* China’s Intimidation of Dissidents Said to Persist After Prison

* Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers

* Northwestern students watch couple demonstrating sex toy. “It is probably something I will remember for the rest of my life. I can’t say that about my Econ 202 class and the material that I learned there,” said Northwestern senior Justin Smith.

* A Brief Introduction to Chinese Visas, with more on the Business (F) Visa and the Tourist (L) Visa.

* Cook From It? First, Try Lifting It, a review of Nathan Myhrvold’s 6-volume Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking.

* Heat Damages Colombia Coffee, Raising Prices

* NSF grant on Informal Science Education (ISE).