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“Your job is being outsourced.” - American Express, 3 months after being hired by them
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This past week, I had my bi-annual kidney stone attack. Only, this attack was a culmination of a bunch of small attacks that have happened over the last few months. …
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I'm thirty-nine years old and I still think of myself as twenty-something. I have a feeling this is what the old saying about being "young at heart" hints toward. …
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It was the summer of '91 and the first time in my life since I'd began dating that I found myself alone. I just came off an engagement break-up and…
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This past Sunday night, I ate dinner at my parent's house. Also in attendance were my sister and her new husband. It was a simple dinner of grilled hot dogs…
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I have a legitimate question: What type of person buys the mid-octane gas? In America, we're sold three octane levels of gas at the pump; 87, 89 and 92 (or…
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I've got an idea for a game show, and only in America, the land of the TV zombies, could this work. I call it "Old Clothing Roulette."
Contestants would…
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Written by Ross Cavins
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Thursday, 06 March 2008 00:55 |
 Sparkling A gem of a movie, Blood Diamond keeps you on the edge of your seat with action so realistic, you'll feel sick when the movie's over. At first I had no desire to see this movie, partly because movies with this much violence don't interest me and partly because I wanted to keep the controversial subject at arm's length. When viewed under a microscope as this film accomplishes, the issue of conflict diamonds threatens to change your view of precious gems.
Although the story is fictional, it is steeped in actual fact and historical events and with a little imagination, one can easily picture the Van der Kaap company as its real-life counterpart - de Beers. Yes, de Beers has a virtual monopoly on the diamond market. And yes, they buy them and stockpile them, ensuring their monopoly by controlling diamond supply with an iron fist.
It's an ugly game, buy Australian opals instead.
More about Diamonds: www.diamondfacts.org , Wikipedia - de Beers Verdict: 
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio , Djimon Hounsou , Jennifer Connelly , Arnold Vosloo
Other Movie Sites: IMDB , Rotten Tomatoes
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