In this week's issue: Stand-up education, dealing with
stress, where Halloween really comes from, and the search
for a win-win globalism.
---Advertising---
A Fortune article takes the reader inside the making of an
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---Books---
Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his new book, "Why
Orwell Matters," with Atlantic Unbound.
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---Education---
An Atlanta organization is convincing some teachers and
parents that comedy classes can help kids develop confidence
and creativity, says Teacher Magazine.
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---Finance & Economics---
Figures released since the corporate reform law was passed
show that big insider loans weren't by any means limited to
only a few shady companies, according to Business 2.0.
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According to an Industry Week article, new manufacturing
industries are replacing old, defunct ones in depressed
areas around the U.S., renewing economic life.
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A Fortune article covers the search for a kind of
globalization that will be a win-win situation for poor
countries trying to bridge the digital divide as well as
American companies trying to make money.
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---Halloween---
Two new histories of Halloween shed light on the peculiarly
American holiday's relatively recent origins, according to
Salon.
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---History---
A Smithsonian piece asks to what degree the attitudes of
Washington and Jefferson toward slavery diminish their
achievements.
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---Internet---
Last week's attack on the Internet's root domain name
servers was simple to accomplish and could be the first of
many, experts warn in a PC World article.
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IEEE Spectrum reports that national governments are trying
to increase their control of the Internet, causing legal
headaches for globally accessible websites.
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---Job & Career---
Employment Review offers tips on how to decide which job
offer is best for you.
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Fortune reports on studies that say stress in the workplace
is skyrocketing and on what people are doing to deal with
stress.
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---U.S. Politics & Society---
A "ballistic fingerprinting" database could help link gun
crimes to criminals. The NRA and the Bush administration
argue against creating one, but a New Republic piece
disagrees.
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The CIA needs to start working more closely with academia,
according to an American Prospect piece, and universities
and scholars should welcome such collaboration.
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---World Politics & Society---
Time Europe looks at the situation surrounding Chechen
terrorists' hostage grab in Moscow and its grisly
resolution.
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