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  Can CEOs Cure Cancer?

  Big Pharma execs may not know more about the disease than the rest of us, but a group of them are using their power to fight it.

• The Tiger in Costco's Tank

  The big box is fueling its revenues with its gas business and freaking the competition.

• Building the Cable Company of the Future

  Brian Roberts's small bets may not only save the cable business but set him up to be an Internet mogul too.

• Email Is Dead …

  But communication isn't. Reuters, Capital One, and Union Bank reclaim productivity by rethinking the inbox.

• These Robots Play Fetch

  Staples discovers that a team of super-retrievers—in day-glo orange—can keep a warehouse humming.

• Drink Better Coffee, Save The World

  Clean up your coffee.

• Rent-a-Farmer

  Cultivate a farmer.

• Radio Active

  Next-generation technology and smart design are reinvigorating the airwaves.

• Fare Thee Well

  New Web 2.0 services reveal airline secrets so you'll never overpay for a flight again.

Fast Talk

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  Fast Talk: Hip Car Hits the Clubs

  Jeri Yoshizu

  Sales Promotion Manager, Scion
  Torrance, California

  Jeri Yoshizu, 38, who runs lifestyle marketing for Toyota's brand Scion, has been helping local musicians produce CDs for more than three years. She is now creating limited-release vinyl records, popular with club DJs and Scion's hipster target audience.

Columns

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  Leadership Is a Muscle

  How is your attitude about your abilities affecting your success?

• The New Web War

  Inside Adobe, Microsoft, and Sun's fight to power the next wave of rich Internet applications.

• Open Debate

  The mommy track: Straight shot to professional oblivion?

• Great Moments in Self-Promotion

  If you think being ad savvy is a modern phenomenon, think again.

From the Editor

• Letter From the Editor

  A few days ago, Alan M. Webber, one of Fast Company's founders, stopped by our offices for a visit. He talked about a recent trip he'd made to Tanzania, where he toured a traditional village. The men still hunt animals for meat, he noted, and the women dig up tubers. Although the villagers know about modern conveniences like matches, they still choose to twirl sticks into stones to start a fire. The very idea of innovation and change is threatening to them, Webber observed