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...ISFACTION Apparently there's a niche market serving people who want satellite television in their cars. Satcom Electronics says that in early fall it will introduce the PASSPort MDBS antenna for the roof of your SUV, minivan or camper. But before you rush out to buy one, you should know that even after you've spent $1,250, the thing still won't pull in TV stations while the vehicle is moving. Satcom plans to release a fully mobile version next year. Parents beware: "Don't make me stop this car!" may not be a threat for long...
Planning a little international travel this summer? Before you renew your passport and figure out how many rolls of film to buy, there are a few health precautions you should take to avoid a side trip to the hospital. Anywhere from 20% to 70% of international travelers develop health problems, according to an article in last week's New England Journal of Medicine. The risks depend on where you go and whether you take a standard weeklong package tour or trek off the beaten path for weeks of backpacking or biking. But a lot also depends on how well prepared...
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...solitary. The camera got her out of the house and onto the street, which it turns out is where she belongs. At age 60, Mark is now one of the pre-eminent American photographers. In the 26 years since the appearance of her first book of photographs, Passport, she has found a way to look at people who are in foolish situations and come out with pictures that are more complicated than satire. In the same way, she can work among people in painful circumstances and make tender but dry-eyed summations of their predicaments. The characters in her pictures...
...musical love letter to African culture (one song is titled Africa Is Where My Heart Lies). From the beginning of her career, she has been fearless in singing and speaking about Africa. In 1960, because of her outspokenness about political repression in South Africa, the apartheid regime invalidated her passport. "When I came out [to the U.S.], I wasn't even aware that people would think I was a politician or I was talking or singing politics," says Makeba. "To me, I was just telling the truth about where I come from...