In this issue: Gas mileage, a massive identity-theft ring,
and hurricanes.
---Auto---
Can copper tubing, cheap magnets and wacky gimmicks really
boost your gas mileage by as much as 300 percent? Popular
Mechanics puts the gadgets to the test.
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BusinessWeek says that Camcon Technology Ltd. has a
technology called Intelligent Valve Actuation (IVA) that
replaces the camshaft with an ingenious electromechanical
device that the company claims can cut emissions and crank
out more power.
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---Computers---
Researchers have stumbled on what appears to be a massive
identity-theft ring hijacking confidential data from
millions of infected computers, according to PC Magazine.
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---Home---
Smart Money shares 10 things your plumber won't tell you.
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---Hurricanes---
Science News asks whether climate change has made hurricanes
fiercer, or whether such claims are hot air.
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---Movies---
Eye says that Lord of War starring Nicolas Cage is a slick
and thoroughly enjoyable flick; proof that politics and
blockbusters don't have to be hostile bedfellows.
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Proof, starring Anthony Hopkins and Gweneth Paltrow, went
terribly wrong and one of the fine theatrical experiences of
recent years has been turned into celluloid dross, according
to Culture Vulture.
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Eye says that despite a few enjoyable comic moments, both
intentional and unintentional, Cry Wolf is pretty boring --
and not the least bit scary.
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Culture Vulture says that Thumbsucker suggests that maybe
there is something terribly wrong in our nation where
everyone ends up needing to be addicted to something.
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---Politics---
New reproductive technologies are redefining the scientific
ground rules of reproduction. Ifeminists says these
technologies may also redefine the American politics
surrounding reproduction, including the issue of abortion.
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In late September, a contemporary Scopes trial gets under
way in Pennsylvania. The American Prospect says it is an
attack on intellectualism.
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