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A Centennial Celebration of Cezanne
Category: Museums Today Published: March 2006
The innovative pioneer, renowned in his lifetime as "The Master of Aix," died 100 years ago "on the eve of a revolution in art that his work had firmly set in motion."
 
A Last Gasp for Jungles?
Category: Ecology Published: March 2006
"I may be part of the last generation of photographers to be able to show wildlife in all its glory. The next generation may have better technology, but what wildlife will be left? Wherever I go, I see whole ecosystems unraveling."
 
AIDS Treatment Goes Global Ged Kenslea , Lori Yeghiayan
Category: Medicine & Health Published: March 2006
The primary focus has shifted "from end-of-life hospice care to outpatient clinical care, as HIV-positive patients on new drug regimens [sustain] longer, healthier lives."
 
Avoiding the Black Hole of Business Start-Ups Kenneth Sweet
Category: Business & Finance Published: March 2006
"Even when the person has done all the homework, is an expert in the field, has researched the marketplace, and understand the strengths and weaknesses, the resources required--in time and money--almost always are much greater than first imagined."
 
Can America Deal with the 21st Century? Chuck Hagel
Category: National Affairs Published: March 2006
"Strong and imaginative leadership, coherent policies, and responsible politics and government will sustain our great nation."
 
Color Counts Anthony Layng
Category: Life in America Published: March 2006
". . . It is evident that differing color holds considerable importance within the black community and is measurably influencing self-esteem, prestige, and marital status."
 
Disney Princesses on Ice Wayne M. Barrett
Category: Entertainment Published: March 2006
Seven timeless fairy tales unfold in all their glory during this unforgettable royal skating extravaganza.
 
Memorializing Tragedy: Taking the Pathway of the Prisoner Paula Youra , Heidi Koring
Category: The World Yesterday Published: March 2006
"A memorial site exists to document a specific period of history, but it also uses the power of authenticity and location to help its visitors form an emotional connection to that history."
 
My Life in Baseball Honus Wagner
Category: Athletic Arena Published: March 2006
The forgotten manuscript of a big league legend who preceded Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth as the National Pastime's first 20th-century superstar gives a fascinating glimpse of what life was like around the grand old game during its early years.
 
Oil and Blood: Saudi Arabia and Iraq Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Worldview Published: March 2006
"Saudi Arabia is the key to containing the terrorist menace, assuring stability in the Gulf, and keeping the oil flowing at a reasonable price."
 
Save-the-World Conferences Are on the Rise Jeremy Wiesen
Category: The World Today Published: March 2006
"For the global needy, the fact that these conferences and similar ones are taking place shows that there is a new sense of worldwide caring."
 
The Auchwitz Album: Story of a Death Factory
Category: Focus on the Holocaust Published: March 2006
Hitler's "Final Solution of the Jewish Question" sent millions to extermination in this installation's gas chambers and crematoriums.
 
The K-12 Establishment Is Putting America's Industrial Leadership at Risk Robert J. Herbold
Category: Education Published: March 2006
We need the K-12 teaching community to "take responsibility for the poor results they are achieving . . . Increase the number of instructors qualified to teach math and science . . . And stop promoting unprepared students to the next grade level."
 
The New (Old) Way of War William Weir
Category: American Thought Published: March 2006
"We are not fighting a regular army in Iraq. The regular Iraqi armed forces dissolved rather quickly. What our troops now face are guerrillas."