Our sympathies go out to those who lost loved ones a year
ago. In this week's issue: top colleges, "weirdo"
governors, and crash reconstruction.
---Angola---
Angola, once beautiful but long ravaged by civil war, is
starting to recover, according to Outside.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107608
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107608
---Antiques---
An antiques expert with Antiques Roadshow talks about what
old furniture can tell us about history, in Humanities
magazine.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107638
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107638
---Business---
IDB America looks at the unique challenges facing
entrepreneurs in Latin America.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107387
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107387
---Computers---
PC World tells readers how to fix myriad little annoyances
that crop up from your Windows PC's hardware, software, and
the web.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=106939
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=106939
---Education---
Kiplinger's lists 100 public colleges and universities that
provide the best value in higher education.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107584
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107584
Thousands of Mexican-American teenagers who were born in the
U.S. are still not fluent in English. An Education Week
article asks what is going wrong.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107102
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107102
A Red Herring article asserts that it's tech companies, not
students, that are benefitting from a technology build-out
in the classroom.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107151
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107151
Researchers and civil rights advocates are worried about
resegregation in public schools in the South, reports
Education Week.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107625
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107625
---Finance---
Spotlight on Financial Services reports on a study that
paints a more responsible picture of college students'
credit-card usage than what is normally seen in the media.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107341
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107341
---Health---
Has the FDA been pressured to approve new drugs without
thorough enough testing? An American Prospect articles
investigates.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107173
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107173
---Math---
A Salon contributor endeavors to explain, for a nontechnical
audience, the kind of work being done by the mathematicians
recently honored with that discipline's highest prizes, the
Fields Medals.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107197
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107197
---Outdoors---
Thirteen Outside contributors write about what really scares
them, from freezing, to deadly bugs, to lightning, and more.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107615
---U.S. Politics---
A Reason article speaks critically of the "forever war" on
terrorism for forcing Americans to give up freedoms for an
indefinite period of time.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107462
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107462
---World Politics---
Economic discontent in Japan has led to the rise of fiercely
independent "weirdo" regional governors, according to Time
Asia.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107488
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107488
---Misc---
Science News reports on the U.S. Coast Guard's biggest
shark-fin-smuggling bust ever -- 32 tons.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107262
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107262
Car and Driver has an article about crash
reconstructionists, who can tell a great deal from tire
marks and aid greatly in law enforcement.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=107533
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=107533
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