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Boucheron In the mid-19th century, Frédéric Boucheron became the first Paris jeweler to process diamonds, later etching royal crests into the precious stones at the request of various royal families. The practice stopped when some clients found it necessary to unload their gems for cash. Boucheron now has a different jewel - perfume. Its first, in a bottle shaped like a ring, was a swift success. Today most of the company's dollars come from scents...
...gruesome field of slaughter. The prevailing sound is the crack of pistol shots felling livestock. Farms appear barren save for the smoldering pyres on which hundreds of perfectly healthy animals were incinerated last week. So far McInnes' herd has avoided infection, which means he still has a chance to unload the farm and "pack up and leave." But he can't move-his land has been quarantined, leaving him little to do but despair. "I wake up every morning wondering whether the wind has blown this devilish disease to my cows," he says. "You can only imagine the state...
...gruesome field of slaughter. The prevailing sound is the crack of pistol shots felling livestock. Farms appear barren save for the smoldering pyres on which hundreds of perfectly healthy animals were incinerated last week. So far McInnes' herd has avoided infection, which means he still has a chance to unload the farm and "pack up and leave." But he can't move - his land has been quarantined, leaving him little to do but despair. "I wake up every morning wondering whether the wind has blown this devilish disease to my cows," he says. "You can only imagine the state...
...controls just 60% of the $7 billion market. This summer in London, De Beers all but acknowledged the end of its dominance; the company told its select group of 125 clients that it would no longer be the diamond producers' "buyer of last resort" and would begin to unload its $4 billion stockpile of surplus gems...
...firing pauses; the shooters unload their rifles. It's time to put out more eggs. They erupt when you shoot them, spraying their contents everywhere. But for die-hard, veteran varminters, it's just not the same as the real thing...