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Smoking parents boost risk for children By JUDY SIEGEL Exposed youngsters have significantly greater chance of getting infections, meningitis.

SCIENCE NEWS [ more » ] New Worlds: Cooperation is its own reward By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH If you want to know why people cooperate with one another, ask dolphins. The Technion and aerial intelligence By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 'ALICE' system could be cheaper, more reliable than spy planes, drones. Crack specialists prevent disasters By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH A study by Weizmann Institute scientists takes a new and original approach to the study of how materials fracture and split. HEALTH [ more » ] A-G: New meds only after elections By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Distribution of NIS 200m. to expand health services in new drugs, technologies. Health funds must verify source of foreign organ transplants By JUDY SIEGEL The donation of organs from cadavers is regulated by the Anatomy and Pathology Law of 1953. Smoking parents boost risk for children By JUDY SIEGEL Exposed youngsters have significantly greater chance of getting infections, meningitis. SURFING THE NET [ more » ] PC Purim Party By DAVID SHAMAH An Easter Egg in computerese is a hidden message, feature, picture, etc. stuck in by a programmer to identify the team that worked on the project, or just for fun. Desktop: The real definition of fun By DAVID SHAMAH Purim is the time for parties and entertainment - and, if you're smart, you can cash in! Personal PC PVR By DAVID SHAMAH What goes for the office goes for the home - and for home entertainment, as well. Almost everyone has a large collection of music CDs as well as cassettes - some people still have LPs, and even 8-track tapes. SOFTWARE REVIEW [ more » ] Game will make the timorous quake By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Try not to eat lunch before launching this savage game: It begins with bodies of marines floating after the explosion of their spacecraft, with holes instead of eyes and intestines visible. One warrior, two psyches By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH The eponymous Prince, who stars in the third part of this action-adventure trilogy created by Jordan Mechner, surprises gamers by developing a split personality. You've got the whole world in your hand By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Has your Evil Inclination been acting up lately, trying to overpower your natural inclination to do good?

PURIM 5766 PM Soprano weighs in Knufia takes a surprising 85 seats after Kadima, Likud and Labor drop out Also this Purim 'Post' cartoon stirs violence Bill Bored - TV Lustings Letters to jpast.caring Sa'adat, Ze'evi assassins surrender to IDF forces Comments: 148 Abbas: Prison raid was 'unforgivable' Comments: 52 Caught in a bind Comments: 35 Real Estate A touch of romance Gardening: Fragrant flowers European style Donald Trump plans Ramat Gan luxury tower Sports Words from the Wise: Club vs country arrives in baseball Betar Jerusalem crushes Bnei Sakhnin Pe'er in contention for WTA award Games we play: Dawgs open season with win Business Features Business Scene Purim: Masquerades, hamentaschen and mishloah manot Conference Circuit It's time for you to relax and get your kids moving Magazine Features Kabbala goes to yeshiva A stitch across time and borders In the temple of trivia An eskimo in Israel