In this week's issue: Patent fever, summer movies, trains
that float, two challenges for baseball, and more...
---Business---
The success of next-generation wireless service adoption in
the U.S. will depend on making cellphones as fun to use in
the U.S. as they are in Tokyo, says Salon. And that hasn't
happened yet.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98525
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98525
The business of patents has gotten out of hand in recent
years and has led to a chilling effect on tech innovation,
according to Red Herring.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98471
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98471
An Inc article looks at what it takes to take a small
company public in the current market conditions.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98833
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98833
---Careers---
An AskMen article looks at the job qualifications for
stuntmen.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98510
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98510
---Health---
Red Herring looks at the prospects for organic and
mechanical replacement organs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98505
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98505
Men's Fitness advises you to get more color in your diet.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98699
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98699
---Investing---
A Red Herring article notes that manufacturing capacity is
in short supply for the biotechnology industry, a situation
that creates opportunities for investors.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98459
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98459
According to Red Herring, new trends mean that bond
investors need to take company sectors into account much
more than before.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98467
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98467
---Movies---
Salon gives thumbs down to "Enough," which stars Jennifer
Lopez.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98689
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98689
Salon calls "Insomnia" a gripping mainstream thriller with a
first-rate cast.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98691
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98691
---Science & Technology---
Salon examines the life of recently deceased scientist
Stephen Jay Gould.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98687
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98687
Groundbreaking findings that humans can grow new brain cells
were inspired by studies of bird song, reports Smithsonian.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98578
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98578
A Time Europe piece focuses on three new projects for
high-speed magnetic-levitation train systems.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98744
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98744
---Social Issues---
Some men's groups claim that allegations of sexual abuse are
getting out of hand, reports Salon, and they are on the
lookout for falsely accused fathers and priests.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98522
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98522
More and more Americans are successfully suing their
employers for injuries linked to on-the-job stresses. This
is a horrendous precedent, asserts a New Republic article.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98454
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98454
Several recent complaints about "anti-gang" dress codes in
malls across America allege that the codes are meant to keep
young black patrons from shopping, Salon reports.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98797
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98797
---Sports---
Salon writes on the prospect of a Major League Baseball
player coming out as gay and the reactions that might
potentially confront him.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98579
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98579
A former Major League Baseball star has admitted to using
steroids as a player and calls the practice widespread,
according to a Sports Illustrated article that weighs this
news.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98768
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98768
---World Politics---
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will soon celebrate her 50th
year as a monarch. A Time Europe article looks at what
there is to celebrate.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=98767
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=98767
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