It seems that the octopus that is recession is slowly spreading its tentacles around the entire world. Recession is starting to look more like a global pandemic than a domestic endemic. The U.S dollar is finally starting to come out of it’s slump and is making headway against the 5 major currencies; noted by the steady augmentation of the dollar index. The frightening part is that three of those 5 major currencies, the Euro, British Pound, and Yen, are flirting with recession. Read More>>>
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The latest buzz in Beijing is emanating from the pool housed inside the magnificent “water cube”. All eyes are transfixed on one man, Michael Phelps, the human porpoise. There is no doubt in any one’s mind that Phelps is an amazing swimmer, quite possibly the best Olympian swimmer of all times. If Phelps surpasses Mark Spitz’s 7 gold medals in the 72′ Munich Olympics then he will unquestionably be the greatest Olympic swimmer of all times. As of now Phelps has 11 gold medals, 6 from Athens 04′ and 5 from Beijing. With 3 events left he has the opportunity of sweeping this summer’s swimming competition, giving Phelps 14 total golds. Phelps has already surpassed the previous record of 10 total gold medals held by fellow swimmer Mark Spitz and track and field legend Carl Lewis; making Phelps the winningest Olympian in history.
The best swimmer is not the best athlete
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Look - I just turned 5
So the Olympics are finally underway and now we all have the pleasure of watching 24hour non stop coverage of…commercials. I have never seen this many commercials in my life. The U.S must love the fact that the Olympics are being held in China; with their 12 hour time gain they get to show us chopped up reruns and plug-in about 30minutes of commercials in 1 hour of coverage. The only way I can watch these Olympics is by TiVOing them, otherwise I may actually find myself buying the scintillating and sexy Sean John cologne. P.Diddy says that if I buy his cologne “I will be a baller and every Nubian princess will be mine”, I’m starting to believe him.
Sorry for the rant but I just wanted to convey how much I hate commercials. Tonight I decided to watch the live feed of the women’s gymnastics at 12:00 EST, way past my bed time. This was the first time I made the plunge into the live broadcast. Generally, I am no fan of gymnastics and was hoping NBC would televise table tennis but I was not that lucky. According to the IOC, all athletes must be at least 16 years of age. The U.S team seems to be of age except Shaun Johnson, who is about 6 inches shorter than her 5′ colleagues. So the U.S women’s team does their floor routine and they jump on the horse and swing on the monkey bars, making detrimental mistakes at every turn and falling ever so gracefully. When the Americans were done doing their thing the Chinese, who were the favorites, rolled in on their strollers and put the U.S away. Read More>>>
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The U.S Dollar posted its best gain in 6 years, partly due to crude’s barreling of $4.82 to $115.20. The U.S Dollar posted a 1.6% rise in the Dollar Index. The Dollar Index measures the dollar’s performance against the 6 major currencies: the Euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar and Swedish krona. On March 16,2008 the index bottomed to 70.698, yesterday’s close was 75.850. Yesterday’s 1.6% jump may seem small but it is the best gain since 2002. This is a significant improvement that deserves some merit, it indicates that the U.S economy is rebounding as other economies experience some exhaustion. Some countries in the EU, England especially, are experiencing some of the financial woes that we are. This may also foreshadow a decline in interest rates in some of the EU countries.
Crude Oil is at it’s lowest since May 1,2008; this is a good thing. Oil has been on a decline for the past two weeks which is concomitantly lowering the dollar. The dollar has been showing increased fortitude against the Yen, Euro and British Pound for the past two weeks, just as oil has been declining. The British housing market has witnessed its largest monthly decline as foreclosures are becoming as imminent as they are here.
This is a good sign for the USD. Analysts say that bear markets last 5-10 years, the U.S has been in a bear since 2001. This increase in the index signifies that the future for the USD looks bright; well at least brighter than before.
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Russia and Georgia were effectively at war last night with fierce fighting near the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia and hundreds of civilians reported dead.
A column of 150 Russian tanks and other military vehicles entered South Ossetia yesterday after Georgian troops launched a major offensive to retake control of the area from Ossetian rebels late on Thursday night. All this evolving while Prime Minister Putin was a spectator at the Beijing Olympics. Read More…
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Today I am getting surgery for a hernia. For those that do not know, a hernia is a tear/hole in the lining of your stomach that causes part of your intestine to poke out. You can actually feel the intestine protruding in the groin region. It is caused by heavy lifting and various strenuous movements. This little ailment has prevented me from working out for the past two months. It is such a small condition as well but it is so damn debilitating. I mean I can’t do anything, I can’t have sex, I can’t workout, sometimes, I can’t even flog the dolphin…now you can feel my pain. Oh yeah and if that’s not enough, I think the $1000 deductible will put you over the edge…..
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Oh you don’t know what “TWD” is? Well, if you have an iphone, BlackBerry or any phone for that matter you are more than likely to be guilty of “Texting While Driving.” TWD is an unstoppable pandemic that has taken the world by storm, one cell phone at a time. TWD is even worse than talking on your cell while driving; at least while talking you still attempt to pay attention to the road and your surroundings, but TWD takes your eyes off of the road and leaves you vulnerable. Read More-
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King Roger
For those of you that don’t know or just don’t care, Roger Federer is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. The reason I say he is not the greatest is because he still has yet to break Sampras’s record of 14 majors. Roger has amassed a dedicated fan base that respects the Swiss star for his humble off court and tenacious on court personality. This guy is a winner. He is the Tiger Woods of golf but garners about half the respect. Read More
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It has been nearly 9 years since I actually even considered seeing a movie in the theater twice. I just left the theater about an hour ago and I was completely mesmerized by the “The Dark Knight”. It is quite simply one of the best films I have ever seen. Despite the nearly three hour length, which felt like an hour and a half, this movie did not have one slow or dull moment. It was action, action, action in conjunction with awesome acting and more action.
I am a Batman fan, plain and simple. All to often “fans” are dissapointed with sequels or prequels because the focus is on outdoing the previous film. Not only did “The Dark Knight” out do “Batman Begins” but it pretty much dropkicked any Batman movie right out the limelight. One doesn’t even have to be a fan to appreciate this movie, any movie goer will be captivated by the sheer awesomeness this film presents. I was so into the movie that I almost refused to go take a piss, $hit if there wasn’t anyone sitting next to me I probably would have pissed myself just to remain in my hypnotic state.
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These are the five mascots, Fuwa, for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in China. They were created by the Chinese folk artist Han Meilin. Each mascot is supposed to portray one of the 5 Chinese elements of nature: the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky. Apparently, all 5 of those hentai looking voodoo dolls are an animal! Read More
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