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Taschen, Kraken and More Publish Luxury Limited-Edition Books – WSJ.com
“No one says, ‘I want to download the e-edition of this book,’ ” says book analyst Michael Norris of research firm Simba Information. “If it’s a physical object that’s beautifully done, people see the value.”
Taschen, Kraken and More Publish Luxury Limited-Edition Books - WSJ.com
Homo Ludens: Organisational Jenga – or keep the NHS simple
Between 1986 and 1995, the number of general and senior managers rose from 1,000 to 26,000 and admin costs rose from 5% of overall spend to 12%. As more and more of hospital budgets were diverted to paying managers, hospitals looked to other ways of making money (inviting fast-food outlets into their “retails spaces,” charging for car-parking, telephone calls, watching the television etc). Hospital meals and cleaning were outsourced to private firms, driving down quality in the process (the proliferation of superbugs like MRSA has been linked to the shoddy practices of some of these contractors). And the comprehensiveness of healthcare - all services being free at the point of entry - was eroded.
World’s toughest bug found | The Australian
The discovery has led them to suggest such organisms could have been the origin of life on Earth.
They subjected the bug, Deinococcus radiodurans, to powerful radiation, freezing temperatures and a vacuum, all designed to simulate conditions found on meteorites and other rocks in space.
World’s toughest bug found | The Australian
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An alternative to the war on drugs — Rolles 341: c3360 — BMJ
“Globally, drug use is not distributed evenly and is not simply related to drug policy, since countries with stringent user-level illegal drug policies did not have lower levels of use than countries with liberal ones.”
An alternative to the war on drugs — Rolles 341: c3360 — BMJ
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Continue with O2 Simplicity for iPhone 4, keep unlimited data
“Existing customers will continue under their present terms, unlimited data usage with an Excessive Use Policy.”
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iPhone 4 prices: Best deals compared – Crave at CNET UK
Bookmark this page and keep coming back to check out our expert opinion on which tariffs are the ones to choose — we’ll be updating it as each network announces its prices.
iPhone 4 prices: Best deals compared - Crave at CNET UK
thelondonlounge.net – EB Meyrowitz mentioned
EB Meyrowitz, 6 Royal Arcade, London. Theres no website. T: 020 7493 5778. Oddly they no longer have anything to do with the shop of the same name in Paris.
thelondonlounge.net - EB Meyrowitz mentioned
Chicago area man never got credit for 1915 Coke design :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Business
Earl based his bulging design on cocoa pods, though it was coca, not cocoa, that was in the original recipe.The contour bottle royalties earned Root Glass 5 cents per gross of Coca-Cola, and Chapman J. Root became the wealthiest man in Indiana. He offered Earl a choice of a $500 bonus or a lifetime job. Earl chose the latter.
Chicago area man never got credit for 1915 Coke design :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Business
Leica V-Lux 20 and Panasonic Lumix ZS7 potential difference (digicam-shop.info)
The question with Leica’s compact cameras is always how different they are then the Panasonic version and whether it’s worth the extra dough for the red dot. The Leica models always look a little better but when you check the specs they don’t appear to be much different from what Panasonic offers. However, there is an important difference that is not at all obvious. At least that was the case with the Panasonic LX3 and Leica D-Lux 4. The camera body, controls and basic specs may be the same, but Leica has their own JPEG processing.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a back-to-back comparison with a Leica and Panasonic. But when I did, the difference in JPEG image quality was dramatic. The Leica files were much larger, indicating far less compression; and Leica claims to be doing their own processing for better color and contrast.
Leica V-Lux 20 and Panasonic Lumix ZS7 potential difference (digicam-shop.info)
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Beauty is Shoe (long essay) – Lapham’s Quarterly
Via theartblog.org
Modern artists insisted that they were creating essential, pure canvases, but there is considerable irony in the fact that Abstract Expressionism looks so good over sofas.
Beauty is Shoe (long essay) - Lapham’s Quarterly
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Apple’s iTunes LP 6 Months Later: LP What?
Apple seems to have abandoned iTunes LP—it’s not even a hobby. There are currently less than 40 LPs in the store, after almost 6 months of being in existence. The iPad would have been the perfect candidate for displaying interactive ‘LP’ content, but Steve didn’t even mention it during the keynote.
Apple’s iTunes LP 6 Months Later: LP What?
Don’t Panic > Magazine > The Modern Media Collection
Nothing new here, move on? But it’s worth repeating: After 25 years of buying music on physical media I have stopped and opted for a Spotify Premium subscription instead.
It’s the paperbacks, the generic CDs and DVDs that are the problem. Mass produced and soulless, the only reason they exist is to carry the content, with a side effect of a cover purely designed to sell.
Don’t Panic > Magazine > The Modern Media Collection
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Mexican Coke Hits the County: A Blind Taste Test – Eater – February 2010 – Westchester, NY
Failed test, Coke from a plastic bottle will always taste worse and have less fizz than from the glass bottle. So the Mexican one was always going to win.
Mexican Coke Hits the County: A Blind Taste Test - Eater - February 2010 - Westchester, NY
Albert Göring, Hermann’s anti-Nazi brother | Life and style | The Guardian
Former cold war agent gagged by the CIA on Project Azorian – Times Online
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Art Sales: Spring brings rays of sunshine – Telegraph
Among the younger artists taking off were the Portuguese Joana Vasconcelos, whose giant pair of stilettos, made from kitchen pots and pans, sold for a triple-estimate £505,000
Art Sales: Spring brings rays of sunshine - Telegraph
You Just Have to Do It – WSJ.com
“defining the purpose of the project, determining what success will look like, brainstorming, organizing, and allocating resources/taking action”
You Just Have to Do It - WSJ.com
