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Reports that the Center for Paper Permanency of the New York Public Library will serve as a clearinghouse for information about ongoing efforts by various organizations involved in permanent paper advocacy efforts in New York City, New York. Provision of information on permanent alkaline paper; Advantage of using alkaline paper.

Reports on the plan to build a paper recycling plant in Staten Island, New York City. Economic and environmental benefits of the paper plant; Site-specific labor agreements with the unions; No strike pledge with Building & Construction Trades Council of Colorado on other sites.

Reports on newspaper war between the lesbian and gay biweekly `LGNY' and News Communications Inc.'s `New York Blade News.' Background information about LNGY and New York Blade News; Accusations made by LGNY to Blade; Impact of the competition between the two newspapers.

Examines the impact of the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City on Kemper Insurance. Background on the destruction of the office of Kemper Casualty, a division of Kemper Insurance, in the WTC; Information on the decision of the company to transform its paper files into a digital format; Details on the use of a content management software to transfer the paper files of Kemper.

Reports on setbacks of the Bronx Community Paper Company, a paper mill recycling project in New York City. Conflicts based on personalities, gender, race, ego, traffic and regulatory procedure; Lawsuit filed by a dissident local group under the New York Environmental Quality Review Act; Pullout of the company's subsidiary.

Presents an edited version of a paper presented by Richard De Gennaro, Director the New York Public Library, at the Second Pacific Conference on New Information Technology, dealing with the need for libraries to become innovative in order to survive. Introduction to technology to libraries; Libraries in the info marketplace; Erosion of the free library ethic and the blurring of roles.

The article focuses on social media entrepreneur Rachel Sterne, who was named as New York City's chief digital officer, responsible for the city's digital media communications, in January, 2011. Sterne's creation of the citizen journalism Web site GroundReport is considered. A contrast is examined between the considerable respect Sterne has within the Internet community and the fact GroundReport has a very small audience.

Reports on the debut of the `Daily News Express' free afternoon tabloid in New York City. Target readers; Differences from the `The Daily News' newspaper; Performance of afternoon newspapers in the city; Marketing of the newspaper.

The article reports on the publication of "Contact Lens Brand Demographics: A Guide to Who Wants Which Brands," by Imperial Optical Inc. which contains a contact lens consumer demographics in New York City. The paper is the first in Imperial's "Marketing Contact Lenses" series that lists the top 10 most frequently searched-for contact lens brands, including branded contact lenses in July 2006.

Private papers and personal effects covering two decades of the life of slain civil-rights leader Malcolm X were placed on long-term deposit at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City and will be available to researchers as early as May 19, 2004, which would have marked Malcolm X's 79th birthday. Two of Malcolm X's daughters, Ilyasah and Malaak Shabazz, turned over to the library for a 75-year period two large crates of hundreds of pages of materials--including letters, speeches, journals, and photographs--that had been the subject of an ownership dispute. Among the most significant items are diaries in which Malcolm X documented his trips to Africa and the Middle East, made soon after he broke with the Nation of Islam in 1964. The documents, which have yet to be assessed by scholars, were stored for years at the home of Malcolm's late wife, Betty Shabazz, in Mount Vernon, New York, and had been removed after her death in 1997. The Schomburg Center, located on Malcolm X Boulevard, is just a few blocks from the mosque where Malcolm X once preached.

Reports that Harrison E. Salisbury has bequeathed his books and papers to Columbia University. Books written by Salisbury; Other papers kept at Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Focuses on architect Shigeru Ban's 'Paper Arch,' an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Ban's adaptation of paper tubing as a construction material because of its cost-effectiveness and recyclability; Traditional integration of Japanese architecture with garden landscapes; Use of 32-ply brown paper tubing for the exhibit.

Reports on the installation of small-scale in-vessel recycling systems for food and paper residuals in two sites in New York, N.Y. Installation of a unit designed by Green Mountain Technologies in a hospital in Queens; Installation of a unit designed by Wright Environmental at the City College in Manhattan; Capacity of the units.

Reports that Gannett suburban newspapers and entertainment magazine `Time Out New York' have teamed up to bring a one-page thumbnail guide of the city to the papers' Friday life style section.

The article reports that the "New York Times" newspaper often called the Gray Lady is actively developing its web and Internet capabilities in order to face the challenges of the modern newspaper industry. Initially, many newspapers feared offering online content, believing this would weaken the papers, but the New York Times avoided this pitfall. Research results show that online reading of papers has exceeded any loss of traditional sales. INSETS: Paperless Papers;Music Critic 2.0.

The article reports that newspaper web sites account for half on online video advertising sales, more than double that of television stations' web sites. Though newspaper typically have dedicated digital sales executives, most television stations have to use existing staff with some digital expertise to manage their sites and other new media initiatives. Comments from Frank Comerford, president and general manager for WNBC-TV in New York, are presented.

Reveals that before September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's lower Manhattan, contained one of the United States' highest concentrations of legal power. Estimated number of attorneys who had been at least temporarily displaced by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

At this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City, the Brooklyn, New York-based interior and product design firm twenty2 launched its first collection of hand-screened wallpapers. Created by Krya and Robertson Hartnett, the firm's founding principals, the contemporary patterns are named Maxwell Group, Acco Group, Columbia Heights, and Casa Mila. Each design is hand-screened on vinyl-coated paper or a grass cloth of woven jute and carries an ASTM-E84 Class A fire rating. The firm is currently developing a line of hand-printed fabrics to coordinate with the new wallpapers.

Reports that Spotlight Newspapers of Delmar, New York has bought the free monthly `Clifton Commentator' newspaper of Saratoga, New York and converted it into a weekly and renamed it `Clifton Park Spotlight.'

Reports on Gannett Suburban Newspapers' plans to merge its ten dailies in New York City. Effects to staffers; Suburban areas covered by the newspapers; Combined circulation of the newspapers.

Reports on a 40-acre parcel on Staten Island, New York City as the site of a new linerboard mill utilizing recycled feedstock. Australian firm Pratt Industries' plan to build the facility in late 1995; Phases of the project.

Reports on Marketeer Publications' launching of a Jewish newspaper called `New Standard' in New York City.

Reports on the opposition of New York City-based newspapers to a city proposal to limit and control the location of newsracks, newsstands and bus shelters. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's plans to relocate newsracks and newsstands away from street corners.

Reports on a New York State appeals court's overturning of a libel award against a Queens weekly a year after it closed down as a result of the suit. Background on the case filed by Steven Kaplansky against Rockaway Press; Freeze of publisher John Baxter's assets; Grounds for appeal of case.

Although the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online was not the Brooklyn Public Library's (BPL) first digital project, it has become a catalyst for change and future library initiatives. Like many local history collections nationwide, BPL's Brooklyn Collection was eager to digitize materials for improved access, especially the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. In 2001, the library received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant to digitize the microfilm of the Eagle from 1841 to 1902. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, founded in 1841, was Brooklyn's newspaper of record. After the Eagle ceased publication in 1955, BPL received the paper's morgue and related files. Today, they are the centerpiece of the Brooklyn Collection, which also houses books, photographs from the Eagle and from other photographers, newspaper clipping files, and manuscripts, prints, and illustrations. June Gaddy, Brooklyn Collection's CLASP (Connecting Libraries and Schools Program) librarian, regularly delves into African American and neighborhood history as represented in the Eagle Online as she works with teachers and students on local history projects. Not only has the Eagle Online opened up research, but it has also generated discussions within the institution about the role of the public library in the digital world. INSET: Nuts & Bolts.

Highlights useful resources in major areas of library/information activity. Donation of old postcards to the New York Public Library by Marshall and Prudence Montgomery; Acquisition of Ernest Hemingway's letters to his close friend Eric Edward Dorman-Smith by the Stanford University LIbraries; Donation of jazz bandleader Cab Calloway's papers and memorabilia to the Coppin State College's Cab Calloway Jazz Institute.

Several stellar Japanese architects recently converged on Manhattan, New York, for a symposium at the Japan Society called "Technology and Tradition in Contemporary Japanese Architecture," co-organized by the periodical "Architectural Record." The conference was launched with a lecture by Fumihiko Maki, recently appointed architect for a new United Nations building and a tower at Ground Zero. The focus then passed to younger architects, including Ware Kishi , Kengo Kuma, and the ebullient Jun Aoki. Aoki, Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima are rising architects. Each has built or is about to build in Manhattan: Aoki's work for Vuitton on Fifth Avenue, Ban's Paper Arch at the Museum of Modern Art in 2000, and Sejima's New Museum envisaged for the Bowery.

Reports that Rebuild Downtown Our Town (RDOT), a community advocacy group for Lower Manhattan, has issued a position paper recommending several strategies for attracting retail to the neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan as a stimulus to growth. Identification of shopping districts, retail destinations, and retail corridors by RDOT; Suggestions by RDOT to avoid siphoning retail traffic away from surrounding neighborhoods.

Presents news briefs related to libraries and library science in the United States as of June 15, 2001. Problems surrounding the storage of books and newspapers, in light of the book 'Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper,' by Nicholson Baker; Appeal to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court of a decision which blocked enforcement of the 1998 Child Online Protection Act; Bill which would help stop those who prey on children over the Internet; E-mail reference service instituted by the New York Public Library; More.

Focuses on Japanese architect Shigeru Ban's projects which highlight the use of cardboard tubes as building material. Sculpture garden at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; Japan Pavilion at the International Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany.

Reports on the possibility that New York City's `Street News' newspaper will close down. Newspaper's unique concept of empowering the homeless by employing them as paper vendors; Bad public image, tougher ordinances for street vendors and poor editorial quality as reasons behind the possible closure; History of the newspaper highlighting the success of its homeless empowerment.

Discusses the symposium 'Libraries and the Search for Academic Excellence,' co-sponsored by the Columbia University School of Library Service and the University of Colorado. Debate on how libraries can become a more integral part of the education process in the United States and 'close the gap' between the classroom and the library; Topics of the 12 papers presented during the symposium.

This article reports on the 1990 edition of the All-in-One media directory and PC diskettes package published by the Gebbie Press of New Paltz, New York. This completely revised edition contains the names, addresses, phone numbers, circulation and FAX numbers of 1700 daily newspapers, 7500 weeklies, 7300 radio stations, 1650 television stations, 250 consumer magazines, 3100 business/trade publications subdivided into 116 categories, 320 farm publications, news syndicates, network headquarters and television/cable services. The paper format sells for $73 prepaid and $80 if billed. The three radio/TV newspapers and magazines diskettes sell for $90 with payment, $105 without.

Advises that two universities have obtained the materials of two notable authors. Purchase of Tennessee Williams' library and personal archive by Columbia University; Donation by Marcia Brown of her personal papers to the State University of New York (Albany) library's Department of Special Collections. Brief details.

The article reports that the New York Public Library's Manuscripts and Archives Division received a major archive of papers relating to the early gay-rights movement in the U.S. The Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen Gay History Papers and Photographs consist of letters, photographs, handbills, manuscripts, publications, and ephemera accumulated over nearly 50 years by Gittings and her life partner, Lahusen. Information on the achievements of Gittings and Lahusen is presented.

This article presents the author's admiration for the "The New York Post" newspaper run by Rupert Murdoch who is about to buy "The Wall Street Journal" amid criticism that he will ruin the financial newspaper. The author lists the reasons he loves New York City's "Post" as edited by Col Allen. The mischief within the paper and its headlines such as "Air More Stinky, Kids Less Thinky," amuse the author and make him reach for the paper everyday.

Focuses on 'The New York Sun,' a daily newspaper in New York City that began circulation in April 2002. Question of whether it can compete in what some believe is an already-saturated market; How Seth Lipsky, editor-in-chief, hopes that his paper will detract from the metropolitan circulation of the 'New York Times'; Reaction of editors from competing papers.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change held in New York City is presented. It discusses the initiative signed by the Southern Baptists concerning global warming issues. The conference explores the science of meteorology, which revealed that some of the assumptions that were used to build the computer climate models were flawed.

Focuses on speculations that Tribune Media Services Inc. is planning to launch a city edition of its 'Newsday' newspaper in New York City. Company's hiring of veteran news editors to expand the paper's coverage of the police in Manhattan; Indications of an increased city focus and possible expansion across the regions' boroughs.

Reports on lawyer-rabbi and news executive Bruce S. Warshal's plans to enter the New York newspaper market. Introduction of the tabloid paper `Manhattan Jewish Sentinel'; Professional background; Circulation statistics; Involvement in political issues; Personal description.

Reports on `The New York Daily News' paper's promotional sweepstakes to give readers a chance to experience Camelot, with the purchase of three pieces of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' jewelry at the Sotheby's auction to give away as prize. Sweepstakes rules; Number of entries; Marciana Rodriguez as the winner; Rationale behind the contest.

The article deals with the success of the "Wave," a weekly newspaper in Rockaway Beach, New York City, with its paywall strategy. According to General Manager Sanford Bernstein, all the stories were displayed online at rockawave.com after the paywall was established. Our Hometown Inc. is responsible for uploading stories to the Web. A 20 U.S. dollar fee is charged by the "Wave" for a yearly online subscription. Information on Bernstein's next digital goal for the paper is provided.

Information about several papers discussed during the 2010 International Vision Expo East held in New York City on March 18-21, 2010 is presented. Topics include on-site feedback of the celebration, new technology for health and eye care, and attendance figures and exhibitors. The exposition featured several optometrists including Thomas M. Barreto, Dick Russo, and Tom Loughran.

The article offers information about the new Zagat green restaurant guide, which is set to be published in August 2009, featuring 35 green restaurants in New York City. It notes that the new guide, which is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper, showcases restaurants that are certified by the nonprofit Green Restaurant Association (GRA). The association's certification criteria includes waste reduction and recycling, water efficiency, and sustainable furnishings.

Information about several papers discussed at the International Vision Expo East at the Javits Convention Center in New York City on March 26-29, 2009. The event was attended by those who are willing to see and purchase new products, as well as learn new knowledge and skills about medical practice. It also featured the new themed floor layout of the city and the continuing front for the practitioners.

The article profiles the East Village Opera Company (EVOC), who mix rock with opera in New York City. The EVOC is founded by arranger Peter Kiesewalter along with singer Tyley Ross, who preserved the tradition of using rock instrument and arrangement to play arias from classic canon. It notes that Kiesewalter writes the orchestral parts on paper then transfers it to Sibellius notation software and nonorchestral instrument are recorded into Digidesign Pro Tools.

The article focuses on science research-related issues in the U.S. A way to monitor a critical molecule operating within the living cells in the human body was discovered by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge has published a paper on nanoneurosugery. Researchers at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City has discovered that imaging breast lesions with magnetic resonance spectroscopy reduced the need for biopsy by 58 percent.

The article reports on the implementation of an optical wireless technology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, New York City. The cancer center operates without paper or medical charts, so all data and voice connections need a backup pathway. The center installed equipment from LightPointe Inc. as a backup link between two buildings. Optical wireless is reliable, higher-speed, and cost-effective than the alternatives. And the information technology staff used rooms with windows instead of doing a more complicated rooftop installation.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles published in previous issues of the journal "Engineering News-Record." Comments on the paper "More Transit Industry Participants See a "Green" Signal Ahead," in the August 8, 2005 issue of the journal; Efficiency of photovoltaic panels on the Stillwell Terminal in Coney Island, New York City; Causes of the failure of labor unions.

The article informs about the Nomadic Museum, which is now located on Pier 54 in New York City. This museum has transformed shipping crates, recycled cardboard tubing and a handmade fabric curtain made of one million pressed paper tea bags from Sri Lanka into a one-of-a-kind structure that not only utilizes these materials but has transformed them into a creative architectural style while incorporating sustainable practices. The museum, the first of its kind in the world, was designed by Principal Architect Shigeru Ban of Tokyo and Associate Architect Dean Maltz of New York. The outside of the Nomadic Museum is made up of 148 used steel cargo containers, stacked and secured to a height of 34 feet for the walls and a roof peak of 56 feet. Work began on the structure in September 2004. Construction on the pier and container erection began in January 2005 and was completed in February 2005. Work could not continue during periods of high winds as the shipping crates would be blown away once hoisted for placement.