Where are the women in Silicon Valley?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/technology/18women.html?8dpc=&pagewanted=all

Marriage Good For Your Health?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/magazine/18marriage-t.html?pagewanted=all

Interesting article…a bit long, but a lot of information. Cute story about two professors/researchers who met, fell in love, married, and collaborate on research.

Can Animals Be Gay?

Professor Said to Be Charged After 3 Are Killed in Alabama

Denied Tenure

Meet Mikey, 8: U.S. Has Him on Watch List

Oh yeah, I feel safe now when an 8 year old is on a terror watch list.  I think it is great that there is a list of people on a list, but really there has got to be some way that this list is more accurate and comprehensive.  The CLEAR program was great – we need some sort of system where people who travel a lot can go through a 6 month clearance and be able to travel without hassle – people who are on the list.

The Cost of High Anxiety About Flying

People are afraid to fly – and it seems with more stories about terrorist attacks and planes failing, it makes more people afraid.  It is not easy to place your life and the lives of loved ones in the hands on another person.  But it is done and there has to be some belief and trust that it will be ok.

The Damsel Is in Distress

“scores of followers who are swapping their baby-doll dresses, spindly heels and lace for the flinty attractions of studs and leather, mannish jackets and rock-star jeans. Their embrace of a pointedly aggressive, street-smart style suggests that the more adventurous are rethinking the tenets of female allure.”

U.S. Navy Officer Who Fled Vietnam as a Boy Returns – NYTimes.com

 

Telling Court He’s Gay, Mob Informer Crosses Line

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/nyregion/21gaymob.html?_r=1&hp

Interesting story…seems like straight off the TV or movies. In the article it mentions the story of another gay mobster – which the TV show “The Sopranos” used as a story line.