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Focuses on the actions of U.S. President George W. Bush that are against the Cowboy Code. Centerpiece of his policy in Iraq and for the war on terrorism; Promise that his tax cuts would not result in deficits; Proposal in his 2005 budget to freeze funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant.

Explores the issue of gay marriage in the U.S. Support extended by people who refuse to marry until the institution no longer excludes gays; Reaction to the government's use of the institution as a means to discriminate against gays and lesbians; Persuation by social activitists for the government to stop its immoral religious war against homosexuals in the country.

Focuses on the refusal of some scientists in the United States to do research work for the military. Potential of robots in warfare; Importance of technological dominance in warfare; Perception among scientists that it is almost impossible to forgo military support and still remain competitive; Complete saturation of science by military money.

Details the discussions during the World Transhumanist Association conference held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, hosted by the Yale Interdisciplinary Bioethics Project's Working Research Group. Issues raised by the debate, 'Should Humans Welcome or Resist Becoming Posthuman'; Denouncement of the urge to alter the human species by bioethicist George Anas; Concerns over the convergence of genetics, computer science, nanotechnology and bioengineering.

Focuses on issues related to the law of genetically enhanced human beings in the U.S. Definition of Judge Judith Barzilay on non-human creatures; Ban of genetically engineered athletes from Olympic competitions; Effect of human genetic enhancement on the society.

Focuses on the use of pills by soldiers during wars to resist stress disorders. Growth in temptation among soldiers for lethal actions against war victims; Efforts of scientists to resist post-traumatic stress disorders; Manipulation of the brain by magnetic treatment following stress disorders.

Discusses the creation of a digital map of New york City, New York. Uses of the map; Application of the map in recreating the city; Digital process in recreating the city.

Discusses racial profiling, algorithms and the perils of shopping, highlighting the use of the items on the grocery list to identify the potential terrorists in the U.S. Results of a Privacy Council's survey of executives who had turned over information to investigators; Controversy concerning consumer records; Denial of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Service in their roles in any sweeping algorithm to measure citizens' potential terrorist leanings.

Focuses on the religious significance of rivers in New York City. Use of the East River for Shinto worship; Practice of Christians on offering worship near rivers; Concern of authorities on the practice of religious worship in rivers.

Presents several architectural designs of skyscrapers in the U.S. Illustration of several evolution of architectural ecology; Views concerning tall buildings; Significance of the construction cost on the governments appropriation and expenditure.

Focuses on the energy policies in the U.S. Impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the protection of nuclear power plants; Expectation for electricity deregulation; Financial liability of the industry for accidents.

Discusses the deadly effects of the insecticide malathion manufactured by U.S. company Cheminova. 1984 deaths of two children due to methyl malathion exposure; Lawsuits filed against Cheminova; Danger of storing malathion in overheated spaces; Malathion critics within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Focuses on the threat of bioterrorism from genetically modified pathogens in the U.S. Potential use of the human genome for bioterrorism purposes; Forces that could spark a genetic attack on food stocks; Threat posed by opponents of genetically modified crops.

Focuses on the experiences of physician Thomas Diflo in using snatched organs from China for transplant in New York. Use of the organs of an executed convict; Punishment for selling organs under the 1984 federal law; Execution of citizens for nonviolent offenses.

Deals with the direct sale of pornographic materials by America Online. Discussion on the merger plan between America Online and media company Time Warner; Profit generated by pornographic producers through the online service; Objective of the Communications Decency Act of the United States.

Provides information on the scientific activities of Doctor Randell Mills from Princeton, New Jersey. Information on his company, BlackLight Power Inc.; Discoveries on hydrogen atoms; His theory on the universe.

The article provides information on heat waves that occur during the summer in New York City. The author notes several statistics concerning the city's gasoline consumption, electricity usage and greenhouse gas emissions. Also noted are statistics on air conditioners, population density and temperature trends.

Provides information on a United States (U.S.) tour in 2001 by a group of environmentalists using the Hemp Car, which is powered by oil squeezed from cannabis seeds and converted into biodiesel. Reason for the tour; Environmental benefits of using biodiesel; Background on the efforts of the U.S. government to search for sources of petroleum.

Offers information on the medical projects of Randell Mills, owner of BlackLight Power Inc., which he claims will spur breakthroughs in fighting cancer and AIDS. Background information on BlackLight Power; Details on how a cancer treatment is done; Explanation on the nontoxic molecule that was designed by Mills to ferry unadulterated drugs into cells.

Explores why brain structure makes unintended shooting inevitable with reference to the murder case of Timothy Stansbury Jr., an unarmed 19-year-old black teenager who was shot dead by police officer Richard S. Neri Jr. in Brooklyn, New York City. Probe into whether rawest reflexes can be primed by modern fears based on race; Study conducted by scientists on amygdala, a pair of almond-shaped neuron clusters inside the brain that encodes memory with emotional weight; Facts of the case; Investigation into the merits of Stansbury's death.

The article focuses on the decision of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to turn down former agents who offer services for free. According to Bill Carter, an agency spokesman, former agents are frequently contracted for specific cases, but all such arrangements are made on a "case-by-case basis." Another FBI source said that the agency made such decision due to legal hassles.

Focuses on the emergence of dermatological problems from the World Trade Center catastrophe in New York City. Experience of severe eye irritation and headaches by recovery workers; Incidence of foreign-body reactions on the skin and cutaneous infections; Details on the risk of developing granulomas and fibrosis of the lungs.

Discusses the development of more nonlethal weapons in the United States (U.S.). Advantage and drawback of using nonlethal weapons; Information on a beam weapon developed by the U.S. Air Force; Details on the phaser weapon being developed by HSV Technologies; Technology tools used by protesters.

Features Jeff Wolf and Jeff Himawan, partners at venture capital firm Seed-One Ventures. Factors considered in what technology to invest in; Examples of investments made by the company; Profile of the partners.

Deals with the increasing number of high technology companies moving to Long Island City, New York. Information on the Museum of Modern Art's plan to move its exhibition in the city by 2002; Investment plans of PSINet; Rumors governing the city about a transportation hub; Other museum centers within the city.

Discusses the relevance of the wind turbines that will occupy the top of the proposed "Freedom Tower" on the gap of the World Trade Center in New York City. Plan of the tower's designer to make the rotors a symbol of prayer wheels that cycle through mantras of peace; Objective of the designers to put up the turbine that will produce a fifth of the electricity needed by the building; Debate over the building's proportions; Criticism against the proposed prayer wheels which others dismissed as an unorthodox interpretation of an ancient practice; Clarification of speculations that envelope the design and construction of the building.

Comments on the U.S. military psychiatry program during the Iraq war. Principle of getting soldiers afflicted with combat stress back to the battlefront quickly; Treatment of troops in close proximity to the front and their comrades; Number of mental health professionals serving in combat stress units.

Focuses on the products sold by retailers associated with war in the U.S. Displacement of the traditional chocolate rabbit centerpiece from Kmart Corp. and Walgreens Inc. by plastic military action figures; Display of the encampment inside the main entrance of Astor Place Kmart store; Toy weapons included in the assortment of several products.

Details the author's experience of kayaking at the Hudson River in New York/New Jersey. Sites seen by the author; Benefits of the activities on the author; Other modes of transportation that can be used in exploring the surrounding areas of the river.

Focuses on the collapse of the World Trade Center caused by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. Effect of the collapse on the economy; Leader of the terrorist groups; Amount of losses.

Focuses on the plan of doctor Thomas Diflo to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights about patients who have come to him implanted with organs bought from China's death row.

Reports on the efforts of physicist Randell Mills to save a United States patent awarded to him covering his claim to produce energy by shrinking the electron orbit of hydrogen. How the patent was mocked by Robert Park, a critic of Mills; Decision of the patent office to pull-out a related chemistry patent review based on Mill's review; Effects on the plans of BlackLight Power Inc., a company founded by Mills, to have its initial public offering.