Star] (212) 813-1113; 33 East 61st Street; (Madison Avenue); $$$; Review: 4/28/04.
The chef, Michael Vernon, a former sous-chef at Le Bernardin, and Eric Riper, his former boss there, put a Japanese fusion restaurant in a brownstone. Their eggs Benedict, an appetizer on the dinner menu, features an English muffin with smoked toro, sea urchin, osetra caviar and a sea urchin hollandaise sauce.
OUEST ** [Rating: Two Stars] (212) 580-8700; 2315 Broadway (84th Street); $$$; Review: 7/4/01.
Ouest, with disarming confidence, has diners eating out of the palm of its hand. But nothing seems fussy or pretentious. The chef and co-owner, Thomas Valenti, has created a bistro menu with inspired touches. Appetizers include a truffled ''omelet soufflé'' with mousseline sauce.
SILVERLEAF TAVERN (212) 973-2550; 43 East 38th Street (Park Avenue); $$$; Diner's Journal 11/19/04.
The dinner menu of this new restaurant connected to the 70 Park Avenue Hotel, includes starters of Westfield chèvre French toast served with mushrooms and a black truffle fondue; and seared Hudson Valley foie gras with a ginger rice waffle and bourbon truffle fondue.
TOCQUEVILLE ** [Rating: Two Stars] (212) 647-1515; 15 East 15th Street (Fifth Avenue); $$$; Review: 5/3/00.
In a small trapezoidal room, Tocqueville is a quiet haven of good taste, good food and good service. Marco Moreira's menu includes an appetizer of creamy Parmesan grits and eggs with house cured veal bacon and truffles.
| In the minds of many, breakfast is the best meal of the day. These restaurants feature breakfast-inspired dishes on their dinner menus. AQUAVIT *** [Rating: Three Stars] (212) 307-7311; 65 East 55th Street (Madison Avenue); $$$$; Review: 5/23/01. Marcus Samuelson's pretheater tasting menu and dinner menu include a dessert of Pierre Robert, a triple creme cheese with roast pear, bacon caramel and French toast. CRU *** [Rating: Three Stars] (212) 529-1700; 24 Fifth Avenue (Ninth Street); $$$; Review: 10/20/04. Wine lovers, especially those with deep pockets, will have a field day with Cru's list of about 3,500 wines. The executive chef, Shea Gallante, offers a fried country hen egg with baby greens, pickled onions, smoked pear and fresh shaved black truffles. DUVET (212) 989-2121; 45 West 21st Street |
1746412 | 2006 | 03 | 12 | IN TRANSIT |
Attention flamenco fans. There will be dancing in the streets of Andalusia, that southernmost region of Spain, this year.
To promote the region's heritage as the birthplace of flamenco, the tourist board of Andalusia, Turismo Andaluz, has created five ''Routes to Flamenco.'' These five-day itineraries, posted at www.andalucia.org/flamenco, highlight free performances, lectures and classes to be offered the rest of this year.
| Attention flamenco fans. There will be dancing in the streets of Andalusia, that southernmost region of Spain, this year. To promote the region's heritage as the birthplace of flamenco, the tourist board of Andalusia, Turismo Andaluz, has created five ''Routes to Flamenco.'' These five-day itineraries, posted at www.andalucia.org/flamenco, highlight free performances, lectures and classes to be offered the rest of this year. Visitors planning a trip to the region in May, for instance, might want to check out the Route of the Great Figures itinerary from Málaga to Seville. On May 15, flamenco lessons will be offered in Alora. The next evening in Archidona, there will be a talk on the history of flamenco. On May 17 in Seville, travelers can enjoy a show and lecture about flamenco |
1578681 | 2004 | 05 | 02 | A Violin's Value, And What to Pay The I.R.S. Fiddler |
From the start, the leaders of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra thought there was something strange about an offer made by Herbert R. Axelrod, a pet-care book publisher from the Jersey Shore, to sell the orchestra his $50 million collection of rare stringed instruments at half price.
''I thought he was nuts,'' said Dr. Victor Parsonnet, a cardiac surgeon who is the chairman of the symphony's board.
| From the start, the leaders of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra thought there was something strange about an offer made by Herbert R. Axelrod, a pet-care book publisher from the Jersey Shore, to sell the orchestra his $50 million collection of rare stringed instruments at half price. ''I thought he was nuts,'' said Dr. Victor Parsonnet, a cardiac surgeon who is the chairman of the symphony's board. But there was something in the deal for everyone. For a financially struggling orchestra, the 30 rare instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries -- including a dozen Stradivari violins, three made by Guarneri del Gesù, and an Amati viola -- offered a potential drawing card for both musicians and audiences. For Mr. Axelrod, there was the promise of cash and |
1754273 | 2006 | 04 | 14 | Mozart, Forever Young: 250 and the Hits Keep Coming |
Here are some favorite Mozart recordings of the classical music critics of The New York Times. Availability is hard to determine; most of the recordings here can be found online or in major record stores. (An introduction appears on Page 1 of Weekend.)
LES INTROUVABLES DU CHANT MOZARTIEN Various artists (EMI Classics 63750; six CD's).
SYMPHONIES NOS. 39-41 New York Philharmonic, conducted by Bruno Walter (Sony Classical 64477; CD).
HORN CONCERTOS (4) Dennis Brain, hornist; Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan (EMI Classics 66950; CD).
DON GIOVANNI Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Grümmer, Cesare Siepi, Otto Edelmann; Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler (EMI Classics 36799; three CD's).
COSÌ FAN TUTTE Véronique Gens, Bernarda Fink, Werner Güra, Marcel Boone; Concerto Köln, conducted by René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi France 951663.65; three CD's).
FAVORITE Mozart recording? A tactile image comes to mind: the softened squares of the covers of LP's, some of them recordings my mother bought when she was in college, that adorned the edges of my childhood. A violin and a bouquet of flowers graced Eugene Ormandy's version of ''Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.'' The Dennis Brain horn concertos were bright yellow. Maybe the Baby Einstein/Baby Mozart people have it right after all: propaganda delivered in childhood forms the brain. My list of favorites is heavily weighted toward the kind of full, warm sound that came off those first exposures to the composer. And why not? Mozart, ubiquitous to a classical music lover, becomes what we make of him.
| Here are some favorite Mozart recordings of the classical music critics of The New York Times. Availability is hard to determine; most of the recordings here can be found online or in major record stores. (An introduction appears on Page 1 of Weekend.) LES INTROUVABLES DU CHANT MOZARTIEN Various artists (EMI Classics 63750; six CD's). SYMPHONIES NOS. 39-41 New York Philharmonic, conducted by Bruno Walter (Sony Classical 64477; CD). HORN CONCERTOS (4) Dennis Brain, hornist; Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan (EMI Classics 66950; CD). DON GIOVANNI Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Grümmer, Cesare Siepi, Otto Edelmann; Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler (EMI Classics 36799; three CD's). COSÌ FAN TUTTE Véronique Gens, Bernarda Fink, Werner Güra, Marcel Boone; Concerto Köln, conducted by René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi France 951663.65; |
1363837 | 2002 | 01 | 31 | Arrest of Convicted Killer Raises Concerns About Missed Warnings |
After admitting in 1988 that he had murdered a former girlfriend and stabbed another woman, Edwin Snelgrove wrote to a New Jersey judge about violent sexual fantasies that started when he was a second grader. He described images of strangling or hitting a woman on the head, carrying her limp body to a bed and ''arranging her arms and legs in some kind of seductive pose.''
Mr. Snelgrove, now 41, was sentenced that year to 20 years in a New Jersey prison as part of a plea bargain. He served 11 years, was considered a well-behaved inmate, and was freed in 1999 and returned to his parents' home in Berlin, Conn.
| After admitting in 1988 that he had murdered a former girlfriend and stabbed another woman, Edwin Snelgrove wrote to a New Jersey judge about violent sexual fantasies that started when he was a second grader. He described images of strangling or hitting a woman on the head, carrying her limp body to a bed and ''arranging her arms and legs in some kind of seductive pose.'' Mr. Snelgrove, now 41, was sentenced that year to 20 years in a New Jersey prison as part of a plea bargain. He served 11 years, was considered a well-behaved inmate, and was freed in 1999 and returned to his parents' home in Berlin, Conn. Now he is back in jail, charged Thursday with the attempted kidnapping and assault of a woman |
1807336 | 2006 | 11 | 26 | CALENDAR |
A guide to cultural and recreational goings-on in and around Nassau and Suffolk Counties this week. Items for the guide should be sent at least three weeks in advance to [email protected], or by mail to Long Island Weekly, 229 West 43rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10036-3959.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bay Shore Chris Smither, singer-songwriter. Friday at 8 p.m. $25. Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street. (631) 969-1101.
Brentwood ''Songs of the Season,'' holiday world music. Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Free. Brentwood Public Library, 2nd Avenue and 4th Street. (631) 224-5420.
Brookville Mozart's ''Piano Concerto No. 12,'' Roussel's ''Bacchus et Ariane'' and other works, presented by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Lorin Maazel, with Leon Fleisher, piano. Friday at 8 p.m. $47 to $110. Vienna Choir Boys. Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. $27 to $55. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University. (516) 299-3100.
Centerport Guy Davis, blues. Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive. (631) 425-2925.
Dix Hills Five Towns College String Orchestra, conducted by Michele Denton. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. $5. ''Long Island Jazz All Stars,'' big band music presented by the Five Towns College Swing Band with guest musicians from Long Island. Friday at 7:30 p.m. $10. Five Towns College Long Island Sound Chorus, holiday music. Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts, 305 North Service Road. (631) 656-2148.
Farmingdale Agnostic Front with Two Man Advantage, Death Cycle and others, punk. Tuesday at 6 p.m. $10 to $12. Crazy Donkey, 1058 Route 110. (631) 753-1975.
Hempstead Hofstra Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, conducted by Peter Boonshaft. Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. $6; seniors and students, $5. John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Hofstra University, South Campus. (516) 463-6644.
Holbrook ''From Mozart to Gershwin,'' presented by the Long Island Piano Duo. Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. Free. Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Library. (631) 588-5024.
Huntington ''Sorceress of the New Piano,'' Margaret Leng Tan, toy piano. Dec. 3 at 2:30 p.m. $12; members, $8; advance reservations recommended. Cinema Arts Center, 423 Park Avenue. (631) 423-7611.
Huntington ''An Evening of Solo Guitar and Conversation,'' Ottmar Liebert, flamenco. Friday at 9 p.m. $28.50 to $37.50. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Avenue. (631) 549-2787.
Lynbrook ''Blast From the Past,'' hits from the 1950s and 1960s performed by the New York Exceptions. Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Free. Lynbrook Library, Eldert Street and Carpenter Avenue. (516) 599-8630.
Massapequa Wieniawski's ''Violin Concerto in D Minor'' presented by the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Leibowitz, with Susie Park, violin. Dec. 2 at 8:30 p.m. Berner Middle School, Carmans Mill Road. (516) 795-4071.
Northport Long Island Tuba Quartet. Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Free. Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue. (631) 261-6930.
Oceanside ''All That Holiday Jazz,'' Naomi Zeitlin, vocalist. Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Free; tickets required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Avenue. (516) 766-2360.
Oyster Bay ''Long Island Masterworks,'' holiday sing-along concert, candlelight greenhouse tour and hot cider. Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. $10 to $15. Coe Hall, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, 1395 Planting Fields Road. (516) 922-9200.
Oyster Bay Très Cabaret at Cafe Doubleday: Jane Monheit, jazz. Friday at 8 p.m. $40. Doubleday Babcock, 45 East Main Street. (516) 922-0061.
Patchogue ''Clara's Dream: The Nutcracker,'' presented by the American Dance Theater of Long Island. Dec. 2 at 2 and 7 p.m.; Dec. 3 at 1 and 6 p.m. $20 to $30. Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main Street. (631) 207-1313.
Rockville Centre ''The Nutcracker,'' presented by Leggz Limited Dance and the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts; performed by dancers from the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballets and local dancers, with music by the South Shore Symphony Orchestra. Friday through Dec. 3. $22; seniors and students, $18. South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street. (516) 766-7171.
Stony Brook Antje Duvekot and Anais Mitchell, singer-songwriters. Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. $20; students, $15. University Cafe, Stony Brook Union Building, Stony Brook University. (631) 632-6027.
Upton Bill Meehan, singer-songwriter, Cary Guerriero, blues guitar, and others. Friday at 6:30 p.m. $10. Brookhaven National Laboratory, County Road 46. (631) 344-3846.
THEATER
East Farmingdale ''Night Must Fall'' by Emlyn Williams, presented by Arena Players Repertory Theater. Through Nov. 26. $16 to $22. ''The Reindeer Monologues,'' adult comedy by Jeff Goode. Through Dec. 23. $18 to $22. ''Wife Begins at Forty'' by Arne Sultan, Earl Barret and Ray Cooney. Thursday through Dec. 23. $16 to $22. Arena Players Second Stage Theater, 296 Route 109. (516) 293-0674.
Elmont ''Swing!'' by Paul Kelly, presented by the BroadHollow Theater Company. Through Dec. 17. $20. BroadHollow Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike. (631) 581-2700.
Farmingdale ''Songs for a New World'' by Jason Robert Brown, directed by Ted Kastrinos. Thursday through Dec. 9. $5 to $10. Roosevelt Hall Little Theater, 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale State University. (631) 420-2400.
Hempstead Aeschylus' ''Seven Against Thebes,'' directed by Peter Sander. Through Dec. 3. $10; seniors and students, $8. Black Box Theater, Hofstra University, South Campus. (516) 463-6644.
Lawrence ''Plaza Suite,'' created and presented by Plaza Theatrical. Dec. 3 at 2:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Avenue. (516) 239-3262.
Lindenhurst ''Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune'' by Terrence McNally, presented by the BroadHollow Theater Company. Through Dec. 3. $22. Studio Theater, 141 South Wellwood Avenue. (631) 581-2700.
Oakdale ''Little Shop of Horrors,'' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Through Nov. 26. $20; seniors, $18; students, $16. CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Avenue. (631) 218-2810.
Oakdale Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar,'' directed by Brendan McCall. Friday through Dec. 17. Donation: $12. Loft Theater, Performing Arts Center, Dowling College's Rudolph Campus. (631) 244-5037.
Port Jefferson Charles Dickens's ''Christmas Carol.'' Through Thursday. $20 to $28. Theater Three, 412 Main Street. (631) 928-9100.
COMEDY
Westbury ''Still Bringin' It,'' presented by George Carlin. Friday through Dec. 3. $51.50 to $56.50. North Fork Theater, 960 Brush Hollow Road. (516) 334-0800.
FILM
Great Neck ''Pan's Labyrinth,'' directed by Guillermo del Toro; in Spanish with English subtitles. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. $15. Clearview Squire Cinema, 115 Middle Neck Road. (516) 829-2570.
Sag Harbor Picture Show: ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.'' Friday at 8 p.m. ''The Sting.'' Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. $5. Both directed by George Roy Hill. Bay Street Theater, Main and Bay Streets. (631) 725-9500.
Westhampton Beach Finest in World Cinema Series: ''Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles,'' directed by Yimou Zhang. Friday and Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 3 at 1 and 4 p.m. $3 to $10. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street. (631) 288-1500.
SPOKEN WORD
Garden City ''We're All Humans, We're All Scientists: Let's Change the World,'' presented by Bill Nye. Tuesday at 7 p.m. Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Adelphi University. (516) 877-4555.
Hempstead Sharon Olds, poet. Wednesday at 7 p.m. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, Hofstra University, South Campus. (516) 463-5410.
Huntington Robert McMillan, author of ''Global Passage: Transformation of Panama and the Panama Canal.'' Wednesday at 8 p.m. Stanley Newman, author of ''Cruciverbalism: A Crossword Fanatic's Guide to Life in the Grid.'' Thursday at 8 p.m. Book Revue, 313 New York Avenue. (631) 271-1442.
Port Washington Nelson DeMille, author of ''Wild Fire.'' Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Free. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street. (516) 767-6444.
FOR CHILDREN
East Farmingdale ''The Tale of Sleepy Hollow'' adapted from Washington Irving, presented by the Arena Players Children's Theater. Through Nov. 26. $8. Arena Players Second Stage Theater, 296 Route 109. (516) 293-0674.
Garden City ''Celebrate!,'' learn how children celebrate their birthdays around the world and create a birthday crown. Ages 6 to 12. Nov. 26 at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. $5; $3 with museum admission. ''Snowy Celebration,'' children explore the science of snowflakes and create their own mobiles. Ages 5 to 12. Dec. 2 at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. ''Radiating Patterns: The Art of Keith Haring,'' children learn about Haring's style and create their own painted figure. Ages 6 to 12. Dec. 3 at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. $3 with museum admission. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Avenue. (516) 224-5800.
Huntington ''Family Fun Day,'' free art activities and museum admission. Dec. 2, 1 to 5 p.m. Free. The Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue. (631) 351-3250.
Islip Disney's ''High School Musical,'' presented by BroadHollow Theater. Through Dec. 17. $14 to $20. ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,'' children's musical presented by the BroadHollow Theater Company. Saturdays from Dec. 2 through 23. $8. BayWay Arts Center, 265 East Main Street. (631) 581-2700.
Lindenhurst ''Frosty the Snowman,'' musical presented by the BroadHollow Theater Company. Through Dec. 26. $8. Studio Theater, 141 South Wellwood Avenue. (631) 581-2700.
Oakdale ''Create a Backyard Birdfeeder,'' bring a half-gallon container. Ages 5 and up. Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m. $3; children, $2; reservations required. Connetquot River State Park, Sunrise Highway. (631) 581-1005.
Oyster Bay ''A Winter Songfest,'' family sing-along program led by Lyle Cogan. Dec. 3 at 1:30 p.m. $4 to $10. Coe Hall, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, 1395 Planting Fields Road. (516) 922-9200.
Port Jefferson ''Barnaby Saves Christmas,'' children's musical. Dec. 2 through 29. $8. Theater Three, 412 Main Street. (631) 928-9100.
Riverhead ''Rockets,'' children experiment with various designs and create their own to launch. Nov. 26, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $2; children, $5. Long Island Science Center, 11 West Main Street. (631) 208-8000.
Roslyn Harbor ''The Nutcracker,'' presented by Ballet Long Island. Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. $30; members, $25; includes one adult and one child. ''A Carnival in Paris,'' guided family walk through exhibition, entertainment, art projects and refreshments. Ages 4 and up. Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. $45 for family of three; additional tickets, $12. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive. (516) 484-9337.
Stony Brook ''Light Up the Holidays,'' children create a pierced tin lantern. Ages 8 to 12. Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. Free. Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages, 1200 Route 25A. (631) 751-0066.
Uniondale ''Long Island Festival of Trees,'' decorated trees, gingerbread village, children's activities and live entertainment. All ages. Nov. 26. $5; children under 2, free. ''Breakfast with Santa,'' food, music, dancing, face painting, visit with Santa and gift. Dec. 3 at 9:30 a.m. $21. Long Island Marriott Hotel, 101 James Doolittle Boulevard. (516) 378-2000.
Westhampton Beach ''The Snow Dragon,'' children's play presented by the Tall Stories Theater Company. Ages 5 to 11. Friday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. $8. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street. (631) 288-1500.
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Cold Spring Harbor ''What If? Long Island That Might Have Been,'' exhibition featuring unrealized design plans for Long Island. Through Jan. 28. $1. Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 1 Shore Road. (631) 692-4664.
Cold Spring Harbor ''Toys, Kids and Boats,'' exhibition of children's toys from the whaling era. Through August. $4; seniors and students, $3; children under 5, free. Whaling Museum, Route 25A. (631) 367-3418.
East Hampton Works by Stephen Antonakos, Jameson Ellis, Sharon Horvath and others. Through Dec. 23. Free. Hours: Mondays and Thursdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Drawing Room, 16R Newtown Lane. (631) 324-5016.
East Islip ''Animal House,'' works by various artists who portray animals to comment upon contemporary society. Wednesday through Jan. 28. Donation: $3. Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Islip Art Museum, 50 Irish Lane. (631) 224-5402.
Garden City ''Giuseppe Bellanca: Son of Italy,'' exhibition featuring a full-scale replica of Bellanca's 1912 monoplane. Through Dec. 22. $8 to $9. Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cradle of Aviation Museum, 1 Davis Avenue. (516) 572-4111.
Hempstead ''The Betrayal of Srebrenica: A Commemoration,'' photographs and text commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the massacre in Bosnia. Through Dec. 3. Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Hofstra Museum, 112 Hofstra University. (516) 463-5672.
Huntington ''East Coast/West Coast and Beyond: Colin Campbell Cooper, American Impressionist.'' Through Jan. 28. $5; seniors, $3; children ages 5 to 12, $1; under 5, free. Hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 8:30 p.m. The Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue. (631) 351-3250.
Rockville Centre ''The Horsehead Series,'' works by Peter Marcus. Through Dec. 21. Free. Hours: Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Molloy College Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Avenue. (516) 678-5000.
Roslyn Harbor ''Picasso and the School of Paris,'' works by Picasso and others who lived in Paris from the 1920s to 1950s. Through Feb. 4. ''Chuck Close,'' photographic works. Through Feb. 4. Admission: $4 to $10; children under 5 and members, free. Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive. (516) 484-9337.
Sag Harbor ''Natural Habitant,'' works by Robert Dutesco, Eric Meola and Michael O'Neill. Through Nov. 26. Hours: Fridays through Mondays, 12:30 to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 12:30 to 8 p.m. Tulla Booth Gallery, 66 Main Street. (631) 725-3100.
Shinnecock Reservation ''Shinnecock Experiences Pop Art,'' exhibition exploring Native American influence on Pop Art. Through Dec. 31. $5; children 12 and under, $3. Hours: Fridays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum, Montauk Highway and West Gate Road. (631)287-4923.
Southampton ''American Indian Encounters,'' works by Roy Lichtenstein based on Native American themes. Through Dec. 31. $7; seniors and students, $5; children under 18, free. Hours: Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Parrish Art Museum, 25 Job's Lane. (631) 283-2118, Extension 32.
Southold ''Hues and Views of Peru,'' photographs by Rowena Marvin. Through Tuesday. Hours: Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Southold Town Hall Annex, Route 25A and Youngs Avenue. (631) 727-0900.
Stony Brook ''Painters for a New America,'' works by William Sidney Mount and Shepard Alonzo Mount. Through Feb. 18. $7; seniors, $6; students, $3. Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages, 1200 Route 25A. (631) 751-0066.
| A guide to cultural and recreational goings-on in and around Nassau and Suffolk Counties this week. Items for the guide should be sent at least three weeks in advance to [email protected], or by mail to Long Island Weekly, 229 West 43rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10036-3959. MUSIC AND DANCE Bay Shore Chris Smither, singer-songwriter. Friday at 8 p.m. $25. Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street. (631) 969-1101. Brentwood ''Songs of the Season,'' holiday world music. Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Free. Brentwood Public Library, 2nd Avenue and 4th Street. (631) 224-5420. Brookville Mozart's ''Piano Concerto No. 12,'' Roussel's ''Bacchus et Ariane'' and other works, presented by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Lorin Maazel, with Leon Fleisher, piano. Friday at 8 p.m. $47 to |
1254531 | 2000 | 12 | 12 | For Men, a Sadder Tale of the City |
Living in cities may be a health hazard. At least if you're a man under 65.
The reasons are uncertain, but a study in the December issue of The American Journal of Public Health found that men who lived in urban areas were 62 percent more likely to die during the study period than men who lived in suburbs, small towns or rural areas.
| Living in cities may be a health hazard. At least if you're a man under 65. The reasons are uncertain, but a study in the December issue of The American Journal of Public Health found that men who lived in urban areas were 62 percent more likely to die during the study period than men who lived in suburbs, small towns or rural areas. Dr. James S. House of the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center, the lead author of the study, likened living in a city to cigarette smoking, social isolation, low income and other factors known to increase mortality. The researchers began in 1986 by interviewing 3,617 adults over age 35 across the country, collecting information about their health and social behavior. Then, they kept track |
1194670 | 2000 | 04 | 26 | Plenty of Reasons to Say, 'Please Pass the Fiber' |
FIBER has suffered some serious blows in the past year or so. Findings from the Nurses' Health Study published early last year and from two studies announced last week showed that those who consumed the most fiber were no better protected against colon cancer than those who consumed the least.
But before fiber was linked to a reduced risk of colon cancer, in 1971, there were plenty of reasons to eat a high-fiber diet, and there still are. So those who have been forcing themselves to eat bran muffins or broccoli can't go back to white toast and vegetable-free dinners if they want the benefits.
| FIBER has suffered some serious blows in the past year or so. Findings from the Nurses' Health Study published early last year and from two studies announced last week showed that those who consumed the most fiber were no better protected against colon cancer than those who consumed the least. But before fiber was linked to a reduced risk of colon cancer, in 1971, there were plenty of reasons to eat a high-fiber diet, and there still are. So those who have been forcing themselves to eat bran muffins or broccoli can't go back to white toast and vegetable-free dinners if they want the benefits. Fiber, a component of food that is more or less indigestible, can be found in all fruits and vegetables and whole grains. There |
1540876 | 2003 | 12 | 06 | Court Rejects Efforts to Block Bear Hunting |
A New Jersey appeals court yesterday rejected motions from two animal welfare groups to block the state's first black bear hunt in 33 years, scheduled to start on Monday.
But in a separate legal action, a federal judge in Washington barred bear hunting in a national park along the Delaware River for at least the first two days of the six-day hunt.
| A New Jersey appeals court yesterday rejected motions from two animal welfare groups to block the state's first black bear hunt in 33 years, scheduled to start on Monday. But in a separate legal action, a federal judge in Washington barred bear hunting in a national park along the Delaware River for at least the first two days of the six-day hunt. The mixed success of 11th-hour legal challenges by antihunt groups means that the bulk of the million-acre zone between Interstates 78 and 287 designated for the hunt will be open to hunters. One of the unsuccessful challenges, brought by an environmental group, Save Our Resources Today, sought to ban hunting in state parks and forests on the grounds that the Division of Parks and Forestry had |
1735003 | 2006 | 01 | 27 | THE CHURN |
People
Morgan Stanley has appointed Gavin MacDonald, a vice chairman and managing director, head of European mergers and acquisitions.
Roger Fones has joined Morrison & Foerster as a partner in the firm's Washington office. Mr. Fones was formerly the chief of the transportation, energy and agriculture section of the antitrust division of the Justice Department.
Janus Capital Group has named David Corkins portfolio manager of its flagship Janus Fund, succeeding Blaine Rollins. Mr. Corkins had been portfolio manager of Janus Mercury Fund. Jonathan Coleman, portfolio manager of Janus Enterprise Fund, and David Decker, portfolio manager of Janus Contrarian Fund, have been named co-chief investment officers for Janus's equity growth and core investment disciplines.
Citigroup has named Ellen Alemany chief executive of global transaction services for the investment banking unit. Steven T. Ciampi has joined Citigroup Alternative Investments as a managing director and head of product development and strategic initiatives for the hedge fund and managed futures businesses in Europe and the Middle East. He will be based in London.
Domenick Bellusci has joined Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management as head of banking products. He was previously at J. P. Morgan Private Bank, where he was sales director of the banking products group.
David H. Liu has joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company as a managing director in the firm's new Hong Kong office. Mr. Liu was previously a managing director and co-head of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.
Robert Matza has joined GoldenTree Asset Management as president. He was previously the president and chief operating officer of Neuberger Berman.
Stephen J. Watson has joined Fulbright & Jaworski as a partner in the firm's Washington office. He had been associate tax legislative counsel with the Treasury Department.
Merrill Lynch's investment managers unit has named Joseph Craven, formerly of Putnam Investments, head of the institutional business in the Americas. Merrill Lynch also named William J. McDonough, the former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, vice chairman and special adviser to the chairman.
| People Morgan Stanley has appointed Gavin MacDonald, a vice chairman and managing director, head of European mergers and acquisitions. Roger Fones has joined Morrison & Foerster as a partner in the firm's Washington office. Mr. Fones was formerly the chief of the transportation, energy and agriculture section of the antitrust division of the Justice Department. Janus Capital Group has named David Corkins portfolio manager of its flagship Janus Fund, succeeding Blaine Rollins. Mr. Corkins had been portfolio manager of Janus Mercury Fund. Jonathan Coleman, portfolio manager of Janus Enterprise Fund, and David Decker, portfolio manager of Janus Contrarian Fund, have been named co-chief investment officers for Janus's equity growth and core investment disciplines. Citigroup has named Ellen Alemany chief executive of global transaction services for the investment banking |
1183973 | 2000 | 03 | 15 | Egalite, Fraternite et Burgers |
My grandmother was shocked when I went to work for McDonald's. She thought I was cooking fries on Boulevard St.-Michel. It was 1984. McDonald's had 17 restaurants in France. Its headquarters was in an apartment. But I thought if I wanted to get ahead, I should join an American company. It would take me forever to run a French company: I'd have to know all the right people.
I was 39 when I became McDonald's president two years ago -- very, very unusual for France. When I was invited to the World Cup, I sat in the box with French executives. I think they thought I was there to serve the drinks. Then one asked: ''Is your chauffeur waiting for you outside?'' I said: ''No, I have my subway ticket in my pocket.'' He couldn't believe it.
| My grandmother was shocked when I went to work for McDonald's. She thought I was cooking fries on Boulevard St.-Michel. It was 1984. McDonald's had 17 restaurants in France. Its headquarters was in an apartment. But I thought if I wanted to get ahead, I should join an American company. It would take me forever to run a French company: I'd have to know all the right people. I was 39 when I became McDonald's president two years ago -- very, very unusual for France. When I was invited to the World Cup, I sat in the box with French executives. I think they thought I was there to serve the drinks. Then one asked: ''Is your chauffeur waiting for you outside?'' I said: ''No, I have my |
1172241 | 2000 | 01 | 29 | Sports of The Times; Professionals Still in Need Of Mentors |
BOBBY BELL yesterday lamented the passing of an era. The former Kansas City linebacker and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame was on a panel composed of 1970 Super Bowl participants. Two more former Chiefs, Willie Lanier and Jan Stenerud, were on the panel, along with Lamar Hunt, the team owner. Bud Grant, the former Minnesota coach, sat with two of his players, Paul Krause and Alan Page.
The group, which will serve as honorary captains for the coin toss tomorrow, reminisced about Kansas City's 23-7 victory in 1970. The conversation turned to leadership. Were players of their generation closer, was theirs a more solid infrastructure of leadership?
| BOBBY BELL yesterday lamented the passing of an era. The former Kansas City linebacker and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame was on a panel composed of 1970 Super Bowl participants. Two more former Chiefs, Willie Lanier and Jan Stenerud, were on the panel, along with Lamar Hunt, the team owner. Bud Grant, the former Minnesota coach, sat with two of his players, Paul Krause and Alan Page. The group, which will serve as honorary captains for the coin toss tomorrow, reminisced about Kansas City's 23-7 victory in 1970. The conversation turned to leadership. Were players of their generation closer, was theirs a more solid infrastructure of leadership? Bell said a lack of continuity in team leadership contributed to a lack of closeness in locker |
1710830 | 2005 | 10 | 19 | Arts, Briefly; All-Star Double Album Planned for Hurricane Relief |
Coldplay, Fats Domino, right, James Brown, Barbra Streisand, the Dave Matthews Band, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Sting, Gloria Estefan, Clint Black and others will be featured in a two-CD compilation to benefit victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Billboard reported. The album, ''Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now,'' is due in mid-November and will be a joint project by the four major record labels, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Concord Music Group. The album will feature ''Heart of America,'' sung by Wynonna, Michael McDonald and Eric Benét, who are to perform the song before Game 3 of the World Series next week. Other highlights include a version of Eric Clapton's song ''Tears in Heaven,'' originally recorded after the Asian tsunami last year with Velvet Revolver, Sir Elton, Mary J. Blige, Rod Stewart, Gwen Stefani, and Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne; ''Come Together Now,'' written by the actress Sharon Stone with the songwriters Denise Rich, Damon Sharpe and Mark Feist, and performed by a cast of nearly 30 artists. Proceeds from the album will go to the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund.
BEN SISARIO
| Coldplay, Fats Domino, right, James Brown, Barbra Streisand, the Dave Matthews Band, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Sting, Gloria Estefan, Clint Black and others will be featured in a two-CD compilation to benefit victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Billboard reported. The album, ''Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now,'' is due in mid-November and will be a joint project by the four major record labels, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Concord Music Group. The album will feature ''Heart of America,'' sung by Wynonna, Michael McDonald and Eric Benét, who are to perform the song before Game 3 of the World Series next week. Other highlights include a version of Eric Clapton's song ''Tears in Heaven,'' originally recorded after the Asian tsunami last year with Velvet Revolver, Sir |
1802687 | 2006 | 11 | 05 | THE NATION: 6 Ways to Watch the Election; The Impact Of Gaffes on the Stump |
Last week JOHN KERRY uttered words he came to regret, but he's not running for anything, at least this year. Can campaign bloopers actually lead to defeat? This election season, there will be plenty of data on the question. Mr. Kerry's gaffe may have an effect in districts with a strong military tilt. On the other side, RUSH LIMBAUGH, who mocked the condition of MICHAEL J. FOX, who has Parkinson's disease, may affect the Missouri senate race and a ballot measure on conducting stem-cell research in the state. The Senate candidates, on opposite sides of the issue, are tied in recent polls. Mr. Limbaugh eventually apologized for his remarks. Individual candidates may have hurt themselves the most. Senator GEORGE ALLEN of Virginia made his re-election race against JIM WEBB competitive after calling a Webb campaign worker ''macaca.'' Representative BARBARA CUBIN, a Republican serving in DICK CHENEY's old Wyoming district, told THOMAS RANKIN, an opponent who uses a wheelchair, that she would slap him were he not disabled. (Mr. Rankin has multiple sclerosis; she now has a tough re-election race.) In Illinois, much has been made of PETER ROSKAM's use of the phrase ''cut and run.'' His Democratic opponent, TAMMY DUCKWORTH, lost both legs serving in Iraq. That race is considered a tossup.
BILL MARSH
| Last week JOHN KERRY uttered words he came to regret, but he's not running for anything, at least this year. Can campaign bloopers actually lead to defeat? This election season, there will be plenty of data on the question. Mr. Kerry's gaffe may have an effect in districts with a strong military tilt. On the other side, RUSH LIMBAUGH, who mocked the condition of MICHAEL J. FOX, who has Parkinson's disease, may affect the Missouri senate race and a ballot measure on conducting stem-cell research in the state. The Senate candidates, on opposite sides of the issue, are tied in recent polls. Mr. Limbaugh eventually apologized for his remarks. Individual candidates may have hurt themselves the most. Senator GEORGE ALLEN of Virginia made his re-election race against JIM |
1773498 | 2006 | 07 | 03 | Paid Notice: Deaths WILF, JUDITH |
WILF--Judith. Beloved wife of the late Harry, founding benefactor of our society, devoted mother of Leonard, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and his wife, Beth, loving grandmother, great grandmother, sister-in-law to Elizabeth and Joe Wilf. On behalf of our officers and Board of Directors, we extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the entire Wilf family on the loss of Judy--an extraordinary, noble person. American Society for Yad Vashem, Inc. Eli Zborowski, Chairman Sam Halpern, Sam Skura, Vice Chairmen
$(6$)WILF--Judith. We mourn the passing of Judith Wilf, an Ayshet Chayil, Holocaust survivor, philanthropist, and our dear friend. To her son and daughter-in-law, Leonard and Beth, sister, Rose Blumenkranz, sister-in-law and brother - in - law, Elizabeth and Joseph and grandchildren Orin, Halle, Jenna and Harrison, we offer our condolences and sympathies. May the entire Wilf family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Cecile and Edward Mosberg Beatrice Mosberg Louise and Stuart Levine Caroline and Darren Karger and Families
$(6$)WILF--Judith. Lenny and Beth, our heartfelt condolences to you and your entire family on the loss of your beloved mother, Judith. Your Friends, Carol and Richard Kalikow
| WILF--Judith. Beloved wife of the late Harry, founding benefactor of our society, devoted mother of Leonard, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and his wife, Beth, loving grandmother, great grandmother, sister-in-law to Elizabeth and Joe Wilf. On behalf of our officers and Board of Directors, we extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the entire Wilf family on the loss of Judy--an extraordinary, noble person. American Society for Yad Vashem, Inc. Eli Zborowski, Chairman Sam Halpern, Sam Skura, Vice Chairmen $(6$)WILF--Judith. We mourn the passing of Judith Wilf, an Ayshet Chayil, Holocaust survivor, philanthropist, and our dear friend. To her son and daughter-in-law, Leonard and Beth, sister, Rose Blumenkranz, sister-in-law and brother - in - law, Elizabeth and Joseph and grandchildren Orin, Halle, Jenna and Harrison, we offer |
1495139 | 2003 | 06 | 08 | June 1-7; Rugged Individualism: Tattoo-less Arms |
IN the beginning, there was Dennis Rodman -- and he was, well, heavily decorated. You wondered how that much ink could fit on one body.
Today's N.B.A.? ''You don't have a tattoo, you're the strange one,'' said Malik Rose of the San Antonio Spurs.
| IN the beginning, there was Dennis Rodman -- and he was, well, heavily decorated. You wondered how that much ink could fit on one body. Today's N.B.A.? ''You don't have a tattoo, you're the strange one,'' said Malik Rose of the San Antonio Spurs. Yes, no ''tats'' is nearly akin to man bites dog. More than half of the New Jersey Nets, San Antonio's opponent in the N.B.A. finals, have tattoos. They're more on par with other teams, who have upward of 70 percent of their rosters marked for life. Meanwhile, the rebellious individualists? Their arms are bare. Rose's mother would not let him get one. Most of the Spurs have followed suit. Only three have tattoos. Do tats equal '' 'tude?''' ''I don't think it means anything,'' |
1169382 | 2000 | 01 | 17 | In Chechnya, an Undaunted Diplomat |
Russian troops scattered to look for rebel snipers as Nikolai P. Koshman climbed out of his helicopter to inspect this battered Chechen city.
It was not long before he was bombarded with complaints. An agitated man said Russian artillery strikes had destroyed his home. An elderly woman whimpered that it was very hard for families to endure the war, and children had nothing to eat.
| Russian troops scattered to look for rebel snipers as Nikolai P. Koshman climbed out of his helicopter to inspect this battered Chechen city. It was not long before he was bombarded with complaints. An agitated man said Russian artillery strikes had destroyed his home. An elderly woman whimpered that it was very hard for families to endure the war, and children had nothing to eat. Mr. Koshman promised to look into their problems, and offered a few encouraging words: ''We have to finish our work, and then everything will be normal. We have to establish order together.'' It was just another day for Mr. Koshman, a Russian deputy prime minister and the man the Kremlin has charged with re-establishing normal life in the Russian-controlled regions of the breakaway |
1518516 | 2003 | 09 | 10 | Europeans Offer Plan To Speed Rule by Iraqis |
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is to go to Geneva this weekend to discuss the American resolution to broaden international involvement in Iraq with Security Council members. Three of them announced today their own proposals to accelerate the transfer of civil authority to Iraqis.
The proposed amendments by France, Germany and Russia would expand the United Nations mandate, giving the organization, in cooperation with the interim administration, supervision over when and how Iraqis regain sovereignty.
| Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is to go to Geneva this weekend to discuss the American resolution to broaden international involvement in Iraq with Security Council members. Three of them announced today their own proposals to accelerate the transfer of civil authority to Iraqis. The proposed amendments by France, Germany and Russia would expand the United Nations mandate, giving the organization, in cooperation with the interim administration, supervision over when and how Iraqis regain sovereignty. This approach directly challenges Washington's assertion that the new resolution should be a logical extension of the existing balance of responsibilities, under which the military forces and the occupation's civilian administrator, L. Paul Bremer III, are the ultimate authorities over Iraq's military, political and economic administration. The Geneva meeting was called early |
1840455 | 2007 | 04 | 15 | A Dream Weaver Threads Together the Best of 3 Classic Chevys |
FRED KANTER deserves a lifetime pass to the New York auto show.
His first trip to the show, in 1958, was the pilgrimage of ''a car-struck 13-year-old'' from New Jersey, Mr. Kanter recalled in a recent interview.
| FRED KANTER deserves a lifetime pass to the New York auto show. His first trip to the show, in 1958, was the pilgrimage of ''a car-struck 13-year-old'' from New Jersey, Mr. Kanter recalled in a recent interview. ''Shortly after a friend and I arrived by train from Morris Plains, I was transfixed by the Dual-Ghia 400 concept on display,'' he said. ''It was absolutely breathtaking, very imaginative and the most stunning car I'd ever seen.'' The car had been created as a design study by Ghia, the Italian coachbuilder, for Dual Motors, a limited-edition car builder in Detroit. Dual-Ghias gained visibility with celebrity owners like Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack pals. Alex Freeman, a New Jersey machine shop owner who had come to the auto show in |
1751073 | 2006 | 04 | 01 | New Orleans Needs a Leader |
Everyone who lived in New Orleans on the day that Hurricane Katrina struck should have the opportunity to vote in the coming mayoral election. Those who fled the storm and its aftermath did not choose to move away. Many early evacuees thought they were leaving for a single day, never expecting that the levees would break and turn them into long-term exiles overnight.
It is the job of state and local officials to do everything reasonable to make sure that as few people as possible are disenfranchised. To raise awareness, the Louisiana secretary of state's office has organized a publicity blitz with newspaper advertisements and television and radio spots. There will be polling places for the New Orleans election in 10 other parishes around the state. Right now the state budget for this election is $3 million -- a figure that the secretary's office expects to climb to as much as $4 million -- compared with the $400,000 spent to hold a normal election.
| Everyone who lived in New Orleans on the day that Hurricane Katrina struck should have the opportunity to vote in the coming mayoral election. Those who fled the storm and its aftermath did not choose to move away. Many early evacuees thought they were leaving for a single day, never expecting that the levees would break and turn them into long-term exiles overnight. It is the job of state and local officials to do everything reasonable to make sure that as few people as possible are disenfranchised. To raise awareness, the Louisiana secretary of state's office has organized a publicity blitz with newspaper advertisements and television and radio spots. There will be polling places for the New Orleans election in 10 other parishes around the state. Right now |
1521384 | 2003 | 09 | 21 | The Reality of Then and Now |
All it took was somebody who cared enough to ask, and the memories poured forth from the people of Narrow Lane. Here are excerpts from some of the interviews:
GWENDOLYN JOHNSON -- I was born on Narrow Lane in 1949, and raised there. We lived in the Scarlatto houses on the corner of the turnpike. There were a lot of little houses, with outhouses in the back, and like 35 kids. Everybody looked out for one another. Everybody was a worker. Every day our parents left for work early, and us kids had the street for the rest of the day. The elders who were no longer able to work were home, too, and they looked out for all of us kids. We had to listen to them. It was our neighborhood watch. It kept us in line. We were a family, and they were like the aunts and uncles, even though we weren't blood-related. That's the respect we had for our elders. It was just a loving street.
| All it took was somebody who cared enough to ask, and the memories poured forth from the people of Narrow Lane. Here are excerpts from some of the interviews: GWENDOLYN JOHNSON -- I was born on Narrow Lane in 1949, and raised there. We lived in the Scarlatto houses on the corner of the turnpike. There were a lot of little houses, with outhouses in the back, and like 35 kids. Everybody looked out for one another. Everybody was a worker. Every day our parents left for work early, and us kids had the street for the rest of the day. The elders who were no longer able to work were home, too, and they looked out for all of us kids. We had to listen to them. |
1222896 | 2000 | 08 | 16 | Basil Vodka to Peach Sake: Infusing Spirits With Daring |
REMEMBER spiked watermelon, that simple summer cooler? You take a whole ripe watermelon, gouge a chunk out of the rind and upend a bottle of ice-cold vodka into it until the melon has absorbed all the liquor. Slice it and serve.
Messy? Yes, and somewhat crude. But there's an immediate invigorating power in the spiked watermelon's marriage of late summer fruit and potent alcohol, not to mention a pleasant conundrum: Is it a drink? Is it fresh fruit?
| REMEMBER spiked watermelon, that simple summer cooler? You take a whole ripe watermelon, gouge a chunk out of the rind and upend a bottle of ice-cold vodka into it until the melon has absorbed all the liquor. Slice it and serve. Messy? Yes, and somewhat crude. But there's an immediate invigorating power in the spiked watermelon's marriage of late summer fruit and potent alcohol, not to mention a pleasant conundrum: Is it a drink? Is it fresh fruit? Now, at least one Manhattan chef has taken the idea to another level. Steven Picker of Good, in Greenwich Village, is steeping watermelon chunks in vodka, straining the infusion and serving it chilled, neat, in a martini glass. It packs every last drop of a spiked watermelon's unbuttoned essence into |
1696247 | 2005 | 08 | 21 | Pan-Asian in Southampton |
WHO is Madame Tong? At the drop of a chopstick, Ed Kleefield, the owner of a new Southampton spot, Madame Tong's at the JL Beach Club, will tell you.
Mr. Kleefield, who also runs Jean Luc in Manhattan, Jean Luc East in East Hampton and JLX Bistro in Sag Harbor, was table-hopping on a recent Saturday and was happy to recall the eureka moment when he came up with the name for his new restaurant. He was watching an old kung fu movie on television when he heard one of the characters referred to as Madame Tong.
| WHO is Madame Tong? At the drop of a chopstick, Ed Kleefield, the owner of a new Southampton spot, Madame Tong's at the JL Beach Club, will tell you. Mr. Kleefield, who also runs Jean Luc in Manhattan, Jean Luc East in East Hampton and JLX Bistro in Sag Harbor, was table-hopping on a recent Saturday and was happy to recall the eureka moment when he came up with the name for his new restaurant. He was watching an old kung fu movie on television when he heard one of the characters referred to as Madame Tong. The décor looks like the prop room for a Jackie Chan movie. Foo dogs flank the entrance. Inside, the bright red walls are a backdrop for fans and ornate gilt mirrors. |
1741903 | 2006 | 02 | 23 | N.F.L. LABOR TALKS CONTINUE |
With a deadline for a new collective-bargaining agreement looming, negotiators for National Football League's owners and the players' union met in Indianapolis yesterday and are scheduled to meet again today. Gene Upshaw, the head of the union, has set this weekend as a deadline for a new agreement. If no deal is reached, Upshaw has said, the 2006 season would be the last one played under a salary cap.
The sides will probably meet throughout the scouting combine in Indianapolis this weekend, although talks have made little progress and ownership is split by a conflict over revenue sharing.
| With a deadline for a new collective-bargaining agreement looming, negotiators for National Football League's owners and the players' union met in Indianapolis yesterday and are scheduled to meet again today. Gene Upshaw, the head of the union, has set this weekend as a deadline for a new agreement. If no deal is reached, Upshaw has said, the 2006 season would be the last one played under a salary cap. The sides will probably meet throughout the scouting combine in Indianapolis this weekend, although talks have made little progress and ownership is split by a conflict over revenue sharing. The new league year -- and free agency -- begins March 3, and negotiating contracts would become more complex if a new deal is not in place. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue |
1244805 | 2000 | 11 | 05 | In Tokyo Station, Enticing Options |
AT Tokyo Station, municipal subway and rail lines deposit, pick up and transfer hordes of commuters from one local train to the next. A landmark in the Marunouchi business district, the station is also the hub for most long-distance rail service in and out of Japan's capital. Sleek bullet trains transport thousands of travelers daily west and south to Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Hakata, or west and north to Nagano, Yamagata, Niigata and Akita prefectures.
The stately red-brick facade of the station building, completed in 1926, is testimony to Japan's enthusiasm for Western architecture. Some 40 years later, an underground extension that includes the Yaesu Chikagai (literally, underground mall) and Tokyo Eki Meitengai (literally, famous shops at Tokyo Station) was built on the east side of the station complex. Home to several hundred shops and eateries, this subterranean area serves the teeming masses who traverse the station daily.
| AT Tokyo Station, municipal subway and rail lines deposit, pick up and transfer hordes of commuters from one local train to the next. A landmark in the Marunouchi business district, the station is also the hub for most long-distance rail service in and out of Japan's capital. Sleek bullet trains transport thousands of travelers daily west and south to Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Hakata, or west and north to Nagano, Yamagata, Niigata and Akita prefectures. The stately red-brick facade of the station building, completed in 1926, is testimony to Japan's enthusiasm for Western architecture. Some 40 years later, an underground extension that includes the Yaesu Chikagai (literally, underground mall) and Tokyo Eki Meitengai (literally, famous shops at Tokyo Station) was built on the east side of the station |
1689740 | 2005 | 07 | 24 | Bridgeport Gets Look At Waterfront Project |
The developer of the Steel Point project on Bridgeport's waterfront gave many city and state officials and business leaders their first formal look last Monday at its plans for the property.
The project, which would cover six million square feet, would include housing; hotel, retail and office space; a marina and yacht club; a park, and a trolley car loop between the site and downtown.
| The developer of the Steel Point project on Bridgeport's waterfront gave many city and state officials and business leaders their first formal look last Monday at its plans for the property. The project, which would cover six million square feet, would include housing; hotel, retail and office space; a marina and yacht club; a park, and a trolley car loop between the site and downtown. Daniel Pfeffer, president of Midtown Equities LLC, a New York real estate development company that is part of the developing group, said the project would generate $25 million in annual taxes and create more than 16,000 construction jobs and more than 9,600 permanent jobs. The project is estimated to cost $1.2 billion. Mayor John Fabrizi of Bridgeport said that $190 million was still |
1604107 | 2004 | 08 | 15 | Pamela Paul, Michael Stern |
Pamela Paul, an author, and Michael Jared Stern, a financial analyst, are to be married today. Dr. Judith D. Wallach, an adjunct leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, is to officiate aboard the Princess, a motor yacht docked at Pier 81 in New York.
The bride, 33, will continue to use her name professionally. She wrote ''The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony'' (Villard, 2002), on short-term childless marriages. Her previous marriage ended in divorce. She was until May 2003 a senior editor at American Demographics, a magazine published by Primedia in New York. She graduated from Brown University.
| Pamela Paul, an author, and Michael Jared Stern, a financial analyst, are to be married today. Dr. Judith D. Wallach, an adjunct leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, is to officiate aboard the Princess, a motor yacht docked at Pier 81 in New York. The bride, 33, will continue to use her name professionally. She wrote ''The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony'' (Villard, 2002), on short-term childless marriages. Her previous marriage ended in divorce. She was until May 2003 a senior editor at American Demographics, a magazine published by Primedia in New York. She graduated from Brown University. She is the daughter of Carole Paul and Jerome D. Paul, both of New York. Her father is a construction contractor, and her mother is |
1223480 | 2000 | 08 | 18 | Gore, the Contender at Last, Proves to Be a Crowd Pleaser |
If Bill Clinton's backstage walk to valediction on Monday was a heavyweight champion's last indulgent moment in the sun, Al Gore's arrival in the Staples Center tonight was a dogged contender's first chance to enter the arena alone. He strode through a sea of pennants down a side aisle with a posse of seconds trailing humbly in his wake.
By the time Mr. Gore had climbed the gray-carpeted steps of the podium and wrapped his wife, Tipper, in a sweeping embrace and a long kiss, the giant arena was shaking as if struck by a California earthquake, strobe lights were flickering, tears were streaking delegates' faces, and the crowd was utterly his.
| If Bill Clinton's backstage walk to valediction on Monday was a heavyweight champion's last indulgent moment in the sun, Al Gore's arrival in the Staples Center tonight was a dogged contender's first chance to enter the arena alone. He strode through a sea of pennants down a side aisle with a posse of seconds trailing humbly in his wake. By the time Mr. Gore had climbed the gray-carpeted steps of the podium and wrapped his wife, Tipper, in a sweeping embrace and a long kiss, the giant arena was shaking as if struck by a California earthquake, strobe lights were flickering, tears were streaking delegates' faces, and the crowd was utterly his. Speaking unusually quickly, confidently, even ebulliently at times, Mr. Gore seemed determined to shake the plodding |
1465429 | 2003 | 02 | 16 | The Nation: Terrorists' Talk; Why All That Chatter Doesn't Tell Us Much |
THE nation was on high alert last week because of what officials and security experts said was a surge in intercepted communications -- ''chatter'' -- among suspected Qaeda operatives.
Although officials said the intercepts indicated that terrorists might have moved closer to an attack, there was still not enough detail on who, when and where.
| THE nation was on high alert last week because of what officials and security experts said was a surge in intercepted communications -- ''chatter'' -- among suspected Qaeda operatives. Although officials said the intercepts indicated that terrorists might have moved closer to an attack, there was still not enough detail on who, when and where. This is frustrating as well as terrifying. But once you understand the technology, it is clear why they call it ''chatter'' and why it is so hard to make sense of. Twenty or so years ago, most telecommunications were messages between two parties at fixed points connected by a single, continuous link. The link could be either wire or radio. To listen in, you simply tapped it somewhere along its length. If the |
1592170 | 2004 | 06 | 26 | Out of School and Into Summer; A Myth of Devotion |
When Hades decided he loved this girl he built for her a duplicate of earth, everything the same, down to the meadow, but with a bed added.
Everything the same, including sunlight, because it would be hard on a young girl to go so quickly from bright light to utter darkness.
| When Hades decided he loved this girl he built for her a duplicate of earth, everything the same, down to the meadow, but with a bed added. Everything the same, including sunlight, because it would be hard on a young girl to go so quickly from bright light to utter darkness. Gradually, he thought, he'd introduce the night, first as the shadows of fluttering leaves. Then moon, then stars. Then no moon, no stars. Let Persephone get used to it slowly. In the end, he thought, she'd find it comforting. A replica of earth except there was love here. Doesn't everyone want love? He waited many years, building a world, watching Persephone in the meadow. Persephone, a smeller, a taster. If you have one appetite, he thought, you |
1495145 | 2003 | 06 | 08 | Names of the Dead |
The Department of Defense has confirmed the deaths of the following Americans in the Iraq theater of operations:
BOLLINGER, Doyle W., 21, Petty Officer Third Class, Navy; Poteau, Okla.; Mobile Construction Battalion 133.
| The Department of Defense has confirmed the deaths of the following Americans in the Iraq theater of operations: BOLLINGER, Doyle W., 21, Petty Officer Third Class, Navy; Poteau, Okla.; Mobile Construction Battalion 133. BRADLEY, Kenneth R., 39, Staff Sgt., Army; Utica, Miss.; 588th Engineer Battalion. GLEASON, Michael T., 25, Specialist, Army; Warren, Pa.; 519th Military Intelligence Battalion. GRIFFIN, Kyle A., 20, Specialist, Army; Emerson, N.J.; 519th Military Intelligence Battalion. HAROMARIN, Atanacio, 27, Sgt. Army; Baldwin Park, Calif.; Third Battalion, 16th Field Artillery. LAMBERT, Jonathan W., 28, Sgt., Marines; Newsite, Miss.; First Division. LONG, Zachariah W., 20, Specialist, Army; Milton, Pa.; 519th Military Intelligence Battalion. MITCHELL, Keman, 24, Sgt., Army; Hilliard, Fla.; Fourth Engineer Battalion. PEREZ, Jose A. III, 22, Specialist, Army; San Diego, Texas; Sixth Battalion, 27th Field |
1514611 | 2003 | 08 | 24 | Don't Look to Courts |
To the Editor:
Frank Rich charges that I was ''reduced to challenging the legitimacy of the courts'' in a recent interview on same-sex unions and marriage. Since no American court has ruled that such unions must be called ''marriage,'' I haven't been ''reduced'' to anything. Instead, homosexual activists have been reduced to challenging the legitimacy of democratic government, given their 100 percent failure in persuading American voters or legislators to redefine ''marriage.''
| To the Editor: Frank Rich charges that I was ''reduced to challenging the legitimacy of the courts'' in a recent interview on same-sex unions and marriage. Since no American court has ruled that such unions must be called ''marriage,'' I haven't been ''reduced'' to anything. Instead, homosexual activists have been reduced to challenging the legitimacy of democratic government, given their 100 percent failure in persuading American voters or legislators to redefine ''marriage.'' Mr. Rich writes that ''the same argument was made by those who resisted black civil rights.'' Black civil rights were created not by the courts, but by amendments to the Constitution. If homosexual activists want to change the very definition of a fundamental human institution that has united the sexes in every society in history, let |
1398787 | 2002 | 06 | 08 | Victims' Remains Found Near Ground Zero |
In the week since a ceremony marked the end of the recovery effort at ground zero, Fire Department and construction crews have found the remains of about a dozen victims in nearby buildings damaged in the Sept. 11 attack.
City officials had long suspected they might find additional human remains in these adjacent structures, including 90 West Street and 130 Cedar Street, office buildings that were struck and punctured by plane parts and sections of the twin towers. But they had put off the task of thoroughly sifting through this debris until after the work was largely finished at the immediate World Trade Center site.
| In the week since a ceremony marked the end of the recovery effort at ground zero, Fire Department and construction crews have found the remains of about a dozen victims in nearby buildings damaged in the Sept. 11 attack. City officials had long suspected they might find additional human remains in these adjacent structures, including 90 West Street and 130 Cedar Street, office buildings that were struck and punctured by plane parts and sections of the twin towers. But they had put off the task of thoroughly sifting through this debris until after the work was largely finished at the immediate World Trade Center site. Now, working day and night over the last week or so, recovery crews have discovered small bone fragments, a jaw with the teeth |
1492653 | 2003 | 05 | 29 | Software Anoints the PC As an Alternative to TiVo |
People who adore the idea of TiVo but can't afford it may want to weigh the option of recording television shows on the hard drive of a personal computer. Personal Video Station 3 is the latest version of a software program from SnapStream Media that bestows TiVo-like powers on the humble PC.
Personal Video Station works with a TV tuner card that is installed in the computer. Once the PC is connected to the television, the software can be programmed in much the same way that a VCR is. New features in the latest version include subscription-free local program listings that you can use to record shows with the press of a button, and the ability to watch shows in full-screen mode on the monitor.
| People who adore the idea of TiVo but can't afford it may want to weigh the option of recording television shows on the hard drive of a personal computer. Personal Video Station 3 is the latest version of a software program from SnapStream Media that bestows TiVo-like powers on the humble PC. Personal Video Station works with a TV tuner card that is installed in the computer. Once the PC is connected to the television, the software can be programmed in much the same way that a VCR is. New features in the latest version include subscription-free local program listings that you can use to record shows with the press of a button, and the ability to watch shows in full-screen mode on the monitor. Personal Video Station |
1353595 | 2001 | 12 | 23 | Images of Two Cities From the Early 1900's |
FOR most viewers, ''A Tale of Two Cities,'' a photography exhibition at the Greenwich Gallery, will provide an introduction to the work of Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966), who was part of a group of photographers associated with Alfred Stieglitz.
Coburn was born in Boston, and met Edward Steichen in 1899. In 1903, Steichen, Stieglitz, Gertrude Kasebier and Coburn formed the Photo-Secession Group. The group's members were dedicated to the advancement of pictorial photography, that is photography to be regarded as art without any documentary purpose.
| FOR most viewers, ''A Tale of Two Cities,'' a photography exhibition at the Greenwich Gallery, will provide an introduction to the work of Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966), who was part of a group of photographers associated with Alfred Stieglitz. Coburn was born in Boston, and met Edward Steichen in 1899. In 1903, Steichen, Stieglitz, Gertrude Kasebier and Coburn formed the Photo-Secession Group. The group's members were dedicated to the advancement of pictorial photography, that is photography to be regarded as art without any documentary purpose. In 1904, Coburn moved to London, where he gained a reputation photographing celebrities. He returned to New York frequently to take pictures of the growing city. He was an active photographer until his death in 1966. Coburn frequently worked with photogravures, images made |
1166891 | 2000 | 01 | 08 | Museum Project Boasts Money And Big Names, But No Museum |
Ever since the day in 1983 when residents broached the idea of building a National Purple Heart Museum here, the museum has remained just that: an idea -- whose time came, went and kept on going, for 17 years.
Despite an advisory panel that includes Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf and the actor James Garner, more than $1.2 million in state grants, and the support of Gov. John G. Rowland, the military museum today is little more than an aging set of computer-enhanced blueprints and an unfulfilled flight of fancy for an unknown town seeking a tourist lodestone.
| Ever since the day in 1983 when residents broached the idea of building a National Purple Heart Museum here, the museum has remained just that: an idea -- whose time came, went and kept on going, for 17 years. Despite an advisory panel that includes Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf and the actor James Garner, more than $1.2 million in state grants, and the support of Gov. John G. Rowland, the military museum today is little more than an aging set of computer-enhanced blueprints and an unfulfilled flight of fancy for an unknown town seeking a tourist lodestone. A report this week by the Connecticut attorney general's office offers a detailed explanation of the reasons. According to the report, the 12-member board charged with planning, financing and building the |
1567456 | 2004 | 03 | 19 | Despite Setbacks in Camp, Mets Feel Ahead of Game |
At the midpoint of the spring training schedule, Mike Piazza has not fielded a ground ball at first base. Kazuo Matsui and José Reyes have not played a game together. The new closer, Braden Looper, has an earned run average of 9.00.
But the Mets, with their modest expectations, maintain they are ahead of schedule, particularly compared with their staggered pace the past two springs. Players lingered around a television set in the clubhouse Thursday, and upon hearing ESPN analysts pick them fourth and fifth in the National League East, they expressed surprise.
| At the midpoint of the spring training schedule, Mike Piazza has not fielded a ground ball at first base. Kazuo Matsui and José Reyes have not played a game together. The new closer, Braden Looper, has an earned run average of 9.00. But the Mets, with their modest expectations, maintain they are ahead of schedule, particularly compared with their staggered pace the past two springs. Players lingered around a television set in the clubhouse Thursday, and upon hearing ESPN analysts pick them fourth and fifth in the National League East, they expressed surprise. Even though the Mets are 7-10 in the Grapefruit League after a 7-3 loss to Atlanta on Thursday, they are encouraged because they have routinely snatched early leads in games and watched their minor leaguers |
1408384 | 2002 | 07 | 15 | Paid Notice: Deaths DANZIGER, MARTIN B. |
DANZIGER-Martin B. We are mourning the loss of Martin B. Danziger due to a tragic accident on July 12, 2002, on his way to his vacation home. His wife Joan, sisters Joyce and Robin, and niece Karen are saddened by this unexpected event. Martin was most recently a principal of the Danziger & Mack law firm in Washington, DC. He was formerly a founding partner of the DC office of Barst & Mukamal. Martin's exceptional career included posts as Commissioner of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, Deputy Commissioner of the INS, Director of Health and Retirement Funds for the United Mine Workers of America, and Director of the Office of Criminal Justice of the US Department of Justice. Martin was an outdoor enthusiast with passions for hiking, cycling, swimming and the training of his many German shepherds. He was a great teacher and advisor to both colleagues and young professionals.
| DANZIGER-Martin B. We are mourning the loss of Martin B. Danziger due to a tragic accident on July 12, 2002, on his way to his vacation home. His wife Joan, sisters Joyce and Robin, and niece Karen are saddened by this unexpected event. Martin was most recently a principal of the Danziger & Mack law firm in Washington, DC. He was formerly a founding partner of the DC office of Barst & Mukamal. Martin's exceptional career included posts as Commissioner of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, Deputy Commissioner of the INS, Director of Health and Retirement Funds for the United Mine Workers of America, and Director of the Office of Criminal Justice of the US Department of Justice. Martin was an outdoor enthusiast with passions for hiking, |
1427641 | 2002 | 09 | 29 | Why? Because We Can |
The Boy Emperor's head hurt.
All the oppressive obligations of statecraft were swimming through his brain like hungry koi.
| The Boy Emperor's head hurt. All the oppressive obligations of statecraft were swimming through his brain like hungry koi. He summoned the imperial war tutor to the oval throne. ''I'm confused, Wise Rummy,'' he confessed. ''Is the war pre-emptive, preventive or preventable? Is Saddam fissile or fissible? What in creation is counterproliferation? Everything's moving so fast. It's a puzzlement. Why are we mad at Saddam?'' ''Because he wants to attack our country,'' the mandarin replied. ''Why?'' the Boy pressed. ''Because we want to attack his country,'' the tutor said. ''Why?'' The Boy was insatiable. ''Because Saddam tried to destroy your dad.'' ''Why?'' ''Because your dad tried to destroy Saddam.'' ''Why?'' ''Because he's evil.'' ''Why?'' ''Because he's pretending to go along with inspections so he can get bombs.'' ''Why?'' |
1819478 | 2007 | 01 | 17 | INSIDE |
Anti-Buildup Measure Has Bipartisan Support Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, an outspoken Republican critic of the administration's Iraq policy, will join two leading Democrats in introducing a resolution opposing President Bush's buildup of troops in Iraq, putting a bipartisan stamp on the looming Congressional showdown over the war.
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Leasing Chief Knew of Errors A top Interior Department official was told nearly three years ago about a legal blunder that allowed drilling companies to avoid billions of dollars in payments for oil and gas pumped from publicly owned waters, the department's inspector general has found.
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Comparing the Cost of War How to spend $1.2 trillion. One way: the war in Iraq. Another, writes David Leonhardt, includes an unprecedented public health campaign, universal preschool, and much more.
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Burning Rubber, and Bridges Toyota is becoming the first foreign brand to compete in stock-car racing's top series since the 1950s, raising concern around Nascar.
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| Anti-Buildup Measure Has Bipartisan Support Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, an outspoken Republican critic of the administration's Iraq policy, will join two leading Democrats in introducing a resolution opposing President Bush's buildup of troops in Iraq, putting a bipartisan stamp on the looming Congressional showdown over the war. PAGE A8 Leasing Chief Knew of Errors A top Interior Department official was told nearly three years ago about a legal blunder that allowed drilling companies to avoid billions of dollars in payments for oil and gas pumped from publicly owned waters, the department's inspector general has found. BUSINESS DAY, PAGE C1 Comparing the Cost of War How to spend $1.2 trillion. One way: the war in Iraq. Another, writes David Leonhardt, includes an unprecedented public health campaign, universal preschool, |
1523396 | 2003 | 09 | 29 | Chasing the Kleptocrats |
During six years as president of Liberia, Charles Taylor stole $100 million. Mr. Taylor is one of a fraternity of leaders -- including Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, Sani Abacha of Nigeria and Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines -- who looted a significant portion of their nation's wealth.
Some progress has been made to prevent such larceny. Three years ago, a group of the world's leading banks agreed on standards to prevent money laundering, starting with more rigorous efforts to determine who is behind deposits. Wealthy nations now keep a blacklist of countries that facilitate money laundering, which has pushed Panama, the Cayman Islands and others into some reforms.
| During six years as president of Liberia, Charles Taylor stole $100 million. Mr. Taylor is one of a fraternity of leaders -- including Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, Sani Abacha of Nigeria and Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines -- who looted a significant portion of their nation's wealth. Some progress has been made to prevent such larceny. Three years ago, a group of the world's leading banks agreed on standards to prevent money laundering, starting with more rigorous efforts to determine who is behind deposits. Wealthy nations now keep a blacklist of countries that facilitate money laundering, which has pushed Panama, the Cayman Islands and others into some reforms. But much more is needed. Zurich, London, Hong Kong and New York are still prime sites for laundered money |
1314790 | 2001 | 08 | 05 | Food for Thought |
When college students are fed up with the cafeteria, they often head for the nearest diner. Soon, the 13,500 students at Montclair State University won't have far to go.
The university here is building students their own diner -- the first to be constructed for a college campus in New Jersey, diner capital of the world -- and maybe any college in the country. Called the Red Hawk (the school's sports teams are known as the Red Hawks) the diner will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week in deference to college students, whose work, sleep and eating habits are erratic at best.
| When college students are fed up with the cafeteria, they often head for the nearest diner. Soon, the 13,500 students at Montclair State University won't have far to go. The university here is building students their own diner -- the first to be constructed for a college campus in New Jersey, diner capital of the world -- and maybe any college in the country. Called the Red Hawk (the school's sports teams are known as the Red Hawks) the diner will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week in deference to college students, whose work, sleep and eating habits are erratic at best. ''This is New Jersey, and New Jerseyans love their diners,'' said the university president, Susan A. Cole. ''We thought it would be |
1504464 | 2003 | 07 | 14 | Fan loyalty and a commitment to Nascar sponsors attract marketers. |
WHEN Timothy M. Donahue, chief executive of the wireless communications company Nextel Communications Inc., was introduced at a prerace meeting of Nascar drivers earlier this month, the drivers erupted in a standing ovation.
Nascar announced in June that next year Nextel would become the sport's title sponsor, replacing its chief patron of more than 30 years, the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the maker of Winston cigarettes.
| WHEN Timothy M. Donahue, chief executive of the wireless communications company Nextel Communications Inc., was introduced at a prerace meeting of Nascar drivers earlier this month, the drivers erupted in a standing ovation. Nascar announced in June that next year Nextel would become the sport's title sponsor, replacing its chief patron of more than 30 years, the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the maker of Winston cigarettes. Instead of the Winston Cup, the Nascar racing circuit will now be known as the Nascar Nextel Cup Series. The 10-year deal with Nextel, estimated to be worth about $750 million, is a sign of a new era in the growing sport of stock-car racing, and the latest in a five-year effort by Nascar to shed its image as strictly Southern. |
1346618 | 2001 | 11 | 28 | With Many Leaders Absent From Talks on Post-Taliban Rule, a Kabul Meeting Is Suggested |
Under international pressure to act quickly, four Afghan factions began talks today on setting up a representative, interim administration that could begin to govern an Afghanistan still at war.
Diplomats spoke optimistically of the conference lasting three to five days, or slightly longer, with the hope that an interim executive emerges that could quickly go to work in Kabul, the Afghan capital. But with many factional leaders still in Afghanistan, having sent deputies and relatives instead, another conference, in Kabul itself, might be needed, they said.
| Under international pressure to act quickly, four Afghan factions began talks today on setting up a representative, interim administration that could begin to govern an Afghanistan still at war. Diplomats spoke optimistically of the conference lasting three to five days, or slightly longer, with the hope that an interim executive emerges that could quickly go to work in Kabul, the Afghan capital. But with many factional leaders still in Afghanistan, having sent deputies and relatives instead, another conference, in Kabul itself, might be needed, they said. ''To agree to have the next meeting in Kabul and have an agreement on a security arrangement would be a positive outcome,'' a senior Western diplomat said. The diplomat noted that Washington, bearing the bulk of the war, had the most interest |
1442981 | 2002 | 11 | 23 | Lynda Van Devanter, Nurse Who Became Chronicler of Her Wartime Pain, Dies at 55 |
Lynda Van Devanter, whose pained account of her life as an Army nurse in Vietnam focused attention on the burdens of American servicewomen in the war, died on Nov. 15 at her home in Herndon, Va. She was 55.
At the Vietnam Veterans of America, where Ms. Van Devanter founded and administered a project dealing with the concerns and complaints of the 7,465 women who had served in Vietnam, a spokesman said she had long been ill with a vascular disease that she attributed to wartime exposure to chemical agents.
| Lynda Van Devanter, whose pained account of her life as an Army nurse in Vietnam focused attention on the burdens of American servicewomen in the war, died on Nov. 15 at her home in Herndon, Va. She was 55. At the Vietnam Veterans of America, where Ms. Van Devanter founded and administered a project dealing with the concerns and complaints of the 7,465 women who had served in Vietnam, a spokesman said she had long been ill with a vascular disease that she attributed to wartime exposure to chemical agents. ''She had an Agent Orange claim that we will continue to pursue for her daughter, Molly,'' said the spokesman, Rick Weidman. Ms. Van Devanter's memoir was ''Home Before Morning'' (Beaufort Books, 1983), which helped inspire the television series |
1836820 | 2007 | 03 | 31 | Wondering What to Do in a Crazy, Mixed-Up World |
Watching the installationlike dances of youngish New York choreographers often feels like peering into a rec room -- a badly abused rec room, tossed by fits of temper, strewn with personal detritus and one match away from catastrophe.
''Where are the adults?'' you think. But, of course, these are adults so overcome by the absurdities of the world that their strongest reaction is to trash the world's stand-in: the stage.
| Watching the installationlike dances of youngish New York choreographers often feels like peering into a rec room -- a badly abused rec room, tossed by fits of temper, strewn with personal detritus and one match away from catastrophe. ''Where are the adults?'' you think. But, of course, these are adults so overcome by the absurdities of the world that their strongest reaction is to trash the world's stand-in: the stage. Aided by Hristoula Harakas, Isabel Lewis and Kayvon Pourazar, the choreographer Levi Gonzalez did a number on Dance Theater Workshop on Wednesday night. True to its unprintable title, the hourlong show dealt in artistic disarray. The performers seemed torn between subverting the overwhelming thickets of sensory overload that swallow contemporary existence and admitting defeat. They made a mess, |
1843561 | 2007 | 04 | 29 | The Way We Eat; Stalk of the Town |
Rhubarb, like manioc root, sea urchins and truffles, resides in a category of foods that by rights should never have made their way to the table. The bitter type of manioc can be lethal unless it is processed in some mysterious way. Sea urchins are covered with razor-sharp spines. Truffles are hidden beneath the soil and look like rocks. And rhubarb's majestic leaves, which conceal its edible stalks, are poisonous. Who looked under there to find out?
| Rhubarb, like manioc root, sea urchins and truffles, resides in a category of foods that by rights should never have made their way to the table. The bitter type of manioc can be lethal unless it is processed in some mysterious way. Sea urchins are covered with razor-sharp spines. Truffles are hidden beneath the soil and look like rocks. And rhubarb's majestic leaves, which conceal its edible stalks, are poisonous. Who looked under there to find out? Whoever did wasn't greeted with a pleasant-tasting reward. Uncooked rhubarb is about as delectable as pond algae. And yet mankind persevered. We cooked it, we added sugar -- lots of sugar -- and we found out that nature can be kind. If you have ever grown rhubarb, you know that it |
1415285 | 2002 | 08 | 11 | Westchester Offers A Library Science Program |
To the Editor:
This is an exciting time to be a librarian, as the article ''Librarians in Demand, Away From the Books'' (Aug. 4) points out. There are more job opportunities than ever before for graduates of master's programs in library and information science. Some of these jobs did not exist 10 years ago. For example, companies like Yahoo and Northern Light hire librarians to organize and classify the Web sites and databases those companies provide via the Internet.
What the article did not say is that Westchester County has an American Library Association accredited graduate program in library and information science of its own. It is the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, at the Westchester Graduate Campus on the grounds of Purchase College. Part of Long Island University, the Westchester Graduate Campus offers the masters of science in library and information science, among a number of other graduate degrees.
| To the Editor: This is an exciting time to be a librarian, as the article ''Librarians in Demand, Away From the Books'' (Aug. 4) points out. There are more job opportunities than ever before for graduates of master's programs in library and information science. Some of these jobs did not exist 10 years ago. For example, companies like Yahoo and Northern Light hire librarians to organize and classify the Web sites and databases those companies provide via the Internet. What the article did not say is that Westchester County has an American Library Association accredited graduate program in library and information science of its own. It is the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, at the Westchester Graduate Campus on the grounds of Purchase College. Part of |
1661293 | 2005 | 03 | 31 | Who'll Speak Against Extremism? |
To the Editor:
As an actively practicing Christian, I, too, am distressed by the degree of political interference religious extremists have pursued while hiding behind the affiliation of almost 80 percent of Americans.
| To the Editor: As an actively practicing Christian, I, too, am distressed by the degree of political interference religious extremists have pursued while hiding behind the affiliation of almost 80 percent of Americans. These extremists spout biblical passages as they hijack the religious identity of the majority and use it as a weapon to foist their narrow set of beliefs on all Americans. And they crush any who protest (even fellow Christians) by branding them ''un-American'' and ''anti-Christian,'' making them pariahs even in their own religion. Make no mistake about it, religious extremists in America have now adopted a terrorist's mentality. Why are the majority of Americans allowing themselves time and time again to be silenced by a tiny, but vocal, segment of the population? Monica McDonald Duluth, |
1730402 | 2006 | 01 | 08 | Keeping It Real |
HIPSTERS are a little like porn stars: you know them when you see them, but no one wants to admit he is one.
''I'm anti-hipster,'' said Brett Casper, 30, a photographer, before allowing that his choice of neighborhood -- Greenpoint, Brooklyn -- made him a bit suspect. And his friend Polly Cheung, 25, was wearing a train-engineer-style cap and a vintage T-shirt, so that settled that.
| HIPSTERS are a little like porn stars: you know them when you see them, but no one wants to admit he is one. ''I'm anti-hipster,'' said Brett Casper, 30, a photographer, before allowing that his choice of neighborhood -- Greenpoint, Brooklyn -- made him a bit suspect. And his friend Polly Cheung, 25, was wearing a train-engineer-style cap and a vintage T-shirt, so that settled that. Boho cool is important at Fat Baby, the latest hot spot on the Lower East Side, an area so liquor-saturated it might as well have a neighborhood tab. ''This is like a little Disneyland of bars,'' said Bryce Perry, 27, who works in corporate finance and lives in the neighborhood. Though he is forced to use his air-conditioner to drown out the |
1320396 | 2001 | 08 | 26 | The New York Times Preseason Top 20 |
Because The New York Times's computer does not begin ranking teams until it has gathered at least a month's worth of data, this rating is by the reporter Joe Lapointe. The national champion will again be determined on the field -- on Jan. 3 in the Rose Bowl -- as part of the Bowl Championship Series. The series, whose primary function is to determine the two teams that will meet in the title game, is a rating system that uses The Associated Press news media poll, the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll and other computer rankings.
1 Florida 2000 RECORD -- 10-3 Coach Steve Spurrier has not yet formally announced either Rex Grossman or Brock Berlin as his first-string quarterback. That's his way. Either or both better throw to Jabar Gaffney, the wide receiver who is highly regarded by himself and others. Left tackle Mike Pearson anchors the offensive line. Ricky Hunley, the new defensive line coach, may bring out the best in defensive end Alex Brown. Linebacker Andra Davis is fully recovered from a knee injury. Cornerback Robert Cromartie will most likely miss the season with a torn pectoral muscle, but Lito Sheppard is back and is among the best at that position, and he returns punts. With eight offensive starters and nine defensive starters returning, their fans expect the Gators to rule the nation. But others suggest they will be only second or third best in their state. Their three most important games - Tennessee, Mississippi State and Florida State - are all at home in The Swamp.
| Because The New York Times's computer does not begin ranking teams until it has gathered at least a month's worth of data, this rating is by the reporter Joe Lapointe. The national champion will again be determined on the field -- on Jan. 3 in the Rose Bowl -- as part of the Bowl Championship Series. The series, whose primary function is to determine the two teams that will meet in the title game, is a rating system that uses The Associated Press news media poll, the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll and other computer rankings. 1 Florida 2000 RECORD -- 10-3 Coach Steve Spurrier has not yet formally announced either Rex Grossman or Brock Berlin as his first-string quarterback. That's his way. Either or both better throw to |
1245925 | 2000 | 11 | 09 | G.O.P. Retains Control, but Democrats Gain in Both Chambers |
Democratic gains in the House and Senate on Tuesday fell short of control but produced the most narrowly divided Congress in almost half a century. Democrats gained at least three Senate seats and one or two in the House.
With one Senate race undecided, Republicans had 50 seats and Democrats 49. In the House, Republicans won an apparent majority of 221 to 211, with 2 independents and one seat undecided, with the Democratic candidate leading. But Republicans asserted that recounts or absentee ballots would give them two or three of the seats where Democrats now had more votes, and Democrats predicted that a recount would get them one Republican seat.
| Democratic gains in the House and Senate on Tuesday fell short of control but produced the most narrowly divided Congress in almost half a century. Democrats gained at least three Senate seats and one or two in the House. With one Senate race undecided, Republicans had 50 seats and Democrats 49. In the House, Republicans won an apparent majority of 221 to 211, with 2 independents and one seat undecided, with the Democratic candidate leading. But Republicans asserted that recounts or absentee ballots would give them two or three of the seats where Democrats now had more votes, and Democrats predicted that a recount would get them one Republican seat. The last time both houses were so closely divided was at the end of the 83rd Congress of |
1439406 | 2002 | 11 | 10 | Heidi Krueger, John Campbell |
Heidi Elsa Krueger and John David Campbell were married yesterday in Newton, Mass. The Rev. John F. Smith, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony at the home of Francine R. Campbell and Michael Harrison, the bridegroom's mother and stepfather.
Ms. Krueger, 47, is keeping her name. She is the director of social services for the psychiatric units at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Boston. She graduated from Wesleyan University and received a master's degree in social work from Simmons College.
| Heidi Elsa Krueger and John David Campbell were married yesterday in Newton, Mass. The Rev. John F. Smith, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony at the home of Francine R. Campbell and Michael Harrison, the bridegroom's mother and stepfather. Ms. Krueger, 47, is keeping her name. She is the director of social services for the psychiatric units at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Boston. She graduated from Wesleyan University and received a master's degree in social work from Simmons College. Her mother, Elsa F. Krueger of Sarasota, Fla., who is now retired, was the owner of the Trow News Agency, a wholesale distributor of newspapers and magazines that was in Nashua, N.H. The bride's father, the late Charles W. Krueger, was a network system designer in Manchester, N.H., for |
1589737 | 2004 | 06 | 16 | Brooklyn Pizza With a Résumé |
THERE is something refreshingly simple about a restaurant named after a real person.
At Franny's, on Flatbush Avenue, that person is a cheery young woman with loose black curls busing tables, rushing food out of the open kitchen and stopping to chat. ''The sugar snap peas are amazing,'' Franny -- Francine Stephens -- said one evening. And they were, with Parmesan and balsamic vinegar.
| THERE is something refreshingly simple about a restaurant named after a real person. At Franny's, on Flatbush Avenue, that person is a cheery young woman with loose black curls busing tables, rushing food out of the open kitchen and stopping to chat. ''The sugar snap peas are amazing,'' Franny -- Francine Stephens -- said one evening. And they were, with Parmesan and balsamic vinegar. Her restaurant looks like a slick Manhattan bistro, with brick walls, blocky wood tables and sparkling stemware. But when the young families with strollers show up, and the middle-aged couples and hipsters drinking beer at the front bar and on the patio, it reveals the soul of a Brooklyn neighborhood joint. Franny's belongs to a new wave of pizzerias popping up in Italy and |
1258843 | 2000 | 12 | 29 | Next, an Education Revolution? |
To the Editor:
Arthur Levine argues persuasively that American education is undergoing a profound change (Op-Ed, Dec. 22). He describes an emerging model of teaching -- drawn from the field of special education -- that is sensitive to each student's learning style through individualized tutorials and the use of new technologies.
| To the Editor: Arthur Levine argues persuasively that American education is undergoing a profound change (Op-Ed, Dec. 22). He describes an emerging model of teaching -- drawn from the field of special education -- that is sensitive to each student's learning style through individualized tutorials and the use of new technologies. There is an another benefit to this approach. One-on-one tutoring can lead to close mentoring relationships between teacher and student and also reduce many classroom management and discipline problems. Mr. Levine's prescription could help reduce one of America's most troublesome areas: school violence. JOHN DEVINE New York, Dec. 25, 2000 The writer is chairman, Academic Advisory Council, National Campaign Against School Violence. Correction: December 30, 2000, Saturday Because of an editing error, a letter yesterday from John |
1803012 | 2006 | 11 | 07 | Many Oppose Death Penalty For Hussein |
European politicians on Monday spoke out against the death sentence for Saddam Hussein. Arab officials and commentators derided what they said was a flawed and politicized trial, while for the first time broadly acknowledging Mr. Hussein's crimes.
Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, speaking to reporters on Monday, said he opposed the death penalty for Mr. Hussein, joining several other European leaders and European Union officials who announced their opposition to the sentence. When pressed by reporters, Mr. Blair spoke of his longstanding opposition to capital punishment. He said he did not intend to protest the sentence, and condemned Mr. Hussein's brutality.
| European politicians on Monday spoke out against the death sentence for Saddam Hussein. Arab officials and commentators derided what they said was a flawed and politicized trial, while for the first time broadly acknowledging Mr. Hussein's crimes. Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, speaking to reporters on Monday, said he opposed the death penalty for Mr. Hussein, joining several other European leaders and European Union officials who announced their opposition to the sentence. When pressed by reporters, Mr. Blair spoke of his longstanding opposition to capital punishment. He said he did not intend to protest the sentence, and condemned Mr. Hussein's brutality. European leaders insisted that the viciousness of the actions of which Mr. Hussein was found guilty had not changed their view that state-sponsored killing was wrong. |
1206681 | 2000 | 06 | 11 | Syrians See In the Heir Possibility Of Progress |
Bashar al-Assad, the presumptive new president of Syria, has waited in the wings of power for six years, nurturing a reputation as an accessible and progressive man who wants to satisfy the yearning of many Syrians to be part of the modern world.
Mr. Assad, 34, is poised to take on the autocratic powers of his father, Hafez al-Assad, who died today.
| Bashar al-Assad, the presumptive new president of Syria, has waited in the wings of power for six years, nurturing a reputation as an accessible and progressive man who wants to satisfy the yearning of many Syrians to be part of the modern world. Mr. Assad, 34, is poised to take on the autocratic powers of his father, Hafez al-Assad, who died today. The machinery of the Syrian state -- a quiescent Parliament, the ruling Baath Party and the state-controlled press -- has all but anointed him as his father's successor to rule a country that has spent most of the last 30 years as a heavily militarized socialist state living in political and economic isolation. Unlike his father, who never spent more than a few days outside of |
1650730 | 2005 | 02 | 17 | Paid Notice: Deaths FITZGERALD, CELIA ROSE T. |
FITZGERALD--Celia Rose T. February 11, 2005. Our beautiful, wonderful Celia Rose is in Heaven starring in your first production to a standing room audience. CeCe passed away on February 11, 2005 at the age of seven leaving her family and friends with a lifetime of happy memories. She starred in many children's theater productions, was a prodigious artist and poet and a miracle. She is survived by her loving parents Brenden and Suzan Etkin FitzGerald, her grandparents Thomas P. and Holly FitzGerald, her younger sister Stella who will miss her friend and protector, cousins, aunts and uncles. CeCe was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Fred and Toby Etkin. Calling hours are from 5:30-8PM, Thursday, February 17th at Riverside Memorial Chapel, 180 West 76th Street, New York, New York. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Celia Rose T. FitzGerald Memorial Scholarship Fund, C/O Thomas P. FitzGerald, 1179 Main St, Glastonbury, CT. 06033.
FITZGERALD--Celia Rose T. We remember and honor Celia Rose, our beloved student. She will always be one of our P.S. 41 children. We send our sincere condolences to Suzan, Brenden and Stella. Thank you for sharing Celia with us. Lois Weiswasser, Principal Kelly Shannon, Asst Principal Michele Farinet, Parent Coordinator P.S. 41, and Staff
| FITZGERALD--Celia Rose T. February 11, 2005. Our beautiful, wonderful Celia Rose is in Heaven starring in your first production to a standing room audience. CeCe passed away on February 11, 2005 at the age of seven leaving her family and friends with a lifetime of happy memories. She starred in many children's theater productions, was a prodigious artist and poet and a miracle. She is survived by her loving parents Brenden and Suzan Etkin FitzGerald, her grandparents Thomas P. and Holly FitzGerald, her younger sister Stella who will miss her friend and protector, cousins, aunts and uncles. CeCe was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Fred and Toby Etkin. Calling hours are from 5:30-8PM, Thursday, February 17th at Riverside Memorial Chapel, 180 West 76th Street, New York, New York. |
1238939 | 2000 | 10 | 15 | 'Forever Plaid' Returns To Place of Its Youth |
ELEVEN years ago, a show jump-started and then slipped out of Teaneck, by all accounts a loser, never for all the world to see. Now it has come home a legend, or as close to one as any popular entertainment calling itself theater appears to be.
Although the American Stage Company, which gave the play its first major production in 1988, has a right to claim ''Forever Plaid'' as its own discovery, the show's creator, Stuart Ross, makes it clear that New Jersey was not its birthing place. Call ''Forever Plaid,'' playing at the Becton Theater through next Sunday, in a very revised version, the Teaneck theater's adoptive child.
| ELEVEN years ago, a show jump-started and then slipped out of Teaneck, by all accounts a loser, never for all the world to see. Now it has come home a legend, or as close to one as any popular entertainment calling itself theater appears to be. Although the American Stage Company, which gave the play its first major production in 1988, has a right to claim ''Forever Plaid'' as its own discovery, the show's creator, Stuart Ross, makes it clear that New Jersey was not its birthing place. Call ''Forever Plaid,'' playing at the Becton Theater through next Sunday, in a very revised version, the Teaneck theater's adoptive child. Mr. Ross said that in 1987 the West Bank Cafe, on 42nd Street in Manhattan, was the true birthing |
1300818 | 2001 | 06 | 11 | Energy Debate: Malthus vs. Big Oil |
To the Editor:
Evar D. Nering's reminder in ''The Mirage of a Growing Fuel Supply'' (Op-Ed, June 4) that our energy problems cannot be solved by adding to the supply is reminiscent of Thomas Malthus's warning about exponential population growth. In 1798, Malthus argued that since we could not find a way to limit population growth through benign means, misery would accomplish it for us.
| To the Editor: Evar D. Nering's reminder in ''The Mirage of a Growing Fuel Supply'' (Op-Ed, June 4) that our energy problems cannot be solved by adding to the supply is reminiscent of Thomas Malthus's warning about exponential population growth. In 1798, Malthus argued that since we could not find a way to limit population growth through benign means, misery would accomplish it for us. A review of the history of the last 200 years would seem to suggest that he was right. Those who disagree and point to the drop in population growth of affluent countries like Italy and Japan should consider that both countries are already seeking ways to add to their population through higher fertility and immigration. Moreover, their economies will continue to grow more |
1228208 | 2000 | 09 | 05 | Religion and Public Life |
To the Editor:
Re ''Mr. Lieberman's Religious Words'' (editorial, Aug. 31):
| To the Editor: Re ''Mr. Lieberman's Religious Words'' (editorial, Aug. 31): The media and many Americans regard the use of religious language by Democrats and Republicans differently for good reason. The invocation of Jesus Christ by Republicans has become shorthand for a legislative agenda that includes prayer in public schools and opposition to abortion rights. In this way, Republican politicians can telegraph their position on such issues without stirring up the controversy that would result if they were more explicit. They can also play the victim when questioned about their profession of faith, claiming that there is a ''double standard'' when it comes to the use of religious as opposed to other speech. Religious language has no similar function in the discourse of Democratic politicians. It is for |
1804330 | 2006 | 11 | 12 | Ankle Sprain Leaves Jefferson on Nets' Bench |
Richard Jefferson, one of the Nets' star swingmen, will miss their game Sunday night against the Washington Wizards because of a badly sprained left ankle. The Nets play five games in seven days, and Jefferson's status for the coming days and weeks remains uncertain.
Jefferson injured his ankle late in the third quarter of the Nets' 113-106 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night. After going up for a jump shot, Jefferson landed on the foot of Heat center Shaquille O'Neal and rolled his ankle.
| Richard Jefferson, one of the Nets' star swingmen, will miss their game Sunday night against the Washington Wizards because of a badly sprained left ankle. The Nets play five games in seven days, and Jefferson's status for the coming days and weeks remains uncertain. Jefferson injured his ankle late in the third quarter of the Nets' 113-106 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night. After going up for a jump shot, Jefferson landed on the foot of Heat center Shaquille O'Neal and rolled his ankle. On Saturday, Jefferson, who has a reputation for optimism, would not give a timetable for his return. ''It's a sprained ankle,'' he said. ''You can't really make a science out of it. Only time will tell.'' He did not practice Saturday and |
1566741 | 2004 | 03 | 16 | On Old Silk Road, Condos, Mosques and Ethnic Tensions |
On a big public square dominated by this city's huge gold-domed theater, taxis honk their way through slushy, chaotic streets, stopping to take on passengers laden with bundles of walnuts, almonds, dates and dried plums purchased at open stalls.
Others disembark to pray at one of a score of mosques that dot the inner city, walking past vendors' tables displaying DVD's with Arabic titles about the Persian Gulf war of 1991.
| On a big public square dominated by this city's huge gold-domed theater, taxis honk their way through slushy, chaotic streets, stopping to take on passengers laden with bundles of walnuts, almonds, dates and dried plums purchased at open stalls. Others disembark to pray at one of a score of mosques that dot the inner city, walking past vendors' tables displaying DVD's with Arabic titles about the Persian Gulf war of 1991. The sidewalk diners at a nearby restaurant, biting away at heavily spiced skewers of lamb kebab and tucking into bowls of meaty stew, seem as though they could have been chosen by casually throwing darts at a map of Asia. There are alluringly dressed women with black hair, fair skin and striking blue eyes who look passably |
1727681 | 2005 | 12 | 26 | Since Riders Had No Subways, Commuter Papers Struggled, Too |
Three weeks before a mass transit strike hobbled New York City, circulation managers at amNew York were already trying to ensure that their paper would reach readers. That daily, like its competitor Metro, is chiefly distributed by hawkers who pass the free papers out to commuters at subway entrances.
''We laid out a matrix, decided where we would put people, where we would move them,'' said Floyd Weintraub, amNew York's senior vice president. ''Could we get them there? Where do we pick them up? What time do we have to pick them up?''
| Three weeks before a mass transit strike hobbled New York City, circulation managers at amNew York were already trying to ensure that their paper would reach readers. That daily, like its competitor Metro, is chiefly distributed by hawkers who pass the free papers out to commuters at subway entrances. ''We laid out a matrix, decided where we would put people, where we would move them,'' said Floyd Weintraub, amNew York's senior vice president. ''Could we get them there? Where do we pick them up? What time do we have to pick them up?'' Faced with the prospect of fewer commuters, amNew York reduced its average daily circulation of 320,116 by about 8 percent during the strike. It also repositioned its hawkers -- the paper typically employs about 175 |
1362976 | 2002 | 01 | 27 | Costa Rica Beats Haiti to Reach Semis |
Ronald Gomez scored in the seventh minute of sudden-death extra time to give Costa Rica a 2-1 victory over Haiti yesterday in Miami and send it to the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinals for the first time since 1993.
Jason Bent's goal in the seventh round of penalty kicks gave defending champion Canada a victory over Martinique in another quarterfinal. Canada and Martinique were tied at 1-1 after 120 minutes before Canada won, 6-5, in a shootout. In the semifinals Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif., Canada will play the winner of today's United States-El Salvador game. (Bloomberg News)
| Ronald Gomez scored in the seventh minute of sudden-death extra time to give Costa Rica a 2-1 victory over Haiti yesterday in Miami and send it to the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinals for the first time since 1993. Jason Bent's goal in the seventh round of penalty kicks gave defending champion Canada a victory over Martinique in another quarterfinal. Canada and Martinique were tied at 1-1 after 120 minutes before Canada won, 6-5, in a shootout. In the semifinals Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif., Canada will play the winner of today's United States-El Salvador game. (Bloomberg News) RONALDO OUT FOR THREE WEEKS: Ronaldo will be sidelined for the next three weeks because of another muscle injury to his leg, preventing the Brazilian star from joining his national team for |
1485883 | 2003 | 05 | 04 | Psycho at Sea |
IN THE WAKE
OF MADNESS
The Murderous Voyage
of the Whaleship Sharon.
By Joan Druett.
292 pp. Chapel Hill, N.C.:
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. $24.95.
| IN THE WAKE OF MADNESS The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon. By Joan Druett. 292 pp. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. $24.95. NINETEENTH-CENTURY whaling embraces the mother lode of dire sea tales. If thrashing whales, brutal floggings or shipboard accidents didn't kill a whaler, his mates could prove equally lethal. Almost every ship carried its quota of society's most marginalized characters. And there is no device more perfectly designed than a ship at sea to unlay the strands of human misbehavior. After Nathaniel Philbrick's best-selling ''In the Heart of the Sea,'' about the cannibalism on the whaleship Essex, and two books about mutiny on a whaler called the Globe, Joan Druett, the author of numerous books of maritime history, recounts another grim episode in |
1637946 | 2004 | 12 | 28 | Prescription for Confusion |
It is no surprise that many people who rely on painkillers to ease their way through the day feel lost at the moment. Not only have Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, the only three drugs in a class thought to be especially safe, been found to cause heart attacks and strokes in some patients, but an over-the-counter painkiller, Aleve, has, too. It makes one wonder whether anything out there is really safe.
And that's just fine. If there is any main lesson to draw from the confusing reports about these and other widely used drugs, it is that all medicines carry risks as well as benefits. Those risks may not show up in the clinical trials that are used to decide whether a drug is effective enough and safe enough to be marketed in this country. But if the drug is used by vast numbers of people for extended periods of time, adverse effects may emerge.
| It is no surprise that many people who rely on painkillers to ease their way through the day feel lost at the moment. Not only have Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, the only three drugs in a class thought to be especially safe, been found to cause heart attacks and strokes in some patients, but an over-the-counter painkiller, Aleve, has, too. It makes one wonder whether anything out there is really safe. And that's just fine. If there is any main lesson to draw from the confusing reports about these and other widely used drugs, it is that all medicines carry risks as well as benefits. Those risks may not show up in the clinical trials that are used to decide whether a drug is effective enough and safe |
1239229 | 2000 | 10 | 15 | State Mathematics Test Results for Fourth Graders |
The New York State Education Department released the results of statewide tests in reading and mathematics last week, and the news was mixed. Scores climbed slightly on the eighth-grade math test, but dropped on the fourth-grade math and eighth-grade reading tests. Most eighth graders still failed to meet the new state standards.
Forty percent of eighth graders across the state met the math standards, an improvement from 38 percent in 1999. In reading, 45 percent met the standards, down from 48 percent.
| The New York State Education Department released the results of statewide tests in reading and mathematics last week, and the news was mixed. Scores climbed slightly on the eighth-grade math test, but dropped on the fourth-grade math and eighth-grade reading tests. Most eighth graders still failed to meet the new state standards. Forty percent of eighth graders across the state met the math standards, an improvement from 38 percent in 1999. In reading, 45 percent met the standards, down from 48 percent. The results for Westchester County were only slightly more encouraging. Eighth-grade math scores were identical to last year's, with 51 percent of students meeting the standards. But reading scores dropped, with 56 percent of eighth graders meeting the standards, compared with 59 percent last year. Fourth |
1167737 | 2000 | 01 | 11 | Putin Shuffles the Kremlin, Cutting Most Ties to Yeltsin |
Russia's Acting President, Vladimir V. Putin, today selected an experienced debt negotiator as his top deputy prime minister and shunted aside two high- ranking government officials closely linked with former President Boris N. Yeltsin, further putting his own stamp on the Kremlin.
By choosing Finance Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, 42, for the Russian government's No. 2 position, Mr. Putin also signaled the importance of Russia's relations with its Western creditors -- and dropped a hint about a possible successor as prime minister, if he wins the March 26 presidential elections. Until the elections, Mr. Putin will stay on as Russia's prime minister.
| Russia's Acting President, Vladimir V. Putin, today selected an experienced debt negotiator as his top deputy prime minister and shunted aside two high- ranking government officials closely linked with former President Boris N. Yeltsin, further putting his own stamp on the Kremlin. By choosing Finance Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, 42, for the Russian government's No. 2 position, Mr. Putin also signaled the importance of Russia's relations with its Western creditors -- and dropped a hint about a possible successor as prime minister, if he wins the March 26 presidential elections. Until the elections, Mr. Putin will stay on as Russia's prime minister. In other changes, Mr. Putin ousted Pavel P. Borodin, one of Mr. Yeltsin's closest and longest-serving aides, from his job as chief of the Kremlin's powerful property |
1701380 | 2005 | 09 | 11 | Taking Courses to Get an Edge But Without Getting a Degree |
The love of art had been a thread running through all of Honey Rodman's personal and professional life. She began her career as a teacher, and taught sculpture, painting and illustration to junior high students in New York for 16 years. Later, while working as a vice president at Time Warner, she and her husband, Jerome Brownstein, delighted in foraging for and buying antiques.
When Ms. Rodman's husband died almost three years ago, she again turned to art, this time for solace. She immersed herself in sculpture and made glass beads for her jewelry projects. Then, while researching a program in art therapy she was considering taking at New York University, she stumbled onto another possibility.
| The love of art had been a thread running through all of Honey Rodman's personal and professional life. She began her career as a teacher, and taught sculpture, painting and illustration to junior high students in New York for 16 years. Later, while working as a vice president at Time Warner, she and her husband, Jerome Brownstein, delighted in foraging for and buying antiques. When Ms. Rodman's husband died almost three years ago, she again turned to art, this time for solace. She immersed herself in sculpture and made glass beads for her jewelry projects. Then, while researching a program in art therapy she was considering taking at New York University, she stumbled onto another possibility. ''Here was this thing I was always interested in my whole life, |
1522507 | 2003 | 09 | 26 | Advisory Panel Endorses More Uses for Stimulant |
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed yesterday new uses for a stimulant that keeps people awake with fewer side effects than caffeine or amphetamines.
The panel said the drug, Provigil, now approved only for narcolepsy, could also be used to fight sleepiness in workers who cannot adjust to night shift jobs and in people who do not sleep well because of a breathing disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea.
| An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed yesterday new uses for a stimulant that keeps people awake with fewer side effects than caffeine or amphetamines. The panel said the drug, Provigil, now approved only for narcolepsy, could also be used to fight sleepiness in workers who cannot adjust to night shift jobs and in people who do not sleep well because of a breathing disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea. But with some members expressing concern that the drug might be overprescribed, the committee did not endorse the request by the drug's manufacturer, Cephalon, that it be approved for all sleep disorders. The panel, which met in Bethesda, Md., split 4 to 4 on that question. The F.D.A., which usually follows the recommendations of its |
1171200 | 2000 | 01 | 25 | Diet Panel Mixes Politics and Chicken Fat |
Watch the sodas and do not eat the chicken skin, but if you feel like having a glass of wine, or two, help yourself.
If the latest revisions to federal dietary guidelines are included in the final version later this month, that advice would be part of the government's basic message.
| Watch the sodas and do not eat the chicken skin, but if you feel like having a glass of wine, or two, help yourself. If the latest revisions to federal dietary guidelines are included in the final version later this month, that advice would be part of the government's basic message. The working version, still subject to rewriting, differs in several ways from the advice that the government offered in 1995. The most striking difference is that three of the first four guidelines have nothing to do with food choices but instead deal with food safety, exercise and weight, all noncontroversial topics. ''What this has done,'' said Dr. Marion Nestle, chairwoman of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University and a member of the |
1368447 | 2002 | 02 | 17 | Commercial Property/Manhattan Retail Space; Banks From Outside the City Are Opening Branches |
LED by a group of feisty banks, the retail sector of the real estate market in Manhattan is beginning to stir once again, after a period of near-paralysis after Sept. 11, brokers specializing in this sector of the market report. The bankruptcy of several store chains and cutbacks by others are also returning retail space to the market and providing opportunities for companies seeking to enter or expand in New York.
One of the newcomer banks is Commerce Bancorp, which is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J. The sign in the window of a branch it is preparing to open at Third Avenue and 43rd Street lists its operating hours: weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
| LED by a group of feisty banks, the retail sector of the real estate market in Manhattan is beginning to stir once again, after a period of near-paralysis after Sept. 11, brokers specializing in this sector of the market report. The bankruptcy of several store chains and cutbacks by others are also returning retail space to the market and providing opportunities for companies seeking to enter or expand in New York. One of the newcomer banks is Commerce Bancorp, which is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J. The sign in the window of a branch it is preparing to open at Third Avenue and 43rd Street lists its operating hours: weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In |
1176180 | 2000 | 02 | 13 | Dock Work Results in Fine For a Ship Repair Company |
State and city environmental authorities have been investigating a ship repair company at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that has been cited for violating air pollution laws.
Last week, the city's Department of Environmental Protection fined the company, Eastern Technical Enterprises, $400 for air contamination.
| State and city environmental authorities have been investigating a ship repair company at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that has been cited for violating air pollution laws. Last week, the city's Department of Environmental Protection fined the company, Eastern Technical Enterprises, $400 for air contamination. The State Department of Environmental Conservation's regional director, Mary Ellen Kris, said Eastern Technical turned away inspectors on Jan. 26. In September, the state had fined the company $2,500 for sandblasting and spray-painting without a permit. Though it applied for permits last year, Ms. Kris said its applications were returned because they were incomplete. She said the fine had not been paid. Petros Beys, company owner and president, said he agreed to the city fine ''to avoid further inconvenience.'' He said he knew nothing |
1306480 | 2001 | 07 | 03 | Where Getting Into a Jam Is Considered A Good Thing |
Jam bands make the most neighborly music around. The second annual Jammy Awards, at Roseland Ballroom on Thursday night, affirmed rock as live, improvisatory music full of good-timey connections.
Jam bands ramble into any music they can wrap their fingers around. Only recorded material is rejected by this most permissive variety of rock, and even that rule has bent to welcome hip-hop disc jockeys. Jam bands and their fans treasure handmade music, finished on the spot and changing at every show. Not that fans let the music disappear: homemade and professional recordings are archived, assessed and traded along all the byways of the Internet.
| Jam bands make the most neighborly music around. The second annual Jammy Awards, at Roseland Ballroom on Thursday night, affirmed rock as live, improvisatory music full of good-timey connections. Jam bands ramble into any music they can wrap their fingers around. Only recorded material is rejected by this most permissive variety of rock, and even that rule has bent to welcome hip-hop disc jockeys. Jam bands and their fans treasure handmade music, finished on the spot and changing at every show. Not that fans let the music disappear: homemade and professional recordings are archived, assessed and traded along all the byways of the Internet. For added spontaneity, the five-hour awards concert brought together some musicians who had ''not just never played together, but never met,'' said Peter Shapiro, |
1336104 | 2001 | 10 | 22 | Chaotic Border And Words Of Grieving |
An ugly strip of no man's land at the border here is a barometer of the war's effect on the people of Afghanistan, particularly those who live in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, just 70 miles to the west.
The ebb and flow of refugees trying to escape tells of the fear and destruction in a country largely cut off from the rest of the world. The stories of the lucky few who escape across the 100-yard strip provide a vivid human counterpoint to the grainy Pentagon videotapes of bomb blasts and paratroopers.
| An ugly strip of no man's land at the border here is a barometer of the war's effect on the people of Afghanistan, particularly those who live in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, just 70 miles to the west. The ebb and flow of refugees trying to escape tells of the fear and destruction in a country largely cut off from the rest of the world. The stories of the lucky few who escape across the 100-yard strip provide a vivid human counterpoint to the grainy Pentagon videotapes of bomb blasts and paratroopers. Dr. Abdul Bari told his story today here on the Pakistani side. He was working at Mirwis hospital in Kandahar on the night of Oct. 7, when the first American missiles and bombs landed. One |
1607532 | 2004 | 08 | 29 | Behind VW's Wheel, With Brick Walls Ahead |
THE most famous thing that Bernd Pischetsrieder has ever done with a car, he readily acknowledges, is to crash it. In 1995, Mr. Pischetsrieder, then the chairman of BMW, took his company's McLaren F1 -- an exotic $1 million sports car -- home for the weekend. Driving on a serpentine road in the Bavarian countryside with two passengers, he lost control of the car, which rolled over several times and came to rest in a field. His companions had only minor injuries, but the McLaren was wrecked.
Mr. Pischetsrieder would never condone reckless driving, of course, but he is all for taking chances on the job. ''If you don't take risks in our business, you better resign immediately,'' said Mr. Pischetsrieder, 56, who is now taking the risk of his career as the chairman of Germany's largest carmaker, Volkswagen.
| THE most famous thing that Bernd Pischetsrieder has ever done with a car, he readily acknowledges, is to crash it. In 1995, Mr. Pischetsrieder, then the chairman of BMW, took his company's McLaren F1 -- an exotic $1 million sports car -- home for the weekend. Driving on a serpentine road in the Bavarian countryside with two passengers, he lost control of the car, which rolled over several times and came to rest in a field. His companions had only minor injuries, but the McLaren was wrecked. Mr. Pischetsrieder would never condone reckless driving, of course, but he is all for taking chances on the job. ''If you don't take risks in our business, you better resign immediately,'' said Mr. Pischetsrieder, 56, who is now taking the risk |
1303132 | 2001 | 06 | 20 | Neil Vander Dussen, 69, a Sony Executive |
Neil Vander Dussen, a former president of the Sony Corporation of America, died on June 9 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Ga. Mr. Vander Dussen, a resident of Bluffton, S.C., was 69.
The cause was a brain aneurysm, his wife, Gerie, said.
| Neil Vander Dussen, a former president of the Sony Corporation of America, died on June 9 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Ga. Mr. Vander Dussen, a resident of Bluffton, S.C., was 69. The cause was a brain aneurysm, his wife, Gerie, said. After a 24-year career with RCA, Mr. Vander Dussen joined Sony in 1981 as president and chief executive of the Sony Broadcast Products Company, which made equipment for the broadcasting industry. In 1985, Mr. Vander Dussen became president and chief operating officer of the Sony Corporation of America, a position he held until he retired in 1991. In his time at Sony, he guided efforts to make Sony products more competitive and sell them through mass-market retailers. It introduced the Video 8 video camera and |
1257061 | 2000 | 12 | 21 | Accounts |
* The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation to Peter A. Mayer Advertising, New Orleans, to handle its account, which had been at Montgomery Stire & Partners, New Orleans. Spending was estimated at $5 million. G.Mc & Company Advertising, New Orleans, will handle multicultural advertising.
| * The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation to Peter A. Mayer Advertising, New Orleans, to handle its account, which had been at Montgomery Stire & Partners, New Orleans. Spending was estimated at $5 million. G.Mc & Company Advertising, New Orleans, will handle multicultural advertising. * Concrete Stories, New York, a new commercial real estate company, to Balet & Albert, New York, as the first agency to handle its account. Billings were estimated at $5 million. * Miami-Dade Beacon Council, Miami, which handles economic development for Miami-Dade County, to Turkel Schwartz & Partners, Coconut Grove, Fla., as the first agency to handle its account. Spending was estimated at $3 million. * BVD, Bowling Green, Ky., to the Keller Crescent Company, Evansville, Ind., to handle the account of the underwear |
1670376 | 2005 | 05 | 06 | Art in Review; Robbert Flick |
'Trajectories' Robert Mann Gallery 210 11th Avenue, near 24th Street Chelsea Through June 18
Not content with one or two shots to record his impressions, the Dutch-born, California-based photographer Robbert Flick makes hundreds of sequential pictures, then packs the results tightly in grid formation on big sheets that give off the vibes of a country road, a city street, barren rocks and peaks in the Mojave Desert.
| 'Trajectories' Robert Mann Gallery 210 11th Avenue, near 24th Street Chelsea Through June 18 Not content with one or two shots to record his impressions, the Dutch-born, California-based photographer Robbert Flick makes hundreds of sequential pictures, then packs the results tightly in grid formation on big sheets that give off the vibes of a country road, a city street, barren rocks and peaks in the Mojave Desert. Taken by a video camera mounted in his car window that shoots as he rolls along, there are color frames of a long stretch of Barr Road in Illinois, where peaceful farm acreage runs into stretches of scrub, woods and nothingness; a jarring segment of Los Angeles (Seventh Street, looking south between Alameda and Bixell) where trucks, cars, buses and commercial |
1673234 | 2005 | 05 | 17 | 39 Days in Palau? Try 34 Straight Interviews in Manhattan |
He survived the machinations and manipulations on one island, Palau. Yesterday, Lt. Tom Westman survived the interviews on another island, Manhattan.
On Sunday, Lieutenant Westman, a New York City firefighter, won the million-dollar prize (and a car) on the CBS-TV reality series ''Survivor: Palau.'' In 13 weeks of prancing and prattling for the cameras in the South Pacific sun, he was the castaway no one voted to cast off.
| He survived the machinations and manipulations on one island, Palau. Yesterday, Lt. Tom Westman survived the interviews on another island, Manhattan. On Sunday, Lieutenant Westman, a New York City firefighter, won the million-dollar prize (and a car) on the CBS-TV reality series ''Survivor: Palau.'' In 13 weeks of prancing and prattling for the cameras in the South Pacific sun, he was the castaway no one voted to cast off. There were tribal council tiebreakers. There was the Ulong tribe, which did not last long. There were Coby the hairstylist and Jeff the personal trainer, who injured his ankle on a coconut. And there was the alliance that Lieutenant Westman struck on Day 1 with two members of his Koror tribe: Ian Rosenberger, a dolphin trainer, and Katie Gallagher, |
1467060 | 2003 | 02 | 23 | Sociology Missing |
To the Editor:
Re ''A Specialist in Grandpa's Favorites'' by Barry Singer [Feb 9]:
| To the Editor: Re ''A Specialist in Grandpa's Favorites'' by Barry Singer [Feb 9]: I was disappointed that a subject as rich as the one Mr. Singer tried to address -- the marketing of jazz as influenced by race -- failed to receive better treatment. One can't discuss that topic without examining the sociology as well as the business of jazz. Had that been done, it would have framed my remarks in their original context. Instead, readers were left with what appeared to be a knee-jerk indictment of Peter Cincotti's label, Concord Records, whose chief offense may be masterminding a successful sales campaign to a targeted audience. A responsible article would have included an examination of the various cross-currents affecting cultural consumption. JEFF LEVENSON Brooklyn The writer is |
1521611 | 2003 | 09 | 22 | Appeal of Man's Sentence in Wife's Slaying Renews Focus on Death Penalty Law |
To the defense, James F. Cahill 3rd is a man of ''broken mind and spirit'' who deserves to live. He killed his wife, Jill, with cyanide in 1998, as she recovered from being beaten by him with a baseball bat, and his lawyers suggest he did so because he was distraught over the breakup of his marriage.
To the prosecution, he is a man who deserves the sentence of death by lethal injection imposed by a Syracuse jury in 1999. Prosecutors say he killed his wife to stop her from testifying against him in an assault case stemming from the baseball bat attack six months earlier. ''His own fate was sealed,'' say prosecution arguments, ''when he procured cyanide, disguised himself as a hospital worker, crept into his wife's room, forced his wife's mouth open and jammed the poison down her throat.''
| To the defense, James F. Cahill 3rd is a man of ''broken mind and spirit'' who deserves to live. He killed his wife, Jill, with cyanide in 1998, as she recovered from being beaten by him with a baseball bat, and his lawyers suggest he did so because he was distraught over the breakup of his marriage. To the prosecution, he is a man who deserves the sentence of death by lethal injection imposed by a Syracuse jury in 1999. Prosecutors say he killed his wife to stop her from testifying against him in an assault case stemming from the baseball bat attack six months earlier. ''His own fate was sealed,'' say prosecution arguments, ''when he procured cyanide, disguised himself as a hospital worker, crept into his wife's |
1462742 | 2003 | 02 | 06 | Suspect Is Arrested in the Killing of a Hong Kong Businessman |
The police in mainland China said today that they had arrested the suspected gunman in the slaying of a prominent Hong Kong businessman, a case that has fed fears of crime in Hong Kong as border controls are relaxed.
Hong Kong finds itself in a race, as its police force tries to improve cooperation with mainland police forces faster than the number of criminals from the mainland increases here. Human rights concerns about close ties with the police across the border, where violations of civil liberties are common, have received little attention here because of the crime fears.
| The police in mainland China said today that they had arrested the suspected gunman in the slaying of a prominent Hong Kong businessman, a case that has fed fears of crime in Hong Kong as border controls are relaxed. Hong Kong finds itself in a race, as its police force tries to improve cooperation with mainland police forces faster than the number of criminals from the mainland increases here. Human rights concerns about close ties with the police across the border, where violations of civil liberties are common, have received little attention here because of the crime fears. The slain businessman, Henry Lam, was a stock market speculator, real estate developer and financial backer of mainland China's biggest golf club. He had been eating breakfast at the Luk |
1503656 | 2003 | 07 | 11 | Oldest Planet Is Discovered, Challenging Theories |
In new observations of a distant region of primitive stars, astronomers have found the oldest known planet, a huge gaseous object almost three times as old as Earth and nearly as old as the universe itself.
The discovery, based on measurements by the Hubble Space Telescope, challenged scientists to rethink theories of how, when and where planets form. It is tantalizing evidence, astronomers said, that planets began appearing billions of years earlier than previously thought and so may be more abundant.
| In new observations of a distant region of primitive stars, astronomers have found the oldest known planet, a huge gaseous object almost three times as old as Earth and nearly as old as the universe itself. The discovery, based on measurements by the Hubble Space Telescope, challenged scientists to rethink theories of how, when and where planets form. It is tantalizing evidence, astronomers said, that planets began appearing billions of years earlier than previously thought and so may be more abundant. Astronomers reported yesterday that the planet is more than twice as massive as Jupiter and is orbiting a pair of burned-out stars. It appears to have formed 12.7 billion years ago, within a billion years of the origin of the universe in the theorized Big Bang. ''What |
1423899 | 2002 | 09 | 15 | Ensuring Competition For Military Contracts |
THESE are halcyon days for military contractors. The Bush administration has raised its targets for military spending, and the president's single-mindedness about attacking Iraq is sending the shares of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and others skyward.
Tax dollars pay for military projects. Yet the way the Defense Department contracts with its suppliers, experts say, gives few incentives for good performance.
| THESE are halcyon days for military contractors. The Bush administration has raised its targets for military spending, and the president's single-mindedness about attacking Iraq is sending the shares of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and others skyward. Tax dollars pay for military projects. Yet the way the Defense Department contracts with its suppliers, experts say, gives few incentives for good performance. Last week brought a case in point. On Monday, the Air Force extended by three years Lockheed Martin's share of a contract for a long-overdue chain of high-altitude satellites, intended to spot enemy missile launches. The contract, initially priced at $1.8 billion in 1996, will now cost $4.2 billion. For failing to deliver on time and within its budget, Lockheed was penalized about $95 million over the last |
1820741 | 2007 | 01 | 22 | Coaches Bet in Big Spots, and Players Make Them Look Wise |
For a trip to the Super Bowl, Bill Belichick and Tony Dungy were willing to take chances.
Both Belichick and Dungy coached aggressively during Sunday's American Football Conference championship game. Belichick, the New England Patriots' coach, set the tone, giving his team early momentum by choosing to go for a first down, rather than punt, on two occasions during the first half. Both times, the Patriots made Belichick look good, converting the first down. And on both of those drives, the Patriots scored a touchdown.
| For a trip to the Super Bowl, Bill Belichick and Tony Dungy were willing to take chances. Both Belichick and Dungy coached aggressively during Sunday's American Football Conference championship game. Belichick, the New England Patriots' coach, set the tone, giving his team early momentum by choosing to go for a first down, rather than punt, on two occasions during the first half. Both times, the Patriots made Belichick look good, converting the first down. And on both of those drives, the Patriots scored a touchdown. The Patriots built a 21-3 lead and stayed aggressive throughout. Leading by 34-31 with 3 minutes 22 seconds remaining, they appeared to be going for the kill, rather than trying to kill the clock. They ran three straight passing plays and did not |
1221035 | 2000 | 08 | 08 | States and Cities Flout Law On Underground Fuel Tanks |
While private industry spent millions to meet a 1998 federal deadline to upgrade leaking underground fuel tanks -- the nation's leading cause of ground water pollution -- state and local government agencies continue to operate thousands of antiquated tanks in danger of leaking chemicals into water supplies, records show.
Most private companies, from deep-pocketed oil conglomerates to mom-and-pop gas retailers, upgraded their tanks before the December 1998 deadline to avoid stiff fines and negative publicity. But many governments, from New York State to the town hall in Cheshire, Conn., have taken advantage of lax enforcement standards to flout the deadline.
| While private industry spent millions to meet a 1998 federal deadline to upgrade leaking underground fuel tanks -- the nation's leading cause of ground water pollution -- state and local government agencies continue to operate thousands of antiquated tanks in danger of leaking chemicals into water supplies, records show. Most private companies, from deep-pocketed oil conglomerates to mom-and-pop gas retailers, upgraded their tanks before the December 1998 deadline to avoid stiff fines and negative publicity. But many governments, from New York State to the town hall in Cheshire, Conn., have taken advantage of lax enforcement standards to flout the deadline. ''It's very tough making people do something like this, especially when the political will isn't there,'' said Hal White, a technician with the Office of Underground Storage Tanks |
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