But this radical re-ordering of the map may not have a dramatic impact on electoral outcomes.

BBC: Boundary changes could impact Cornwall-Devon border

Parfumerie Galimard, founded in 1747 and provider to the royal court of Louis XV, enters its visitor-created scents into a database to ease the re-ordering process.

BBC: Perfume in Provence: Visit, smell, create

The symbolism of this move could well turn out to be as significant as the pragmatic economics - as another step in the re-ordering of global relationships and partnership.

BBC: Africa

When he's not looking after the ranch or re-ordering the food supply, he devotes much of his time to the blog, which he says now receives up to 70, 000 visits a week.

CNN: Survivalists get ready for meltdown

This margin depends on the size and speed of an aircraft, and re-ordering the queue can minimise the delay before all the planes get into the air (mathematicians call this the departure problem).

ECONOMIST: Algorithms

This includes savings from faster referrals between doctors, fewer delays in ordering tests and getting results, fewer errors in oral or hand-written reporting, fewer redundant tests, and automatic ordering and re-fills of drugs.

ECONOMIST: IT in the health-care industry

Whether you're ordering a char-grilled kathi roll at Khan Chacha, a beloved local institution in New Delhi since 1968, or an overstuffed lobster roll laced with lemony mayo at off-the-radar Holbrooks Lobster Wharf in Harpswell, Maine, you are sure to find happy residents -- and a few in-the-know travelers, too.

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