In this issue: Splogs, dangerous financing, and food
safety.
---Business---
How does Toyota consistently develop higher quality vehicles
faster, for less cost, and at a greater profit than its
competitors? IndustryWeek says the recently published "The
Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People,
Process, and Technology" will tell you.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263002
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263002
Buy the book:
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1563272822/magportalcom
---Internet---
Wired warns that "splogs" could smother the Internet.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263905
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263905
Is your ISP helping the feds spy on you? PC World has the
answer.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263240
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263240
---Middle East---
InsideFlyer reports on two posters at an Internet bulletin
board residing in the Middle East that have been providing
first-hand accounts of the unfolding battle between Israel
and Hezbollah.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263006
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263006
---Money---
BusinessWeek warns of mortgages that offer ultra-low rates
and payments anyone can afford.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263476
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263476
Many investors don't know how to evaluate the person in
charge of their portfolios. BusinessWeek provides seven
questions that should help.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263429
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263429
--------------------------------
Add a news feed to your website:
http://MagPortal.com
--------------------------------
---Movies---
Culture Vulture says My Country, My Country, a documentary
film about Iraq, represents journalism at its finest.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263841
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263841
AskMen provides the lowdown on Martin Scorsese's latest
directorial effort, The Departed, scheduled for release in
October.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263629
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263629
---Safety---
A leading analytical chemist has claimed that widespread
contamination of food by packaging materials is being
ignored by government, scientists, and the food industry,
according to Chemistry World.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263098
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263098
---Science & Technology---
Science News reports that by inserting a gene into normal
immune cells isolated from melanoma patients, scientists
have turned the cells into cancer fighters.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263619
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263619
IEEE Spectrum looks at what what technology is -- and isn't
-- on the horizon.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263864
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263864
---Terrorism---
If terrorists decide to strike again, are we prepared? IEEE
Spectrum says not really, and looks at some scenarios.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263272
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263272
---Misc---
For more than 100 years, a swat team of brilliant
scientists, pest-control shock troops, and eggheads with
bizarre schemes have been waging a global war against
mosquitoes. Outside asks why the pests are still winning.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263428
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263428
China's Three Gorges Dam is famed for its size -- and
Geotimes says its reservoir may be large enough to change
regional weather patterns.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=263511
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=263511
|
