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Scientists supersize quantum mechanics : Nature News
A team of scientists has succeeded in putting an object large enough to be visible to the naked eye into a mixed quantum state of moving and not moving… "It's that interaction with this incredibly complex system that makes the quantum coherence vanish."
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Hark, a vagrant: 197
"So, I said I would work on something with the Fitzgeralds, and here they are in all their glory, ruining each other's dreams."
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Chiquita Banana Brand Refresh - Design Articles and Features on design:related
It was obvious the character stickers were going to be a must do, but we pushed to create more, something fun for people to do, a hub for Chiquita fans to go to. Further thinking led us to giving bananas personalities and how all bananas [...]

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Boris Groysberg's Research on Star Employees: Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth - Bob Sutton
Boris and his colleagues found a curvilinear relationship between the number of stars in a group and overall performance — so, having a few stars help, have a few more doesn't hurt (but doesn't help), but groups reach a tipping point [...]

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Chile earthquake may have shortened days - Space.com- msnbc.com
The quake, the seventh strongest earthquake in recorded history, hit Chile Saturday and should have shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 microseconds
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Are Strip Clubs the Reason Bad Mainstream Rock is a Chart Staple? An Interview With Stripper Tweets - New York Music - Sound of the City
"Shinedown make me long for the songcraft of Our Lady Peace or Matchbox 20… It's funny that there's this sort of anachronistic aesthetic that belongs to both the rock charts [...]

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Infinity Ward bosses suing Activision News | Eurogamer
"Instead of thanking, lauding, or just plain paying Jason and Vince for giving Activision the most successful entertainment product ever offered to the public, last month Activision hired lawyers to conduct a pretextual 'investigation' into unstated and unsubstantiated charges of 'insubordination' and 'breach of fiduciary duty,' which then [...]

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London Sperm Bank brand designed by Silk Pearce - News - THE DRUM - Advertising, Design, Media, Marketing, Digital, PR - News, Information & Jobs
"London Sperm Bank (LSB) has launched a standalone brand, created by Silk Pearce, designed to recruit more male donors." - a curious area of supply and demand, which i think this [...]

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TheDieline.com: Package Design: Pantone Make Up Concepts
Two concepts by Renata Viega, a São Paulo, Brazil based designer. These would be a natural brand extention for Pantone, Nail Polish and Eye Shadow
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