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Colin Chellman's investing strategy of sticking to ener= gy and consumer-oriented stocks made him the winner of our BW 50 portfolio= contest [IMAGE] GLOBAL BUSINESS 01/31 -- REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK Sarajev= o's New Dream of Olympic Glory Host to the '84 Winter Games, the city was= pounded in Yugoslavia's ethnic war. Now, it's using a 2010 bid as a cause= to rally around 01/30 -- REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK Franc-ly, the French Don'= t Give a Damn The predicted outpouring of Gallic grief at the currency's = demise hasn't happened. Instead, an eager nation is lining up for euros = 01/29 -- EYE ON JAPAN A Grudge Match for Japan and Korea There's not ev= en a sporting chance that co-hosting this year's World Cup soccer games wi= ll see these traditional enemies forgive and forget [IMAGE] TECHNOLOGY = 02/04 -- TECHNOLOGY & YOU Big-Screen Just Got a Lot Better Projectors ar= en't just for slides anymore. 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