Selected Articles from The New York Times—
December 2006 (* denotes news of special interest)

Sunday, December 31, 2006:
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)

* BOOKS: Nadine Gordimer and the Hazards of Biography (By RACHEL DONADIO, Dec. 31, 2006)

Saturday, December 30, 2006:
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)

Friday, December 29, 2006:
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)

Thursday, December 28, 2006:
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)

Wednesday, December 27, 2006:
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)

Tuesday, December 26, 2006:
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)

Monday, December 25, 2006:
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)

Sunday, December 24, 2006:
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)

TRAVEL | 36 Hours: Paris (By SETH SHERWOOD, Dec. 24, 2006)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 24, 2006)
ON LANGUAGE: Realism (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Dec. 24, 2006)
The Way We Live Now: Snowed (By WALTER KIRN, Dec. 24, 2006)
COVER ARTICLE: Nuevo Catholics (By DAVID RIEFF, Dec. 24, 2006)
* Whatıs Wrong With Cinderella? (By PEGGY ORENSTEIN, Dec. 24, 2006)

Saturday, December 23, 2006:
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)

Friday, December 22, 2006:
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: Arizona Displaces Nevada as Fastest-Growing State (By SAM ROBERTS, Dec. 22, 2006)
NATIONAL: Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., Study Suggests (By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, Dec. 22, 2006)
NY REGION: Those Inflatable Santas: Eyepoppers to Eyesores (By PAUL VITELLO, Dec. 22, 2006)
NY REGION: PATH Tunnels Seen as Fragile in Bomb Attack (By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM & WILLIAM NEUMAN, Dec. 22, 2006)
BASEBALL: Given Second Shot, Yanks Make Sure Not to Lose Pettitte (By TYLER KEPNER, Dec. 22, 2006)
EDITORIAL: The Bankrupt-Your-Family Calling Plan (NY TIMES, Dec. 22, 2006)
OP-ED: What We Wanted to Tell You About Iran (By FLYNT LEVERETT & HILLARY MANN, Dec. 22, 2006)
BOOKS | Bachıs Rich Résumé: Hothead to Royal Composer (By JAMES R. OESTREICH, Dec. 22, 2006)
FILM | 'THE GOOD SHEPHERD'— Company Man: Hush, Hush, Sweet Operative
(By MANOHLA DARGIS, Dec. 22, 2006)
MUSIC | Cheap Seats: Itıs Not Over Till Your Arches Fall (By BEN SISARIO, Dec. 22, 2006)
THEATER | 'THE COAST OF UTOPIA: PART TWO - SHIPWRECK'
Historyıs Sweep, in Words and Silence (By BEN BRANTLEY, Dec. 22, 2006)
TRAVEL | PENNSYLVANIA: Just Donıt Call it the Poconos (By FRED A. BERNSTEIN, Dec. 22, 2006)
HEALTH | Troubled Children: Parenting as Therapy for Childıs Mental Disorders
(By BENEDICT CAREY, Dec. 22, 2006)

Thursday, December 21, 2006:
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)

NATIONAL: Congressman Criticizes Election of Muslim (By RACHEL L. SWARNS, Dec. 21, 2006)
* OP-ED: The Devoted Student (By MARK C. TAYLOR, Dec. 21, 2006)
BUSINESS: Outsize Profits, and Questions, in Effort to Cut Warming Gases
(By KEITH BRADSHER, Dec. 21, 2006)
BOOKS: Final 'Harry Potter' Title Announced (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 21, 2006)
TV: Censored ŒSNLı Sketch Jumps Bleepless Onto the Internet (By JACQUES STEINBERG, Dec. 21, 2006)
HOME & GARDEN: Saying Yes to Mess (By PENELOPE GREEN, Dec. 21, 2006)

Wednesday, December 20, 2006:
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)

* NATIONAL | Los Angeles Journal: At One Jewish Home, Making Room for Santa
(By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, Dec. 20, 2006)
* EDUCATION: Public Universities Chase Excellence, at a Price (By TAMAR LEWIN, Dec. 20, 2006)
FILM | 'LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA': Blurring the Line in the Bleak Sands of Iwo Jima
(By A. O. SCOTT, Dec. 20, 2006)
FOOD & DINING: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 20, 2006)
THE MINIMALIST: For the Uninitiated, a Pancake Primer (By MARK BITTMAN, Dec. 20, 2006)

Tuesday, December 19, 2006:
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 NATIONAL: China Tightens Adoption Rules for Foreigners (By PAM BELLUCK & JIM YARDLEY, Dec. 19, 2006)
* TECHNOLOGY: With NASA, Google Expands Its Realm to the Moon and Mars
[NASA Ames Research Center & Google signed a formal agreement to collaborate on projects that could include virtual flyovers of the Moon & Mars, that will make NASAıs vast trove of space and weather data widely available on the Internet.]
(By MIGUEL HELFT, Dec. 19, 2006)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 19, 2006)
Women in Science: The Battle Moves to the Trenches (By CORNELIA DEAN, Dec. 19, 2006)
SCIENCE Q & A: Sweet Uses of Bitter Herbs (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, Dec. 19, 2006)
* HEALTH ESSAY: Sometimes, the Why Really Isnıt Crucial (By SALLY SATEL, M.D., Dec. 19, 2006)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: To Avoid ŒBoomeritis,ı Exercise, Exercise, Exercise
(By JANE E. BRODY, Dec. 19, 2006)
HEALTH: Done Right, Colonoscopy Takes Time, Study Finds (By LINDA VILLAROSA, Dec. 19, 2006)
REALLY? | The Claim: Poinsettias Can Be Poisonous (By ANAHAD OıCONNOR, Dec. 19, 2006)
VITAL SIGNS | Aging: Lifestyle May Influence Testosterone Level (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, Dec. 19, 2006)

Monday, December 18, 2006:
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: Former U.S. Detainee in Iraq Recalls Torment (By MICHAEL MOSS, Dec. 18, 2006)
* NY REGION: Please Let It Be Whale Vomit, Not Just Sea Junk (By COREY KILGANNON, Dec. 18, 2006)
ART | I Like Ur Art: Saatchi Creates an Online Hangout for Artists (By CAROL VOGEL, Dec. 18, 2006)
* SCIENCE: In Memory-Bank 'Dialogue,' the Brain Is Talking to Itself (By NICHOLAS WADE, Dec. 18, 2006)

Sunday, December 17, 2006:
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)

NATIONAL: Episcopalians Are Reaching Point of Revolt (By LAURIE GOODSTEIN, Dec. 17, 2006)
BUSINESS: Late in Life, Finding a Bonanza in Life Insurance (By CHARLES DUHIGG, Dec. 17, 2006)
* BUSINESS: How Suite It Isnıt: A Dearth of Female Bosses (By JULIE CRESWELL, Dec. 17, 2006)
BUSINESS: Eli Lilly Said to Play Down Risk of Top Pill (By ALEX BERENSON, Dec. 17, 2006)
STYLE: Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying (NY TIMES, Dec. 17, 2006)
* TRAVEL | 36 Hours: Rome [Bernini's Apollo & Daphne] (By FRANK BRUNI, Dec. 17, 2006)
TRAVEL | CENTRAL AMERICA: The Rediscovery of Nicaragua (By GREGORY DICUM, Dec. 17, 2006)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 17, 2006)
* ON LANGUAGE: First Civil ­ War (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Dec. 17, 2006)
What Should a Billionaire Give ­ and What Should You? (By PETER SINGER, Dec. 17, 2006)

Saturday, December 16, 2006:
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)

* HEALTH | On the Brink: In Raising the Worldıs I.Q., the Secretıs in the Salt
(By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., Dec. 16, 2006)

Friday, December 15, 2006:
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)

NATIONAL: Who Americans Are and What They Do, in Census Data (By SAM ROBERTS, Dec. 15, 2006)
TRAVEL | ESCAPES: The Days of Wine and Yoga (By CINDY PRICE, Dec. 15, 2006)
HEALTH: Reversing Trend, Big Drop Is Seen in Breast Cancer (By GINA KOLATA, Dec. 15, 2006)

Thursday, December 14, 2006:
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)

* HEALTH: Study Questions Colonoscopy Effectiveness (By GINA KOLATA, Dec. 14, 2006)
HEALTH: Circumcision Halves H.I.V. Risk, U.S. Agency Finds (By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., Dec. 14, 2006)

Wednesday, December 13, 2006:
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)

Tuesday, December 12, 2006:
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)

* EDUCATION: In Tuition Game, Popularity Rises With Price (By JONATHAN D. GLATER & ALAN FINDER, Dec. 12, 2006)
SCIENCE NEWS: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 12, 2006)
* SCIENCE: All but Ageless, Turtles Face Their Biggest Threat: Humans (By NATALIE ANGIER, Dec. 12, 2006)
* SCIENCE: By 2040, Greenhouse Gases Could Lead to an Open Arctic Sea in Summers
(By ANDREW C. REVKIN, Dec. 12, 2006)
* SCIENCE ESSAY: Back to the Moon! But Why? (By DENNIS OVERBYE, Dec. 12, 2006)
* Scientist at Work | Nick Patterson: A Cryptologist
Takes a Crack at Deciphering DNAıs Deep Secrets (By INGFEI CHEN, Dec. 12, 2006)
OBSERVATORY: As the Nano-Wheel Turns (By HENRY FOUNTAIN, Dec. 12, 2006)
SCIENCE Q & A: Bolt From the Blue (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, Dec. 12, 2006)
* HEALTH | The Consumer: The Energy-Drink Buzz Is Unmistakable.
The Health Impact Is Unknown. (By MICHAEL MASON, Dec. 12, 2006)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: With Strokes, Knowledge Is a Lifesaver (By JANE E. BRODY, Dec. 12, 2006)
HEALTH: For Getting Baby to Sleep, Sticking to a Plan Is What Counts (By DAN HURLEY, Dec. 12, 2006)
DOCTOR'S WORLD: Socratic Dialogue Gives Way to PowerPoint (By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D., Dec. 12, 2006)
* REALLY? | The Claim: Sitting Up Straight Is Best for Your Back (By ANAHAD OıCONNOR, Dec. 12, 2006)

Monday, December 11, 2006:
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)

Sunday, December 10, 2006:
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)

NATIONAL: Surf in Cleveland, Before Lake Freezes (By CHRISTOPHER MAAG, Dec. 10, 2006)
BUSINESS | In Godıs Name: Religion for Captive Audiences, With Taxpayers Footing the Bill
(By DIANA B. HENRIQUES & ANDREW LEHREN, Dec. 10, 2006)
REAL ESTATE: Women Unafraid of Condo Commitment (By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY, Dec. 10, 2006)
TRAVEL | 36 HOURS: Berlin (By DENNY LEE, Dec. 10, 2006)
* TRAVEL: Tibet, Now (By JOSHUA KURLANTZICK, Dec. 10, 2006)
TRAVEL | Budget Destination of the Year:
Albania, Europeıs Rough Corner, Loosens Up (By MATT GROSS, Dec. 10, 2006)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY Times, Dec. 10, 2006)
* SUNDAY MAGAZINE: The 6th Annual Year in Ideas (NY Times, Dec. 10, 2006)
* IDEAS: The Eyes of Honesty (By CLIVE THOMPSON, Dec. 10, 2006)
IDEAS: Literary Spam (By MELINE TOUMANI, Dec. 10, 2006)
* IDEAS: Low Starting Prices Lead to High Auction Sales (By MARINA KRAKOVSKY, Dec. 10, 2006)
* IDEAS: Negativity Friendships (By AARON RETICA, Dec. 10, 2006)
IDEAS: Psychological Neoteny (By CLAY RISEN, Dec. 10, 2006)
* IDEAS: Rods From God (By JONATHAN SHAININ, Dec. 10, 2006)
* ON LANGUAGE: Incorrections (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Dec. 10, 2006)
* Questions for Dr. Louann Brizendine: He Thought, She Thought (By DEBORAH SOLOMON, Dec. 10, 2006)
CONSUMED: Trend Wrap (By ROB WALKER, Dec. 10, 2006)
THE ETHICIST: Reverse Play (By RANDY COHEN, Dec. 10, 2006)
GRAPHIC: Endpaper [This year's patents from "Yuck" to "Brilliant"]
(Chart By DANIEL EATCOCK, Compiled By ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ, Dec. 10, 2006)
FOOD | In the Magazine: The Way We Eat: File of Dreams (By JULIE POWELL, Dec. 10, 2006)
* ESSAY: A Youthful Intoxication (By CYNTHIA OZICK, Dec. 10, 2006)

Saturday, December 9, 2006:
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)

NATIONAL: Failure to Navigate:
Billions Later, Plan to Remake the Coast Guard Fleet Stumbles (By ERIC LIPTON, Dec. 9, 2006)
* NATIONAL: Colma, Calif., Is a Town of 2.2 Square Miles, Most of It 6 Feet Deep
(By CAROL POGASH, Dec. 9, 2006)
NATIONAL: Poachers in West Hunt Big Antlers to Feed Big Egos (By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, Dec. 9, 2006)
* WORLD: China, Shy Giant, Shows Signs of Shedding Its False Modesty (By JOSEPH KAHN, Dec. 9, 2006)
WORLD: Iraqis Near Deal on Distribution of Oil Revenues (By EDWARD WONG, Dec. 9, 2006)
WORLD: In the Polonium Poison Mystery, an Odd Italian Footnote (By IAN FISHER, Dec. 9, 2006)
EDITORIAL: Desperately Seeking Ethics (NY TIMES, Dec. 9, 2006)
* OP-ED: Really Old School [India's Nalanda University, founded 427] (By JEFFREY E. GARTEN, Dec. 9, 2006)
OP-ED: Words Fail Them (By JEAN-BENOIT NADEAU and JULIE BARLOW, Dec. 9, 2006)
BUSINESS | Your Money: Complaining Correctly Can Pay Off (By DAMON DARLIN, Dec. 9, 2006)
MUSIC: At La Scala, an Egypt That Looks a Lot Like Hollywood (By ALAN RIDING, Dec. 9, 2006)

Friday, December 8, 2006:
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)

* ARCHITECTURE | Institute of Contemporary Art
Expansive Vistas Both Inside and Out (By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF, Dec. 8, 2006)
HEALTH | Troubled Children: Off to College Alone, Shadowed by Mental Illness
(By LYNETTE CLEMETSON, Dec. 8, 2006)

Thursday, December 7, 2006:
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: Conservative Jews Allow Gay Rabbis and Unions (By LAURIE GOODSTEIN, Dec. 7, 2006)
* STYLE: Is Marathoning Too Much of a Good Thing for Your Heart? (By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS, Dec. 7, 2006)
* STYLE: Ouch! My Bag Is Killing Me (By J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, Dec. 7, 2006)
* STYLE: Womanıs Best Friend, or Accessory? [pet dogs] (By RUTH LA FERLA, Dec. 7, 2006)
TECHNOLOGY | BASICS: Vista Is Ready. Are You? (By LARRY MAGID, Dec. 7, 2006)
* TECHNOLOGY: Rise of the Robots
[House-cleaning devices multiply but have yet to invade most homes]
(By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 7, 2006)

Wednesday, December 6, 2006:
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)

NATIONAL: Recreating 'A Christmas Story' for Tourists in Cleveland (By CHRISTOPHER MAAG, Dec. 6, 2006)
* BUSINESS | ECONOMIX: What Statistics on Home Sales Arenıt Saying (By DAVID LEONHARDT, Dec. 6, 2006)
* TECHNOLOGY: Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself (By BRAD STONE, Dec. 6, 2006)
FOOD & DINING: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 6, 2006)
* THE CURIOUS COOK: When Science Sniffs Around the Kitchen (By HAROLD McGEE, Dec. 6, 2006)
FEED ME: A Year-Round Craving for the Latkes of Yore (By ALEX WITCHEL, Dec. 6, 2006)
FOOD | THE MINIMALIST: No Kneading, but Some Fine-Tuning (By MARK BITTMAN, Dec. 6, 2006)
FOOD STUFF: Chez Panisse Art to Organize By (By FLORENCE FABRICANT, Dec. 6, 2006)

Tuesday, December 5, 2006:
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: For 1,000 or More Homeless in Hawaii, Beaches Are the Best Option (By JANIS L. MAGIN, Dec. 5, 2006)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: Getting a Grip on the Winter Blues (By JANE E. BRODY, Dec. 5, 2006)
HEALTH ESSAY: Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects
(By DARSHAK M. SANGHAVI, M.D., Dec. 5, 2006)

Monday, December 4, 2006:
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)

ARTS: Hush, Mama, Donıt You Cry, a New Yellow Wiggle Will Sing (By JACQUES STEINBERG, Dec. 4, 2006)

Sunday, December 3, 2006:
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)

BUSINESS: Blowing the Whistle on Big Oil (By EDMUND L. ANDREWS, Dec. 3, 2006)
TRAVEL | 36 HOURS: Venice (By DANIELLE PERGAMENT, Dec. 3, 2006)
TRAVEL | CHOICE TABLES: The East Is West: The Best Chinese Restaurants in Southern California
(By MARK BITTMAN, Dec. 3, 2006)
TRAVEL: In South America, Missions of a Lost Utopia (By LARRY ROHTER, Dec. 3, 2006)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, Dec. 3, 2006)
* ON LANGUAGE: Nifty Giftie (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, Dec. 3, 2006)
* Questions for Tan Dun: Composing a Life (By DEBORAH SOLOMON, Dec. 3, 2006)
IDEA LAB: Do Immigrants Make Us Safer? (By EYAL PRESS, Dec. 3, 2006)
* COVER ARTICLE: Open-Source Spying (By CLIVE THOMPSON, Dec. 3, 2006)
Prisoners of Sex (By NEGAR AZIMI, Dec. 3, 2006)
* BOOKS | Holiday Books: 100 Notable Books of the Year (NY TIMES, Dec. 3, 2006)

Saturday, December 2, 2006:
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)

* NATIONAL: Supporting Boys or Girls When the Line Isnıt Clear (By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN, Dec. 2, 2006)
BUSINESS | Your Money: Extra Weight, Higher Costs (By DAMON DARLIN, Dec. 2, 2006)

Friday, December 1, 2006:
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)