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...paid him to drum up enthusiasm for their products. The Wall Street Journal even ran a piece (in 1998, ahem) about the pitchman's skills at addressing crowds with "just a whiff of cheerful megalomania." Sure, Bauer's probably living in a cardboard box made of $4 business cards (foil-stamped!) right now, but you have to admire the man's spirit. Or maybe just giggle at it. Because life is not about being liked. It's about being effective...
...just days before Easter and housewife Laure Bertini walks the aisles of the Manor supermarket in downtown Geneva, looking for holiday treats. "Chocolate will always be at the top of my shopping list, regardless of the economy," she says, filling her cart with gold-foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies from the Swiss maker Lindt...
...yourself.”LET’S GET PERSONALIZEDTwitter’s form of communication can provide uniquely personalized dialogue with customers. On April 1, a disgruntled Boloco customer tweeted the chain’s account, writing, “True story: There was tin foil in my soy smoothie today. It was not delicious.”Within hours, CEO and co-founder John Pepper tweeted back under username “boloco”: “hi there, sorry about that. foil not part of recipe. [Direct message] me your boloco card #... thanks...
...Stanley Webber, a failed pianist who lives in a rundown boarding house owned by Meg and Petey Boles, to all appearances a bland couple. The trio seem at first to get along splendidly, displaying a mix of familial and flirtatious affection. But these early moments are merely a foil to those that follow the arrival of the rest of the cast. The play shifts tone dramatically with the arrival of Lulu, Stanley’s younger interest, and an ominous duo, Goldberg and McCann, who plan a birthday party for Stanley. As the play progresses, dialogue disintegrates and the plot...
Harvard was also helped by the efforts of freshman Shelby MacLeod, who placed 17th in the foil, and senior Maria Larsson, who gained eight victories in the epee to also place 17th...