Abydos beer factory: Ancient large-scale brewery discovered in Egypt.
"The archaeological find in the Abydos burial ground is thought to date back about 5,000 years." They brewed beer in batch sizes of about 220 hectolitres and I bet they got away without paying much beer duty. Wonder if we can work out some of the recipes.
Source: bbc.com
Scribd says it has over 500,000 subscribers paying $8.99/month for ebooks, audiobooks, and now news: The content subscription
Scribd says it has over 500,000 subscribers paying $8.99/month for ebooks, audiobooks, and now news: The content subscription site is adding content from newspapers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Source: niemanlab.org
Word of the day: Pokèmonomics - retail outlets paying to attract customers with virtual creatures. Wonder when we'll start
Word of the day: Pokèmonomics - retail outlets paying to attract customers with virtual creatures. Wonder when we'll start seeing delegates use them to attract visitors to their booths at conferences? "Come and see our Pokémon on #A26 and try out new drug / machine / website."
Source: next.ft.com
The Living Wage | KPMG | UK: A look at why more organisations should consider paying employees and contract staff a ‘Living
The Living Wage | KPMG | UK: A look at why more organisations should consider paying employees and contract staff a ‘Living Wage’
Source: kpmg.com
U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of
U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of the costs of expensive cancer drugs, are increasingly declining to prescribe medicines that have scant or no effect, even as a last resort.
Source: reuters.com
Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
Source: reuters.com
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