In this issue: Accounting for Enron, dating advice books,
online gold, the best bands ever, and more...
---Art---
Time Europe reviews a new book that suggests developments in
the visual arts were driven by technological advances that
were constantly changing the set of raw materials with which
artists could work.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86682
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86682
Buy Ball's Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color:
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0374116792/magportalcom
---Business---
CFO looks at new accounting rules for goodwill and how they
might be percieved by investors.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86473
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86473
Banking Strategies looks at how to structure incentive pay
to ensure that sales efforts align with customer needs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86568
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86568
Entrepreneur warns of hazards that companies seeking capital
should avoid.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86562
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86562
Entrepreneur gives advice on protecting your wireless LAN
from hackers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86537
Salon interviews one of the few Enron employees who still
has a job, a trader who expresses little regret.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86725
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86725
---Dating---
An Atlantic Monthly article dissects the advice in a crop of
modern dating manuals.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86213
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86213
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---E-Commerce---
An Internet currency based on the ages-old gold standard is
gaining traction, reports Wired.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86226
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86226
---Education---
Teacher Magazine looks at teaching diversity in the
classroom in the wake of September 11.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86524
---Finance---
Kiplinger's picks three investment vehicles poised for good
returns.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86544
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86544
Kiplinger's reports that the demise of the 30-year Treasury
bond means a bigger payout for retirees in traditional
pension plans who choose a lump sum payment.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86569
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86569
Mutual Funds examines the new SEC chairman, Harvey L. Pitt,
and whether he is likely to fight hard for the best
interests of investors.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86527
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86527
In the wake of Arthur Andersen passing its triennial peer
review "without qualification," New Republic takes a
critical look at the peer-review process.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86558
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86558
---Movies---
Culture Vulture reviews Black Hawk Down, the Ridley
Scott/Jerry Bruckheimer film about American troops in the
midst of Somalia's civil war.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86596
---Music---
Spin lists its 25 "Greatest Bands of All Time" -- it should
be at least enough to start some conversations.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86285
PC World surveys online music subscription sites and finds
them disappointing.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86531
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86531
---Science---
Science News reports on a gene that may be linked to aging.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86508
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86508
An article in The Scientist provides a look at how
universities are managing the relationships between their
research scientists and the pharmaceutical companies that
partner with them.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86240
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86240
---Social Issues---
The American Prospect looks at court cases related to the
boundary between free speech and plausible threats of
violence.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86540
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86540
---World Politics---
The Chinese army is going shopping for the latest military
technology and building up its arsenal, a situation that
heightens international tensions and is a serious boon to
arms suppliers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=86431
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=86431
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