In this issue: Energy from algae, panning carbon credits,
and remodeling on a budget.
---Background Checks---
BusinessWeek says employee screening has become a big
business, but not always an accurate one.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342218
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342218
---Cars---
IEEE Spectrum says that two automotive conferences show the
impact of public policy on core vehicle designs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342078
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342078
---CEO Pay---
The Motley Fool looks at the issue of CEO pay.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342085
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342085
---Disasters---
Survival is not just a product of luck. We can do far more
than we think to improve our odds of preventing and
surviving even the most horrendous of catastrophes,
according to Time Europe.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342576
---Energy---
Two years ago, there were less than a handful of companies
chasing the next wave of so-called "pond scum" power.
Today, Popular Mechanics says there are dozens, many backed
by big energy industry players.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342438
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342438
---Environment---
Wired says that climate changes is inevitable, so people
should get used to it.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342658
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342658
Wired warns that carbon offsets -- and emissions-trading
schemes, their industrial-scale siblings -- are the
environmental version of subprime mortgages.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342665
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342665
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Organize Your Documents
http://www.cluster-text.com/
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---Mars---
Though mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab may
have temporarily been at the helm of the Phoenix Mars
Lander, Popular Mechanics says it's the science team at the
University of Arizona that will steer the rest of the
landmark mission.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342060
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342060
---Middle East---
Today's accumulation of riches in the Gulf is the stuff of
dreams. Time Europe says the soaring profits from oil and
natural gas are driving the region's wealth into the
stratosphere.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342312
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342312
---Movies---
According to Culture Vulture Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull is entertaining, but less than inspired.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342551
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342551
---Remodeling---
Get tips to save on your next remodeling project from two
budget-minded homeowners in This Old House.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342409
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342409
---Weapons---
Popular Mechanics looks at the global black market for
antiaircraft missiles.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342825
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342825
---Misc---
The singularity is supposed to begin shortly after engineers
build the first computer with greater-than-human
intelligence. IEEE Spectrum looks at different opinions
about the possibility.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342479
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342479
After seven major incinerations in the past century --
including Sunday's colossal, twelve-hour blaze -- Popular
Mechanics says Universal Studios' Backlot sets might just
seem cursed.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=342832
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=342832
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