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Kenya

Posted in business, jewelry, tagged , , , , , , on 15 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Six weeks after disputed elections led to waves of unspeakable violence in Kenya, the clashes seem to be easing and relative calm is returning.   This is a welcome respite that is allowing businesses to re-open and people to return to their daily lives, but a lot of damage has been done and the economic effects will not be [...]

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Customer Service? Huh?

Posted in business, tagged , , , , on 10 February 2008 | 4 Comments »

I’m not usually a rabble-rouser or a trouble maker; I fire off the occassional angry letter to the editor, and my bank heard from me recently regarding new fees at the ATM, but I usually don’t like to draw a lot of attention to myself.  So how, then, have several fairly well know companies managed [...]

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Where It All Happens

Posted in personal, tagged , , , , , , on 10 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »

For no particular reason, I wanted to post some pictures of my new and improved workspace, along with a few pieces that I’m currently working on.  I use this space as both a work bench for my handmade jewelry and as a packing center for my Fair Industry (my fair trade store) orders. It’s great, [...]

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