http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/collections/NIRP/index.php

NICE Paintings is the first phase of a unique on-line inventory of all the 22,000 pre-1900 Continental European oil paintings in the UK’s public collections. The database has been created by the National Inventory Research Project (NIRP), based at the University of Glasgow. It contains detailed records, and an increasing number of digital images, of nearly 8,000 paintings, principally in smaller regional collections. Additional records and images are being added as further funding becomes available.

The aims of the project are:
* to provide free public access to reliable, up-to-date information about museum collections
* to help museums research and catalogue their collections
* to encourage the use of collections in exhibitions and publications
* to encourage further research on collections

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The 48 Laws of Power

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I have said “hold on”, fumble about a bit then say, “I am recording this call for training purposes. Please speak clearly when prompted, firstly, please state your full name, title and company name… ” and before too long (normally after the first sentence) they mysteriously seem to disappear.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/thehealthnews.html?in_article_id=489752&in_page_id=1797

16-year-old Laurence Willshire lost four stone thanks to a computerised scale that ensures his diet stays on track. The scale, known as a mandometer, does not actually weigh him but measure his meals then monitors how much he is putting away.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7090632.stm

From the page: “Suicide bombs, battles in tribal areas, and states of emergency tend to put off casual tourists. But the impression such events convey can often be misleading and unrepresentative of a country as a whole.”

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From the page: “This Firefox extension allows you to save pages of interest to read later. It eliminates cluttering of bookmarks with sites that are merely of a one-time interest. A commenter below (Chris) summed it up very well: It’s a taging area for bookmarks.”

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=education_training&articleId=305966&taxonomyId=56&intsrc=kc_feat

From the page: “Nine Nontechie Skills that Hiring Managers Wish You Had (and How to Get Them)”

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSGOR76767620071127

Google Inc. said on Tuesday the Web services and online advertising group plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in coming years to promote a new push to encourage cheap renewable electricity.

The project, known as Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal, is hiring engineers and targeted investment financing at advanced solar thermal power, wind power technologies, enhanced geothermal systems and other new technologies, Google said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/11/27/ftme127.xml

From the page: “The average female spends three years getting ready to leave the house. That’s three years during their whole lifetimes, not just for one dinner party”

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