From a branding perspective, the new Kindle is named the Paperwhite, which invokes old fashioned things like paper as well as a rather fragrant flower.
As far as I can see this is not intended in any sense as a rather sick academic exercise in stretching the bounds of what could be thought.
With Dominic West and Christian Bale as the ardent young men, Rupert Everett as Oberon, Stanley Tucci as a rather muscular Puck, and David Strathairn as a businesslike Theseus.
More creditably, there is much excellent acting, particularly from Greg Hicks, both as a brooding, Brutus-like Agamemnon, and as a rather sinister, sensuous Priam, who towers over everyone on stilts.
The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire saw the rebirth of Austria in 1918 as a rather diminished republic, while the rampant hyper-inflation of 1923 finished off the old imperial currency, the krone.
Public opinion in many Arab countries is rather more sympathetic to the Iranians than are their leaders - the proverbial "Arab street" seeing Iran often as a rather more active champion of causes like that of the Palestinians.
But if you spend enough time talking to ministers, EU commissioners and ambassadors in Brussels, you cannot escape the sense that, in private, Mr Sarkozy is seen as a rather ludicrous and tiresome man, forever announcing grand, impulsive plans, ideally without any warning at press conferences, before leaving his colleagues to pick up the pieces.
He criticized his opponent for speaking in Germany as a candidate rather than as a president.
The Treasury characterized the problem as a delay rather than as a default.
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Allen began running the team as a business rather than as a hobby.
Survey respondents say that viewing cloud purely as a technology rather than as a business issue constrains cloud market maturity.
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By considering these operations as a continuum rather than as a series of unrelated incidents, it seeks to find what they have in common.
It says a lot about Australian attitudes on the subject that Ms Gillard's image-makers clearly saw the sit-down interview with Channel Nine as a plus rather than as a negative.
One caveat here is that U.S. Oil is structured as a partnership rather than as a 40-act mutual fund--that means that the fund's earnings can be passed through to investors and taxed at income levels.
Vicky Pryce's solicitor questioned whether she should have been treated as a victim rather than a defendant as he indicated an appeal was still being considered.
Mr Sarkozy, who returned France to NATO's integrated military command last year, argues that Russia needs to be treated as a partner rather than a threat, especially if the West wants its help over such matters as Iran's nuclear programme.
The "lucky country" was meant as a dig rather than a term of endearment.
Live in the destination and experience it as a visitor rather than a tourist.
He also defended his description of the UK's economic situation as a depression rather than a recession.
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For all these problems, my sense is that Benedict will be remembered as a thinker rather than a fighter.
He liked to say that De Gaulle was one of his heroes, but as a politician rather than a soldier.
Within this context, Mr Geneen is scathing about modern managers treating their employees as a cost rather than a resource.
Also showing promise is Hawaii Five-0, which CBS and its producers have forcefully marketed as a reboot rather than a remake.
Interpreted as a metaphor rather than a literal account of events, there is a good deal of truth in Hobbes' story.
So why do so many people today see the decline of monolithic newspapers as a calamity rather than a sign of progress?
The now-famous tussle between video formats - VHS and Betamax - interestingly saw Toshiba as a partner rather than a rival to Sony.
His treatise survives as a literary rather than a clinical accomplishment.
Perez Hilton blogged that the reason for the break-up was that Britney resented Trawick controlling her life and acting as a babysitter rather than a romantic partner.
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The fact is that many consumers may perceive either the existing Windows platform or the new Windows 8 as a liability rather than a strength in a tablet.
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