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Reports that the United States Government contracted with the Touchstone Research Laboratory of Triadelphia, West Virginia to use a program device, developed by Jim Worthey, an engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve handcuffs. When handcuffs were patented; Information on the program device; Why there is a greater need for improvements in handcuffs; Comments from Worthey.

Reviews computer software that prevents advertisements from loading on Web pages. Information on the different advertising filters that are available in the United States; Why some advertisers believe that the filters are unnecessary; How the filters work.

Reports that Charles Schwab company in the United States has launched a stock trading Web site for Chinese investors in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Features of the site; Web site address; How users can gain access to material that will allow them to communicate with the brokerage in traditional or specified Chinese.

Offers information on the preparations being made in Times Square in New York City for the 2000 millennium celebration. Preparations for music performances, technical difficulties due to the year 2000 date conversion, and terrorism; Lack of office parties on New Year's Eve by companies in Times Square; Design and creation of the stage.

Focuses on a fall 1999 New York City public health campaign featuring a hip-hop cartoon character who gets advice on a sexually transmitted disease. Public response to the campaign; Consideration of the campaign's acceptability in other United States cities.

Focuses on development planned for Hartford, Connecticut, in light of an early November 1999 visit by United States President Bill Clinton as part of his tour of US areas affected by poverty. Features of the waterfront Adriaen's Landing project; University of Connecticut stadium plans; Privately funded projects; State and federal contributions; Crime; Commercial vacancy; Details.

Discusses the efforts of the town of Cashmere, Washington to keep candy maker Liberty Orchards instead of allowing them to move to Leavenworth, Washington. What Liberty Orchards wanted the town to do for them; How residents and local businesses reacted; The national news story which made Liberty Orchards decide to stay even without the stipulations placed on the town.

Reports on the concerns of several professors at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington over the enthusiasm of Governor Gary Locke and his advisers for instruction via the Internet and compact-disc read only memory (CD-ROM). Reference to the letter sent by the professors to Governor Locke; Reason for the concerns of the professors; Recommendation that Governor Locke support learning as a human and social practice; Benefits of the use of the CD-ROM and the Internet.

Discusses the lawsuits filed against companies in the United States, including Albertson's supermarket for uncompensated overtime. Views of former Albertson's deli manager Debra Chard, who is a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits; Details on the allegations against companies; Reference to civil suits filed concerning the Fair Labor Standards Act; Debate associated with the concept of overtime. INSET: Time is of the essence.

Focuses on the kite competition held in Seattle, Washington, over the 1998 Easter holidays. Shapes of kites entered in competition; Details on judging of the kites; Winner of the competition; Organizers and supporters of the competition.

Reports on the provision of laptops to students by universities in the United States, as published on April 16, 1998. Reference to the receipt of IBM Thinkpads by students at Wake Forest University; Requirement of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Discussion of other universities which utilize laptops.

Reports that colleges in the United States are offering alumni services, such as personal E-mail accounts, home pages for each graduating class and regional alumni newsgroups on the Internet. Services which are offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); How Farrokh K. Captain, a 1967 MIT graduate benefited from e-mail which was sent to him from the university. INSET: Site-seeing: Alumni.

Focuses on Agora, an association which specializes in computer security in Seattle, Washington. Comments from Kirk Bailey, the group's main organizer; Reason Agora is interested in computer security measures; What could be affected by recreational or criminal computer hackers; Damage which was done when a hacker broke into the King County Library system in 1997.

Presents information on the most popular toys in the United States for 1997. What are the `hot' toys for 1997; What mothers are buying their children for Christmas presents; Comments from individual mothers who were Christmas shopping in Bellevue, Washington state.

Reports that companies in the United States are providing adoption benefits for employees. Examples of hardships which adoptive parents face; Average corporate reimbursement for each adoption; Names of companies which offered benefits programs.

Focuses on the 34th annual mushroom exhibition that is organized by the 500-member Puget Sound Mycological Society in Seattle, Washington. Number of people who are attracted to the exhibition; Comments from Doctor Russ Kurtz. a founding member of the society; Details on the exhibition.

Presents information on pet health insurance in the United States. Reference to Nancy Van der Wel of Seattle, Washington who bought pet insurance for her Labrador retriever, Samantha, after she was diagnosed with Addison's disease; Van der Wel's decision to drop the coverage when the dog's expenses exceeded the policy's limit for the disease; Comments from Fred Hunter, director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America; Detailed information on pet insurance.

Describes the experience of Elderhostelers as the crew aboard the yacht Rebecca. The diversity of the group; Their cruise of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in Puget Sound between Bellingham, Washington in the United States and Victoria, British Columbia in Canada; Their mission to learn navigation, currents, knot-tying, and local history while acting as part of the crew. INSET: What is Elderhostel? by T.K..

Comments on the battle between native Alaskans and the federal government of the United States over the ability of native Alaskans to govern activities on the land that they own. Why the Supreme Court has said that native Alaskans do not have the same rights as Indians in the contiguous states; Speculation about why the state of Alaska wants jurisdiction over land owned by native Alaskans; The belief that self-determination is a fundamental human right.

Opinion. Explains the difficulty the author experienced in trying to buy a home near Seattle, Washington. Impact of Microsoft employees on real estate market there; Duration of time houses stay on market; Comparison with other cities; Troubles for the first-time buyer; Description of the author's small home.

The article offers news briefs related to several developments in the metropolitan areas of the U.S. Charges imposed on rapper Jadakiss have been dismissed, he was arrested in October 1996. Adam Gault of Hartford, Connecticut has been accused of kidnapping and sexual assault. Manhattan, New York City-based private nonprofit group Covenant House has sold a vacant Chelsea building it owned for $70 million.

The article offers news briefs related to metropolitan areas of the U.S. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli criticized the state's Health Department for overpayments maid in Mediclaims for over five years. Janice Dime, superintendent of Paramus schools, Paramus, New Jersey resigned following criticism after the discovery of contaminated soil at a school. Alexey Bushuyev, 22 year old, had been indicted for manslaughter charges for the death of livery cab driver Rafael Rafailov.

The article presents news briefs from around the U.S. A fish virus for the disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) has been detected by scientists in three new locations in Albany, New York. Seymour Berkowitz, owner of a meat rendering plant in Newark, New Jersey has been indicted on charges of polluting the air and water. Federal prosecutors of Connecticut have accused terror suspect Hassan Abujihaad of discussing snipper attacks on military personnel and attacks on recruitment sites.

The article offers news briefs from metropolitan areas of the U.S. Jared Paul Stern, a writer for the "New York Post" newspaper who was suspended by the Post, has sued Ronald Burkle, a billionaire, and the "Daily News" newspaper, claiming they defamed him and cost him his job. The Brooklyn Public Library has appointed Dionne Mack-Harvin as a new executive director. A New Jersey Transit bus collided with a dump truck, resulting in injuries to the bus driver and seven passengers.

Reports developments relate to law in the U.S.

Presents news briefs from the metropolitan areas in the U.S. as of July 3, 2003, including school management, foster care and drug trafficking.

Presents news briefs from New York and New Jersey as of May 6, 2003, such as the number of New York residents with asthma.

Presents news briefs in the U.S. as of April 2003.

Presents news briefs on the metropolitan New York and New Jersey area as of January 15, 2003, which include the threats made against Deputy Mayor Marc V. Shaw.

Presents news briefs on metropolitan areas in the U.S. as of November 21, 2002, including the decision of New York City Council to override vetoes by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a fire in Paterson, New Jersey.

Presents news briefs from the U.S. as of September 26, 2002.

Presents news briefs from New York and the surrounding states, as of August 12, 2002, such as testing of the New York Fire Department's hand-held radios.

Presents news briefs in the U.S. as of July 30, 2002.

Presents news briefs in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as of June 27, 2002.

Presents news briefs in the U.S. as of June 14, 2002, citing the apology of Roman Catholic Bishop James F. McCarthy for his sexual affairs with women.

Presents news briefs in New York and New Jersey as of May 23, 2002.

Presents news briefs on metropolitan areas in the U.S. as of April 4, 2002.

Presents news briefs about law enforcement in New York City as of March 7, 2002.

Presents information on several victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11. 2001, which include Gavin Cushny.

Presents social and political-related news briefs in metropolitan New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as of December 14, 2001.

The article offers news briefs from the U.S. Ronald Daggett, who already has six conviction on drunken-driving, has been sentenced in Onondaga County Court to 20 years of life imprisonment for the same. Lawrence McCross, a former clerk at the State Motor Vehicle Commission office in East Orange, has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling drivers' licenses to unauthorized people. The Rockland County Legislature has voted to ban smoking in private cars with children under 18.

The article offers news briefs related to the metropolitan areas in the U.S. A man named Melvin Morales has been charged with vehicular manslaughter as he was arrested on drunken driving charges near the sight of a hit and run accident. A report by the American Lung Association has concluded that Staten Island in New York City is the worst affected by congestion and pollution. A bus carrying a junior lacrosse team of the William School in Connecticut overturned and injured four people.

The article presents socio-political news from the United States.

Presents news briefs on socio-political developments in the U.S. Issuance of a deadline for New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to offer a new contract to teachers by the city teachers' union; Guilty plea by former Connecticut Senator Ernest Newton to felony charges of mail fraud, tax evasion and bribery; Arrest of fugitive Carnell Davis in connection with the killing of two cabdrivers in Newark, New Jersey.

Presents news briefs in New York City as of July 2003, including the imprisonment of Oleg Zezev who tried to extort money from Michael R. Bloomberg before he became a mayor.

Presents news briefs concerning New York and New Jersey, as of June 26, 2003.

Presents news briefs on the metropolitan New York and New Jersey area as of June 19, 2003, which include the arraignment of lawyer Sandra E. Roper for stealing money from her client.

Presents news briefs in the U.S. as of June 5, 2003, citing the arrest of convicted sex offender George Augustine.

Presents news briefs in metropolitan areas of New York and New Jersey as of April 17, 2003.

Presents news briefs concerning New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, as of January 16, 2003.