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The past is another profit centre
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Living in the Past, the organisation that feeds on people's
nostalgia for things as they used to be, is perfectly in tune with
these Tory times of ours. But it goes even further than the Tories
dare go, according to the mastermind behind it, Graham Whitlobe.
"When I first got involved with the nostalgia industry, I was
merely restoring cottages, just to fit in with their old names. If
a cottage was called The Limes, I replanted some lime trees. If it
was called Well Cottage, I located the well and reopened it. If it
was called Station Cottage - well, it was a bit beyond me to get
railway ...
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BEARD SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE ON MERGER
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record
; ...today to vote upon the future of the firm as Beard and Union Pacific Corp. officials work to...merger being considered today would include Beard becoming a part of Union Pacific. Meanwhile, Beard Oil Co., Beard's former oil and gas exploration...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Do beards grow on you? At the start of National Beard Week, Adrian Butler looks at whether face fur is making comeback.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; ...a couple of other beards in the office, but...good year for the beard. In January, the...associate having a beard with staying out...Liverpudlians whose beards are a long-standing...ask clients with beards or moustaches to...proudly sports his own beard while defending the...
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Beard's simple art grows in legend
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...leaned against a kitchen wall inside James Beard's Greenwich Village home, Clay Triplette...Those parties, as well as the life of Beard, could be summed up as a celebration of...good about American cookery. Triplette, Beard's right-hand man for 30 years, provides...
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BEARD TO ACQUIRE 23% OF BEARD OIL SUBSIDIARY / 87% OF OUTSTANDING SHARES
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record
; The Beard Co. of Oklahoma City has agreed to acquire...or 23.5 percent of its subsidiary, The Beard Oil Co., it has been announced. The agreement...exchange them for 594,503 shares of The Beard Co.'s common stock. Beard Oil first purchased...
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Beard Eyes the Future Without a Net; Former New Jersey Coach Speaks His Mind While Looking for a Job
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...been an excruciating experience for Butch Beard, but at least it was a job. Today, three...his first NBA head coaching position, Beard doesn't know what will happen next...he's unsure if anything will happen. Beard called Charlotte -- one of four teams...
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Beard boom: More men sport facial hair
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; ...pogonologist, or beard scholar, and author of "One Thousand Beards: A Cultural History...expression of partial beards and facial hair combinations. "The full beard is the next progression...University, he grew a beard," Peterkin says...again, off-again beards of Brad Pitt and...
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Beard subsidiary buys Kay County properties
Newspaper article from: THE JOURNAL RECORD
; A Beard Co. subsidiary has purchased Dilworth Field properties...County. In Over-the-Counter trading Monday, Beard closed at $3.25, up 24 cents, or 7.97 percent. The subsidiary, Beard Dilworth LLC, now is raising $7 million from private...
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Growing beards unites Penn State swim team
News Wire article from: University Wire
; ...some men grow better beards than others. Captain...because even though his beard is in full force, his mustache and beard don't connect and...mandatory to grow beards, but the majority...background by shaving his beard into a French-style...some of us shave our beards into something ...
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JAMES BEARD REMEMBERED
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; When James Beard died on Jan. 23, 1985, the American food community began...years. The homage comes in the form of three very different "Beard" books. One is a picture of Beard compiled by the James Beard Foundation from notes, anecdotes...
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Beard Shareholders to Vote on Reorganization Oct. 22
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record
; ...Record Staff Reporter A special meeting of Beard Oil Co. stockholders has been set to vote...reorganization to put other operations under The Beard Co. The Oct. 22 meeting will begin at...office at 5600 N. May Ave. Collectively, Beard Oil officers and directors own 45 percent...
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