This week's issue includes: the spoilage of Parmalat,
picking a stockbroker, averting asteroid damage and more.
---Business---
BusinessWeek explains the downfall of Italian dairy-foods
giant Parmalat.
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MIS UK finds that many IT projects fail because they are
rushed due to pressure from other parts of the company.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149036
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CFO investigates the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on the Big
Four audit firms.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149186
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CFO says that e-commerce is making a comeback.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149177
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---Health---
BusinessWeek doesn't think the USDA is doing enough to
protect Americans from mad cow disease.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=148995
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According to Science News, new reports suggest that the
"Nutrition Facts" labels on food in the U.S. need to be
revamped.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149247
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---Investing---
Motley Fool provides tips for choosing a broker.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149017
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---Science---
IEEE Spectrum criticizes the U.S. Department of Energy for
focusing nuclear energy R&D on so-called "breeder" reactors
that reprocess their own spent fuel.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149103
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IEEE Spectrum reports on a $100M effort to map the brain,
and the benefits it could bring.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149069
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Geotimes describes efforts to identify large asteroids that
might impact Earth, and explains what could be done if a
threat were found.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149071
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---Technology & Computing---
InternetNews looks at important technologies for 2004.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149031
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InternetNews reports on government agencies choosing
OpenOffice over Microsoft Office.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149026
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Computer User helps you start the year safely with advice on
updating Windows and installing antivirus software.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149155
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Technology Research News reports on research that may one
day keep others from reading your computer screen.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149072
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Laws and rulings seem destined to tie the hands of would-be
consumers of digital video, says a Reason article.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149562
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---U.S. Politics---
Geotimes conjectures that the 2003 energy bill was
influenced more by politics than by concern for the good of
the U.S. as a whole.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=149064
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