Newsletter 367

8 Jul 2011 • 3 min read

[5]Agony And Ivory
Links:
5. http://b.rw/nR9gWB

Alex Shoumatoff | Vanity Fair | 5 July 2011

Epic feature on illegal ivory trade. "We are greeted by the nauseating
stench of rotting flesh. Fifty yards from the blood trail, the dead,
decomposing elephant is kneeling in a pool of its own fluid, which is
swarming with flies" [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/agony-and-ivory

[7]The Year Of Wonders
Links:
7. http://b.rw/qlYFn2

Alex Shakar | Millions | 7 July 2011

Author describes experience of writing debut novel – from giant advance and
swift literary stardom to extraordinary story of how everything fell to
pieces post-publication. Enthralling from start to finish [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/year-wonders

[9]Burglary, Kidnapping, Smuggling, Fuel Fraud
Links:
9. http://b.rw/q6PJJV

Conor Lally | Irish Times | 4 July 2011

These are the newly favoured lines of business for organised crime gangs in
Ireland, in times of recession. People want cheap cigarettes and petrol more
than cocaine. Laundering agricultural diesel used to be a monopoly of the
IRA [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/burglary-kidnapping-smuggling-fuel-fraud

[11]Zynga’s Quest For Big-Spending Whales
Links:
11. http://b.rw/oLDN5j

Douglas MacMillan & Brad Stone | Businessweek | 6 July 2011

Ever considered buying virtual goods on Farmville or Mafia Wars? No? Well,
you're not alone. It's probably only 1% of players who generate 50% of
revenues. Some players spend in excess of $50k annually. Begins to sound
like Vegas [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/zynga’s-quest-big-spending-whales

[13]Insight
Links:
13. http://b.rw/pnwV6E

Gary Klein | Edge | 2 July 2011

How can we train people to strike the optimal balance between following
rules, and using their own intuition, when dealing with urgent and dangerous
problems? Firefighters get it right, using rules derived from their own
experience [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/insight

[15]The End Of The Line
Links:
15. http://b.rw/pSBRb7

Bryan Walsh | Time | 7 July 2011

"From when the barramundi are hatched, from eggs barely 100th of an inch
long to the day they're sold, they never swim in a river or sea, never hunt
for food, never feel the tug of a line." Is this the future of fishing?
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/end-line

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Andrew Chaikin on Space Exploration
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-chaikin-on-space-exploration

On the day NASA’s space shuttle is due to blast off for the final time, the
space historian tells us about five books that capture the thrill and
achievement of our venturing into the great beyond [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-chaikin-on-space-exploration

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