In this issue: Biodiesel, poverty, and information at your
fingertips.
---Business---
Information Age reports on a trial of a biometric payment
system in Piggy Wiggy supermarkets in Southern California.
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PC Magazine reports that the cost to U.S. companies of doing
battle with network attacks has fallen significantly.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217267
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---Computers---
PC Magazine takes a look at a beta version of Windows Vista,
the next major release of Windows.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217136
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---Cooking---
Chemical analyses and taste tests show that water bath-cut
produce remains fresh looking and tasting longer than when
the item is sliced in open air, according to Science News.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217307
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---Fuel---
Smithsonian looks at the potential for biodiesel and finds
that some do-it-yourselfers are putting used cooking oil
into their cars.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217534
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U.S. NHTSA reports on new fuel economy standards that will
impact SUVs, pickups, and mini-vans.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217627
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---Health---
Science News says that "lifestyle drugs" may be effective
for treating pulmonary hypertension.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217312
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---Movies---
A skillful, crisply Hitchcockian thriller, "Red Eye" rates
as Wes Craven's most energetic film in nearly a decade,
according to Eye.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217185
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---Pets---
Smart Money tells you 10 things your veterinarian won't.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217011
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---Politics---
Less than one month after the Supreme Court affirmed that
economic development is a legal basis for eminent domain,
National Real Estate Investor reports that state legislators
are pushing back.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217642
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National Defense says that September has been declared
National Preparedness Month as part of the Department of
Homeland Security's stepped up emphasis on preparedness.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217077
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---Poverty---
Market economics and globalization are lifting the bulk of
humanity out of extreme poverty, but Scientific American
says special measures are needed to help the poorest of the
poor.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217593
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---Technology---
Robert Klein is working overtime to set up an institute that
will fund the stem cell research that the federal government
will not, according to Scientific American.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217579
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PC Magazine says that researchers have managed to encode
data on the human fingernail, and they aren't stopping
there.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=217265
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