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...Eavis even acknowledges that the festival has become too middle-class and middle-aged. Says Eavis, "I didn't intend that to upset people... but it's a bit like a church or a Sunday school; you need young people coming along or the whole thing dies." Adding, "I was anxious to maintain the interest for young people and the Jay-Z thing was part of that...
...hottest rocks anywhere, and Geodynamics has spent $150 million drilling deep into them. The biggest and most advanced of some 40 companies seeking to capture Australia's underground heat, it aims to be the first to prove that deep-earth geothermal power is commercially viable. Geothermal is already a bit player in the power business: underground water heated by volcanoes is already used for heating and electricity generation in countries like Iceland and New Zealand. But supplies of natural hot water are limited. The new push is to mimic nature by creating artificial water-heating systems using hot subterranean granites...
...just writing tickets - it's publicizing that tickets are being written," says McCartt, who notes the success of the national seat belt enforcement campaign "Click It or Ticket" as an example. "A little bit of enforcement goes a long way if it's publicized...
This all comes as a bit of surprise to the press, which - with ample encouragement from the Church's right - had been framing GAFcon as a decisive step toward schism in the Anglican Communion, the third biggest global religious fellowship. GAFcon seems to be falling apart on several fronts. First came the venue problems: the conference ping-ponged embarrassingly at the last minute from Jerusalem to Jordan and back to Jerusalem...
...Still, they're not adverse to a bit of pampering. When they're paying big bucks, they expect topnotch, personalized service with every click. That's why British retailers Harrods and Fortnum & Mason have almost adopted a concierge service online, Bracewell-Lewis says. Salter expects savvy luxury brands will eventually adopt Web 2.0 technologies, including social networking. For example, fans of a specific brand could connect online with other like-minded, well-heeled folks to chat about their favorite products. Says Salter: "It could become like an exclusive club." Or an online community with a difference: it's gated...