February 2014

Pancake Art

Like Nathan Shields I like to make pancakes for my kids on Saturday mornings. While I can barely recreate my children’s first initials, my pancake design skills have nothing on this American math teacher in Saipan. Shields can make just about anything! Take a look at his website, Saipancakes, for more of his creations. Although

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Marketing Spin in the 1940s

Have you heard the story about how the American Tobacco Company changed the color of the Lucky Strike cigarette package to aid the war effort during World War II? The story goes something like this: When the United States entered World War II, the federal government mandated that all green pigments would be used for

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Chinese Counterfeit Wine

WorldCrunch: China’s unmatched counterfeiting skills seemed to reach a new peak with the recent discovery of an entirely fake Apple Store in Kunming. But other shady salesmen are now taking the faking in another high-end direction: the counterfeiting of vintage French wines. Industry experts says more and more “French wine,” whose actual origins are yet

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Creative Coffins: Go Out in Style

A UK company called Creative Coffins allows customers to create their own personalized coffins. The coffins are made from 60% recycled paper combined with wood pulp. More from their website: Environmentally sympathetic, our cartonboard coffins are suitable for both burial and cremation. We have a large range of pre-designed coffins that are available through your

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