In this week's edition, read about Nazi plunder, what the
Suez Canal has to do with the Internet, poisonous
playgrounds, pro-cloning arguments, and whether porn's
profitability makes a difference. Enjoy.
---Art---
An interview in Humanities focuses on the disappearance of
artwork during World War II and its ramifications in the art
world today.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67992
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67992
---Business---
Time looks at how the GE-Honeywell merger attempt collapsed
in Europe, and what this may mean for future mergers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68058
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68058
An Industry Standard article uses examples of other massive
infrastructure projects to explain why we might not expect
the Internet to increase profits for quite some time.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67501
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67501
---Business Technology---
A PC World article reports on the status of IP telephone
systems for businesses. The rollout has begun, but the
points to consider before buying are myriad.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67796
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67796
Microtimes outlines some steps to make upgrading your Web
site a less onerous process.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68234
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68234
---Computing---
A PC World article supplies a list of preparations to take
in order to avoid disaster when installing software
upgrades.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67750
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67750
Cash-poor urban schools are being targeted for
software-license crackdowns by giants like Microsoft. A
Salon article asks whether they should be treated the same
as businesses, given lenience, or switch to using free,
open-source software.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68346
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68346
Salon reports on the continuing popularity of the
decades-old Atari game console among playability fans and
programming purists.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68141
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68141
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---Film---
Salon recommends the film "Cats & Dogs" as a worthy and
entertaining summer diversion.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67776
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67776
---Health---
An American Family Physician article touts women's
contributions to the field of medicine.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67833
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67833
Ninety percent of outdoor-use wood produced in the U.S. is
treated with arsenic. Time reports that concern is now
arising over its safety, especially in childrens'
playgrounds.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68057
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68057
---History---
A Japanese pilot recalls his first air-raid, bombing Pearl
Harbor, for Time Asia.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68139
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68139
IDB America recounts the evolution of the steel drum, from
discarded oil barrels to a global musical tradition.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68082
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68082
---International Politics---
FEER reports on the preparations and hopes for the July 14
Pakistan-India summit.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67821
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67821
---Science---
A Science News article explores the mathematics involved in
the workings of modern acoustic panels that improve the
experience of listening to music.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68012
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68012
Wired reports on advances in microchip-controlled prosthetic
legs that promise to work almost as well as the real thing.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68325
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68325
Time reports on the first completely self-contained
artificial heart, which was implanted in a patient last
week.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68049
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68049
---Social Issues---
The Scientist presents several arguments against a ban on
cloning and cloning research.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67975
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67975
A New Republic article observes that writers lately have
been fawning over the profitability of the porn industry,
and suggests (with some dismay) that money now seems to
justify amorality.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68293
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68293
---Sports---
A Sports Illustrated article advocates equal pay for female
tennis pros, who, the article asserts, are more popular and
play more exciting tennis than their male counterparts.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68334
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68334
---U.S. Politics---
A Salon article reviews two new books that argue the Supreme
Court's decision in Bush vs. Gore was legally unprincipled
and baldly biased.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=67765
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=67765
Salon details the baroque orchestrations of spin and public
relations swirling in the case of the missing Washington
intern.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=68330
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=68330
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