Archive for July, 2007
Zimbabwe President Orders Slashings
The slashing of prices that is. In Zimbabwe roughly 1,300 shop owners and managers have been fined thousands of dollars following governmental raids across the country. Some shop owners have even been arrested for non-compliance of a direct order to cut product prices in half. These measures in an attempt to help [...]
Posted: July 9th, 2007 under Politics, World.
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A Tainted Global Economy?
The Chinese export Market has been making frequent appearances in the media over the last year, and yet still continues. Whether it’s tainted dog food or muffler dried tea leaves the country has been under much scrutiny over their production standards. According to one article, 19.1% of products made for domestic consumption were found to [...]
Posted: July 7th, 2007 under U.S., World.
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Congratulations to Marion Bartoli for Wimbledon Win!
Who would have thought a 18th seed would knock off top seeded Justine Henin at Wimbledon.
Marion Bartoli is a Frenchwoman who was seeded 18th and is only 22 years old. Henin was our top pick and we were looking past Bartoli to the next Williams matchup against Venus.
Let’s hope Venus doesn’t just crush her [...]
Posted: July 6th, 2007 under Sports.
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Raphael Nadal Capri Pants
Who else feels a little bit uncomfortable watching Raphael Nadal play tennis with him wearing those capri pants?
Maybe it is a European thing and I should let it slide. The guy is definitely a good tennis player (consistently ranked #2 by ATP), but please Raphael, get with the program. You have worn those pants [...]
Posted: July 6th, 2007 under Sports.
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