20061019 10 Most Read Articles on NYTimes from the past two weeks

10 Most Read Articles on NYTimes.com from the past two weeks

@TIMES - Inside NYTimes.com
Thursday, October 19, 2006
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Here are the 10 Most Read Articles on NYTimes.com from the past two weeks (as of 9 a.m. ET, October 19).


1) Yankee Dies in Plane Crash, Official Says By MARIA NEWMAN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, Published: October 11, 2006 Cory Lidle, a pitcher for the New York Yankees, was killed today when a plane crashed into a residential high-rise building on New York City's Upper East Side, a city official confirmed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/nyregion/12crashcnd.html?ex=1176609600&en=795e29d8531a1b74&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at1

2) To Be Married Means to Be Outnumbered By SAM ROBERTS, Published: October 15, 2006 Married couples, whose share of American households has been declining for decades, have slipped into a minority.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/us/15census.html?ex=1176609600&en=99c95d1dd848dcb2&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at2

3) Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teenagers By LAURIE GOODSTEIN, Published: October 6, 2006 Evangelical Christian leaders are warning one another that their teenagers are abandoning the faith in droves.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/06/us/06evangelical.html?ex=1176609600&en=b29752956653649f&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at3

4) Seduced by Snacks? No, Not You
By KIM SEVERSON, Published: October 11, 2006 According to Prof. Brian Wansink's research, people make over 200 food decisions a day -- and are outwitted at every turn.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/dining/11snac.html?ex=1176609600&en=dceeac04bfda2b2e&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at4

5) Old but Not Frail: A Matter of Heart and Head By GINA KOLATA, Published: October 5, 2006 A central issue only now being systematically addressed is why some people age well and others do not.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/health/05age.html?ex=1176609600&en=12e93a3c6d843c52&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at5

6) An Elephant Crackup?
By CHARLES SIEBERT, Published: October 8, 2006 Attacks by elephants on villages, people and other animals are on the rise. Some researchers are pointing to a species-wide trauma and the fraying of the fabric of pachyderm society.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08elephant.html?ex=1176609600&en=c3e89a06bff6d039&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at6

7) A History of Sex With Students, Unchallenged By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI, Published: October 10, 2006 A N.J. school district is being sued for failing to stop a woman with an appetite for under-age boys.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/10/nyregion/10teacher.html?ex=1176609600&en=d2d193fb08657bb5&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at7

8) Study Links Extinction Cycles to Changes in Earth's Orbit and Tilt By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD, Published: October 12, 2006 Scientists say periodic changes in Earth's orbit may account for the apparent regularity with which new species of mammals emerge and then go extinct.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/12/science/earth/12extinct.html?ex=1176609600&en=9fc4a5a53674ca70&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at8

9) As Exemptions Grow, Religion Outweighs Regulation By DIANA B. HENRIQUES, Published: October 8, 2006 Religious organizations enjoy an abundance of exemptions from regulations and taxes. And the number is multiplying rapidly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/business/08religious.html?ex=1176609600&en=a72b34791f8cf28a&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at9

10) With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again By MIGUEL HELFT, Published: October 12, 2006 Jawed Karim, one of YouTube's three founders, hit the equivalent of the Powerball when Google bought the site.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/12/technology/12tube.html?ex=1176868800&en=70ce5340ae85d3c3&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at10