As we consider how to shape our legacy in Iraq, it's worth taking a peek at Kuwaiti cereal boxes.

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They bought a bulk supply of generic cheerios and made up these cereal boxes to generate seed capital for their startup.

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The 58-year-old manufacturer produces a device that can stuff cereal boxes at the rate of 5, 000 boxes an hour without cracking a single cornflake.

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It's the same passion that drives Alisa, who I understand her grandmother made her a string quartet out of cereal boxes when she was a little girl.

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There are those which basically allow you to browse through profiles as you would boxes of cereal on a shelf in the store.

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One sure-fire hit: toys and computer CDs inside boxes of kids' cereal, like Froot Loops and Rice Krispies.

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Close behind is Microsoft's Media Player, with 38%, then QuickTime, with a distant 14% share. (Apple disagrees that its share is so low.) That, despite such gimmicks as a Disney promotion on boxes of Frosted Cheerios cereal giving away QuickTime software.

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Discount promotions like "buy one, get one free" on giant boxes of Raisin Bran boosted cereal volume, but killed Kellogg's gross margins and did little to stimulate brand loyalty.

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Discount promotions like "buy one, get one free" on giant, 25.5-ounce boxes of Raisin Bran boosted cereal volume, but killed Kellogg's gross margins and did little to stimulate brand loyalty.

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Instead of pushing heavily discounted boxes of Raisin Bran, for instance, Kellogg introduced Special K Red Berries cereal containing freeze-dried berries.

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