Designs for Information

Selfridges Christmas windows: where the wonder began.
British Heritage; 1/1/2010; 2058 words; ...a bonus, plus a card from Mr. Selfridge himself. The "information bureau" offered a gift advice service and the store's...company today, and has resulted in some controversial window designs--not least a live naked model in 2008 (for a very limited...doors. Selfridges' Christmas is the Forth Bridge of Window ...

Athens Archery Accomplice.(HighGrade)
Petersen's Bowhunting; 12/1/2009; 1152 words; ...at the bow in his hand and realized he and his team could design and manufacture everything needed to build a top quality bow...weights--375 grains and 425 grains. For more detailed information on the testing parameters, go to www.bowhuntingmag.com...

Balance of power: your boat's trawl winches need to keep up with your main engine.(Boats & Gear: Deck equipment)
National Fisherman; 12/1/2009; 1845 words; ...from the evolving shape and power of a venerable Alaska boat design, while the other is due to an older fleet with changing horsepower...with the right winch, Alldridge tries to gather together information that includes a boat's hydraulic capacity, what the engine...

Do-it-yourself 67TB storage system.(Business Center)(Brief article)
Macworld; 12/1/2009; 668 words; ...unprecedented peek behind the curtain at its data storage facility by sharing the design specification for a custom, massive storage system. With the information in hand (find it at macworld.com/5378), Backblaze says it's possible to...

Stock rationing in an M/[E.sub.r]/1 multi-class make-to-stock queue with backorders.(Technical report)
IIE Transactions; 12/1/2009; 8577 words; ...another situation where inventory allocation is critical. The design of supply contracts in the settings with different retailers...The supplier has a finite production capacity and has some information on the status of the current production. Different customer...