When in China, breathe at your own risk

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Wearing a dust mask in China is a common practice among natives, but be wary of cheap surgical masks are ineffective. Buying items on eBay just to get feedback points is considered a violation of eBay rules, but leaving negative feedbacks can be disadvantageous. Bogus medicines are also discussed in the advice column provided.

China, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Surgical appliances and supplies, Legal/Government Regulation, Respiratory Protection Equip, Analysis, Usage, Laws, regulations and rules, Respirators, Respiratory protective equipment, Column, Environmental aspects, Online auctions, Online auction, Drug counterfeiting

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Keep your enemies closer: why hackers are good for business -- and vice-versa

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TiVo, which markets digital recorders, and id Software, which created the gaming classic Doom, have benefitted by not opposing hackers' changes to their products.

Economic aspects, Computer hackers, Hacker

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The lab that fell to Earth

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MIT's Media Lab, known for its pioneering technology research, has encountered difficult times in the ongoing economic downturn.

Strategy & planning, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Science & research, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Management dynamics, Colleges and universities, R&D Facilities, Research, Management, Planning, Forecasts and trends, Universities and colleges, History, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Market trend/market analysis, Company business management, Laboratories, Company business planning, Negroponte, Nicholas P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory

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