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---Business & Finance---
Fast Company looks at the crucial issues in making Internet
company mergers work.
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TIME analyzes the effects of TWA's death on the
consolidating airline industry.
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Will fewer airlines make air travel worse? A U.S. News
article deals with the subject.
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Salon reports on funeral trends in America and the efforts
by independent casket dealers to chip away at the high
mark-ups charged by the funeral industry.
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Marc Andreessen talks with Fast Company about e-business,
branding, open source, and the evolution of the Internet.
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An Indonesian company is in hot water after it was revealed
that the MSG it produces violates Muslim dietary laws
forbidding pig-derived foods, TIME Asia reports.
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Industry Standard investigates the many stocks that are in
danger of being delisted from the Nasdaq.
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Popular Mechanics shows how to turn a spare closet into a
mini office. Trust us, it works.
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---Society, Politics & Culture---
The Atlantic writes of the gold-rush atmosphere of Canada's
underground mushroom-harvesting economy.
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U.S. News reports on the rash of counterfeit Nazi
memorabilia.
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Salon looks at the alarming rise in the number of black
women in prison.
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A Salon correspondent shows how religious hard-liners are
sabotaging popular reforms in Iran.
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A TIME article explores the world of assassins on both sides
of the Intifadeh.
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---Science---
Scientists have created the first genetically-modified
primate, U.S. News reports.
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Scientific American reports that environmental scientists
are skeptical about the assumption that CO2-consuming trees
can offset global warming.
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A Scientific American article explores the different methods
used to deal with the world's staggering demands for
freshwater.
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Lingua Franca has a piece on the history of very big numbers
and the limits of human comprehension.
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Science News reports that astronomers have found two new
planetary systems with unusual properties.
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New Scientist interviews a planet-sighting astronomer about
the race to locate more extrasolar worlds.
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---Computers & Technology---
Business 2.0 highlights a new project to build
self-repairing computer systems.
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FEER reports that nanotechnology is close to having its
first real-world applications.
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Sound & Vision covers the latest in MP3 audio technology at
the Consumer Electronics Show.
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---Health, Illness & Treatment---
An American Family Physician article explores whether
doctors should provide basic spiritual care for patients.
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Kiplinger's offers advice on finding individual health
insurance and discusses the problem of states mandating
equal prices, which can make coverage too expensive for
everyone.
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TIME Europe reports on the dire future of Russia due to a
rapid rise in HIV transmitted by drug use.
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Scientific American reviews a new book in which it is argued
that the obstacles to creating an AIDS vaccine are more
human than viral.
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A German doctor tells of his harrowing experience inside the
execrable North Korean medical system, in TIME Asia.
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---Books---
The New Republic reviews a number of recent books on New
York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
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Salon reviews "The Adversary", a book about a phony doctor
who killed his family in an attempt to cover his lies.
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American Prospect reviews a book that seeks to understand
Bill Clinton by comparing him with Elvis.
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---Television---
Will the second season of Survivor be as successful as the
first? TIME tries to predict.
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---Sports & Recreation---
TIME Europe has tips for skiers and snowboarders on how to
avoid starting avalanches.
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---Chess---
Sportsjones profiles chess's first black grandmaster,
Maurice Ashley, who is now teaching the game to Harlem
youngsters.
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---The Internet---
An American Prospect article worries about the
marketing-driven manipulation of teenage girls on the web.
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A PC World article extols the virtues of online grocery
shopping - while it lasts.
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Askmen has an article on dealing with computer and Internet
addiction. (But don't let that stop you from visiting
MagPortal.com)
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