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Friday, November 28, 2008

Selling diamonds in a down economy

November 28, 2008

You might think that selling diamonds in a down economy would be a tough game, but you would be wrong!
Here is how DeBeers is doing it, full page ad in the WSJ.
 

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Stuff lost in translation

November 28, 2008

I read this story and was horrified. Not at the fact that 200 shoppers would break down a WalMart door and stampede a man to his death, but by two statements made by Walmart.

Wal-Mart representative Dan Fogleman called the incident a “tragic situation” and said the victim came from a temporary agency and was doing [...]

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How to shape and light a Christmas tree

November 28, 2008

I have “decorated” a lot of pine trees on my walks, so it is probably safe to say I’m as close to an expert as you will ever find on shaping and lighting a Christmas tree. Almost all of the Christmas trees I have seen since Halloween in the stores are dreadfully shaped and badly [...]

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