News Links provide a guide to Internet resources
for articles published in the Post-Gazette.
In addition, post-gazette.com has assembled Internet Guide Pages
with Web links related to issues and events in the news --
some serious, some not so serious.
In both cases, the links serve as a starting point
and are not intended to represent all resources available.
Internet Guide Pages
News Links
 Episcopal controversy --
Controversy in the Episcopal Church over the consecration of bishops,
as reported by PG staff writer Ann Rodgers-Melnick, leads naturally to the 'Net for
more information. Here are some starting points for resources:
The official site of the Episcopal Church
The official site of the worldwide Anglican
Communion
A theologically liberal Web site with comprehensive posts on the Singapore
consecrations is the Anglican
Pages of Louis Crew. Click on
"Reports & Events."
A theologically conservative site monitoring news
of the consecrations.
A lengthy online interview with Bishop John Rodgers is at
another conservative Episcopal site.
Episcotalk, a polite, bi-partisan online
discussion group.
Saturday Night Live --
The show's been around for 25 years. Take a look back with the PG's Barbara Vancheri, then
take a look on the Web for more:
The official NBC Saturday Night Live site
Saturday Night Live - An unofficial site
Saturday Night Live Cast Net
Another unofficial SNL page
Saturday Night Live FAQ list
Medical marijuana
A federal panel finds that marijuana's active ingredients may have medical
value for treating cancer and AIDS patients, and that they don't necessarily lead to other
drug use. PG
Washington Correspondent Judy Packer-Tursman has the details. News Links looks to the
Web for more:
National Academy of Sciences
NORML
Marijuana is NOT a
medicine
Sleep tight
When middle-aged and elderly people suffer from chronic insomnia,
long-term relief can't be found in a pill bottle, a new study says. PG medical writer
Anita Srikameswaran looks
at the research, and News Links hopes you'll stay awake for a web search at:
American Sleep Disorders Association
Doctor's Guide to Insomnia Information and
Resources
National Sleep Foundation
Memories of Helen Clay Frick
PG staff writer Monica L. Haynes talks to a former nurse to Helen Clay
Frick, now a docent at Clayton, the Frick estate, featured on a new installment of
"America's Castles" on A&E television. Read the stories, then
join News Links on the Web:
The Frick Collection ad Frick Art Reference Library
Henry Clay Frick Fine
Arts Library Web Site
Henry Clay Frick Book
Review
The Frick Art and
Historical Center
A&E Guide to America's Castles
Wilde thing
A rich and influential man accused of immoral acts must defend himself in
public hearings wracked with legalisms, subterfuge, skullduggery and a media circus that
affects the outcome of the trial. Sound familiar? PG Staff Writer John Hayes
has the stage preview of "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar
Wilde." The Web has a Wilde side as well:
Wilde on the Web
The Oscar Wilde Random Quote Generator
The
100th Anniversary of the Trials of Oscar Wilde
The World-Wide
Wilde Web
Happy New Year
It's the Year of the Rabbit, and PG Staff Writer Gene Collier joins a
Monroeville family for the food and tradition that bring in a Chinese New Year. Read
more about the Chinese holiday on the Web, courtesy of News Links:
Chinese Historical and Cultural
Project
Chinese Firecracker Art
Free Chinese New Year
Electronic Greeting Cards
Care for the aged
The Post-Gazette spoke with seven authorities from the aging field, asking each one how
they'd handle familiar caregiving scenarios for their own parents. Read what they told PG
staff writer Diana Block. Then follow News Links for some Web resources on aging, at:
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration on Aging
Pennsylvania Aging Sites Index
The Gerontology Center at Penn State
Saving a life
More than 60 percent of childhood cardiac arrests occur at home in the presence of family
members, but witnesses start CPR only in one out of five of these cases. Post-Gazette
medical writer Anita
Srikameswaran examines the issue, and News Links finds help on the Web:
Learn CPR
Health Net Principles of CPR
The American Heart Association
A booster for autism awareness
It's not well known about Pittsburgh sports broadcaster Myron Cope, but he
has worked tirelessly to raise funds and boost awareness for autism. PG Staff Writer Gene
Collier has his story. You can find more information on the Web about this disease at:
The Autism Society of America
Autism Resources
The World of Autism: Personal
Autism Links on the Internet
The Autism Society of Pittsburgh
A healthy pet
As dogs age, some get the canine version of Alzheimer's disease, from
disorientation and confusion to personality changes. Today's Health takes a look at that
problem and other canine
health issues. And News Links unleashes the web to find advice on pet care. Try these
sites for starters:
Net Vet Veterinary Resources
AltVetMed - Complementary and Alternative Veterinary
Medicine
American Veterinary Medical Association
The Senior Dogs Project
More than just a pretty face
From liposuction to dermabrasion, plastic surgery is growing in popularity
as more and more cosmetic procedures become the norm. PG health writer
Ellen Mazo provides an overview. And News Links cuts to the chase for more
information:
Plastic Surgery Network
The American Society of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgeons
Surgery.com - The Plastic Surgery Website
A real laughing matter
A growing body of research is showing that humor has real value in helping people
recover from illness. PG staff writer Gary Rotstein takes a serious look. The Web is no
joke either, when it comes to resources. Take these Web sites, please:
International Center for Humor and Health
The American Association for Theraputic Humor
Funnymail
Little people, big decisions
A North Side family finds room for a second dwarf child through adoption, and Post-Gazette
staff writer Gretchen
McKay writes about their growing family. Post-gazette.com offers resources on dwarfism
on the Web:
Everything
about dwarfism
Little People of America Online
Getting into the swing
The PG's Diana Nelson Jones steps into the Pittsburgh swing dancing
scene, and News Links, of course, is ready to put its best foot forward:
The
U.S. Swing Dancing Server
Swing Dancing Links
Frank and Carole review the 'Burgh
The language of the brain
The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition in Oakland is studying the problem
of how the adult mind learns and perceives sounds. PG staff writer Sharon Voas has the
story, and post-gazette.com has some links:
Brain Research
The Brain Lab
Wrestling with the past
Killer Kowalski looks back at his career as a wrestling bad guy during a trip
to Pittsburgh to support the national Cauliflower Alley Club, a nonprofit charitable
organization made up of wrestlers, boxers and movie actors. Read the story by the PG's
Milan Simonich, then bounce into the ring on the Web:
The World Wrestling Federation
The Ultimate Wrestling Real
Name List (Who are these guys, anyway?)
The Mat - Amateur Wrestling
Unity against hate
When it comes to fighting hate and discrimination, gay and lesbian groups
should join forces with other organizations, says Mandy Carter, a national political
activist and black lesbian. Carter brings her message to Pittsburgh for a National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force conference. Read PG Staff Writer Jan
Ackerman's story, then check the Web for more:
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Online
The Pittsburgh Conference
Iron poisoning
A new Hemochromatosis Center at UPMC Presbyterian treats victims of chronic
iron poisoning. Read
the story in Your Health, then check resources on the Web at:
The
Hemochromatosis Home Page
The American Liver Foundation
American Hemochromatosis Society
Facing the past
The PG's Sally Kalson covers an exhibit of photographs
dealing with the aftermath of the holocaust. Find out about related topics on the Web:
Director/Photographer
Edward Serotta
Survivors of the SHOAH
The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance
Authority
The parent trap
PG columnist Tony
Norman reflects on a report that DNA evidence supports the theory that Thomas
Jefferson fathered a child with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings. You can do some of your
own investigating on the Web, at:
Jefferson-Hemings
DNA Testing: An On-Line Resource
Thomas Jefferson Online Resources at the
University of Virginia
Grand-parenting
Some grandparents have put their golden years on hold as they have begun
another child-rearing cycle -- this time it's their grandchildren. PG staffers LaMont Jones
and Jean Bryant examine the issue. Find additional resources on the Web at:
Grand's Place
Grandparent Again
Making a good impression
Post-Gazette Art and Architecture Critic Donald Miller calls it the blockbuster
exhibition of the year. It's "Van Gogh's Van Goghs" at the National
Gallery of Art, the largest showing of his work outside of the Netherlands in more than 25
years. If you can't make, check these Web sources:
The National Gallery of Art
The Vincent Van Gogh Information Gallery
Vincent Van Gogh - A Handshake in Thought
A 'Dream' revisited
If Martin Luther King Jr. had the opportunity to deliver his "I Have a
Dream" speech before audiences today, it would be a little different, according to PG columnist Tony Norman.
And that leads to some Web resources on King and his life, at:
Text of the
"I Have a Dream" Speech
The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Papers Project
National Civil Rights Museum
A 'Beloved' project
After a decade of work, Oprah Winfrey has turned Toni Morrison's novel,
"Beloved," into the movie she knew it could become. Read her thoughts on the
project, then turn to the Web for more on Oprah, the institution, and the book:
Oprah.com - The Show
The Web Page of Toni Morrison's "Beloved"
Eating disorder
The cultural ideal of a thin, athletic figure may not be what drives some
people to engage in binge eating and purging. New research suggests
biological factors may be at least partly responsible for this eating disorder, called
bulimia nervosa. On the Web, post-gazette.com offers some places to look for more
information:
The American Anorexia/Bulimia Association, Inc.
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
Related
Links
Gorillas found
Two groups of rare mountain gorillas
first studied by Dian Fossey have been found in good
condition in east Africa a year after animal researchers were driven out by rebel
fighting. There are many Web sites devoted to this and related causes at:
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
The Gorilla
Foundation
The Great Ape Project
Smooth talking
The PG's Your Health examines the problem of
stuttering, and how new treatments can help. News Links finds more information on the
Web at:
The National Center For Stuttering
The Stuttering Penpals Page
The Stuttering Home
Page
Looking for an aftershock
Three teams of seismologists try to track the aftershocks of an
earthquake in the region, but find their work all
too quiet. On the Web, however, stalking earthquakes is easier, at:
National Earthquake Information
Center
Ohio-Pennsylvania Border
Earthquake
The World-Wide Earthquake Locator
Not quite Napa Valley
There are about 60 wineries in Pennsylvania, including about 10 that
have opened in the past few years. PG staff writer Cristina Rouvalis looks at the press for profits. And,
of course, post-gazette.com finds some sites to stomp on:
Guide to Pennsylvania Wineries
Doc Grog's Pennsylvania Wine Page
Wineries in Pennsylvania
The Wine Mine
And just for fun, the Stop
Global Whining site
An ancient rite
Post-Gazette staff writer Steve Levin examines the ancient rites of Judaism
surrounding Yom Kippur. On the web, The Cyber Home of Torah
is a resource for Jews.
Coping with a child's illness
Another story in the occasional series on
Alex Myers, 7, and his family, and how they cope with Alex's acute lymphoblastic
leukemia. Here are some resources on the disease on the Web:
The Leukemia Society of America
Cancer Forums: Consumer Discussion
Group
American Association for Cancer Research
The Ghana connection
The president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, visits Pittsburgh to spread
the word about the economic renaissance in West Africa. The PG's Ervin Dyer writes about
his visit, and post-gazette.com takes you to the Web for more on Ghana.
The "Hello Ghana" Home
Page
Republic of Ghana
Welcome to Ghana - Official Site
Anger can be good
Researchers are finding that women who hide their angry feelings from
others tend to have thickened carotid arteries of the neck, increasing the risk of stroke
and other cardiovascular disease in later life. PG medical writer
Anita Srikameswaran reports. Related Web sites include:
Psychosomatic Medicine --
Just an abstract from the journal that reports the study - no complete article for
visitors. (Doesn't that make you angry?)
Heart Information Network
American Heart Association
The golden years
Senior health and lifestyle issues get a look from the PG's Sharon Voas
- "It's never
too late to reap the benefits of a new lifestyle" -- and Gary Rotstein -- "Pittsburgh centers
implement senior fitness programs." The Web, of course, is being increasingly
populated by seniors. Here are some places to continue the search for information on aging
and senior lifestyles:
The American Association of Retired People
Elder Info.com
National Aging Information Center Web
Site
AgeNet
The Kecksburg links
Since the uncertain events of Dec. 9, 1965, debate has raged over what
crash-landed that day in the rural village of Kecksburg, Westmoreland County. Check the PG story by staff
writer David Templeton. And start your own investigation on the Web:
The Kecksburg Crash
UFO Topics
UFOLOGY Society International
The evolution of beer
Beer -- a
historic food and beverage -- draws a heady look by the PG's Bob Batz Jr. Seems the
brew has a long and illustrious history. And if you want sip and search, the 'Net is the
place. Hop around these links to find out more:
The Ultimate Internet Beer Guide
Cheap Beer Server
The Beer Info Source
The blood business
Post-Gazette health writer Ellen Mazo reports that although the giving of blood
has always been a community responsibility, it has become a
business endeavor. For information in a different vein, check the Web:
The American Association of Blood Banks
BLOOD, a journal of the American Society of
Hematology
BloodLine - The Online
Hematology Resource
Monkey
business
It was a zoo in Export this week. But Tina Fisher who owns Bella, a
2-year-old Japanese snow monkey, says her family pet couldn't have harmed anyone during
its few hours of freedom on Filmore Street. Ginny Kopas
tells what fun happened when the monkey got out of the barrel. Want to know more
about monkeys and their relatives? Try these sites:
Best Pet Monkey site
Monkey see
Monkey hear
Monkey do
Virtual view of arteries
Pitt researchers David Vorp and M.L. Raghavan seek a method for producing a "virtual"
image of aortic aneurysms. Once perfected, their method could help doctors
decide when surgery is required. You can find more information about aneurysms at:
More about
veins and arteries
Massachusetts
General Hospital/Harvard Medical School brain aneurysm program
Aneurysm Information Project
HIV / AIDS threatens black communities
Desiree Davis, a volunteer with Minority AIDS Working Group, takes
her campaign against the deadly virus into the bars, clubs, stores and residences of
Homewood. Blacks have suffered 35 percent of all recorded cases in Allegheny County
since 1981. Staff writers Steve Levin and Angela Agoawike write about the scope of the problem and the
people who are trying to solve it. You can find more information about HIV/AIDS
at:
HIV
Newsline
Community-based AIDS research
Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Collecting Haitian Art
Bill Bollendorf didn't set out to be an art collector. But how he became one is a
story every bit as quirky and colorful as the Haitian paintings that dot the walls of his
Highland Park home. You can read Bette McDevitt's account
or check out these sites on the Web:
The Art of Haiti
Gallerie Macondo
Studio Wah
Haitian Crafts
Stroke repair attempt
Surgeons at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have transplanted
brain cells into a stroke patient in an attempt to repair
brain damage. Strokes are the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of
serious long-term disability in the United States. To learn more about strokes here are
some places to look:
National Stroke Association "Stroke
Facts"
National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Prisoner Protection
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Americans With Disabilities Act protects prisoners
in state institutions as well as everyone else. If you don't know much about this
wide-ranging law, here are some places to find out:
U.S. Department of Justice ADA Home
Page
ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
Tracking the storms
What better place to update your knowledge of tornadoes than on the fast
moving Web? Read the PG
chronology of the twisters that struck the Pittsburgh region, then try these web sites
for more:
Twister Search '98
Tornado Project Online
Tornado Warning:
Stalking Storms Online
Asthma and the environment
Congress is considering a ban on certain kinds of asthma inhalers, because
the spray contains an ingredient that has been deemed harmful to the environment. The
Pittsburgh Steelers' Jerome "Bus" Bettis, was one of those
testifying about the issue. Find out more about asthma and related issues on the web,
starting at:
asthma@thrive
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
An Asthma and Allergy Magazine
article
The universal misconception
In the PG's "Your Health," Ellen Mazo writes about breast cancer in men.
Many cancer-related resources exist on the Web, and post-gazette.com offers one
specifically designed for the male
cancer victim.
Rockabilly lives
The PG's Ed Masley writes about the rockabilly that won't quite die, and
post-gazette.com greases the way for fans to find more on the Web at the Rockabilly Homepage and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
A disease of silence
Osteoporosis is a disease that can be warded off with diet and exercise,
but advice about
taking those steps seems to be falling on deaf ears. For more details, turn to the National Osteoporosis Foundation on the Web.
Life or death
A survey
of physicians shows that more than a third would assist in a patient's suicide if it
were legal. On the Web, many sites deal with the issue from a variety of perspectives. To
get started, try:
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted
Suicide: All Sides
The International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force
Euthanasia Rights Guidance
Organization
Remembering Linda McCartney
The death of Linda McCartney is a reminder that her life became much more
than being the life of a "Beatle." From businesswoman to animal rights
supporter, she was active in a variety of causes. Look for more information about her life
on the Web at:
The Linda McCartney List Home Page
Article from The Vegetarian
Contemporary
Beatle photos by Linda McCartney
The Underground Railroad
Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt dedicates a home in Oberlin, Ohio,
along the Underground Railroad route, as a national historic landmark. Trace this historic
route at its National Park Service Web
site. Or try the home of the National
Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
A Pitt professor examines the nature and origins of
the universe in a
new book. If you want to travel deeper into space and cyberspace, try the NASA Origins page. For those
interested in the debate over how it all got started, there's the Evolution vs.
Creationism Home Page.
More teens are smoking
A new federal report says that more teen-agers are smoking. A few teens
try to explain why
they smoke. Meanwhile, you can find plenty of resources on the Web dealing with this
issue:
The Centers for Disease Control's
tobacco information page
The Canadian Health Department's Teen
Smoking Page - written as a teen drama
The Master Anti-Smoking Page
Heart attacks and women
New studies demonstrate that women's heart attacks are treated
less urgently than those of men. A Pennsylvania report says heart attack care is excellent in the
state. And the American Heart
Association has lots of related information.
Transplant regulations
Vowing to save more lives, the nation's top health official announces the
first federal
regulation for organ transplants, which would direct scarce organs to the sickest
patients first regardless of where they live. Find out more at the home page for the National Organ Transplant Foundation, or
TransWeb: All About Transplantation and Donation.
Engendering debate
A new study casts doubt on the thinking that separate classes for
girls helps them to learn. Here are some places to look at the issue on the Web:
Women's Educational Equity Resource
Center
American Association of University Women
-- News Links
items compiled by Jim White and Steve Karlinchak
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