January 7, 2001

Ben Ratliff reviews Jazz, Ken Burns's 10-part, 19-hour PBS documentary; photos (M)

Comment on morphing of yoga from gentle meditation to hard exercise for the aggressively fit; photos (M)

Ten works by New York architectural firms are cited as winners of American Institute of Architects' national Honor Awards for 2001; institute honors total of 30 projects around nation; photos (M)

Conservative and religious leaders promoted Missouri Sen John Ashcroft for major position in Bush administration days after his narrow re-election defeat; longtime favorite of Christian political movement, Ashcroft was on early list of candidates for attorney general; religious and conservative groups have given generous financial contributions to his gubernatorial, senate and presidential election campaigns; Ashcroft endorsed Bush in South Carolina, where help from religious conservatives was critical; photo (M)

The Minnesota Vikings and the Oakland Raiders are each a game away from reaching the Super Bowl after scoring convincing victories yesterday. The Vikings reached the National Football Conference championship game by defeating the visiting New Orleans Saints, 34-16. Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper threw three touchdown passes to draw the Vikings closer to their first Super Bowl since 1977. They will play the winner of today's Giants-Philadelphia Eagles game next Sunday.

Oakland Raiders defeat Miami Dolphins, 27-0, advancing to American Football Conference title game; photo (M)

Hundreds of Romanian children who contracted AIDS virus ten years ago are at risk of dying because they can no longer get medication they need; high prices charged by Western drug companies combined with deep poverty keep drugs out of reach for hospitals financially crippled by recent bungling of national health budget; American and European drug companies have declined Romania's pleas for cheaper drugs and government has been unable to force prices down; donations of medicine and money are sporadic; children with AIDS are outcast in hospitals and often live in small apartment orphanages bedcause their families cannot care for them or afford drug therapies; photos; map (M)

Commercial real estate industry in New York City metropolitan area goes into 2001 with momentum left over from 2000; new office buildings going up in Manhattan are spoken for before ground is even broken, and old industrial leviathans on far west side have become fashionable locations for office tenants; new office buildings on Jersey City's waterfront are filling up quickly as well, drawing Manhattan-based tenants; in Manhattan office market, rents seem to be leveling off after rising sharply for most of year; photos; charts (L)

New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers skate to 5-5 tie; photo (M)

Article on Volvo's new midsize S60 sedan; photo (M)

Comment on Depression doll named Kit, latest in popular American Girls historical doll series from Pleasant Company; photos (M)

Russian-German Meeting The Russian and German leaders met and were expected to discuss America's plans for a missile defense and whether Moscow might default on its foreign debt. PAGE 4