Groper backlash, Mercedes infomercials, personal translation
devices, a new kind of basketball, and more, all covered in
this week's Hot Articles...
---World Politics & Society---
According to Asiaweek, Japan's female commuters are tired of
men groping them on trains -- and are demanding more respect
and protection.
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An analogue to George W. Bush is arising in South Korea, as
the daughter of former ruler Park Chung Hee seeks the
presidency. FEER has the story.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=61730
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FEER reports on how Bangkok is becoming the Asian crossroads
for African drug- and diamond-trafficking gangs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=61741
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A diet centered on Western junk food has turned Micronesians
into one of the world's most obese populations, as The
Atlantic Monthly reports.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62480
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---U.S. Society and Politics---
A U.S. News feature examines the bad, and worsening, state
of traffic in America and wonders what can be done to fix
it.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62137
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A New Republic article argues that the U.S. needs to ban
human cloning now.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=61757
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With the U.S. Hispanic population at an all-time high, only
2% of TV actors are Hispanic. A Time article asks why.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62147
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---The Middle East Conflict---
A Salon analysis suggests that a U.S. commission's
recommendations on how to stop the Middle East violence, may
be doomed from the start.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62261
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Time interviews American peace negotiator George Mitchell
about the potential for a Middle East armistice.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62436
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---Science & Technology---
A Business 2.0 article proclaims that portable
spoken-language translator devices are almost ready to
emerge from the lab.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62320
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Science News describes experiments scientists are
undertaking to determine whether life's building blocks
could have arrived from space via meteorite.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=61848
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---New Sports Leagues---
An Atlantic Monthly article reports on the unorthodox new
women's soccer league in the U.S., noting that its very
peculiarities may ensure its success.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62473
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Sportsjones looks at a new basketball league called
Four-Ball that tweaks the rules to speed and spice up the
game.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62423
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---Business---
Business 2.0 profiles Inara Networks, a company that hopes
to create "missing link" devices that will seamlessly
connect optical and legacy networks.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62009
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U.S. News reports on the spate of out-of-state marketers
courting California companies with promises of cheap,
plentiful electricity.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62103
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Infomercials, maligned as they are, produce results for the
sellers of rotisseries and Ginsu knives. Now, upscale
marketers like Mercedes-Benz want in on the act, as Business
2.0 reports.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62327
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The Industry Standard reports that British Telecom, once
poised to dominate global communications, is looking more
desperate every day.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62338
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---Movies---
Entertainment Today reviews the film Shrek, whose voice cast
and computer animation are reeling in moviegoers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=61910
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---Travel---
U.S. News has tips on avoiding travel hassles this summer,
from getting cheap airfares and hotel rooms to avoiding
extra car-rental fees.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62055
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---Education---
Private schools in the U.S. are being hit hard by a teacher
shortage, reports Education Week.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62328
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---The Internet---
Wired interviews Intel chairman Andy Grove, Silicon Valley's
famously skeptical elder statesman, on why he's such an
Internet bull.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=61693
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PC World reports on two bills in U.S. Congress that would
let you sue spammers. Opponents, however, say the measures
will hamstring legitimate e-commerce retailers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62250
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