2007-08-01

In this issue:  Gift cards, money-saving tips, and privacy
issues with DNA.

---Business---
Gift cards are now big business, with consumers expected to
spend $90 billion on them this year.  Promo describes some
methods that retailers are using to build their brands
through such cards and get more people into their stores.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=307530
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---Money---
The Motley Fool provides some money-saving tips for shoppers.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=306782
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=306782

---Privacy---
DNA databases help solve crimes, but some say they also aid
and abet racial discrimination.  IEEE Spectrum wonders, can
there be a compromise between the desire for privacy and the
need for crime control?
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=307565
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=307565