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...design. The art treasures of the Courtauld Institute lie within its ornamented corridors, and its well-proportioned courtyards house handsome offices, restaurants and shops. Canaletto, along with other artistic admirers, painted a view of its sweeping façade along the Thames. When we look across the river at newer, uglier office blocks, we realize Somerset House represents a kind of perfection that succeeding generations did not - could not - improve upon...
...Rainfall as a spot market? Seemingly crazy thinking like this has paid off in the past for Skilling who has turned Enron from a gas pipeline business into a savvy Internet trader of commodities, everything from gas and energy to pulp and metals (two of their newer markets). Since Skilling came on board in 1990, revenues have shot up from $2.5 billion to $100 billion and he predicts they will reach $160 billion to $170 billion this year. (Uh, isn't this supposed to be a bad year...
...hearing aids work is far more important than how they look. Traditional analog aids are technologically the simplest--and the least expensive. They enable the user to adjust the volume of incoming sounds. The newer, programmable analog aids are pricier, but they can be digitally programmed--and reprogrammed as hearing loss progresses--to accommodate individual patterns of hearing loss as well as different listening environments. Fully digital aids offer the greatest flexibility and precision. But the more expensive digitals are not necessarily better for everyone. "Digital aids have gotten a lot of press, but there's little hard research that...
...event in aid of the charity Children Uniting Nations. That is because the party is being held at the famous Hollywood Spago, where Swifty ruled supreme on Oscar night for so many years. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is closing this branch of his restaurant empire to focus on the newer Beverly Hills branch, and this bash will be the last major event to be held there...
...recent increase in student interest in Greek life and other social organizations has led to speculation that several of Harvard's newer social organizations might be looking to acquire the house...