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Most E-mailed news on 14 August 2009 |
Getting Your Wireless Network Up to Speed
New routers can transmit data faster and allow a dozen devices to be connected simultaneously.
Les Paul, Guitar Innovator, Dies at 94
Mr. Paul was a virtuoso guitarist and inventor whose solid-body electric guitar and recording studio innovations changed the course of music.
Independent Filmmakers Distribute on Their Own
Instead of waiting to be discovered, aspiring filmmakers are paying for their own marketing and distribution.
Op-Ed Columnist: Gunning for Health Care
At the town hall meetings on health care, we are reminded of the gun gap in this country. There is the part that thinks a room full of screaming people is the worst place to bring a firearm, and the part that holds it is the place where you need it most.
New Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs
Researchers have found a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill cancer stem cells.
Life, Art and Chickens, Afloat in the Harbor
For the last two months artists have been floating around New York City on the Waterpod, a 3,000-square-foot experiment in community living and artistry.
Thousands Line Up for Promise of Free Health Care
A rural organization offering its services near Los Angeles has already been overwhelmed by an outpouring of need.
Dress Codes: Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair, Hair
Like bands sampling riffs from folk, rock and disco, guys are adopting styles of the ?60s, ?70s and ?80s ? and the more extreme the better.
It?s August. They?re Coming for You.
Hosts who have been crushed under the heel of a houseguest share their horror stories.
Who Lives There: The Spaceship Down the Street
"People call it all kinds of things -- a boat, a plane, a spaceship," said Wilfred J.O. Armster, who designed this steel, copper and concrete building to fit a narrow site.In a Connecticut town full of Colonial, Federal and Victorian houses, a condo building that resembles an alien craft has become a local legend.
Dance: Ballroom: More Sexily, Less Strictly
The genre known as ballroom dance has grown unrecognizable in recent decades.
Editorial: Health Reform and Small Business
A vast majority of small businesses and their workers are likely to benefit greatly from pending health care bills. They should be supporting, not opposing, reform.
Practical Traveler: New Vigilance Over Traveler IDs
A government initiative is trying to reduce the number of passengers misidentified as possible terrorists by standardizing how names, gender and age are matched.
Op-Extra Columnist | Heading Home: The Forgotten
The death of the quarterback Steve McNair is a tragic reminder that professional athletes need help in the transition to the real world.
Noticed: It?s Hip to Be Round
There's a new element to the coolster summer uniform: a burgeoning potbelly.
Interrogation Inc.: A Window Into C.I.A.?s Embrace of Secret Jails
One of the Bush administration?s most extraordinary counterterrorism programs had a fairly mundane start.
Sony Plans to Adopt Common Format for E-Books
To counter Amazon.com, Sony and other device makers as well as several publishers will use the same technology, called ePub, for digital book sales.
Obama Is Taking an Active Role in Talks on Health Care Plan
President Obama has presented himself as aloof from the fray, but behind the scenes, the White House has made deals potentially at odds with his rhetoric.
American Graduates Finding Jobs in China
Shanghai and Beijing are becoming lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home.
Patients Are Reminded of Aspirin?s Risks
Experts were quick to warn that the medicine cabinet staple has its risks after a study suggested new benefits.
Fed Views Recession as Near an End
The central bank gave its most upbeat assessment of the economy in more than a year.
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