Word: pecks
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...LARRY PECK...
...first time. Back then, Airbus was hailed as a uniquely European archetype for competing in heavy industries. After all, no single country in Europe has the resources to develop a world-beating aircraft manufacturer on its own. The core notion of cooperation is still valid, says James Foreman-Peck, a professor at Cardiff Business School who specializes in European industrial policy, "but these days, Airbus just confirms Anglo-Saxon prejudices that governments waste large amounts of taxpayers' money even when they have a good idea." Untangling Airbus' wiring will prove plenty tough, but untangling its management snarls...
...Standing up for what you believe in, and being prepared to pay the price, is the theme of two fine new non-fiction films. Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck?s Shut Up & Sing had its world premiere this week at the Toronto International Film Festival, with the Chicks in attendance. Patricia Foulkrod?s The Ground Truth, which opened Friday in New York and eight other cities, and is available on DVD Sept. 26, details the harrowing experiences of soldiers in Iraq and after they returned home...
...MILAN Taking up three levels within eyeshot of the Duomo, Peck, tel: (39-02) 802 3161, has been a culinary lotusland for Milan's bons vivants for more than a century. The bustling space is split into a beautifully cool, 5,000-label wine cellar, a ground-floor delicatessen (replete with cured meats, cheeses, homemade pastas and an excellent range of top-shelf olive oils and vinegars), and lastly a decadent upper floor devoted to pastries, desserts and confectionery. Peck is also the location of the fashionable Cracco-Peck, a Michelin two-star restaurant run in partnership with celebrated chef...
...gourmet groceries one could require, there's a wealth of hip takeaway outlets to choose from - among them a New York-style deli counter, a branch of London's trendy YO! Sushi restaurant, and a Veuve Cliquot champagne bar. Milan Taking up three levels within eyeshot of the Duomo, Peck, tel: (39-02) 802 3161, has been a culinary lotusland for Milan's bons vivants for more than a century. The bustling space is split into a beautifully cool, 5,000-label wine cellar, a ground-floor delicatessen (replete with cured meats, cheeses, homemade pastas and an excellent range...