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The article looks at land mines in Cambodia. Topics discussed include how the Khmer Rouge Communist government under leader Pol Pot in the 1970s planted land mines, the U.S.'s relationship to land mines including its refusal to sign the Mine Ban Treaty, and how Cambodia has recovered from its land mines. The government offers demining programs, land mine risk education programs, and survivor medical and vocational assistance.

The article reports on the factors concerning the significance of having a surgery outside the U.S. It highlights several reasons on choosing overseas medical surgery including America's expensive hospital care and the high rates of surgical complications and infections. According to the U.S. Bureau of Census, labor costs amounted to approximately 50% of hospital revenue across the country in 2006.

Describes the experience of piloting near Saint George, Utah an ultralight, a three-wheeled go-cart powered by an oversize lawn-mower engine and hung by cords from a parachute. Flight controls on Powrachute Rascal ultralight; Chance to have a bird's-eye view of the earth; Success in preventing the ultralight from smashing into a barbed wire fence; Background on the development of ultralight; Unique ability of ultralight to fly low and slow; Categories of modern ultralights; Learning how to fly; Common mistakes in ultralight flying.

Details how solitary day hiker Aron Ralston survived an ordeal at the Horseshoe Canyon Wilderness in Utah by cutting off his hand to free himself from a fallen boulder. Circumstances that led to the accident; Several attempts made by Ralston to free himself from the boulder; Ralston's decision to break his arm near the wrist to extricate himself.

Relates the experiences of riders in 24-hour mountain bike races in California. Bond among bicycle riders; Challenges of physical exhaustion and sleep deprivation; Manifestation of team work.

Presents an article about a biking adventure in the mountains of Colorado.

Focuses on the winter and mountain warfare training of United States (U.S.) Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center. Relevance of the training given at the Center in the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan; Overview of the skills training and drill activities in the program; Details on an instructor's training program in Alaska.

Discusses the prevalence of obesity in the United States (U.S.). Reasons for the disappearance of school-based physical education (PE); Factors which contributed to the high number of obese people; Comparison on the performance of the people in the 1950s and 2000 President's Challenge physical fitness tests; Efforts to reinvigorate school-based PE and reduce the number of overweight people in the U.S.

Presents a personal account of a mountaineer about his climbing trip with a colleague to the Zoroaster Temple rock formation at the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Preparation for the rock climb; Description of the area; Details on their climbing equipment and gear.

Presents a guide to hitchhiking as a way of traveling across the United States. Nature of hitchhiking; Reputation of hitchhikers; Perceptions on hitching.

Presents information on the experiences of two mountaineers who climbed Mount McKinley, Alaska. Background on mountain climbing; Insights on the health risks encountered by travelers; Views on friendship.

Highlights mountaineering by two friends on Wind River Range in Wyoming during the winter season. Problem encountered by the group; How the friendship between the mountaineers started; Daily recollection of mountaineering.

Focuses on the attack made by male teenagers and students of RedCliff Ascent, a wilderness-based youth custody facility, against their camp counselors in Beryl Junction, Utah. Objectives of Iron County Sheriff David Benson on the search for the teenagers; Opinion of Marty Stock, RedCliff's head instructor, on the incident; Criminal charges filed against the teenagers.

In this article, the author offers information on hiking career of mountaineer Steve Brumbach who has hiked 31 hiking areas in the U.S. out of total 61 national park wilderness areas.

Relates the author's session at the Cenegenics Anti-Aging Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reasons cited by patients for going to Cenegenics; Tests undergone by the author; Comments of other medical doctors on the Cenegenics program.

Describes the amazing victory of the USA rugby team in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Team's inexperience in rugby seen to represent little challenge to the French team expecting a gold medal; Anti-American sentiment of French journalists and the public; Anger of the capacity crowd directed at the winning Americans; Resulting cancellation of rugby as an Olympic sport.

Discusses about infant circumcision in the United States. Details on the circumcision procedure; Folklore on circumcision and masturbation; Health benefits of circumcision.

Talks about the contaminants present in backcountry bodies of water in the United States. Agriculture as the leading cause of water pollution; Protozoans; Bacteria; Viruses.

Provides information on how to avoid swamps during hiking trips in the United States. Study of the topography map before the trip; Seasonal factors to consider; Advice from land management officials of the area; Techniques for traversing unavoidable wetlands; Foot care after the hike; Proper gear in traversing swamps.

Features the Centennial Trail in Black Hills, South Dakota and Wind Cave National Park in the same state. Planning the trip to these areas; Prevalence of pronghorn antelope, bison and other wildlife; Native Americans in these places; Lewis and Clark expedition. INSETS: Expedition planner (M. Jenkins).;The Centennial Trail (M. Jenkins)..

Describes the author's three-day backpacking jaunt up the Gabrielino Trail of California with naturalist and survivalist Christopher Nyerges. Expertise of Nyerges in living off the land without modern amenities; Knowledge about edible wild plants; Survival of early American Indians; Five-course wilderness meal prepared by Nyerges.

Recounts Dr. Alan Harmata's bald eagle spotting with the author, geographer Keith Hadley and zoologist Robert Kitchin in Wyoming. Researches to save the endangered bald eagle; Difference between active and inactive nests; Discovery of a baby bald. INSETS: Eyeing eagles, by Stephen Stuebner.;A ground level guide to raptor identification..

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Role of psychology in crime that threatens quality of civil life; Role of studies on middle east in changing the opinion of the Americans; Foreign policy of Great Britain and the U.S. in relation to colonialism; Comments on the article "Battle for the Falklands: The Stakes," in the May 12 issue.

Recounts the experience traveling on the West Atchafalaya Levee in Louisiana and meeting Greg Guirard, a part-time crawfisherman and outdoorsman. Career of Guirard in photography; Experience of paddling across the levee.

Profiles U.S. lawyer and rugby football player, Fred Paoli. Career in the legal profession and in amateur rugby; Lifestyle involved in handling two professions; Personal reasons for engaging into sports. INSET: The wanderers.

Focuses on the decision of `The Washington Post' newspaper to establish its own on-line service, Digital Ink. Similar features offered by the newspaper's Web site; Media response to the Web site; Similar electronic newspapering efforts from several other newspapers; Failure of Interchange system of `Minneapolis Star-Tribune' and `New Haven Journal-Register.'

Discusses the patterns attributing to the rise of alternative popular music in the United States. Historical analysis of patterns in the pop music industry; Influence of MTV on the alternative music's popularity; Themes and messages in the recordings; Audience response.

Examines the true value of a family's second income. Background information on the cost of living in the United States; Account on the author's experience with the issue; Findings on the finance of dual-income families; Sample quiz in determining whether a second income is significant.

Focuses on the best viewing places for stargazing in North America. Baxter Stare Park in Maine; Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas; Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota; Yoho National Park in British Columbia, Canada; Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Discusses the risk of skin cancer in swimmers. Approximate number of people affected per year in the Unites States; Three types of skin cancer; Most common skin cancer; Causes of malignant melanoma; Sun's adverse effect on the eyes; Myths and misconception about sun exposure; Best way to prevent sun-damaged skin and eyes; Information about sunscreens; Best insurance for early detection of skin cancer; Warning signs of potentially cancerous moles; Other information.

The article features new gears for mountain climbing that are applicable for summer adventures in the tourism industry in the U.S. The gears include a Tracer helmet from Black Diamond company, a Serenity Rope from Mammut company, an Adjama padding from Petzl company and Altia shoes from Five Ten company.

Profiles Sue Nott, mountain climber from Vail, Colorado. Achievements and awards; Career history of Nott; Commitment of Nott to the sport.

Reviews a performance by Sinead O'Connor at the Capitol Ballroom in Washington, D.C., on August 30, 1997.

Reports on the fish market of Everett Poole at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Comments on various fish preferences of the Americans; Public seafood knowledge; Weekend visitors.

Reports on the creation of the lobbying group Digital Affordable Telecommunications Access (DATA) by a computer and on-line companies. Thrust and objectives of DATA; Concerns over the US Federal Communications Commission's proposed revamp of regulations that govern long-distance carriers.