Pistorius will run the third leg of four with LJ van Zyl replacing the injured Mogawane.

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And it was obvious that LJ was somewhat speechless, somewhat shy in this situation and quite a bit human.

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The BBC's LJ Rich caught up with Paul Spooner at his cottage-cum-workshop in deepest Cornwall, to learn about his methods, and his motivations.

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"Brazil is growing so much, " says Danie Tangchai, head of U.S. operations for LJ International (nasdaq: JADE - news - people ), a designer and distributor of fine jewelry.

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