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The craftsmanship of sterling silver 925 jewelry

When we think of silver 925 , the first thing that comes to wits is matchless silver 925 necklaces. Yet, the saga of silver  925 and the uses for silver 925 are vivid and assorted. According to The Silver 925 Institute, a ...READ»

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Branding the Olympics: How Will 2016 Look?

An examination of how Olympic logos evolved during the period between a city's initial bid for the Summer or Winter games and the final version the public got to see.READ»

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You Can Thank the Web for Finally Giving Videos a Real Home

So I’m on the phone with a fellow producer the other day and out of the blue I say…“Finally, after all these years, videos now have a home on the web…and they’re not homeless anymore.” “What do you mean?” he ...READ»

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Opening of the New Acropolis Museum

  It has taken four architecture competitions and 33 years for the Greeks to settle on a design for the New Acropolis Museum and build the thing. The winning vision -- that of New York architect Bernard Tschumi ...READ»

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Atlantic City Welcomes Yanni Live In Concert at the Boardwalk Hall

Yanni is set to perform at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The best selection of tickets is on sale now through ACTickets.com. Yanni will be performing Saturday May 16th.READ»

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New Acropolis Museum in the Shadow of the Ancients

If you've ever been to the Acropolis in Athens and marveled over the perfectly proportioned design of the Parthenon, you probably also shuffled over to the nearby by Acropolis Museum and were ...READ»

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Poetic Justice

On the sensual minimalism and psychedelic mind of Karim RashidREAD»

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Truehome and Christopher K. Travis Media Home Runs!

Truehome in the New York Times!READ»

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Can NBC Garner Olympic-Sized Ratings?

If you haven't seen the commercials on every NBC channel for the last year, the 29th Summer Olympic Games commence in Beijing at 08:08:08 p.m. Given that Beijing is 12 hours ahead of the East Coast, and 15 hours ahead of the West ...READ»

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Now September 2008

What's happening in September, from clean coal to the hottest new music.READ»

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High-Tech Gear for Olympic Athletes

When it comes to finding that last bit of leverage over the Olympic competition, gear makers strain as hard as the athletes. READ»

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The Architecture of Hope

Former senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, passionate advocate of cities, outlines a plan for galvanizing New York, beginning with the rehabilitation of Penn Station.READ»

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Leadership Voyage

The head of Lockheed Martin's JSF program, former test pilot Tom Burbage learned some of his earliest lessons in teamwork on the USS Eisenhower.READ»

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The Architecture of Hope

Former senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, passionate advocate of cities, outlines a plan for galvanizing New York, beginning with the rehabilitation of Penn Station.READ»

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To Be King

"There is a growing legion of business people who are hungry to build something of enduring character on a set of values they can be proud of." -- Jim Collins, "Built to Last" For the 75th anniversary issue of the Harvard Business ...READ»

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What a Croc!

How three guys are turning an outrageous shoe fad into something that just might last.READ»

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The Seoul of Design

Samsung used to be known for cheap knockoff electronics. Now it's a red-hot global brand, thanks to sleek, bold, and beautiful products. It transformed itself by opening to the outside world--and looking deep within its Korean heart.READ»

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Bangalore, Georgia

Offshoring has come home to Georgia, where lots of Indian firms have set up shop.READ»

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Time (Zone) Travelers: Barcelona

Atos Origin's team in Barcelona, Spain, will end up closest to the action -- at the Olympics themselves. They also work where projects begin... and end.READ»

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Do You Hear What Starbucks Hears?

The nation's leading coffee chain's step into music retail is a strategic extension of the Starbucks brand. In a candid QA, Howard Schultz expands on the company's attraction to Hear Music, the importance of the customer experience, and how the partnership could remake the music industry.READ»

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Between The Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

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A Day in the Life of Work: No Brakes

For wheelchair racer Cheri Blauwet, every day is an exercise in self-sufficiency, every race a test of faith.READ»

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The Stuff of Athens

New tech-powered gear brings out the Olympic athlete in all of us.READ»

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Time (Zone) Travelers

It's becoming the essential competitive edge: the ability to hopscotch the globe, switching countries, cultures, and languages as easily as the rest of us change clothes. Meet some folks who are really living the borderless life.READ»

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These people spent a year on a boat and lived to tell the story

Last year, Deb Meyerson and Steve Zuckerman dropped out of successful careers and went sailing with their kids. How do you make a dream a reality? Good fortune, of course, but also resolve, discipline, and a willingness to live with uncertainty.READ»