In this week's issue, read about how Google stays ahead, why
some web sites suck, meat that isn't meat, and the
military's role in education...
---Business---
Sales and Marketing Management looks at the aggressive
vision and smart corporate culture that keep Google thriving
among the ruins of dot-com land.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91392
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---Computing & Internet---
The next-generation MPEG-4 standard for multimedia
compression is expensive for developers to license -- does
that open the door for widespread use of open-source
alternatives? A Salon article investigates.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91011
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=91011
Are you frustrated by the spread of annoyingly bad web
design? This PC World article commiserates.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91195
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---Economics---
A Salon article shows how behavioral economists explain
people's tendency to buy more when they have less to spend.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91356
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A Time Europe article looks at the threat President Bush's
new steel import tariffs pose to free trade around the
world.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91397
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---Food---
Nutrition Action rates various brands of meat-substitutes in
categories like veggieburgers, meatless hot dogs and faux
breakfast sausage.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91213
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=91213
Accidentally eating some ants is grounds for reflection on
what humans eat and why, according to a Salon article.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91127
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=91127
---Social Issues---
A Scientific American article reports that slavery persists
in the world, and social scientists are trying to explain
why.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91364
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---Technology---
Scientific American describes new tests being conducted to
make sure that the composite materials used in aircraft are
strong enough to do the job.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91353
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=91353
Bicycles with automatic transmission are hitting the
streets, and Popular Mechanics takes a look at the new
technology.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91453
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---U.S. Politics & Society---
A Mother Jones article looks at the increase in military-run
programs in American schools: are they building character
and solving urban education problems, or just signing up a
new generation of grunts?
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=90982
A Salon piece criticizes the U.S. government's new anti-drug
advertising campaign.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=91464
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=91464
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