The Changing Workplace
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Ian Schrager owns the stylish Royalton and Paramount hotels in New York, NY. and is looking for property in London, England. Schrager is unconventional in his approach to hotel management, prefering to charge higher rates and provide unusual features like plain carpets but to economise on the quality of the china. He employs mostly inexperienced but enthusiastic staff. Schrager's New York hotels are noted for their interior design which is used as a means of attracting fashionable clients.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1992
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What happens to frogs in winter?
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Frogs have evolved two strategies to deal with the conditions of harsh winters. Leopard frogs, green frogs and bullfrogs remain emerged in water, at the bottom where the temperature never falls below freezing. The wood frogs, chorus frogs, spring peepers and gray treefrogs of the second group tolerate freezing, with up to 70% of their body becoming stiff.
Publication Name: Nature Canada
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0374-9894
Year: 2001
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New woe for Equitable?
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UK insurer Equitable Life may face further problems in the form of compensation for mis-sold pension drawdown plans. Equitable could owe up to GBP200 mil if all the 18,000 policies it is reviewing lead to compensation.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 2001
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