August 11, 2002

New York Giants defeat New England Patriots, 22-19, in preseason game; photo (M)

Michelle Krebs article on test drive of 2003 Subaru Forester; photo (M)

Philip Roth attends filming of The Human Stain, movie based on his 2000 novel, in Williamstown, Mass; he comments on difficulty of translating his works to film; photos (M)

More on Pages 24-25: The Politics The Families The Employers The States The Future

Article on new black rock 'n' roll movement in which young blacks, disenchanted with rap are turning to rock to find new musical freedom to express themselves; Cody Chesnut, undisputed aesthetic leader of movement, and others comment; photos (L)

Many Catholics in Boston, epicenter of sexual abuse scandal, and in other cities around nation are frustrated by church hierarchy's response; interest is growing in lay organizations, both radical and middle-of-the road; some people are withholding donations to diocese, donating instead to Catholic causes; photos (M)

New York State Dept of Labor says it cannot explain statistics showing that only 72,000 of 232,000 people eligible to collect extended unemployment benefits are still getting those benefits in July; say some may have found work; graphs (M)

Bob Knoll article on test driving 2003 Toyota Corolla; chart; photos (M)

Vice Pres Dick Cheney, vacationing in Wyoming, confers with Iraqi opposition leaders visiting Washington via video conferencing and reportedly says Bush administration is determined to oust Pres Saddam Hussein and replace him with democratic government; leaders also meet with Defense Sec Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen Richard B Myers; say talks deal with military situation and how Iraq will be governed if Hussein is deposed; photo (M)

Prepaid phone cards, business driven by desire of immigrants to stay in touch with families back home, also provide career ladder for immigrant entrepreneurs; selling cheap talk-time minutes for calls to target nations has become major industry, with revenues estimated at $2 billion a year and growing rapidly; thousands of immigrants are employed in retail sale, distribution, packaging and technology of cards; photo (M)

Land trusts have made remarkable strides in preserving open space in last decade; Land Trust Alliance, coalition of 950 of 1,263 land preservation organizations in nation, says total number of acres protected in New York State through efforts of local and regional land trusts catapulted from 70,938 in 1990 to 552,220 acres in 2000, a 678 percent increase; in New Jersey, number of acres protected by land trusts rose 122 percent, from 62,347 to 138,249 acres, and in Connecticut, there was 95 percent increase, from 36,034 to 70,361 acres; pattern holds across country; total acreage in nation protected by land trusts rose 226 percent, from 1,908,547 to 6,225,225 acres; number of land trusts has increased in last 10 years from 887 to 1,263; photos; map (L)

Several major oil companies explore for and extract oil and natural gas from ocean floor below deep waters of Gulf of Mexico; costs and dangers are above those encountered on land; Gulf holds some of world's most promising reserves, justifying profound challenges of extracting and transporting gas and crude oil; enormous floating platforms support required equipment; photos; map; table of companies involved (M)