We wish all of our readers in the U.S. a good Thanksgiving.
---U.S. Election---
For those of you who haven't heard enough about chads we
have articles from Salon profiling the legal muscle backing
Bush and Gore:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39215
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39215
arguments over military ballots and the status of the
recounts:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39639
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39639
and frustration with Gore within his own party for not
easily beating Bush:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39595
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39595
Finally, an article in FEER details how the U.S. election
confusion will have a negative impact on Asian stability:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39134
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39134
---Other Politics---
FEER reports on how China and the U.S. are vying for
influence in Southeast Asia
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39123
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39123
Time Europe argues that too much of the blame for the weak
euro is placed on the E.C.B. when much of the problem is due
to European politicians not making reforms that would better
enable companies to compete.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39609
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39609
---Business---
Microtimes describes legal risks and other hazards of hiring
temporary workers:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39630
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39630
Time Europe reports on a study which finds that start-up
companies in Europe have difficulty:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39568
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39568
FEER predicts that the viability of Asian auto makers may
depend on a substantial reduction in production capacity:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39105
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39105
TIME Asia reports that Japanese companies are preparing to
take on markets dominated by Nokia and Ericsson for
third-generation wireless service:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39441
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39441
---E-Business---
CIO asks, now that dot-com retailers like Amazon have
discontinued their discounts, how will they compete?
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=38735
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=38735
Business 2.0 reports on strategies that companies are using
to protect their brands and trademarks from online
infringement:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39555
Madison Avenue heavy-hitters to weigh in on the present and
future of Internet advertising in Business 2.0:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39481
Industry Standard examines the Internet radio station field
and finds that while audio quality and listenership are
improving, profits are still elusive:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39492
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39492
An Industry Standard article charts the aggressive move of
health plans to compete against startup WebMD:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39522
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39522
---Computer Viruses---
We have an epidemic of articles about computer viruses this
week starting with a SunWorld article which examines the
writers behind malicious viruses and tries to uncover their
motivation:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39075
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39075
PC World reports on the measures industry and government are
trying to take to stop virus writers:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=38997
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=38997
and Microtimes warns that your cell phone or PDA can be
attacked too:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39643
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39643
---Computers---
An article in Atlantic Monthly reviews the latest
voice-recognition software:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=38781
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=38781
Smart Computing compares the latest personal finance
software packages, Microsoft Money Deluxe 2001 and Quicken
Deluxe 2001:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=38846
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=38846
Atlantic Unbound visits the inaugural eBook World conference
in New York and documents the uncertainties there:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=38955
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=38955
LinuxWorld reviews a program that lets users run Windows as
an application under Linux without sacrificing performance:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39163
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39163
Meet the 7 new top-level domains in this Industry Standard
article:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39531
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39531
---Wine---
Atlantic Monthly profiles wine critic Bob Parker, whose
straight talk and disregard for the hierarchy of wines are
revolutionizing the industry.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=38837
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=38837
---TV---
Televangelist Robert Tilton preached of wealth to the poor
until an ABC investigation alleged fraud at his outfit in
1991. Now he is back on the air at Black Entertainment
Television.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39654
---Movies---
Salon calls the much-hyped Jim Carrey/Ron Howard version of
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" a flop:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39156
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39156
---Education---
An article in Education Week reminds readers that
standardized tests were never meant to measure "school
quality":
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39311
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39311
Education Week reports that international leaders have
recently committed to making educational exchange and
comparison more a part of their education reform and foreign
policy.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39312
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39312
Yahoo! Internet Life investigates digital college degrees:
what are they worth?
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39374
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39374
---Auto---
Popular Mechanics races the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 against
the Ford SVT Mustang Cobra R:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39563
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39563
---Diet---
A guide to selecting and preparing healthy low-fat foods
provided by American Family Physician:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39644
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39644
---Health---
Although 5-8% of adolescents suffer from depression,
childhood depression often goes untreated. American Family
Physician gives a detailed look at problems and treatments:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39680
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39680
American Family Physician writes about the symptoms of
stress and what you can do about it:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39640
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39640
---Science---
Lingua Franca explores one psychiatry professor's claims
that cats--and the diseases they carry--may cause
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39364
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=39364
Science News reports that U.S. chemists can now trace
samples of cocaine to different growing regions in the
Andes:
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=39124
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