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PERSONAL FAVORITES
Surviving the Death Race -- 2009	America's Disappearing Forests -- 2008	Diving the Oriskany -- 2008

MOST RECENT
Foreign: The Mother Figure of Morne Lazarre NY Times.com 2010	Foreign: For Haitian Children, a Crisis Escalates NY Times.com 2010	Foreign: Haiti's School Problem NY Times.com 2010
National: Serving Size Sleight of Hand NY Times.com 2010	National: Stranded in Dutch Harbor, Alaska NY Times.com 2009	Metro: Public Inebriation in Anchorage NY Times.com 2009
Tech: Serving Size Sleight of Hand NY Times.com 2010	Tech: C.E.S. 2010: What's New in Internet TV NY Times.com 2010	Tech: C.E.S. 2010: Explosion of E-Book Readers NY Times.com 2010
Metro: David Byrne: Live on Two Wheels NY Times.com 2009	Metro: The Letter from Iwo Jima NY Times.com 2009	National: Open Season on Idaho Wolves NY Times.com 2009
National: Capitalizing on Foreclosures NY Times.com 2009	National: Coping Creatively in California NY Times.com 2009	National: Year of Struggle at the Food Bank NY Times.com 2009
Sports: Surviving the Death race NY Times.com 2009	Science: Envisioning Our Distant Past NY Times.com 2009	Opinion: Saving Lives With Family Planning NY Times.com 2009
Science: Super Memory Club NY Times.com 2009	Opinion: American Ingenuity in Haiti NY Times.com 2009	Opinion: My Personal Foreign Aid Program NY Times.com 2009
Science: Invasive Algae on Hawaii's Reefs NY Times.com 2009	Environment: Shedding Light on CFLs NY Times.com 2009	Sports: Dark Side of Surfing on the North Shore NY Times.com 2009

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
Science: Envisioning Our Distant Past NY Times.com 2009
Science: Super Memory Club NY Times.com 2009	Science: Darwin in Song NY Times.com 2009	Science: Invasive Algae on Hawaii's Reefs NY Times.com 2009
America's Disappearing Forests NY Times.com 2008	Interview with Carl Pope NY Times.com 2008	Diving the Oriskany NY Times.com 2008
Tropical Fish Off Long Island NY Times.com 2008	Profile of Dr. Roger Hanlon: Cuttlefish Camouflage NY Times.com 2008	Wave Power NY Times.com 2008
The Coastal Warrior NY Times.com 2008	COPD NY Times.com 2007	Portland: Bike City NY Times.com 2007
Mt. Whitney's Waste Problem NY Times.com 2007	The Legacy of Sputnik Part I NY Times.com 2007	The Legacy of Sputnik Part II NY Times.com 2007
Xeriscaping in the West NY Times.com 2007	Possibilities in Solar Energy NY Times.com 2007	The New Science of Evo-devo with Dr. Sean B. Carroll NY Times.com 2007
Planet Us: Carpet Clean NY Times.com 2007	Planet Us: Coral Man NY Times.com 2007	New Techniques in Hip Replacement Surgery NY Times.com 2007
The Science of Desire NY Times.com 2007	The Science of Heart Disease NY Times.com 2007	A New Look at Human Origins NY Times.com 2007
Epilepsy NY Times.com 2007	Huntington's Disease NY Times.com 2007	Philip Zimbardo NY Times.com 2007
Tribute to Marie Tharp NY Times.com 2006	The Genographic Project NY Times.com 2006	The Genographic Project Part II NY Times.com 2006
Caterpillars NY Times.com 2006	Vet Shortage NY Times.com 2007	Tropical Arctic NY Times.com 2006
Tropical Arctic NY Times.com 2006	The Science of Bats NY Times.com 2006	Embryo Selection NY Times.com 2006
Talking with Fabien Cousteau NYTimes.com 2005	Politics and Global Warming NYTimes.com 2005	Extinct Woodpecker? NY Times.com 2005
Science: Element 118 NY Times.com 2005
ARTS & MUSIC
Arts: Maya Lin NY Times.com 2008	Arts: Hudson River NY Times.com 2008	Music: SXSW: Black Lips NY Times.com 2007
Music: SXSW: Int'l Bands NY Times.com 2007	Arts: Robert Moses NY Times.com 2007	Arts Christie's Auction NY Times.com 2006
Arts: Auction Preview NY Times.com 2006	Arts: Digital Hollywood NY Times.com 2006	Styles: Vows NY Times.com 2007
Styles: Vows NYTimes.com 2006	Styles: Vows NYTimes.com 2006	Styles: Ze Frank NY Times.com 2006
Arts: Morgan Library NY Times.com 2006	Arts: William Wegman NY Times.com 2006	Arts: PIXAR at the MOMA NY Times.com 2005
Arts: The Messiah NY Times.com 2005	Arts: John Yang NYTimes.com 2005	Arts: Nutcracker NYTimes.com 2005
Artist at Work: Tom Otterness NYTimes.com 2005	Vows NYTimes.com 2005	Sarah Vowell NY Times.com 2006
Film: Carpetbagger NYTimes.com 2005	The Gates NYTimes.com 2005	Styles: Vows NY Times.com 2006
NEW YORK AREA
Metro: Small Business Part III NY Times.com 2009	Metro: Small Business Part II NY Times.com 2008
Metro: Skyline NY Times.com 2008	Metro: Small Business Part I NY Times.com 2008	Metro: Climber NY Times.com 2008
Metro: High Line NY Times.com 2008	Metro Tribute II NY Times.com 2007	Metro: Tribute in Light NY Times.com 2006
Metro: Hangar 17 NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Ground Zero NY Times.com 2006	Metro: NYPD Aviation NY Times.com 2006
Metro: Fulton Fish Market NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Building Explosion NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Battery Park Wall NY Times.com 2006
Metro: Diabetes Series NYTimes.com 2006	Metro: 9/11 Family Intv. I NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Slave Galleries NY Times.com 2006
Metro: 9/11 Archives NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Green Architecture NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Green Guilt NYTimes.com 2006
Metro: Immigration Rally NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Cory Booker Intv. NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Ron Rice Intv. NYTimes.com 2006
Metro: Empire Zone NY Times.com 2006	Metro: New Commute NY Times.com 2006	Metro: 9/11 Family Intv. II NY Times.com 2006
Metro: Newark Politics NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Newark Politics 2 NY Times.com 2006	Metro: Spamalot NYTimes.com 2006
BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY/EXECUTIVE PURSUITS
Executive Pursuits - Kayaking NY Times.com 2007	Executive Pursuits - Singing NY Times.com 2007	Executive Pursuits - Car Racing NY Times.com 2007
Executive Pursuits - Hot Dogs at Shea NY Times.com 2007	Executive Pursuits - Fencing NY Times.com 2007	Executive Pursuits - Sideshow School NY Times.com 2007
Executive Pursuits - Ballet NY Times.com 2007	Executive Pursuits - Dog Sledding NY Times.com 2007	Executive Pursuits - Jet for a Day NY Times.com 2007
Executive Pursuits - Self-Defense NY Times.com 2006	Executive Pursuits - Climbing the Gunks NYTimes.com 2006	Executive Pursuits - Sailing Sag Harbor NY Times.com 2006
Executive Pursuits - Surfing Montauk NY Times.com 2006	Business: Dow Jones NY Times.com 2007	Business: Friendster NY Times.com 2006
Tech: Console Battle NY Times.com 2006	Tech: Playstation 3 NY Times.com 2006	Tech: E3 Opener NYTimes.com 2006
Tech: High Def at E3 NY Times.com 2006	Tech: Adult Vid Expo: NYTimes.com 2006	Tech: Adult Vid Awards: NYTimes.com 2006
Tech: CES - Sat Radio: NYTimes.com 2006	Tech: CES - Gadgets NYTimes.com 2006	Tech: CES - Media NYTimes.com 2006
Business: Dealbook OTS NY Times.com 2005
TRAVEL
Video Postcard: Namibia NY Times.com 2008	Video Postcard: Cape Town NY Times.com 2008	36 Hours Hollywood NY Times.com 2006
36 Hours in Hollywood NY Times.com 2006	La Brea Tar Pits NY Times.com 2006	Postcard: Hudson River NY Times.com 2006
36 Hours NY Times.com 2005	Rockefeller Center NYTimes.com
NATIONAL
National: Early Voting in Colorado NY Times.com 2008	National: Paralympics NY Times.com 2008	National: Financial Advisor NY Times.com
National: Notebook NYTimes.com 2007	National: Edwards NY Times.com 2007
FOREIGN
Interview: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad NY Times.com 2006	Recruiting NY Times.com 2006	Foreign: Afghan NY Times.com 2007
SPORTS
Sports: Women's Surfing NY Times.com 2008	Sports: U.S.Open NY Times.com 2008	Sports: Marathoners NY Times.com 2007
AUTOS
Autos: Monticello Track NY Times.com 2008	Autos: Convertibles NY Times.com 2007	Autos: Minivans NY Times.com 2007
Autos: Toyota NY Times.com 2007	Autos: Mazda Ryuga NY Times.com 2007	Autos: Cars From China NYTimes.com 2007

OTHER PROJECTS

Varanasi Current TV (2005) ("gripping and sensitively shot" -- Time)	Canceled Primaries ABC News 2004	Agra-vated - Agra India for MSNBC.com 2004	Mumbai Bazaar for MSNBC.com 2004	Ralph Nader ABC News 2004	Reform Party Convention ABC News 2004
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