Cabana boys and girls must contend with the sun, the sand and the whims of the club members they serve.

A Summerful of Labor Days

For the young, life was marred by inconveniences. But for the old, the blackout had become a threat to survival.

In Queens Blackout, Different Degrees of Suffering

Silicon Valley cannot seem to shake off the sins of its heady dot-com past.

Silicon Valley Firms Scrutinized on Stock Option Policies

The revived Community Theater in Fairfield shows that despite the growth of multiplexes, small theaters still live in small-town America.

What We Have Here Is Success

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg attempted a balancing act between angered Queens residents and Con Edison.

Bloomberg Takes New Role: Defender of Con Edison

For those trying to understand why it’s taking so long to rebuild ground zero, look 30 miles up the Hudson to what was a General Motors assembly plant in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.

Development, Done Right, Takes Time

The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which some military officers see as a sign of a longer campaign ahead.

U.S. Speeds Up Bomb Delivery for the Israelis

Con Edison said it still had no explanation for the failure, and elected officials demanded investigations and sanctions.

Queens Blackout Persists, Leaving 100,000 Without Power, or Answers

Three years passed since Rafael Gomez was shot to death in Bridgeport.  But as the prosecutor prepared to put his three witnesses on the stand none of them could be found.

Judge Dismisses a Connecticut Murder Case After Those Who Saw Shooting Disappear

When Viacom split into Viacom and CBS, Wall Street’s darling was Viacom. What a difference a new year makes.

A Surprise After the Split: Viacom Struggles as CBS Holds Its Own

Warren G. Lichtenstein’s decision to abandon the board of BKF Capital had the appearance of a man throwing in the towel.

No Victors, Few Spoils in This Proxy Fight

Drug companies often skirt F.D.A. rules by paying doctors to promote their drugs, including the “off label” uses.

Indictment of Doctor Tests Drug Marketing Rules

There isn’t much else to do when standing in front of the open coffin of a boy who hadn’t even started high school except to shake your head — no, no, no.

A Boy Is Dead, and a Town Asks Why

Tiger Woods had a one-shot lead midway through the British Open after shooting a 65 that included an eagle from 200 yards out on the 14th hole.

Woods Fires the Shot Heard ’Round Hoylake

If Greg Anderson, Barry Bonds’s boyhood friend and personal trainer, again refuses to testify — as his lawyer vows he will — prosecutors and Anderson will have to make some difficult decisions.

 Silent Trainer Would Mean Hard Choices in Bonds Case

NASA’s mission statement was altered to square it with President Bush’s goal of pursuing manned spaceflights to the Moon and Mars, a spokesman for the agency said. 

NASA’s Goals Delete Mention of Home Planet

The issues vary from state to state, but many include battles over money and control of boards of trustees.

Feeling Strains, Baptist Colleges Cut Church Ties

The chief executive of Morgan Stanley has been asked to testify in an insider trading case involving Pequot Capital, the hedge fund.

In Reversal, S.E.C. Plans to Question Executive

The immediate question as the U.S.A. team prepared for next month’s world championship was whether the players would listen to a man who has never coached an N.B.A. game.

Krzyzewski Melds a National Team From Young Stars

A decision by Kathleen Rice, the new-wave Nassau County district attorney, to ban part-time prosecutors has cast her as a skirt-wearing Simon Legree.

Bad Example? Anti-Family? New-Wave D.A. Calls It Business

The small candles sitting on the small tables in the small Greenwich Village restaurant called The Place were always intended to evoke a romantic intimacy. These days, though, they flicker with votive intent, as if to light the path between what is legal and what is right.

A Notice to Evict, Served on a White Tablecloth

Early Saturday, Israeli aircraft and artillery pounded Lebanese roads and villages in the path of its troops. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to the region Sunday.

Israeli Buildup at Lebanese Line as Fight Rages

Alex Rodriguez accounted for all the Yankees’ scoring with his 2,000th career hit, a three-run homer in the third inning that was the 450th home run of his career.

Rodriguez Milestone Brings Little Relief

Estimated 100,000 people or more remain without power in Queens, as Con Edison concedes that blackout affected more than 10 times as many customers as it had said previously, and that it still has no explanation for failure; utility says it will take at least until July 23--six days after blackout began--to restore power to everyone; several elected officials demand investigation and punishment of utility, and more help for area's residents; blackout has exposed serious weakness at Con Edison: its inability to measure size of problem; photos (M)

 S.E.C. Revives Inquiry Into Prominent Hedge Fund  The Securities and Exchange Commission reversed an earlier decision and asked John J. Mack, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, to testify in an insider-trading investigation of a prominent hedge fund.   BUSINESS DAY, PAGE C1    PBS Faces Test on Profanity  New Public Broadcasting Service rules on profanity, issued to comply with Federal Communications Commission indecency rulings, may make a test case of ''The War,'' a World War II documentary series by Ken Burns featuring the salty language of soldiers.   THE ARTS, PAGE B7    What Next for Ralph Reed?  After Ralph Reed's failed bid to become lieutenant governor of Georgia, some are preparing his political obituary. But friends say it is too soon to write off Mr. Reed, a Republican strategist and the former head of the Christian Coalition.   PAGE A11    Texans Puzzle Over Districts  A Supreme Court order has brought a flood of plans for redrawing Congressional districts in South and West Texas. A judicial panel in Austin will decide what to do.   PAGE A9    Woods in a Familiar Spot  Tiger Woods had a one-shot lead midway through the British Open after shooting a 65 that included an eagle from 200 yards out on the 14th hole.   SPORTSSATURDAY,     PAGE D1    THIS WEEKEND    Who Is He Again?  He has appeared in nearly 40 films but even fans who ask the actor John C. Reilly for his autograph can't quite place his name.   ARTS & LEISURE    Cheating the Broker  Increasing numbers of tenants in Manhattan are trying to avoid thousands of dollars in fees for the brokers who helped them find their apartments. Some point to a change in corporate relocation policies.   REAL ESTATE    Where Monks Once Chanted  The historic paradores of Spain -- scores of ancient castles, convents and monasteries that have been used as hotels since the 1920's -- are appealing to travelers by going upscale with spas, plasma TV's and wireless Internet access.   TRAVEL

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Javon Anthony Walton, also known by his ring name Wanna, is an American actor and professional boxer, who is best known for his portrayal of Ashtray in the HBO series Euphoria. After his work in Euphoria, he began working on the television series Utopia, The Umbrella Academy, and the film Samaritan.

Javon Walton, American actor and boxer

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Dika Newlin was a composer, pianist, professor, musicologist, and punk rock singer. She received a Ph.D. from Columbia University at the age of 22. She was one of the last living students of Arnold Schoenberg and was a Schoenberg scholar and a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond from 1978 to 2004. She performed as an Elvis impersonator and played punk rock while in her seventies in Richmond, Virginia.

Dika Newlin, American composer, singer-songwriter, and pianist (born 1923)

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José Antonio Delgado Sucre was the first Venezuelan mountaineer to reach the summit of five eight-thousanders and one of the most experienced climbers in Latin America. Known as el indio, Delgado led the first Venezuelan Everest expedition in 2001. On May 23 of that year, he and Marcus Tobía were the only members of the expedition to summit Everest. He held several records in mountaineering, such as the first paragliding flight from Pico Humboldt, Pico Bolívar, and Roraima. Delgado also made the fastest summit for a Venezuelan to the Aconcagua and Huascarán.

July 22, 2006

Headlines from July 22, 2006

A Summerful of Labor Days

In Queens Blackout, Different Degrees of Suffering

Silicon Valley Firms Scrutinized on Stock Option Policies

What We Have Here Is Success

Bloomberg Takes New Role: Defender of Con Edison

Billboard 200

American V: A Hundred Highways

Loose

Testimony: Vol. 1; Life & Relationship (Bonus Track Edition)

Taking The Long Way

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Notable Births

Notable Deaths

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