Besides a clear disagreement with West Coast rapper Kreayshawn, Harry Winston looks to have decided to ditch the glam-world of high-end jewelry retail and switch to the down-and-dirty realm of the diamond mine.
He said he made the final decision to switch parties and end a 44-year affiliation with the GOP after consulting with his campaign advisers and family over the weekend.
Her biggest backer, former President Clinton, is telling her to stay in it until the end, hoping to persuade superdelegates to switch and give her the nomination.
Mr Perret said France Telecom had partnered with Baidu because the search firm had helped mobile networks in in its home market of China cope with a similar switch from basic mobiles to low-end smartphones.
That's why they have said China needs to switch from chasing high GDP growth as an end in itself to creating better-paying jobs that will lift incomes.
Oldbury was originally planned to operate until the end of 2012, but its managers have taken the decision to switch off early - and Mr Illingworth said he was sceptical about that decision.
This past summer Better Place launched Israeli and Danish networks that allow electric car drivers to traverse from one end of their respective countries to the other, swapping depleted batteries for fresh ones at a series of automated switch stations.