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...Middle East, 472 Mass. Ave. (MRH & HLN) WINTERBOY. Oddbeat singer/songwriter/guitarist Alan Winters has a zest for experimentation. He’s tried his hand at almost as many music styles as he did jobs; he’s had stints as a taxi driver, a ranch hand, a salesman and a gravedigger among others. He eventually found his unique rock groove as a Boston street performer, and carried a fun, funky four-piece alternative rock ensemble which disbanded in 2002. Nowadays, this free spirit continues to explore with his flair for electric live performances and inventive lyrics. Saturday, August...
...most subtle, tentmaking embodies St. Francis' edict: "Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words." ("Be someone's friend, not an Amway salesman," paraphrases one veteran.) But the sometimes clandestine status can breed bad habits. Visa bans turn many Evangelicals, usually straightforward to a fault, into truth stretchers, if only at the customs desk. They use encrypted e-mail and code words or smuggle Bibles. "Some," says a Christian minister in Morocco, "seem to have been inspired by the book of James, verse 007." It is not really their fault, says the leader of one mission, contending...
Embracing adulthood also meant ditching the supervision of her parents. Mathew Knowles famously quit his job as a medical-equipment salesman in 1995 to manage the teen Destiny's Child, and Tina Knowles, a former hairstylist, designed the group's look. Both still work full time on their daughter's career, and during the two weeks a year when she's not traveling or touring, Beyonce lives in her parents' Houston home. To make Dangerously in Love, however, she left the nest and took up residence for several months in a Miami hotel. "The last Destiny's Child album...
...Instead of briefing the budding diplomats on the subtleties of international relations, the billionaire leader addressed them as a potential new sales force. "Present yourself well," he said, according to someone who was there: firm handshakes, no sweaty palms and don't get caught with bad breath. Berlusconi's salesman's touch has served him well over the past 10 years. The television baron was a novelty when he entered politics in 1993, but he got elected by adapting American campaign tactics - colorful party conventions and slick campaign slogans - to an Italian audience. It didn't hurt that he controlled...
...education-budget cuts. "Germany is worse off today than a year ago and Berlin is the worst place to be," she says. "I have lots of friends who are unemployed. They make do for a while, but most move away eventually." Stefan Linse, 34, used to be a salesman in a boutique on the city's upmarket shopping street, the Kurfürstendamm: "I lost my job because people think twice before spending their money on extras like expensive clothes or dinner at a restaurant." Even Berlin's famous nightlife has been affected by the glum mood. Mike Stolz...