In this issue: questioning the airline bail-out, how a slow
economy helps schools, how Napster may have prepared
authorities for terrorism, and the best places on the web to
manage your finances...
---Business---
Can one mega-company absorb another and still work the way
it used to? The Hewlett Packard-Compaq merger raises the
corporate culture question, and Knowledge@Wharton addresses
it.
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Did the U.S. government need to bail out the nation's
airlines, some of which were in danger of failing even
before the September 11 attacks? asks a New Republic
article.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76202
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Teleconferencing over the web has come a long way, reports
CIO, although it still has its quirks.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76596
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An Internet World piece advocates the relinquishment of
techno-jargon and so-called "consultantspeak" as a step
towards making e-business better.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76554
---Education---
The softening economy and the legions of laid-off workers
have provided a surge of qualified job candidates to school
districts that had formerly had trouble filling positions,
reports Education Week.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76891
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Top Wireless Devices
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---International Politics---
After years of threatening Taiwan with missiles and
saber-rattling, China is turning to economic lures to woo
Taiwan back under its control -- with some success, reports
FEER.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76350
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=76350
A Salon article points out that America's best Muslim ally,
Saudi Arabia, is a repressive state that has been a hotbed
of support for Islamic extremism.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76396
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A Salon article suggests that some lessons about fighting
decentralized terrorist networks might precipitate out of
the media industry's battles with the likes of Napster.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76231
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=76231
A Time Europe article profiles Afghanistan's deposed King
Zahir Shah, exiled in Rome and now potentially a factor in
replacing the Taliban.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76648
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Salon interviews an Afghan woman who is part of an
underground resistance movement that risks execution to
educate the world about the Taliban's atrocities.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76804
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Best Selling Books
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---The Internet---
Mutual Funds surveys the most useful personal finance sites
on the web.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76626
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According to a PC World article, balancing free speech with
responsible administration is a challenge for ISPs and site
hosts when their users post hateful sites or message-board
threats.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76212
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=76212
A Reason article surveys the issue of U.S. obscenity law as
it applies to the Internet, relevant now since the Supreme
Court is poised to make a major First Amendment decision on
the issue.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76480
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=76480
Has a new, serious competitor to Google's search engine
dominance emerged? Information Today analyzes the prospects
of Teoma.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76791
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=76791
---Science & Engineering---
Metropolis remarks that, in order for sustainable, "green"
design to come into its own, star architects will have to
come to the fore to build great buildings.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76682
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=76682
A Science News article shows how the movements of tiny
particles of dust can manipulate global climate.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=76386
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=76386
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