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Last Issue: #31 The Journey
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
Wine in evolution
Magazine -> #10 Nomadic knowledgeLike coffee, wine has travelled a long way down the corridors of time and space, reaching far and distant lands from its place of origin. A cornerstone and source of wealth of many a civilisation along the course of history, it is a catalyst of social exchange like few others. Wine-making knowledge is extensive and manifold, for it entails knowing ...
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Magazine -> #13 Conscious projectEach second that passes means three more people are living on our planet. The demographic explosion - that has taken the world's population from 1.6 billion people at the beginning of the twentieth century to 6.12 billion at the start of the new millennium - is accelerating at an alarming rate, seriously threatening the planet's survival. The ec...
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Magazine -> #7 ChaosThere’s a lot of talk going around about order and disorder, and there’s a common opinion that the two concepts are diametrically opposed to each other. But nature is not at all that “orderly”. The laws of thermodynamics clearly tell us that disorder is growing everywhere in the universe. And if we look at any business enterprise, we can...
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Magazine -> #14 RefreshFour years on into the new Millennium and Europe has turned out more than 500,000 new EAN codes, those thick and narrow bars that adorn the packaging of all sorts of consumer products (source: AC Nielsen). In the UK, for instance, up to 700 new entries have been counted a week. These hefty figures are one of F the most ostensible examples of the...
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Magazine -> #15 Techno-ecologyFrom declaration of intent to reality. We’re talking of the Kyoto protocol, which has come into full force and effect. The priority is now to cut back on the emission of gases, especially carbon dioxide, suspected of being the leading cause of global warming. It’s the first albeit perhaps too late step in the direction of attempting to offse...
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Magazine -> #17 SerendipitySerendipity’s an attitude of mind that’s more than ever a must in today’s world. Be it in our everyday lives or in our professional capacity, an open mind quick to catch on to whatever’s innovative and foresightful enough to perceive its potential means, being able to exploit opportunities that would otherwise slip us by. We’re caught up ...
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Magazine -> #18 Food for the mindI met the suggestion that I write something up on the topic of “food for the mind” with enthusiasm. Not only do I find it stimulating, but it’s also very topical. Our physiological needs, as Maslow calls them, including self-security, a sense of communal belonging and esteem, have been fairly much appeased in the West; we’ve peaked his famo...
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Magazine -> #24 Self PortraitThe House of illycaffé is heading for its seventy-fifth anniversary this year. When approaching these milestones the need to stop and ponder, to do a bit of stock-taking, to snap a self-timer shot of corporate performance and achievements thus far, is felt more than ever. The very title of one of the major events to celebrate, with all our collabo...
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