In this week's issue: Weaning oneself from Windows, one
interpretation of "you are what you eat," why America's
pre-war Iraq intelligence was so faulty, and more.
---Business---
An Inc. article looks at one strategy some employers are
using in an attempt to make employees more responsibly (and
cheaply) manage their health care costs.
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An article in Entrepreneur reveals the 17 most common
mistakes people make when starting a business and offers
tips for success.
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---Computing---
PC Magazine claims that StarOffice 7 is a good replacement
for Microsoft Office, with several advantages and a lower
price tag.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=150979
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PC World's editor, fed up with Windows, tries Linux for a
month and reports on his largely positive experience.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=151487
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---Food---
Star chef Mario Batali talks to Humanities about the ways in
which food conveys culture.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=150710
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---Health---
Science News reports that scientists have found facing your
fears enables you to suppress them.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=151091
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Drinking lots of caffeinated coffee can protect against type
II diabetes, according to Science News.
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---Internet---
A Darwin article instructs readers on how they can avoid
being tarred as spammers under the new CAN-SPAM legislation.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=150685
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PC Magazine reports on a website that combats e-mail scams
(a.k.a. "phishing").
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=150969
The possibility of a national-level cyberwar is becoming
more and more real as technology advances, according to
InternetNews.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=151030
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---Politics & Society---
In Atlantic Monthly, an Iraq expert and proponent of the war
discusses how and why the Bush administration was so wrong
in its estimates of Saddam Hussein's contraband weaponry.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=150650
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Metropolis interviews contrarian and hard-headed futurist
Joel Kotkin about the future of American cities.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=150715
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IDB America looks at the emerging phenomenon of the "lite
reader" and what its implications are for economic and
social development.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=151146
Flaws continue to hamper electronic voting, says a
Scientific American article that looks at some of the
issues.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=151315
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