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ArtsBeat: Deepak Chopra’s ‘Muhammad’ to Be Released Early as E-Book
“Muhammad,” Deepak Chopra’s fictionalized biography about the life of the Prophet Muhammad, will go on sale early in e-book form, weeks ahead of the print book’s publication date of Sept. ...
E-book, Deepak Chopra, E-book retailers, HarperCollins, Amazon, All keywords...
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com
16 hours ago
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More Evidence for Store Brands
Courtesy of Consumer Reports Lotsa’ Noodles trumped Campbell’s Chicken Noodle soup in a new Consumer Reports comparison. Earlier this year, I wrote a Bucks post about how consumers are increasingly ...
Consumer Reports, Consumer Reports, America, Store-brand products, Name-brand products, All keywords...
bucks.blogs.nytimes.com
1 day ago
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Fees and Frenzy at the Boarding Gate
AS boarding time approaches, selling various services becomes a cacophony at the departure gates. “I have one first-class seat available for $100,” announces the loudspeaker. Another voice sells a new ...
USD, Corporate travel buyers, Ron DiLeo, Coach, Transportation Department, All keywords...
nytimes.com
2 days ago
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Hotel Chains Try Training With Improv and iPods
Before two luxury hotels, the Andaz 5th Avenue in Manhattan and the Elysian Hotel in Chicago, opened their doors in recent months, both added something extra to their usual employee ...
Homewood, Sony, Andaz 5th Avenue, Elysian, Hilton Garden Inn, All keywords...
nytimes.com
2 days ago
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Make it prettier and cheaper : Architects want to make the city that hosts the African Union so much nicer
AMHARIC has no precise word for architecture, but it needs one. Ethiopia’s capital, founded by Emperor Menelik II in 1886, now has 4.6m people but that figure may well double ...
Dirk Hebel, Ethiopia, Menelik II, Emperor, Addis Ababa, All keywords...
economist.com
5 days ago
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The call of the wild : How Britain fell in love again with nature
ROGER DEAKIN, a much-loved nature writer, called swimming a “subversive activity”. He embarked on a watery journey across Britain from his home near the river Waveney, which forms the border ...
Britain, ROGER DEAKIN, Much-loved nature writer, River Waveney, Daniel Start, All keywords...
economist.com
5 days ago
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A struggling city by the sea : New Jersey’s governor has a plan to help America’s playground
FOR centuries Atlantic City has been a holiday spot. The Lenni-Lenape Indians spent their summer months there, though they called it “Absegami”. In 1850 Jonathan Pitney, a local doctor, saw ...
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Chris Christie, Lorenzo Langford, Mayor, All keywords...
economist.com
5 days ago
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Let There Be Light — of the Efficient Kind
SINGAPORE — Light festivals, which have become increasingly popular over the past decade, usually focus on light as an art medium. But Mary-Anne Kyriakou, a lighting director and artist, founded ...
Mary-Anne Kyriakou, Singapore, Sydney, Warren Langley, Low-energy light festival, All keywords...
nytimes.com
1 week ago
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What We’re Reading: Crisis in Customer Service
The crisis in customer service. How immigrants help to bolster economic productivity. A quadrillion to scale. The housing bust has made paying for college harder. A century of American obesity. ...
Bank of America, President, Obama, All keywords...
economix.blogs.nytimes.com
1 week ago
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Make it prettier and cheaper : Architects want to make the city that hosts the African Union so much nicer
AMHARIC has no precise word for architecture, but it needs one. Ethiopia’s capital, founded by Emperor Menelik II in 1886, now has 4.6m people but that figure may well double ...
Dirk Hebel, Ethiopia, Menelik II, Emperor, Addis Ababa, All keywords...
economist.com
1 week ago
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The call of the wild : How Britain fell in love again with nature
ROGER DEAKIN, a much-loved nature writer, called swimming a “subversive activity”. He embarked on a watery journey across Britain from his home near the river Waveney, which forms the border ...
Britain, ROGER DEAKIN, Much-loved nature writer, River Waveney, Daniel Start, All keywords...
economist.com
1 week ago
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Of bits and bites : Posh restaurants innovate to attract customers
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW once wrote: “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” That love has limits, however. In thin years, diners value their wallets over their palates. ...
Food, America, USD, GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, NPD Group, All keywords...
economist.com
2 weeks ago
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Take your time, and look : A guidebook with a delightful difference
Never Eat Shredded Wheat: The Geography We’ve Lost and How to Find it Again. By Christopher Somerville. Hodder & Stoughton; 240 pages; £12.99. Buy from Amazon.co.ukFOR Christopher Somerville, the age ...
Christopher Somerville, GBP, Amazon, GPS, Britain, All keywords...
economist.com
2 weeks ago
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Transportation, Travel and the Built Environment
Zegras observes that fundamentally, people do not desire travel 26. they wish to have accessibility. Travel is a derived demand, prompted by our activities. If we could make better use ...
Transportation, MIT, Telecommunications, All keywords...
paul.kedrosky.com
3 months ago
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Reader Story: Traveling Cross-Country Dirt Cheap
2Comments This guest post from Michelle Russo is part of the “reader stories” feature here at Get Rich Slowly. Some reader stories contain general “how
USD, United States, Oregon, Food, Michelle Russo, All keywords...
getrichslowly.org
3 months ago
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