In this issue: The impact of electric cars on the grid,
fake endorsements for an anti-aging product, and the Fed's
low approval rating.
---Economy---
BusinessWeek says a housing upturn suggests recovery is near.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=385139
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---Electric Cars---
The electric car revolution seems poised to take a dramatic
step forward. Recently, a pair of announcements by the
mayors of Portland and San Francisco has created a friendly
rivalry between the two cities -- each one investing to be
the leader in electric vehicle infrastructure. Popular
Mechanics examines the implications for the power grid.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=385212
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=385212
---Health---
International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and
other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer
risk category, according to AskMen.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=384902
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---False Advertising---
Online ads for resveratrol are using fake endorsements from
experts and celebrities to promote the unproven anti-aging
product, according to BusinessWeek.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=385143
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---iPhone---
Thanks to thumb-suckers at AT&T and Apple, Motley Fool says
iPhone owners won't be given access to Google Voice.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=384916
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---Media---
Is that the apocalypse, or is it just Shark Week --
returning Aug. 2 to Discovery Channel? Time Europe says
this might be a metaphor for living in our media
environment: to spend every week titillated by unlikely threats.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=385329
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=385329
---Politics---
Despite a charm offensive by Obama, BusinessWeek says
health-care proposals leave small businesses wary.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=385109
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=385109
For a central bank dependent on Congress for bailout funds,
approval ratings matter. And BusinessWeek says they're not
good for the Fed.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=385131
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=385131
---Search Engines---
Search Engine Watch says the search deal announced between
Yahoo and Microsoft looks to be good for advertisers, but it
may not be enough for the new #2 search engine to knock
Google off its lofty perch.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=384943
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=384943
---Space---
Popular Mechanics says astronomers are carrying on their
sleepless race to record all the information they can from
Jupiter's collision before it's too late.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=385410
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=385410
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