In this week's edition: time-tested business models,
multitasking & memory loss, stock-market addiction, bogus
missile-defense tests and more...
---Business---
A Time article says that most corporations no longer see
aggressiveness as a key trait in hiring new employees.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70152
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70152
In a Strategy & Business interview, Pulitzer-prizewinning
historian Jared Diamond applies lessons learned from the
governance of empires to business management.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70024
An Industry Standard article explores the Gillette model --
giving away the razor to sell the blades -- and where it is
appropriate to apply in modern business.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70268
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70268
---Dogs---
A Time Europe article exposes the rampant health problems
and genetic defects afflicting purebred show-dogs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70307
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70307
A researcher has discovered that dogs make a distinctive
sound when at play that is closely analogous to a laugh,
reports Science News.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70040
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70040
---Film---
A New Republic article enumerates the inherent differences
between celluloid motion picture film and digital video, and
hopes that DV artistry will evolve beyond the simple
simulation of film.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70320
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70320
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---Health---
An American Prospect article poses an intriguing question:
Does the "multitasking" so many of us do in our daily lives
have an effect on our memory?
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70081
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70081
Prozac's patent expires in August, an occasion which has
caused many to speculate on the antidepressant drug's
legacy, according to U.S. News.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70126
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70126
An American Prospect article by two doctors argues for the
sale of the effective allergy drugs Claritin and Zyrtec over
the counter in the U.S.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70259
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70259
---International Politics---
U.S. News reports on the tough road ahead of new Indonesian
leader Megawati Sukarnoputri.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70153
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70153
Time reports on Mexican President Vicente Fox's request that
the U.S. grant legal status to an estimated 4.5 million
illegal immigrants.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70170
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70170
An editorial in The Weekly Standard expresses frustration at
the U.S.'s policy of appeasement toward China.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70197
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70197
---Internet & E-Business---
An exhaustive study segments online usage into seven
distinct "moods" of web browsing. A Strategy & Business
article suggests ways websites should utilize this
information.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70033
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70033
---Science---
More people are beginning to worry now about the unknown
health hazards of semiconductor manufacturing, reports
Salon, a process that uses large quantities of some
unpleasant chemicals.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70343
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70343
---Social Issues---
Salon reports on allegations that Indian guru Sai Baba,
worshiped by millions, is also a pedophile.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=69853
A Kiplingers feature highlights the world of stock-market
junkies, whose addiction can be as devastating as any other
gambling habit.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=69844
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=69844
Accommodating shantytowns, rather than building public
housing ghettoes, may be the best way to shelter the world's
poorest urbanites, a Metropolis article suggests.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70360
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70360
---U.S. Politics & Society---
The target missile shot down in the recent "successful" test
of the U.S. missile defense system was rigged with a
satellite beacon, reports Salon.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=70334
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=70334
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