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Harebottle, a former management consultant whose father was a diamond cutter, says he signed on at TanzaniteOne because he "felt he would play a part in history." He boasts about running "the world's most sophisticated colored-gemstone-mining operation" and pioneering new technology like an optical sorter adapted from the recycling industry that is used to scan the shaft debris for overlooked tanzanite. Never mind that some systems underground?such as having workers hand-tie sacks of debris onto a pulley rope at 9-sec. intervals?seem straight out of The Flintstones. He's enthusiastic about the potential...
That might sound callous at first, but Warren sees her job as helping people part with some of the things that are no longer practical in a new retirement setting. Her sorters are trained to help clients make decisions about well-loved possessions. "You have to be gentle enough to listen to someone's story about their grandmother's Spode but strong enough to ask, 'so which is your favorite china? let's take that one.'" Clients who presort save on hourly rates, says Warren. Clutter bugs end up paying a premium as they sit in a comfortable chair...
...system works by sucking in an air sample, analyzing its components, then putting out a report at fixed intervals, up to 48 times a day. At its core is a flow cytometer--or cell sorter--that Langlois co-invented in the late 1970s. The device shines laser beams on chromosomes within cells to make a quick genetic ID. A spin-off of early research into mapping the human genome, the cell sorter is now a standard tool for diagnosing AIDS, leukemia and other cancers. Langlois even took it to Chernobyl to assess workers' genetic damage from radiation exposure after...
...Grass shelled out $1.4 billion for a thousand Thrifty PayLess drugstores on the West Coast. Then a year ago, he spent $1.5 billion on PCS Health Systems, a pharmacy-benefit manager that oversees employees' prescription coverage. Even Miller, whose retailing career began in high school as a bottle sorter for a California grocer, admits, "I wouldn't have been able to manage all that...
However, Kirkland House mail sorter Benjamin L.Berwick '99 says he is willing to overlook whatmight be construed as pushiness on the part ofHouse residents eager for their mail...