Selected Articles from The New York Times—
December 2004 (* denotes news of special interest)

Friday, December 31, 2004:
On This Day: December 31 (Jacques Cartier 12/31/1491-9/1/1557, Charles Cornwallis 12/31/1738-10/5/1805, Robert Aitken 12/31/1864-10/29/1951, George C. Marshall 12/31/1880-10/16/1959, Elizabeth Arden 12/31/1884-10/18/1966, Nathan Milstein 12/31/1903-12/21/1992, Jules Stynes 12/31/1905-9/20/1994, Simon Wiesenthal 1908, Odetta 1930, Sir Anthony Hopkins 1937, Sarah Miles 1941, Diane Von Furstenberg 1946, Donna Summer 1948, Val Kilmer 1959)
Truman Declares Hostilities Ended, Terminating Many Wartime Laws (By BERTRAM D. HULEN, December 31, 1946)
* Art World Mourns Henri Matisse, Dead at Home in Nice at Age of 84 [12/31/1869-11/3/1954] (NY Times, November 4, 1954)

Thursday, December 30, 2004:
On This Day: December 30 (John Milne 12/30/1850-7/30/1913, Asa Griggs Candler 12/30/1851-3/12/1929, Rudyard Kipling 12/30/1865-1/18/1936, Ramana Maharshi 12/30/1879-4/14/1950, Alfred Einstein 12/30/1880-2/13/1952, Sir Carol Reed 12/30/1906-4/25/1976, Bert Parks 12/30/1914-2/2/1992, Bo Diddley 1928, Paul Stookey 1937, Davy Jones 1945, Patti Smith 1946, Matt Lauer 1957, Tracey Ullman 1959, Tiger Woods 1975)
Nixon Orders a Halt In Bombing of North Above 20th Parallel (By BERNARD GWERTZMAN, December 30, 1972)
Alfred E. Smith Dies Here at 70; 4 Times Governor [12/30/1873-10/4/1944] (NY Times, October 4, 1944)

* WORLD: DISASTER: Frayed Nerves and a Tremor Create Panic in Southern Asia
(By AMY WALDMAN, Dec. 30, 2004)
NEWS ANALYSIS: DIPLOMACY: It's About Aid, and an Image (By DAVID E. SANGER, Dec. 30, 2004)
THE VICTIMS: Amid Chaos, Sri Lankans Are Struggling to Survive (By SETH MYDANS, Dec. 30, 2004)
* NY REGION: New York Is So Crowded, Everybody's Deserted It (By DAVID W. CHEN and JENNIFER 8. LEE, Dec. 30, 2004)
SPORTS: For the Yankees, a Tall Order Is Nearly Delivered (By LEE JENKINS, Dec. 30, 2004)
EDITORIAL: The One Face of Grief (NY TIMES, Dec. 30, 2004)
* EDITORIAL: Are We Stingy? Yes (NY TIMES, Dec. 30, 2004)
* OP-ED: A Brief History of Time Balls (By SCOTT HULER, Dec. 30, 2004)
LETTERS: A Winning Strategy in Iraq? (6 Letters) (By Adrian Kuzminski, et. al., Dec. 30, 2004)
LETTERS: Taking Cellphone Rudeness to New Heights (4 Letters) (By Eric Ferentz, et. al., Dec. 30, 2004)
* LETTERS: Physicians, Educate Yourselves (By Marcia Angell, M.D. & Arnold S. Relman, M.D., Dec. 30, 2004)
ARTS: Album Art of Cartoon Wit, Raptor Energy (By BEN SISARIO, Dec. 30, 2004)
* TECHNOLOGY: Internet Use Said to Cut Into TV Viewing and Socializing (By JOHN MARKOFF, Dec. 30, 2004)
TECHNOLOGY: Coming in '05: AT&T Mobile (Via Sprint) (By KEN BELSON, Dec. 30, 2004)
CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 30, 2004)
* Customer Service: The Hunt for a Human (By KATIE HAFNER, Dec. 30, 2004)
* Terminating Spyware With Extreme Prejudice (By RACHEL DODES, Dec. 30, 2004)
STATE OF THE ART: Streamlined Cable TV in a Card (By DAVID POGUE, Dec. 30, 2004)
* WHAT'S NEXT: A New Script for Searching Texts Written by Hand (By IAN AUSTEN, Dec. 30, 2004)
ONLINE SHOPPER: Bad Fit? Bad Color? Good Riddance (By MICHELLE SLATALLA, Dec. 30, 2004)
Hobbyists Fill Out the Weather Map (By TIM GNATEK, Dec. 30, 2004)
Knowing More Than Which Way the Wind Blows (By Tim Gnatek, Dec. 30, 2004)
* ONLINE DIARY: Good Luck and Bubblewrap.com (By Lisa Napoli, Dec. 30, 2004)
What Are Good Friends for? Perhaps for Recommending DVD's (By DANIEL TERDIMAN, Dec. 30, 2004)
* College Recruiters Lure Students With New Online Tools (By BOB TEDESCHI, Dec. 30, 2004)
Q & A: Safe Mode in Windows Helps Fix What Ails It (By J.D. BIERSDORFER, Dec. 30, 2004)
* HEALTH: Water Is Key to Averting Epidemics Along Coasts (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN & DENISE GRADY, Dec. 30, 2004)

Wednesday, December 29, 2004:
On This Day: December 29 (Jeanne-Antoinette Pompadour 12/29/1721-4/15/1764, Charles Macintosh 12/29/1766-7/25/1843, Charles Goodyear 12/29/1800-7/1/1860, William Gladstone 12/29/1809-5/19/1898, Pablo Casals 12/29/1876-10/22/1973, Jess Willard 12/29/1881-12/15/1968, William Gaddis 12/29/1922-12/16/1998, Tom Jarriel 1934, Mary Tyler Moore 1937, Jon Voight 1938, Marianne Faithfull 1946, Ted Danson 1947)
Nazis Bombings Set Big London Fires: Flames Leap High (By RAYMOND DANIELL, December 29, 1940)
Andrew Johnson Dead at 66 [12/29/1808-7/31/1875] (NY Times, August 1, 1875)

AFTER THE TSUNAMIS: In California, a Pained Wait for Word of Relatives (By JOHN M. BRODER, Dec. 29, 2004)
* EDUCATION: Miracle: One Boy's Journey Out of Autism's Grasp (By JOHN O'NEIL, Dec. 29, 2004)
WORLD: Death Count Exceeds 70,000 as Bodies Wash Ashore (By DAVID ROHDE, Dec. 29, 2004)
DISASTER: Toll Soaring, Survivors Face a 2nd Terror: Disease (By DAVID ROHDE, Dec. 29, 2004)
INDONESIA: At the Epicenter, Tales of Death and of Stubborn Fights for Life (By WAYNE ARNOLD and ERIC LICHTBLAU, Dec. 29, 2004)
THAILAND: Hunting for Lost Loved Ones in a Lost Beach Paradise (By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE, Dec. 29, 2004)
THE VICTIMS: Experts Say Accurate Toll Is Hard to Calculate (By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., Dec. 29, 2004)
ISLAND CHAINS: Indian Archipelago's Residents Beyond Easy Reach and Rescue (By HARI KUMAR and AMY WALDMAN, Dec. 29, 2004)
REACTION: A Tragedy in Asia Affects All Corners of a Closer World (By CRAIG S. SMITH, Dec. 29, 2004)
RELIEF EFFORT: Irate Over 'Stingy' Remark, U.S. Adds $20 Million to Disaster Aid (By STEVEN R. WEISMAN, Dec. 29, 2004)
Iraqi Rebels Set Trap for Police, Killing at Least 32 (By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and KHALID AL-ANSARY, Dec. 29, 2004)
INSURGENCY: Rebels Inflict Heavy Losses on the Iraqis (By ERIK ECKHOLM, Dec. 29, 2004)
* NY REGION: Hawks Inspect Renovation (By JENNIFER 8. LEE, Dec. 29, 2004)
* After 30 Years of Animal Research, Bronx Zoo to Close Island Preserve (By ALAN FEUER, Dec. 29, 2004)
ABOUT NEW YORK: At Sri Lanka's U.N. Mission, Working Through the Despair (By DAN BARRY, Dec. 29, 2004)
SPORTS: Trade Talks for Johnson Heat Up Again (By LEE JENKINS, Dec. 29, 2004)
* OP-ED: The Year the Earth Fought Back (By SIMON WINCHESTER, Dec. 29, 2004)
LETTERS: Natural Disasters, and Unnatural Consequences (8 Letters) (By Dave Morse, et. al., Dec. 29, 2004)
* BUSINESS: MADE ELSEWHERE: Down and Almost Out in Mongolia (By JAMES BROOKE, Dec. 29, 2004)
* AN APPRECIATION | SUSAN SONTAG: A Rigorous Intellectual Dressed in Glamour (By CHARLES McGRATH, Dec. 29, 2004)
* SCIENCE: Sounding the Alarm on a Tsunami Is Complex and Expensive (By JOHN SCHWARTZ, Dec. 29, 2004)
HEALTH: F.D.A. Approves a Pain Reliever That Blocks Nerve Channels [ziconotide]
(ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 29, 2004)

Tuesday, December 28, 2004:
On This Day: December 28 (Thomas Henderson 12/28/1798-11/23/1844, Edward Burnham 12/28/1833-1/9/1916, Woodrow Wilson 12/28/1856-2/3/1924, William Draper Harkins 12/28/1873-3/7/1951, Sir Arthur Eddington 12/28/1882-11/22/1944, Lew Ayres 12/28/1908-12/30/1996, Manuel Puig 12/28/1932-7/22/1990, Lou Jacobi 1913, Johnny Otis 1921, Maggie Smith 1934, Denzel Washington 1954)
First 'Test-Tube' Baby Born in U.S., Joining Successes Around World (By WALTER SULLIVAN, December 28, 1981)
Earl Hines, 77, Father of Modern Jazz Piano, Dies [12/28/1905-4/22/1983] (By JON PARELES, April 24, 1983)

  * Susan Sontag, Writer and Social Critic, Dies at 71 (By MARGALIT FOX, Dec. 28, 2004)
* SUSAN SONTAG: Book Reviews & Interviews (NY TIMES, Dec. 28, 2004)
WORLD: A Third of the Dead in Undersea Quake Are Said to Be Children (By SETH MYDANS, Dec. 28, 2004)
* THE FOOD CHAIN | SURVIVAL OF THE BIGGEST: Supermarket Giants Crush Central American Farmers
(By CELIA W. DUGGER, Dec. 28, 2004)
OP-ED COLUMNIST: Hookie Awards, Part 2 (By DAVID BROOKS, Dec. 28, 2004)
ART: An Artist Talked and a World Listens (By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN, Dec. 28, 2004)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TINMES, Dec. 28, 2004)
  * SCIENCE: Flour, Eggs, Sugar, Chocolate... Just Add Chemistry (By KENNETH CHANG, Dec. 28, 2004)
Recipe: Shirley's Tunnel-of-Fudge Cake (Adapted from Shirley O. Corriher, Dec. 28, 2004)
Recipe: The Great American Pound Cake (Adapted from Shirley O. Corriher, Dec. 28, 2004)
Recipe: Moist Chocolate Crazy Cake (Adapted from Shirley O. Corriher, Dec. 28, 2004)
* NO WARNING: At Warning Center, Alert for the Quake, None for a Tsunami (By MICHELE KAYAL and MATTHEW L. WALD, Dec. 28, 2004)
* Saving a Species: Can Profit Make the Caged Bird Sing? [macaw] (By BRIAN ELLSWORTH, Dec. 28, 2004)
Evidence of Ancient Civilization Is Found in Peruvian Countryside (By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD, Dec. 28, 2004)
Where Are Icelanders From? The Answer Is in the Genes (By NICHOLAS WADE, Dec. 28, 2004)
* OBSERVATORY: Lg 2BR, Many Amenities, Heated Maze [lab mouse] (By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Dec. 28, 2004)
* 'Bigger Is Better' View of Evolution Gains Credence [elephant bird] (By CARL ZIMMER, Dec. 28, 2004)
Q & A: Tangled Toes [hammer toes] (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, Dec. 28, 2004)
* HEALTH: ESSAY: A Young Doctor's Hardest Lesson: Keep Your Mouth Shut (By KENT SEPKOWITZ, M.D., Dec. 28, 2004)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: Updates for Driving in a Winter Wonderland (By JANE E. BRODY, Dec. 28, 2004)
   LAST RESORTS: The Paths They Took: Five Gambles, Five Altered Lives (By DENISE GRADY, Dec. 28, 2004)
  HEALTH: Vioxx. Celebrex. Now Aleve. What's a Patient to Think? (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Dec. 28, 2004)
An Earlier Transplant That Eluded a Registry [kidney transplant] (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, Dec. 28, 2004)
* REALLY?: The Claim: Tight Braids and Ponytails Can Cause Your Hair to Fall Out
(By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Dec. 28, 2004)
VITAL SIGNS: Symptoms: Half Headache, Half Heartache (By JOHN O'NEIL, Dec. 28, 2004)
* VITAL SIGNS: Aging: How Gray Hair May Save Skin (By JOHN O'NEIL, Dec. 28, 2004)
* VITAL SIGNS: Side Effects: High Sugar Can Go to Your Head (By JOHN O'NEIL, Dec. 28, 2004)
* VITAL SIGNS: Hazards: Knock Yourself Out (on Dry Ice) (By JOHN O'NEIL, Dec. 28, 2004)

Monday, December 27, 2004:
On This Day: December 27 (Johannes Kepler 12/27/1571-11/15/1630, Sir George Cayley 12/27/1773-12/15/1857, Louis Pasteur 12/27/1822-9/28/1895, Cyrus Eaton 12/27/1883-5/9/1949, Louis Bromfield 12/27/1896-3/18/1956, Inga Swenson 1932, Cokie Roberts 1943, Tracy Nelson 1944, Gerard Depardieu 1948, Arthur Kent 1953)
Afghan President Is Ousted and Executed in Kabul Coup, Reportedly With Soviet Help (By BERNARD GWERTZMAN, December 27, 1979)
* Marlene Dietrich, 90, Symbol of Glamour, Dies [12/27/1901-5/6/1992] (By PETER B. FLINT, May 7, 1992)

WORLD: HOMELESS: Disaster Sneaks In and a Village Is Pummeled (By SETH MYDANS, Dec. 27, 2004)
Thousands Die as Quake-Spawned Waves Crash Onto Coastlines Across Southern Asia (By AMY WALDMAN, Dec. 27, 2004)
SNAPSHOTS: Walls of Water Sweeping All in Their Path: Families, Communities, Livelihoods
(By ROBERT D. McFADDEN, Dec. 27, 2004)
RELIEF: Bush and Other Leaders Quick to Offer Condolences and Aid (By ALAN COWELL, Dec. 27, 2004)
* SCIENCE: With No Alert System, Indian Ocean Nations Were Vulnerable (By ANDREW C. REVKIN, Dec. 27, 2004)
* STATISTICS: Deadliest Quakes (NY TIMES, Dec. 27, 2004)

Sunday, December 26, 2004:
On This Day: December 26 (Thomas Gray 12/26/1716-7/30/1771, Charles Babbage 12/26/1791-10/18/1871, Sir Norman Angell 12/26/1873-10/7/1967, George Dewey 12/26/1837-1/16/1917, Henry Miller 12/26/1891-6/7/1980, Robert Ripley 12/26/1893-5/27/1949, Leopold Mannes 12/26/1899-8/11/1964, Richard Widmark 1914, Alan King 1927, Carlton Fisk 1947, Chris Chambliss 1948, Lars Ulrich 1963, Jared Leto 1971)
Churchill Predicts Huge Allied Drive In 1943: Congress Thrilled (By FRANK L. KLUCKHOHN, December 26, 1941)
* Mao Tse-Tung: Father of Chinese Revolution Dies at 82 [12/26/1893-9/9/1976] (By FOX BUTTERFIELD, September 10, 1976)

* WORLD: Most Powerful Quake in 40 Years Triggers Death and Destruction (By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, Dec. 26, 2004)
EDUCATION: Bringing Some Order to Games City Students Play (By BILL PENNINGTON, Dec. 26, 2004)
* NY REGION: NEW JERSEY: College? What College? (By JESSICA BRUDER, Dec. 26, 2004)
THE PUBLIC EDITOR: First of All, There's the Continuing Daily Miracle (By DANIEL OKRENT, Dec. 26, 2004)

Saturday, December 25, 2004:
On This Day: December 25 (Sir Isaac Newton 12/25/1642-3/20/1727, Clara Barton 12/25/1821-4/12/1912, Louis Chevrolet 12/25/1878-6/6/1941, Maurice Utrillo 12/25/1883-11/5/1955, Franz Rosenzweig 12/25/1886-12/10/1929, Conrad Hilton 12/25/1887-1/3/1979, Humphrey Bogart 12/25/1899-1/14/1957, Cab Calloway 12/25/1907-11/18/1994, Rod Serling 12/25/1924-6/28/1975, Tony Martin 1923, Dick Miller 1928, Jimmy Buffet 1946, Larry Csonka 1946, Barbara Mandrell 1948, Sissy Spacek 1949, Annie Lennox 1954)
Gorbachev, Last Soviet Leader, Resigns; U.S. Recognizes Republics' Independence (By FRANCIS X. CLINES, December 25, 1991)

Friday, December 24, 2004:
On This Day: December 24 (Kit Carson 12/24/1809-5/23/1868, Matthew Arnold 12/24/1822-4/15/1888, Michael Curtiz 12/24/1888-4/10/1962, Howard Hughes 12/24/1905-4/5/1976, Anthony S. Fauci 1940, Sharon Farrel 1946, Ricky Martin 1971)
Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial (By DAVID JOHNSTON, December 24, 1992)
I.F. Stone, Iconoclast of Journalism, Is Dead at 81 [12/24/1907-6/18/1989] (By PETER B. FLINT, June 19, 1989)

Thursday, December 23, 2004:
On This Day: December 23 (James Gibbs 12/23/1682-8/5/1754, Jean-Francois Champollion 12/23/1790-3/4/1832, Joseph Smith 12/23/1805-6/27/1844, Emil Brunner 12/23/1889-4/6/1966, Yosuf Karsh 1908, James Gregory 1911, Emperor Akihito 1933)
Experimental Plane Voyager Completes First Non-Stop, Around-the-World Flight Without Refueling (By SANDRA BLAKESLEE, December 23, 1986)
* Wealthiest Negress Dead at 51: Mrs. C. J. Walker, Real Estate Operator, Made Fortune in Few Years [12/23/1867-5/25/1919] (NY Times, May 26, 1919)

CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 24, 2004)
* TECHNOLOGY: E-Mail Doesn't Take a Holiday (By JOYCE COHEN, Dec. 24, 2004)
STATE OF THE ART: Digital Picture Frames Reviewed (By DAVID POGUE, Dec. 24, 2004)
* SCIENCE: Mars Photos Find Volcanoes May Be Active (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 24, 2004)
* Bereaved Cat Owner Gets $50,000 Clone (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 24, 2004)
* HEALTH: Diabetes Is Gaining as a Cause of Death, City Health Data Say (By WINNIE HU, Dec. 24, 2004)

Wednesday, December 22, 2004:
On This Day: December 22 (James Oglethorpe 12/22/1696-1785, Jean Henri Fabre 12/22/1823-10/11/1915, Frank Kellogg 12/22/1856-12/21/1937, Giacomo Puccini 12/22/1858-11/29/1924, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti 12/22/1876-12/2/1944, Giacomo Manzu 12/22/1908-1/17/1991, Lady Bird Johnson 1912, Jim Wright 1922, Steve Carlton 1944, Diane Sawyer 1945, Steve Garvey 1948, Jan Stephenson 1951)
SAVANNAH OURS: General Sherman's Christmas Gift to Lincoln (NY Times, December 22, 1864)
Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Acclaimed British Actress, Is Dead at 83 [12/22/1907-6/14/1991] (By PETER B. FLINT, June 15, 1991)

NATIONAL: Free After 17 Years for a Rape That He Did Not Commit (By BARBARA NOVOVITCH, Dec. 22, 2004)
WORLD: Mining Giant Was Warned on Pollution in Indonesia (By JANE PERLEZ, Dec. 22, 2004)
* SCIENCE: Three Dozen New Galaxies Are Found in Nearby Space (By DENNIS OVERBYE, Dec. 22, 2004)
* HEALTH: Good Pill, Bad Pill: Science Makes It Hard to Decipher (By GINA KOLATA, Dec. 22, 2004)

Tuesday, December 21, 2004:
On This Day: December 21 (Masaccio 12/21/1401-1428, Benjamin Disraeli 12/21/1804-4/19/1881, Dame Rebecca West 12/21/1892-3/15/1983, Josh Gibson 12/21/1911-1/20/1947, Heinrich Boll 12/21/1917-7/16/1985, Kurt Waldheim 1918, Paul Winchell 1922, Ed Nelson 1928, Phil Donahue 1935, Jane Fonda 1937, Carla Thomas 1942, Michael Tilson Thomas 1944, Chris Evert 1954)
Terrorist bomb exploded on Pan Am 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 (By CRAIG R. WHITNEY, December 21, 1988)
Joseph Stalin, Soviet Dictator, Dead at 72 [12/20/1881-12/9/1965] (NY Times, March 6, 1953)

SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 21, 2004)
* SCIENCE: Watching as Dusty Disks Slowly Turn Into Planets (By DENNIS OVERBYE, Dec. 21, 2004)
* ESSAY: The Strongest Force? Any Parent Can Tell You (By DENNIS OVERBYE, Dec. 21, 2004)
* Song of the Sea, a Cappella and Unanswered [52 hertz solitary whale]
(By ANDREW C. REVKIN, Dec. 21, 2004)
* 7,000 Years of Religious Ritual Is Traced in Mexico (By NICHOLAS WADE, Dec. 21, 2004)
* OBSERVATORY: Uplifting Earthquake [Hokkaido] (By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Dec. 21, 2004)
Future of Ancient Culture Rides on Herd's Little Hoofbeats (By AMANDA LEIGH HAAG, Dec. 21, 2004)
As the Seas Warm, Algae Help Some Coral Stand Up to the Heat (By CORNELIA DEAN, Dec. 21, 2004)
* Q & A: Boy After Boy After Boy? (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, Dec. 21, 2004)
* HEALTH: The Ultimate Gift: 50 Years of Organ Transplants (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, Dec. 21, 2004)
* Why Students Struggle When Pressure Is On (By BENEDICT CAREY, Dec. 21, 2004)
* REALLY?: The Claim: Reusing Plastic Bottles Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Dec. 21, 2004)
* THE CONSUMER: Shop Smart, to Hear What You Want to Hear [hearing aids]
(By MARY DUENWALD, Dec. 21, 2004)
PERSONAL HEALTH: A Newborn Grandson Turns 'Very, Very Sick' (By JANE E. BRODY, Dec. 21, 2004)
Therapy? Or Pills? A Quandary in Britain (By LIZETTE ALVAREZ, Dec. 21, 2004)
CASES: Her Heart's in the Right Place. Or Is It? (By CORTNEY DAVIS, Dec. 21, 2004)
VITAL SIGNS: Patterns: American Dream, Plus Calories (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, Dec. 21, 2004)

Monday, December 20, 2004:
On This Day: December 20 (Harvey Firestone 12/20/1868-2/7/1938, Irene Dunne 12/20/1898-9/4/1990, Robert Van de Graaff 12/20/1901-1/16/1967, Max Lerner 12/20/1902-6/5/1992, Sidney Hook 12/20/1902-7/12/1989, George Roy Hill 1922, Peter Criss 1945)
United States sends troops to Panama to topple General Manuel Noriega (By MICHAEL R. GORDON, December 20, 1989)
Branch Rickey, 83, Dies in Missouri; Leading Figure in Baseball for 50 Years [12/20/1881-12/9/1965] (By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, December 10, 1965)

* Renata Tebaldi, 82, Soprano With 'Voice of an Angel,' Dies (By ANTHONY TOMMASINI, Dec. 20, 2004)
NATIONAL: Bush Says Some Iraqi Troops Not Ready to Take Over Security (By DAVID STOUT, Dec. 20, 2004)
The New Military Life: Heading Back to the War (By MONICA DAVEY, Dec. 20, 2004)
WORLD: 50 Suspects Held in Najaf After Rebels Strike in 3 Iraqi Cities (By CHRISTINE HAUSER & JOHN F. BURNS, Dec. 20, 2004)
Rare Public Rebuke for Hong Kong Leader From Beijing Chief (By KEITH BRADSHER, Dec. 20, 2004)
* NY REGION: Today He Is a Dog; Actually, He Always Was (By LILY KOPPEL, Dec. 20, 2004)
* METROPOLITAN DIARY: Dear Diary (By JOE ROGERS, Dec. 20, 2004)
BUSINESS: Exelon to Create Largest Utility Company in U.S. (By JOHN O'NEIL, Dec. 20, 2004)
* ADVERTISING: Diet Drinks Get Aliases (By STUART ELLIOTT, Dec. 20, 2004)
Cellphone Entertainment, Yes, but Carriers Shy From X-Rated (By MATT RICHTEL, Dec. 20, 2004)
* As Sales Flag, Publisher Eyes Retailers' Turf (By EDWARD WYATT, Dec. 20, 2004)
In the Bay Area, TiVo Supplies DVR's at a Terrific Price: Nothing (By KEN BELSON, Dec. 20, 2004)
* NEW ECONOMY: Fewer Cellular Carriers, but Not Fewer Services (By MATT RICHTEL and KEN BELSON, Dec. 20, 2004)
* TECHNOLOGY: Rice University Computer Scientists
Find a Flaw in Google's New Desktop Search Program (By JOHN MARKOFF, Dec. 20, 2004)
A Toy With a Story [device that holds 30 video games] (By JOHN MARKOFF, Dec. 20, 2004)
* On the Open Internet, a Web of Dark Alleys (By TOM ZELLER Jr., Dec. 20, 2004)
* E-COMMERCE REPORT: Delivery at the 11th Hour (By BOB TEDESCHI, Dec. 20, 2004)
FILM: Big Films, but a Year of Smaller Audiences (By SHARON WAXMAN, Dec. 20, 2004)
THEATER: 'MARY POPPINS': Now Say It, Children: Supercalidarkrevisionist (By BEN BRANTLEY, Dec. 20, 2004)
* HEALTH: How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistics Are Pleading (By AMY HARMON, Dec. 20, 2004)

Sunday, December 19, 2004:
On This Day: December 19 (Edwin Stanton 12/19/1814-12/24/1869, A.A. Michelson 12/19/1852-5/9/1931, Fritz Reiner 12/19/1888-11/15/1963, Sir Ralph Richardson 12/19/1902-10/10/1983, George Davis Snell 12/19/1903-6/6/1996, Jean Genet 12/19/1910-4/15/1986, Edith Piaf 12/19/1915-10/11/1963, Cicely Tyson 1933, Richard E. Leakey 1944, Robert Urich 1946, Jennifer Beals 1963, Alyssa Milano 1972)
Britain and China Sign Agreement on Hong Kong (By JOHN F. BURNS, December 19, 1984)
Brezhnev Dead at 85; Attempted to Advance Soviet Goals Through Detente   Rabbi Solomon J. Sharfman Dies at 89; Shaped Orthodox Hub in Brooklyn (By MARGALIT FOX, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * NATIONAL: This Winter, Ice Is a Hot Item in Florida (By DENNIS M. BLANK, Dec. 19, 2004)
  Where the Treetops Glisten (Because They're Aluminum) (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  AARP Poll Shows Most Support Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  3 More Men Facing Charges in Maryland Subdivision Fires (By GARY GATELY, Dec. 19, 2004)
  WORLD: Iraqi Judge Questions Aides of Hussein With Lawyers [Chemical Ali] (By JOHN F. BURNS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  A Runaway Personifies Germany's 'Multi-Kulti' Debate (By RICHARD BERNSTEIN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  News Analysis: Putin Uses Power, and Loses Favor (By STEVEN LEE MYERS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  How Dubious Evidence Spurred Relentless Guantánamo Spy Hunt (By TIM GOLDEN, Dec. 19, 2004)
* EDUCATION: So Long, Mom, I'm Off to the Factory (By SUSAN SAULNY, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * NY REGION: A Bronx Curbside Whisper: 'Hey, Need a Tuneup?' (BY ANDREA ELLIOTT, Dec. 19, 2004)
  ROOSEVELT ISLAND JOURNAL: Whoosh! Don't Give Household Trash Another Thought (By IAN URBINA, Dec. 19, 2004)
  From Quiet Postal Worker to Self-Styled Peacemaker (By JULIA PRESTON, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * NEW HAVEN JOURNAL: A Resurgent Downtown Wearies of a Street Poet's Antic Disposition
(By WILLIAM YARDLEY, Dec. 19, 2004)
  FOLLOWING UP: After Years of Prison, an Unwavering Claim (By JOSEPH P. FRIED, Dec. 19, 2004)
  SPORTS: Green Bay, N.F.L.'s Frozen Capital, Draws the Faithful (By BRUCE WEBER, Dec. 19, 2004)
  SPORTS: In Johnson, Yanks Are Wishing Upon a Star and Getting What They Want (By TYLER KEPNER, Dec. 19, 2004)
ON BASEBALL: With a Little Help From an Old Friend, Minaya Gets His Man (By MURRAY CHASS, Dec. 19, 2004)
EDITORIAL: From Britain, a Message to Washington (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2004)
  EDITORIAL OBSERVER: Aloha, Po'ouli: Farewell to a Hawaii Native We Will Never Meet Again
(By LAWRENCE DOWNES, Dec. 19, 2004)
  OP-ED COLUMNIST: A Not So Wonderful Life (By MAUREEN DOWD, Dec. 19, 2004)
  OP-ED COLUMNIST: A Political Arabesque (By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  OP-ED: Murder He Ate (By GAIL BELL, Dec. 19, 2004)
LETTERS: Belief and Unbelief, Side by Side (6 Letters) (By Ford Vox, et. al., Dec. 19, 2004)
  LETTERS: That Present 'Neath the Tree I Bought for Me (By Sky Cole, Dec. 19, 2004)
  LETTERS: Hypothesis and Science (By Todd Crane, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * BUSINESS: Who's Afraid of China? (By GARY RIVLIN, Dec. 19, 2004)
* DIGITAL DOMAIN: The Fox Is in Microsoft's Henhouse (and Salivating) (By RANDALL STROSS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * How to Succeed on Wall Street, Conflict-Free (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * Whoops! It's 1985 All Over Again (By EDUARDO PORTER, Dec. 19, 2004)
Pfizer to Halt Advertising of Celebrex to Consumers (By ALEX BERENSON, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * FUNDAMENTALLY: Pfizer's Plunge Will Have Side Effects for Investors (By PAUL J. LIM, Dec. 19, 2004)
* LIFE'S WORK: Learning Early That Success Is a Game (By LISA BELKIN, Dec. 19, 2004)
Economic View: Building a Nation of Savers (By DANIEL GROSS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  GRETCHEN MORGENSON: Fannie's Fans Must Be in Denial (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, Dec. 19, 2004)
  THE AGENDA: Look Who Hit Pay Dirt in the Nextel Deal (By PATRICK MCGEEHAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  MARKET WEEK: The Dollar? It's No Longer Just Our Call (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, Dec. 19, 2004)
  ARTS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2004)
  ARTS OP-ED: FRANK RICH: 2004: The Year of 'The Passion' (By FRANK RICH, Dec. 19, 2004)
ART: STUDIO VISIT: The History of Art, in Baggy Jeans and Bomber Jackets (By MIA FINEMAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
ARTS: Off the Canvas and Onto the Big Screen (By M. G. LORD, Dec. 19, 2004)
DANCE: THE BODY: The Biggest Toe Shoes in Town (By GIA KOURLAS, Dec. 19, 2004)
* MUSIC: DEBRIEFING: A History of Western Music? Well, It's a Long Story (By JAMES R. OESTREICH, Dec. 19, 2004)
MUSIC: CLASSICAL RECORDINGS: For Big Music, a Soaring Voice (By ANNE MIDGETTE, Dec. 19, 2004)
* FILM: Through a Lens, Darkly: Shopping for Bootleg DVD's (By NATHAN LEE, Dec. 19, 2004)
* FILM: The Movie Stars on the C Train [Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick] (By DAVID CARR, Dec. 19, 2004)
THEATER: Broadway's No-Show Business (By CHARLES ISHERWOOD, Dec. 19, 2004)
THEATER: The Lord of the Ring (By JESSE McKINLEY, Dec. 19, 2004)
THEATER: The New Hudson River School (By ADA CALHOUN, Dec. 19, 2004)
TV: Teenage Boys and Their So-Called Lust (By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
TV COMMERCIAL: New for the Holidays: Carrie Bradshaw Grows Down (By GINA BELLAFANTE, Dec. 19, 2004)
FASHION & STYLE: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2004)
HAPPY OUTSOURCED HOLIDAY: O Perfect Tree, O $3,500 (By GUY TREBAY, Dec. 19, 2004)
  Fooey to the World: Festivus Is Come (By ALLEN SALKIN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  Enough With the Fa-la-la Already (By MICHAEL WILSON, Dec. 19, 2004)
  THE AGE OF DISSONANCE: The Compleat Party Angler (By BOB MORRIS, Dec. 19, 2004)
A NIGHT OUT WITH The Moving Units: Vinyl Christmas (By MONICA CORCORAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  MODERN LOVE: Two Beds in Motel Natchitoches (By KATHERINE TANNEY, Dec. 19, 2004)
  VOWS: Laurel Touby and Jon Fine (By ABBY ELLIN, Dec. 19, 2004)
TRAVEL: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2004)
TRAVEL: ICELAND: In a Cold Country, the Nights Are Hot (BY STEVE DOUGHERTY, Dec. 19, 2004)
TRAVEL: On the Trail of the Young Che Guevara (By RACHEL DODES, Dec. 19, 2004)
TRAVEL: GOING TO VENICE: Breathing More Easily Without the Throngs (By MARY BILLARD, Dec. 19, 2004)
TRAVEL: Armchair Traveler (By RICHARD B. WOODWARD, Dec. 19, 2004)
TRAVEL: CHECK IN: Calistoga Ranch [California Spa] (By DEAN E. MURPHY, Dec. 19, 2004)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2004)
  Sizing Up the New Toned-Down Bin Laden   (By DON VAN NATTA Jr., Dec. 19, 2004)
  Exchanging Cigarettes For Bagels (By GINA KOLATA, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * KNOWING IT ALL: The Pursuit of Knowledge, From Genesis to Google (By ALBERTO MANGUEL, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * WORD FOR WORD | 'BIG BIRD': A New Pecking Order on Fifth Avenue (By PETER EDIDIN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * Long Life, Fleeting History and the Wisdom of Silence   (By ROGER COHEN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  It Will All Come Out. Some of It Matters   (By SAM ROBERTS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  Patient, Heal Thyself (By JOHN HORGAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  $53 Million For Pedro? How Do You Figure? (By ANDREW ZIMBALIST, Dec. 19, 2004)
  Free Trade Is Like Dry Water, Y'All (By DAVID E. ROSENBAUM, Dec. 19, 2004)
  HOLIDAY WARS: Does Christmas Need to Be Saved? (By KATE ZERNIKE, Dec. 19, 2004)
  A Car in the Stocking Is a Pain in the Neck (By PATRICK McGEEHAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * ON LANGUAGE: Channel (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Meta-Humbled (By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL, Dec. 19, 2004)
  QUESTIONS FOR ELIZABETH STROUD: No Tidings of Comfort or Joy (Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * PHENOMENON: Your Blog or Mine? (By JEFFREY ROSEN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  * CONSUMED: Anointed by Oprah (By ROB WALKER, Dec. 19, 2004)
  THE ETHICIST: Being a Good Sport (By RANDY COHEN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  COVER ARTICLE: The Eli Experiment (By MICHAEL LEWIS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  The Distribution Artist (By LYNN HIRSCHBERG, Dec. 19, 2004)
  Uncharitable? [Nonprofit hospitals] (By JONATHAN COHN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  STYLE: Haute Christmas Tree (Photographs by Viktor & Rolf, Dec. 19, 2004)
  KITCHEN VOYEUR: Party Politic (By JONATHAN REYNOLDS, Dec. 19, 2004)
  LIVES: Too Hot to Handle [CIA recruiting] (By LINDSAY MORAN, Dec. 19, 2004)
  BOOK REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2004)
* COVER ARTICLE: Where Aquarius Went [Barry Miles; Eleanor Agnew;
Marcia A. Eymann and Charles Wollenberg] (By CHRISTOPHER HITCHEN, Dec. 19, 2004)
* 'Isherwood': The Uses of Narcissism [Peter Parker] (By BROOKE ALLEN, Dec. 19, 2004)
'The Whole Equation': Magicians and Scoundrels [David Thomson] (By STEPHANIE ZACHAREK, Dec. 19, 2004)
  'Living With Jazz': It Does Mean a Thing [Dan Morgenstern] (By ALFRED APPEL JR., Dec. 19, 2004)
'Liberty and Freedom': The Eagle Has Landed [David Hackett Fischer] (By VIRGINIA POSTREL, Dec. 19, 2004)
* ESSAY: You Can't Get a Man With a Pen (By CURTIS SITTENFELD, Dec. 19, 2004)
ESSAY: Is There Censorship? (By RACHEL DONADIO, Dec. 19, 2004)
CHILDREN'S BOOKS: Homemade for the Holidays (By CONSTANCE DECKER THOMPSON, Dec. 19, 2004)

Saturday, December 18, 2004:
On This Day: December 18 (Sir J.J. Thompson 12/18/1856-8/30/1940, Francis Ferdinand 12/18/1863-6/28/1914, Paul Klee 12/18/1879-6/29/1940, Ty Cobb 12/18/1886-7/17/1961, Dame Gladys Cooper 12/18/1888-11/17/1971, George Stevens 12/18/1904-3/8/1975, Willy Brandt 12/18/1913-10/8/1992, Betty Grable 12/18/1916-7/2/1973, Ramsey Clark 1927, Lonnie Brooks 1933, Keith Richards 1943, Leonard Maltin 1950, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 1971, Christina Aguilera 1980)
Big Atomic Plant near Pittsburgh Supplying Power (By JOHN W. FINNEY, December 18, 1957)
Robert Moses, Master Builder, is Dead at 92 [12/18/1888-7/29/1981] (By PAUL GOLDBERGER, July 30, 1981)

WORLD: China's Army May Respond if Taiwan Fully Secedes (By JOSEPH KAHN, Dec. 18, 2004)
DANCE: 'NUTCRACKER!': Frankencracker? A Hero Toy Turns Monster (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, Dec. 18, 2004)
DANCE: MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY: Familiar Steps With Hints of the Strange
(By JACK ANDERSON, Dec. 18, 2004)
FILM: The Fight Game Lasts Another Round Onscreen (By CHARLES McGRATH, Dec. 18, 2004)

Friday, December 17, 2004:
On This Day: December 17 (Ludwig Beethoven 12/17/1770-3/26/1827, Joseph Henry 12/17/1797-5/13/1878, John Greenleaf Whittier 12/17/1807-9/7/1892, Ford Madox Ford 12/17/1873-6/26/1939, Mackenzie King 12/17/1874-7/22/1950, Edwin Cohn 12/17/1892-10/1/1953, Erskine Caldwell 12/17/1903-4/11/1987, William Safire 1929, Bob Guccione 1930, Tommy Steele 1936)
* Orville & Wilbur Wright had first successful man-powered airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, NC (NY Times, December 17, 1903)
* Arthur Fiedler, 84, Conductor Of Boston Pops 50 Years, Dies [12/17/1894-7/10/1979] (By ALLEN HUGHES, July 11, 1979)

* Agnes Martin, Abstract Painter, Dies at 92 (By HOLLAND COTTER, Dec. 17, 2004)
NATIONAL: Bush Says Social Security Plan Would Reassure Markets (By RICHARD W. STEVENSON, Dec. 17, 2004)
* MILLAU JOURNAL: Above the Clouds, the French Glimpse the Old Grandeur (By ELAINE SCIOLINO, Dec. 17, 2004)
China Preparing to Enact Law Against Taiwan Secession (By JOSEPH KAHN, Dec. 17, 2004)
SPORTS: Yankees Close In on Deal to Acquire Johnson (By TYLER KEPNER, Dec. 17, 2004)
BASEBALL: Braves Acquire Hudson From A's; Beltre and Mariners Agree (By JACK CURRY, Dec. 17, 2004)
DANCE: 'ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER': In an Airy Ambience, a Light That Plays Tricks
(By JENNIFER DUNNING, Dec. 17, 2004)
* FILM CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Reading Films, Watching Books (By CARYN JAMES, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'THE AVIATOR': Savoring a Legend Before It Curdled (By MANOHLA DARGIS, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS': Once Upon a Gloomy Childhood (By MANOHLA DARGIS, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'BEYOND THE SEA': Soaring Rise and Splashy Fall of an Ambitious, Sleek and Fragile Teen Idol
[Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin] (By STEPHEN HOLDEN, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'SPANGLISH': Triangle: Dad, Mom, Housekeeper (By A. O. SCOTT, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX': Stuck in the Desert, Out on a Limb (By STEPHEN HOLDEN, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'WHORE': No Money for Grad School? Try the Oldest Profession (By DAVE KEHR, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'OPEN MY HEART': Two Sisters Are Ever So Close, More Than the World Suspects (By ANITA GATES, Dec. 17, 2004)
FILM: 'A TALE OF TWO SISTERS': Evil Stepmother Is the First Cue: Be Very Afraid (By DANA STEVENS, Dec. 17, 2004)
* PHOTOGRAPHY: 'RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD': Behind the Masks, Portraits of Southern Gothic
(By GRACE GLUECK, Dec. 17, 2004)
THEATER: 'THE RIVALS': Sheridan's Malaprop and Friends (By CHARLES ISHERWOOD, Dec. 17, 2004)
THEATER NOTEBOOK: A Play Without Instructions Morphs Into Another (By MEL GUSSOW, Dec. 17, 2004)
TRAVEL: DAY TRIPS: Eleanor Roosevelt's Place Apart (By LOUISE TUTELIAN, Dec. 17, 2004)
TRAVEL: JOURNEYS: A Weekend With the Fishes (By EVE GLASBERG, Dec. 17, 2004)

Thursday, December 16, 2004:
On This Day: December 16 (Catherine of Aragon 12/16/1485-1/7/1536, Jane Austen 12/16/1775-7/18/1817, Francois Boieldieu 12/16/1775-10/8/1834, George Santayana 12/16/1863-9/26/1952, Sir Noel Coward 12/16/1899-3/26/1973, V.S. Pritchett 12/16/1900-3/20/1997, Arthur C. Clarke 1917, Liv Ullmann 1939, Lesley Stahl 1941, Sam Robards 1961)
President Truman proclaimed a state of emergency to fight Communist imperialism (By ANTHONY LEVIERO, December 16, 1950)
* Margaret Mead Is Dead of Cancer at 76 [12/16/1901-11/15/1978] (By ALDEN WHITMAN, November 16, 1978)

NATIONAL: Defense Missile for U.S. System Fails to Launch (By DAVID STOUT & JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr., Dec. 16, 2004)
SPORTS: Mets Welcome Martínez to Shea (By MARIA NEWMAN, Dec. 16, 2004)
DANCE: MERCE CUNNINGHAM: A Collage of Methods, Movements and Elements of Chance
(By JENNIFER DUNNING, Dec. 16, 2004)
* MUSIC: 'MESSIAH': A Joyful Noise That Drifts Toward a Soaring Ceiling (By BERNARD HOLLAND, Dec. 16, 2004)
THEATER: 'THE PARIS LETTER': The Heavy Toll of Sexual Repression (By CHARLES ISHERWOOD, Dec. 16, 2004)
CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 16, 2004)
* And Now for Something Slightly Different [Apple's iPod] (By MICHEL MARRIOTT, Dec. 16, 2004)
STATE OF THE ART: With Mini's Rivals, More Is Sometimes Less (By DAVID POGUE, Dec. 16, 2004)
WHAT'S NEXT: When Shots Ring Out, a Listening Device Acts as Witness (By CYRUS FARIVAR, Dec. 16, 2004)
* SCIENCE: Stocky Monkey in Himalayas Becomes Newest Primate Species (By CORNELIA DEAN, Dec. 16, 2004)

Wednesday, December 15, 2004:
On This Day: December 15 (Nero 12/15/37 AD-6/9/68 AD, George Romney 12/15/1734-11/15/1802, Joseph Moses Levy 12/15/1812-10/12/1888, Gustave Eiffel 12/15/1832-12/28/1923, Niels Ryberg Finsen 12/15/1860-9/24/1904, Maxwell Anderson 12/15/1888-2/28/1959, Tim Conway 1933, Cindy Birdsong 1939, Dave Clark 1942, Don Johnson 1949)
* French Capture 7,500 in Big Verdun Drive; Smash Six-Mile Front (NY Times, December 15, 1916)
* J. Paul Getty Dead at 83; Amassed Billions From Oil [12/15/1892-6/6/1976] (By ALDEN WHITMAN, June 6, 1976)

  EDUCATION: School Board Sued on Mandate for Alternative to Evolution (By NEELA BANERJEE, Dec. 15, 2004)
  FILM: 'MILLION DOLLAR BABY': 3 People Seduced by the Bloody Allure of the Ring (By A. O. SCOTT, Dec. 15, 2004)

Tuesday, December 14, 2004:
On This Day: December 14 (Nostradamus 12/14/1503-7/2/1566, Tycho Brahe 12/14/1546-10/24/1601, Roger Fry 12/14/1866-9/9/1934, James Doolittle 12/14/1896-9/27/1993, Lee Remick 12/14/1935-7/2/1991, Clark Terry 1920, Don Hewiit 1922, Patty Duke 1946)
Israel annexed the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967 (By JOHN DARNTON, December 14, 1981)
* Shirley Jackson, Author of Horror Classic, Dies [12/14/1919-8/8/1965] (NY Times, August 10, 1965)

SPORTS: Mets Are on Verge of Signing Martínez as Boston Bows Out (By JACK CURRY, Dec. 14, 2004)
ON BASEBALL: After His Star Turn, Martínez Exits Stage Left (By MURRAY CHASS, Dec. 14, 2004)
SPORTS: A Deal That's Creating Plenty of Buzz About the Mets (By WILLIAM C. RHODEN, Dec. 14, 2004)
* TECHNOLOGY: Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database
[Including Oxford, Harvard, Michigan, Stanford, & NY Public Library]
(By JOHN MARKOFF and EDWARD WYATT, Dec. 14, 2004)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 14, 2004)
* SCIENCE: A Species in a Second: Promise of DNA 'Bar Codes' (By NICHOLAS WADE, Dec. 14, 2004)
* New Climate Thriller: Scary, but Is It Science? [Crichton's "State of Fear"]
(By ANDREW C. REVKIN, Dec. 14, 2004)
* Circular Symbols of a Dream Telescope, Yet to Be Built (NY TIMES, Dec. 14, 2004)
PERSONAL HEALTH: Masquerading Virus Preys on the Weak (By JANE E. BRODY, Dec. 14, 2004)

Monday, December 13, 2004:
On This Day: December 13 (Carlos Gozzi 12/13/1720-4/4/1806, Sir William Hamilton 12/13/1730-4/6/1803, Lawrence Lowell 12/13/1856-1/6/1943, Emily Carr 12/13/1871-3/2/1945, Archie Moore 12/13/1913-12/9/1998, George P. Shultz 1920, Dick Van Dyke 1925, Christopher Plummer 1929, Richard Zanuck 1934, John Davidson 1941)
Poland Restricts Civil and Union Rights; Solidarity Activists Urge General Strike (By JOHN DARNTON, December 13, 1981)
* Carlos Montoya, 89, Flamenco Guitarist, Is Dead [12/13/1903-3/3/1993] (By ALLAN KOZINN, March 5, 1993)

* METROPOLITAN DIARY: Dear Diary (By JOE ROGERS, Dec. 13, 2004)
* TECHNOLOGY: After Years of Battle, Some '.md' Web Sites Are Going Online (By TOM ZELLER Jr., Dec. 13, 2004)

Sunday, December 12, 2004:
On This Day: December 12 (Alvaro de Bazan Santa Cruz 12/12/1526-2/9/1588, John Jay 12/12/1745-5/17/1829, William Lloyd Garrison 12/12/1805-5/24/1879, Gustave Flaubert 12/12/1821-5/8/1889, Edvard Munch 12/12/1863-1/23/1944, Alvin Kraenzlein 12/12/1876-1/6/1928, Edward G. Robinson 12/12/1893-1/26/1973, Bob Barke 1923, Ed Koch 1924, Connie Francis 1938, Dionne Warwick 1940, Cathy Rigby 1952)
Joyful Kenya Gets Independence From Britain (By Robert Conley, December 12, 1963)
* Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop [12/12/1915-5/14/1998] (By STEPHEN HOLDEN, May 16, 1998)

  THE PUBLIC EDITOR: Now It's Time for The Times to Talk About The Times (By DANIEL OKRENT, Dec. 12, 2004)
 

Saturday, December 11, 2004:
On This Day: December 11 (Leo X 12/11/1475-12/1/1521, Hector Berlioz 12/11/1803-3/8/1869, Alfred de Musset 12/11/1810-5/2/1857, Robert Koch 12/11/1843-5/27/1910, Max Born 12/11/1882-1/5/1970, Sir Kenneth MacMillan 12/11/1929-10/29/1992, Alexander Solzhenitsyn 1918, Jean-Louis Trintignant 1930, Rita Moreno 1931, Donna Mills 1943, Brenda Lee 1944, Lynda Day George 1946, Teri Garr 1948, Jermaine Jackson 1954)
U.S. NOW AT WAR WITH GERMANY AND ITALY (By Frank L. Kluckhohn, December 11, 1941)
La Guardia Is Dead at 64; City Pays Homage To 3-Time Mayor [12/11/1882-9/20/1947] (NY Times, September 21, 1947)

Friday, December 10, 2004:
On This Day: December 10 (Battista Guarini 12/10/1538-10/7/1612, Adriaen von Ostade 12/10/1610-?/2/1685, César Franck 12/10/1822-11/8/1890, George Macdnald 12/10/1824-9/18/1905, Emily Dickinson 12/10/1830-5/15/1886, Nelly Sachs 12/10/1891-5/12/1970, Mary Norton 12/10/1903-8/29/1992, Morton Gould 12/10/1913-2/21/1996, Mako 1933, Gloria Loring 1946, Susan Dey 1952, Kenneth Branagh 1960, Sarah Chang 1980)
U.N. General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights (By JOHN KENTON, December 10, 1948)
* Dr. Melvil Dewey, Library Expert and Educator, Dead at 80 In Florida [12/10/1851-12/26/1931] (NY Times, December 27, 1931)

Thursday, December 9, 2004:
On This Day: December 9 (John Milton 12/9/1608-1/5/1674, Carl Wilhelm Scheele 12/9/1742-5/21/1786, Comete Claude-Louis Berthollet 12/9/1748-11/6/1822, Clarence Birdseye 12/9/1886-10/7/1956, Emmett Kelly 12/9/1898-3/28/1979, Grace Murray Hopper 12/9/1906-1/1/1992, John Cassavetes 12/9/1929-2/3/1989, Kirk Douglas 1916, Dina Merrill 1925, Dick Van Patten 1928, Morton Downey Jr. 1933, Beau Bridges 1941, Dick Butkus 1942, John Malkovich 1953, Donny Osmond 1957)
Charles and Diana Are Separating 'Amicably' (By WILLIAM E. SCHMIDT, December 9, 1992)
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., a Democratic Power in the House for Decades, Dies at 81 [12/9/1912-1/5/1994] (By MARTIN TOLCHIN, January 7, 1994)

SPORTS: Doping Experts Say Baseball Faces Tough Job (By JERE LONGMAN, Dec. 9, 2004)
Martha Stewart to Host Homemaking Show After Prison Release (By RANDY KENNEDY, Dec. 9, 2004)
* BOOKS: A Grandson Casts a Kind Eye on Picasso (By ALAN RIDING, Dec. 9, 2004)
GARDEN BOOKS: Gifts for Dreamers, Oglers and Scholars (By EVE M. KAHN, Dec. 9, 2004)
CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 9, 2004)
* Libraries Reach Out, Online (By TIM GNATEK, Dec. 9, 2004)
* STATE OF THE ART: All This, and They Take Pictures, Too [digital cameras]
(By DAVID POGUE, Dec. 9, 2004)

Wednesday, December 8, 2004:
On This Day: December 8 (Queen of Scots Mary 12/8/1542-2/8/1587, Queen Christina 12/8/1626-4/19/1689, Eli Whitney 12/8/1765-1/8/1825, Aristide Maillol 12/8/1861-9/27/1944, Camille Claudel 12/8/1864-10/19/1943, Jean Sibelius 12/8/1865-9/20/1957, Diego Rivera 12/8/1886-11/2/1961, James Thurber 12/8/1894-11/2/1961, Elzie Segar 12/8/1894-10/13/1938, Josephine Bell 12/8/1897-4/24/1987, Maximilian Schell 1930, David Carradine 1936, James MacArthur 1937, James Galway 1939, Gregg Allman 1947, Kim Basinger 1953, Teri Hatcher 1964)
U.S. DECLARES WAR, PACIFIC BATTLE WIDENS (By FRANK L. KLUCKHOHN, December 8, 1941)
* Sammy Davis Jr. Dies at 64; Top Showman Broke Barriers [12/8/1925-5/16/1990] (By PETER B. FLINT, May 17, 1990)

WORLD: Powell Trades Tough Talk With Russian Leaders Over Ukraine (By JOEL BRINKLEY, Dec. 8, 2004)
Freed Captive Tells of Ordeal in Attack on Consulate in Jidda (By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, Dec. 8, 2004)
SPORTS: Slight Change of Pace in Pitches for Bonds (By LEE JENKINS, Dec. 8, 2004)
BUSINESS: Shares Slide on Merger Reports and Mixed Economic Data
[Dow -106.48, Nasdaq -36.59] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 8, 2004)
Defying Speculation, Snow Will Remain Treasury Secretary (By DAVID STOUT, Dec. 8, 2004)
FILM CRITIC: Partners Who Cheat but Tell The Truth (By CARYN JAMES, Dec. 8, 2004)
FILM: Harold Lloyd's Adventures on the Lens's Other Side (By DAVID CARR, Dec. 8, 2004)
FILM: 'BLADE: TRINITY': Not All Cartoons Require Animation (By STEPHEN HOLDEN, Dec. 8, 2004)
FILM: 'BORN INTO BROTHELS': Nurturing the Talents of Children in Calcutta (By A. O. SCOTT, Dec. 8, 2004)

Tuesday, December 7, 2004:
On This Day: December 7 (Gian Lorenzo Bernini 12/7/1598-11/28/1680, Allan Cunningham 12/7/1784-10/30/1842, Pietro Mascagni 12/7/1863-8/2/1945, R.W. Sears 12/7/1863-9/28/1914, Joyce Cary 12/7/1888-12/18/1939, Eli Walach 1915, Ellen Burstyn 1932, Carole Simpson 1940, Johnny Bench 1947, Larry Bird 1956)
* Japan Wars on U.S. and Britain; Makes Sudden Attack On Hawaii (By FRANK L. KLUCKHOHN, December 7, 1941)
* Willa Cather Dies at 73; Author of 'Lost Lady' Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1922 [12/7/1873-4/24/1947] (NY Times, April 25, 1947)

NATIONAL: Bush Determined to Have Iraq Hold Elections on Schedule (By DAVID STOUT, Dec. 7, 2004)
* U.S. Students Fare Badly in International Survey of Math Skills (By FLOYD NORRIS, Dec. 7, 2004)
EDITORIAL: King Tut, Part 2 (NY TIMES, Dec. 7, 2004)
OP-ED COLUMNIST: Inventing a Crisis [Social Security] (By PAUL KRUGMAN, Dec. 7, 2004)
OP-ED COLUMNIST: The New Red-Diaper Babies (By DAVID BROOKS, Dec. 7, 2004)
OP-ED; Wines That Travel Well (By JIM CLARKE, Dec. 7, 2004)
OP-ED; Don't Let the Dollar Take the Fall (By JEFFREY E. GARTEN, Dec. 7, 2004)
LETTERS: Stronger Science, a Stronger Nation (4 Letters) (By Brendan Herlihy, et. al., Dec. 7, 2004)
LETTERS: Hillary Clinton's Ambition (By Lois Bloom, Dec. 7, 2004)
LETTERS: 'Like a Rolling Stone' [Bob Dylan] (By Brian L. Marx, Dec. 7, 2004)
BUSINESS: Downgrades and Oil Supply Fears Leave Shares Mixed
[Dow -45.15, Nasdaq +3.29] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 7, 2004)
* In the Air: Shopping, Shopping Everywhere (By TRACIE ROZHON, Dec. 7, 2004)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 7, 2004)
* SCIENCE: String Theory, at 20, Explains It All (or Not) (By DENNIS OVERBYE, Dec. 7, 2004)
* In Kingdom of Cockroaches, Leaders Are Made, Not Born (By JOHN SCHWARTZ, Dec. 7, 2004)
* When Bats and Humans Were One and the Same (By CARL ZIMMER, Dec. 7, 2004)
Chinese Pottery Yields Leftovers of Stone Age Happy Hour (By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD, Dec. 7, 2004)
* A Worm in a Bubble in the Ocean [Pectinaria californiensis]
(By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Dec. 7, 2004)
* OBSERVATORY: Danger: Smooth Road Ahead [Hummingbirds & Siberian tiger]
(By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Dec. 7, 2004)
* Q & A: Passing On a Cold (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, Dec. 7, 2004)
HEALTH: Raw Eggs? Hair of the Dog? New Options for the Besotted (By JONATHAN D. GLATER, Dec. 7, 2004)
PERSONAL HEALTH: A Perplexing Cancer, With No Fixed Address (By JANE E. BRODY, Dec. 7, 2004)
CASES: Sometimes, Doctors Find Answers Far Off the Charts (By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D., Dec. 7, 2004)
THE CONSUMER: New Remedies for a Frustrating Illness. But Do They Work? (By MARY DUENWALD, Dec. 7, 2004)
Tracking Stress and Depression Back to the Womb (By LAURIE TARKAN, Dec. 7, 2004)
REALLY?: The Claim: Bicycle Seats Can Cause Impotence for Male Riders (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Dec. 7, 2004)
* At Sea, Care for Aged (and All You Can Eat) (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Dec. 7, 2004)
VITAL SIGNS: Diagnosis: When Teeth Tell Tales on Bones (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, Dec. 7, 2004)
VITAL SIGNS: Prevention: Stopping Injuries in Their Tracks (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, Dec. 7, 2004)
VITAL SIGNS: Behavior: Violent Ads for Rough Sports (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, Dec. 7, 2004)
VITAL SIGNS: Childhood Ailments: Stress and Asthma, Hand in Hand (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, Dec. 7, 2004)
* NEUROLOGY: Say the Right Name and They Light Up [brand loyalty] (By SANDRA BLAKESLEE, Dec. 7, 2004)

Monday, December 6, 2004:
On This Day: December 6 (Baldassare Castiglione 12/6/1478-2/2/1529, Niccolo Zucchi 12/6/1586-5/21/1670, Sophie von LaRoche 12/6/1731-2/18/1807, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 12/6/1805-6/13/1861, Max Müller 12/6/1823-10/28/1900, Evelyn Underhill 12/6/1875-6/15/1941, Joyce Kilmer 12/6/7/30/1918, Sir Osbert Sitwell 12/6/1892-5/4/1969, Ira Gershwin 12/6/1896-8/17/1983, Dave Brubeck 1920, Wil Shriner 1953, JoBeth Williams 1953, Steven Wright 1955)
A Million Persons Will Hear Coolidge's Voice When He Addresses Congress [more than any man in history] (NY Times, December 6, 1923)
* Alfred Eisenstaedt, Photographer of the Defining Moment, Is Dead at 96 [12/6/1898-8/23/1995] (By CHARLES HAGEN, August 25, 1995)

NY REGION: A River That Follows Two Paths [Delaware River] (By ANTHONY DePALMA and JASON GEORGE, Dec. 6, 2004)
* METROPOLITAN DIARY: Dear Diary (By JOE ROGERS, Dec. 6, 2004)
* BUSINESS: Innovation and Disruption Still Going Hand in Hand (By EDUARDO PORTER, Dec. 6, 2004)
* The Two Faces of China [China's bank assets to surpass U.S. in 2034] (By KEITH BRADSHER, Dec. 6, 2004)

Sunday, December 5, 2004:
On This Day: December 5 (Pope Julius II 12/5/1443-2/21/1513, Martin Van Buren 12/5/1782-7/24/1862, Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz 12/5/1822-6/27/1907, Christina Rossetti 12/5/1830-12/29/1894, George Armstrong Custer 12/5/1839-6/25/1876, Marcus Daly 12/5/1841-11/12/1900, Clyde V. Cessna 12/5/1879-11/20/1954, Fritz Lang 12/5/1890-8/2/1976, Werner Heisenberg 12/5/1901-2/1/1976, Kate Simon 12/5/1912-2/4/1990, Strom Thurmond 1902, Little Richard 1932, Joan Didion 1934, Calvin Trillin 1935, Morgan Brittany 1951)
Prohibition Repeal Is Ratified at 5:32 PM; Roosevelt Asks Nation to Bar the Saloon (NY Times, December 5, 1933)
* Walt Disney, 65, Dies on Coast; Founded an Empire on a Mouse [12/5/1901-12/15/1966] (NY Times, December 16, 1966)

NATIONAL: Bush Pressuring G.O.P. to Approve Intelligence Bill (By PHILIP SHENON, Dec. 5, 2004)
POLITICAL MEMO: Everyone Knows This Senator, and for 2008, That May Be Precisely the Trouble
(By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ, Dec. 5, 2004)
WORLD: Insurgents Kill 20 Iraqis as Violence Surges for Third Day (By ROBERT F. WORTH, Dec. 5, 2004)
Ukrainian President Criticizes Court Order for New Vote (By STEVEN LEE MYERS, Dec. 5, 2004)
SPORTS: Baseball's Union Needs to Pre-empt Conte (By SELENA ROBERTS, Dec. 5, 2004)
BASEBALL: At a Shrine to Baseball's Glory, Steroids Become Its Shame (By DONNA LIQUORI, Dec. 5, 2004)
* BACKTALK: From the Picture of Disaster, a Portrait of Baseball Is Saved (By MURRAY CHASS, Dec. 5, 2004)
BASEBALL: Yankees Play Host to Pitcher Pavano (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
ON BASEBALL: By Saying Nothing, Yankees Speak Volumes (By MURRAY CHASS, Dec. 5, 2004)
* FOOTBALL: KEEPING SCORE: Nothing Gained: Yards Poor Markers for Success (By AARON SCHATZ, Dec. 5, 2004)
EDITORIAL: The U.N. Oil Scandal (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
EDITORIAL OBSERVER: A Soldier's Story: The Curious Transformation of a Son of Dynasty
(By LAWRENCE DOWNES, Dec. 5, 2004)
* OP-ED COLUMNIST: Jingle Bell Schlock (By MAUREEN DOWD, Dec. 5, 2004)
* OP-ED COLUMNIST: Fly Me to the Moon (By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, Dec. 5, 2004)
OP-ED: The Eastern Front, 2004 [European Union] (By TONY JUDT, Dec. 5, 2004)
* OP-ED: The King and I [Martin's song "King Tut"] (By STEVE MARTIN, Dec. 5, 2004)
LETTERS: Giving Birth: The Caesarean Debate (6 Letters) (By Marc Siegel, M.D., et. al., Dec. 5, 2004)
LETTERS: Army Recruiters, Go Home (3 Letters) (By David A. Herman, et. al., Dec. 5, 2004)
BUSINESS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
* A Long March From Maoism to Microsoft [Sidney Rittenberg] (By GARY RIVLIN, Dec. 5, 2004)
* A Field Guide to the Falling Dollar (By DANIEL ALTMAN, Dec. 5, 2004)
* STRATEGIES: The Insiders Are Selling. But Is That So Bad? (By MARK HULBERT, Dec. 5, 2004)
* Is the Low-Carb Boom Over? (By MELANIE WARNER, Dec. 5, 2004)
GRETCHEN MORGENSON: In the Timing of Options, Many, Um, Coincidences (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, Dec. 5, 2004)
* EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS: My Favorite Mistake? Not a Million-Dollar One (By BEN STEIN, Dec. 5, 2004)
* ECONOMIC VIEW: Long on Cash, Short on Ideas (By ANNA BERNASEK, Dec. 5, 2004)
OFF THE SHELF: Pamper the People Who Know You Best (By PAUL B. BROWN, Dec. 5, 2004)
* INVESTING: Backed Into a Currency Corner? Don't Overreact (By GERALDINE FABRIKANT, Dec. 5, 2004)
THE BOSS: A Work Ethic From the Start [George C. Nolen, CEO Siemens NY] (By GEORGE C. NOLEN, Dec. 5, 2004)
SUITS: Who Invited the Speaker? [Barney Frank] (By Jane L. Levere, Dec. 5, 2004)
THE COUNT: Ah, Black Friday, and All the Jingling Cash Registers (By HUBERT B. HERRING, Dec. 5, 2004)
ARTS OP-ED: FRANK RICH: The Nascar Nightly News: Anchorman Get Your Gun (By FRANK RICH, Dec. 5, 2004)
ART: A Museum of One's Own (By ROBIN POGREBIN & TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN , Dec. 5, 2004)
DANCE: THE MOVES: The Pull of Human Emotions (By KATHRYN SHATTUCK, Dec. 5, 2004)
* FILMS: Glamour Lives, in Chinese Films (By MANOHLA DARGIS, Dec. 5, 2004)
FILMS: EXPERT OPINION: Start by Getting in Touch With Your Inner Supermodel (By FELICIA FASANO, Dec. 5, 2004)
FILMS: A Victory for Terror (the Good Kind) (By SEAN ELDER , Dec. 5, 2004)
PHOTOGRAPHY: The Photographer Who Masked His Subjects [Ralph Eugene Meatyard]
(By ANNETTE GRANT, Dec. 5, 2004)
FASHION & STYLE: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
Friendship With a Hollywood Ending [Eisner & Ovitz] (By NICK MADIGAN, Dec. 5, 2004)
New Hope for the Unhandy (By WARREN ST. JOHN, Dec. 5, 2004)
* Is It Botox, or Is It Bogus? (By ALEX KUCZYNSKI, Dec. 5, 2004)
* You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love JDate (By SARAH E. RICHARDS, Dec. 5, 2004)
* MODERN LOVE: Dedicated to Two Women, Only One of Them Alive (By BRENDAN HALPIN, Dec. 5, 2004)
VOWS: Tiffany Ellis and Calvin Butts IV (By LOIS SMITH BRADY, Dec. 5, 2004)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
* Maybe It's Not All Your Fault [American consumerism] (By STEVE LOHR, Dec. 5, 2004)
THE WAR ON TERROR: An Obsession the World Doesn't Share (By ROGER COHEN, Dec. 5, 2004)
FANTASY POLITICS: If I Had Hillary Clinton's Ear... (By MICHAEL SLACKMAN, Dec. 5, 2004)
SUNNIS VS. SHIITES AND KURDS: Mayhem in Iraq Is Starting to Look Like a Civil War
(By EDWARD WONG, Dec. 5, 2004)
* God, American History and a Fifth-Grade Class [Cupertino teacher] (By DEAN E. MURPHY, Dec. 5, 2004)
LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC EDITOR: Other Voices: Culture, Objectivity and the Reign of Experts
(By DANIEL OKRENT, Dec. 5, 2004)
Heeding the Roar of the Street [Ukraine election] (By MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN, Dec. 5, 2004)
CAUGHT!: Not Your Typical British Sex Scandal (By SARAH LYALL, Dec. 5, 2004)
* Out of This Solar System [our sun's world-swapping encounter]
(By DENNIS OVERBYE, Dec. 5, 2004)
SUNDY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
BOOK REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
* 'Margot Fonteyn': Leaping Beauty (By TONI BENTLEY, Dec. 5, 2004)
* The da Vinci Mode [Charles Nicholl, "Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind"]
(By DAVID GELERNTER, Dec. 5, 2004)
* HOLIDAY BOOKS: 100 Notable Books of the Year (NY TIMES, Dec. 5, 2004)
* HEALTH: Sickle-Cell Transfusions Are Found Critical (By WARREN E. LEARY, Dec. 5, 2004)

Saturday, December 4, 2004:
On This Day: December 4 (Thomas Carlyle 12/4/1795-2/5/1881, Crazy Horse 12/4/1849-9/5/1877, Lillian Russell 12/4/1861-6/6/1922, Wassily Kandinsky 12/4/1866-12/13/1944, Rainer Maria Rilke 12/4/1875-12/29/1926, Fung Yu-lan 12/4/1875-11/26/1990, Alfred Hershey 12/4/1908-5/22/1997, Jeff Bridges 1949, Tyra Banks 1973)
UNO Bill Approved By Senate, 65 to 7, With One Change (By C. P. TRUSSELL, December 4, 1945)
Out of the Crucible of Civil War, Franco's Iron Hand Forged a Modern Spain [12/4/1892-11/20/1975] (By ALDEN WHITMAN, November 20, 1975)

BUSINESS: Shares Up a Bit as Treasuries Rally and Dollar Tumbles
[Dow +7.09, Nasdaq +4.39] (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, Dec. 4, 2004)
* Worried Merchants Throw Discounts at Shoppers (By TRACIE ROZHON, Dec. 4, 2004)
Contemplating a PC Market Without I.B.M. (By GARY RIVLIN & JOHN MARKOFF, Dec. 4, 2004)
An Unknown Giant Flexes Its Muscles (By DAVID BARBOZA, Dec. 4, 2004)
New McDonald's Chief Vows to Keep Strategy Unchanged (By MELANIE WARNER, Dec. 4, 2004)
ARTS: A Video Artist Mines the Sweet Drone of Suffering (By MICHAEL JOSEPH GROSS, Dec. 4, 2004)
* TV: After Many Million Pages, 'Booknotes' Ends Its Run (By FRANK J. PRIAL, Dec. 4, 2004)
* SCIENCE: Researcher Pulls His Name From Paper on Prayer and Fertility (By BENEDICT CAREY, Dec. 4, 2004)

Friday, December 3, 2004:
On This Day: December 3 (Gilbert Stuart 12/3/1755-7/9/1828, George B. McClellan 12/3/1826-10/29/1885, Cleveland Abbe 12/3/1838-10/28/1916, Charles A. Pillsbury 12/3/1842-9/17/1899, Ellen Swallow Richards 12/3/1842-3/30/1911, Joseph Conrad 12/3/1857-8/1924, Anton von Werbern 12/3/1883-9/15/1945, Richard Kuhn 12/3/1900-8/1/1967, John von Neumann 12/3/1903-2/8/1957, Andy Williams 1927, Jean-Luc Godard 1930)
Gas Leak in Bhopal India Kills More Than 4000 (By ANJOY HAZARIKA, December 3, 1984)
* Anna Freud, Psychoanalyst, Dies in London at 86 [12/3/1895-10/9/1982] (By REUTERS, October 10, 1982)

* Alicia Markova Dies at 94; Ballerina Known for Giselle (By JACK ANDERSON, Dec. 3, 2004)
NATIONAL: Study Faults Abstinence Courses (By BRIAN WINGFIELD, Dec. 3, 2004)
Bush Set to Name Ex-Chief of Police for Top Security Post
(By RICHARD W. STEVENSON & CHRISTOPHER DREW, Dec. 3, 2004)
WORLD: Putin Backs Ukrainian Leader, Dismissing Call for New Runoff (By STEVEN LEE MYERS, Dec. 3, 2004)
500 Are Dead and 400 Missing as Storms Wrack Philippines (By CARLOS H. CONDE, Dec. 3, 2004)
* EDUCATION: Worried Colleges Step Up Efforts Over Suicide (By KAREN W. ARENSON, Dec. 3, 2004)
NY REGION: On the Bus, Going Round and Round (By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS, Dec. 3, 2004)
SPORTS: Yanks and Baseball Meet as Report Ties Giambi to Steroids (By TYLER KEPNER, Dec. 3, 2004)
SPORTS: Time for Giambi to Show Strength, Without Any Chemicals (By HARVEY ARATON, Dec. 3, 2004)
BUSINESS: Mixed Day for Share Prices on Mixed Set of Indicators
[Dow -5.10, Nasdaq +5.34] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 3, 2004)
Music Industry Turns to Napster Creator for Help (By JEFF LEEDS, Dec. 3, 2004)
More Data Sought on Drug for Sex Drive (By ANDREW POLLACK, Dec. 3, 2004)
* Early in Season, Wal-Mart Changes Sales Strategy (By TRACIE ROZHON, Dec. 3, 2004)
* ADVERTISING: Pitch to Online Crowd Mixes Pop Stars and Personals (By NAT IVES, Dec. 3, 2004)
FLOYD NORRIS: A New Issue That Failed to Sell in 2000 Becomes a Hit in 2004
(By FLOYD NORRIS, Dec. 3, 2004)
Intel Forecasts Greater Revenue for 4th Quarter (By LAURIE J. FLYNN, Dec. 3, 2004)
* TECHNOLOGY: I.B.M. Said to Put Its PC Business on the Market (By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and STEVE LOHR, Dec. 3, 2004)
* ARTS: 'RETRATOS': The Lesson for Today Is in Spanish (By HOLLAND COTTER, Dec. 3, 2004)
* ARTS: Artist or Guru, He Aims Deep (By JULIE SALAMON, Dec. 3, 2004)
TV: 'LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS': Tickling Panthers Pink (By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, Dec. 3, 2004)
* HEALTH: TV Time, Unlike Child Care, Ranks High in Mood Study (By BENEDICT CAREY, Dec. 3, 2004)

Thursday, December 2, 2004:
On This Day: December 2 (Georges Seurat 12/2/1859-3/29/1891, Charles Ringling 12/2/1863-12/3/1926, George Richards Minot 12/2/1885-2/25/1950, Sir John Barbirolli 12/2/1899-7/29/1970, Gianni Versace 12/2/1946-7/15/1997, Adolp Green 1915, Alexander Haig 1924, Julie Harris 1925, Stone Phillips 1954, Tracy Austin 1962, Britney Spears 1981)
Final Vote Condemns M'Carthy, 67-22, For Abusing Senate and Committee (By ANTHONY LEVIERO, December 2, 1954)
Maria Callas, 53, Is Dead of Heart Attack in Paris [12/2/1923-9/16/1977] (By RAYMOND ERICSON, September 17, 1977)

L. S. Taylor, Scientist, Dies at 102 (By MATTHEW L. WALD, Dec. 2, 2004)
Miriam Schlein, an Author of Big Ideas for Small Readers, Dies at 78 (By WOLFGANG SAXON, Dec. 2, 2004)
NATIONAL: For Wildlife With Wanderlust, Their Own Highway (By KIRK JOHNSON, Dec. 2, 2004)
BUSINESS: Broad-Based Rally Leaves S.& P. Index at Year's High
[Dow +162.20, Nasdaq +41.42] (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, Dec. 2, 2004)
* SCIENCE: Sun Might Have Exchanged Hangers-On With Rival Star (By DENNIS OVERBYE, Dec. 2, 2004)
Evidence on Cold Fusion Remains Inconclusive, New Review Finds (By KENNETH CHANG, Dec. 2, 2004)
* BOOKS: 'FAITHFUL': Ecstasy With 2 Pals Who Love the Bosox
[Stewart O'Nan & Stephen King] (By JANET MASLIN, Dec. 2, 2004)
* BOOKS: On the Way to the Hospital, a Novel Is Born
[Shannon Burke, author of "Safelight"] (By NANCY RAMSEY, Dec. 2, 2004)
* HEALTH: What Makes People Happy? TV, Study Says (By BENEDICT CAREY, Dec. 2, 2004)

Wednesday, December 1, 2004:
On This Day: December 1 (Étienne-Maurice Falconet 12/1/1716-1/24/1791, Martin Klaproth 12/1/1743-1/1/1817, Marie Tussaud 12/1/1761-4/16/1850, Red Stout 12/1/1886-10/27/1975, Walter Alston 12/1/1911-10/1/1984, Minoru Yamasaki 12/1/1912-2/6/1986, Mary Martin 12/1/1913-11/3/1990, Stansfield Turner 1923, Lou Rawls 1935, Lee Trevino 1939, Dianne Lennon 1939, Richard Pryor 1940, Bette Midler 1945, Charlene Tilton 1958, Carol Alt 1960)
12-Nation Pact Makes Antarctic Science Reserve (By WALTER SULLIVAN, December 1, 1959)
Gerard Swope, 84, Ex-General Electric Head, Dies [12/1/1872-11/20/1957] (NY Times, November 21, 1957)

BUSINESS: Wal-Mart's Talk of Price Cuts Pulls Market Lower
[Dow -47.88, Nasdaq -10.06] (By REUTERS, Dec. 1, 2004)