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...what a lousy time for U.S. automakers, struggling under competitive pressures that the Chinese are only starting to experience. Chery is developing a full line of vehicles, from compacts to SUVs, shooting for a 2007 launch. And those aren't Chinese Yugos. At the 2005 Shanghai Auto Show, Chery unveiled a convertible with a retractable hardtop, designed by Italy's Pininfarina studio, that won the award for best new car. Yale Zhang, an industry analyst in Shanghai with CSM Worldwide, an automotive consulting firm, says he expects Chery to begin exporting a minivan and a four-door sedan next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Fast-Moving Vehicles | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

There's a new kind of e-card being sent around, but it's an invitation no one ever wants to get. InSPOTLA.org a controversial website launched in mid-December by Los Angeles County, lets people e-mail their sexual partners a free, unsigned Internet postcard--with or without a personal note--stating that the sender has had HIV or another sexually transmitted disease diagnosed and that the recipient should get tested. Targeting gay men who meet online, the program is based on the original inSPOT.org website, which began in San Francisco more than a year ago to combat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Open Secrets: STD Warnings on the Web | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...Atlantan who served as a Navy intelligence officer, then began his journalism career in classic fashion at a small-town weekly, the DeKalb New Era. From there it was on to the Atlanta Constitution, and then the Wall Street Journal, where he got to know Norm. Together they helped launch the Journal's European edition in the early '80s. John came to FORTUNE as a writer in 1988. When Norm joined Time Inc. as editor-in-chief seven years later, he quickly made John FORTUNE's boss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hail to the Chiefs | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...million. Their business plan was sound, but it was 2001, just after the dotcom bust, and investors weren't buying. Again they looked to India for a solution, but this time resolved to go there themselves. The plan: nine months of development and a mere $600,000 to launch. Borrowing on credit, cashing out retirement plans and selling houses, cars, furniture and clothes, they realized $350,000. In 2003 the three moved to Madras with Lori and Ram's two sons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Musical History | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...image files. The tainted files are saved in the Windows Metafile (WMF) format, but can be labeled as seemingly harmless JPEG and GIF files, the most common type of images found in webpages and e-mails. Researchers say attackers use the entry point to install hidden programs that can launch pop-up ads or steal passwords and other sensitive information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Confirms Windows Flaw | 12/30/2005 | See Source »

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