In this week's edition: beating the burn, a plausible bull,
hardball science, school spankings, and ransom insurance
(with handy tips in case you're abducted).
---Business & Strategy---
A Fast Company article conveys leadership wisdom from a
symphony conductor.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65233
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eCompany Now proffers negotiating strategies to help you
prosper from new deals in these tight economic times.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64767
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A New Republic piece asserts that alleged management deity
Jack Welch is overrated.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64808
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Time reports that more employers are adopting "rank and
yank" systems where employees are routinely rated and the
bottom of the bunch is sent packing.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64946
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---Health---
Scientific American summarizes the science of saving your
skin from the sun.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65076
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=65076
A U.S. News article reports on a growing medical crisis in
the U.S.: nurses are overworked, stressed, and increasingly
difficult for hospitals to hire.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64928
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---Investing & Economics---
An eCompany Now article suggests that if you're a cynic, you
might be a natural-born short-seller -- and gives tips on
how to profit doing just that.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64713
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Fast Company interviews latter-day economic Nostradamus
Roger Cass, who steadfastly believes we're seven years into
a 27-year boom.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65258
---Science---
While Americans are on average two inches taller than they
were 140 years ago, height now seems to have hit a genetic
ceiling, reports Scientific American.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65093
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An Industry Standard article shows how supercomputer-makers
are evolving their machines to meet the massive and
specialized demands of biological research.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65133
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Wired lays out a bright idea for the future of electricity
-- a system where every node on the grid is responsive,
price-conscious, and environmentally sensitive.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65329
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---Social Issues---
A Salon writer argues that our attempts to shield kids from
images of sex and violence are stunting young lives.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65162
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The Weekly Standard reports on the two anti-cloning bills
contending for passage in the U.S. Congress.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65056
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---Sports---
Salon reviews Mark Kram's 'Ghosts of Manila,' a new book
that endeavors to overturn Muhammad Ali's saintly image.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64749
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Buy this book:
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060195576/magportalcom
Science News reports that engineers are beginning to
understand the physics of baseball better.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64846
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Time Europe chronicles blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer's
conquest of Everest.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65028
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=65028
---U.S. Politics & Society---
Salon interviews Sen. John McCain about rumors he may leave
the GOP to run for president.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64718
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U.S. News reports that corporal punishment is still allowed
in 23 states, with 400,000 students paddled each year. Is
it working?
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64951
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Are today's mega-suburbs the future of American living that
we want? A Fast Company piece explores the issues.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65246
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=65246
---The Way Stuff Looks---
Metropolis observes that as realistic fruity colors are
making inroads into industrial design (think iMac), food
itself is getting unfoodlike colors (think green Heinz
ketchup).
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64675
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=64675
---World Politics & Society---
A Time Europe commentator thinks that Britain's recent
apathetic election revealed something sinister about the
country.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65266
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Reacting to the extremely popular Miss Korea pageant,
activists in South Korea are unleashing a wild Anti-Miss
Korea event to raise the profile of feminist issues there.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=64782
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=64782
A massive market for African art and antiquities has fueled
a disturbing amount of looting and illicit trade, reports
Time Europe.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65271
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=65271
Time Europe reports on an increase in "economic kidnappings"
that has led to a booming demand in London for ransom
insurance.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=65247
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=65247
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