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...remains, I began thinking fondly of Rev. Raymond Brown, one of the 20th century's great historical-Jesus experts. Reading him was no joyride. His footnotes seemed to have footnotes. But that was the point. His scholarship was such that even when one of his books called the virgin birth "unresolved," it got a go-ahead from his Roman Catholic Church...
Rarity is an effective selling point, but dominating a category is better. The Tanzanite Foundation's new ad campaign, "Be Born to Tanzanite," is an attempt to position tanzanite as the stone one gives for a birth. And the De Beers parallels continue. In 2005, in a controversial move, TanzaniteOne switched to a "sightholder" selling system in which all the better production is reserved for six preselected clients who buy at a price fixed by TanzaniteOne. The move appears to have helped stabilize prices, which is reassuring for retailers and final consumers, but it smacks of the diamond cartel. However...
...Canadian citizens under 16 who enter the U.S. by land or sea won't need a passport under a law going into effect as early as January. A birth certificate will...
...artist boarded a Luxair flight from Berlin to Luxembourg. It crashed in heavy fog 10 km from its destination, killing him and 19 others. He was 35 years old. Five years later, Michel Majerus' bold, outsize talent has returned to the country of his birth, to a museum that may help gain for Luxembourg the artistic glory that was once within his grasp...
...people who think it's completely incredible. The thing about America is that it is without walls. You can get almost anywhere, if you insist upon it. There are no credentials for this kind work. There's no kind of credentials to be President! Except age and place of birth. It's kind...