A newborn elephant calf at Planckendael Zoo in Belgium has struggled to his feet just 25 minutes after birth. The healthy baby elephant, born Christmas Day, has delighted zoo officials and elephant lovers world wide. Then the Video Wheel stops in the Bronx where generous friends and neighbors are bringing together supplies and clothing for the families driven out by the fire that killed 12 people. Below that, even hardy New Yorkers are saying maybe they’ll give Times Square a pass this year as temperatures are set to plunge to wind-chill values of minus 30. Finally, the Bata Shoe Museum has an exhibit which tells us that heeled shoes were first worn by men as an aid to stability in the saddle.
