In this week's issue, a hungry caterpillar, an army of
hungry sea urchins, rock politics, and political stalking.
Enjoy...
---Books---
Two conservationists went undercover in Laos to expose that
region's burgeoning poaching business. Asiaweek reviews
their book and their story.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=72941
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=72941
A Weekly Standard piece examines George W. Bush's favorite
book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and defends his literary
taste.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73316
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73316
Buy The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle:
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399208534/magportalcom
---Business---
Entrepreneur takes what is for many companies a timely look
at how to navigate your business through bankruptcy.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73108
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73108
A Microtimes article examines the crawling pace of broadband
deployment in Europe.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73164
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73164
---Computer Technology---
Mobile Computing announces the winners of its 2001
innovation awards, honoring the best cell phone, PDA,
notebook computer, and more.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=72897
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=72897
---Health---
Stricter contamination safeguards are causing more
widespread shortages at blood banks, reports a U.S. News
article.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73214
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73214
---Science---
Science News reports on the fragile ecosystem of the
Carribean's coral reefs -- and some innovative attempts to
save them.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73144
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73144
Salon interviews professional skeptic Michael Shermer to get
his opinion on what's science, what's bunk, and what's in
between.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73264
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73264
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---Music---
A New Republic article charts the decline of political rock
music since the 1970s.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73395
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73395
A Reason article says eulogists have distorted Joey Ramone's
reputation by trying to pin their own political messages on
the late punk rocker.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73267
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73267
---Travel---
A Time Asia article reports on new travel alternatives that
let you tour political hotspots like Chiapas and Cuba and
learn first-hand about third-world problems.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73375
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73375
---U.S. Politics & Society---
Salon has an article on "opposition research" in election
campaigns, which is known outside the political realm as
stalking.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=72901
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=72901
A Reason article argues that the racial profiling problem in
the U.S. is rooted in a misguided war on drugs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73282
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73282
The Advocate interviews Nightline anchor Ted Koppel on his
upcoming five-part series on gay life in America, titled "A
Matter of Choice?".
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73365
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73365
An Utne Reader article asserts that free parking is a major
cause of the U.S.'s unquenchable thirst for gasoline and
advocates moving to a free-market parking system.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73392
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73392
---World Politics---
The recent espionage convictions of scholars in China have
academics in Hong Kong spooked, reports Asiaweek.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=72966
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=72966
Is there a global training and trade network of terrorists?
Recent links between the IRA, the ETA, and Colombian
guerrilla rebels suggest just that, according to a Time
Europe article.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=73378
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=73378
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