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January 2005

Red Adair's daily rate

15th January 2005
9:57am

Posted by Paul Honeywell

Filed under Stories

A friend of ours called Patrick met Red Adair, the great fire-fighter a few years ago. He was talking at a conference, but after the main event, Patrick got the chance to speak with him one to one. Our friend had a question that he was burning to ask the great man.

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A Story Of Competition

10th January 2005
11:38am

Posted by Paul Honeywell

Filed under Stories

I visited a factory in China which makes toys and electronic products. 8,000 female workers come from the depths of China and work for 3 years, six and a half days a week, with two weeks off per year. They live on site, in dormitories, and gain privileges to use the gym, go to the cinema and so on – it’s a small town in its own right.

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