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TREVOR WILLIAMS, chief economist at Lloyds TSB, warning that Britain's second-quarter GDP growth of 3.7% year-on-year, its fastest in almost four years, could stoke inflation
...wonder: consumers seem to like a little silver in their spin cycles. Since Samsung's nano-armed products were first launched, they have brought in an estimated $779 million in revenue. Overall, nanotechnology has been one of science's fastest-growing fields in recent years, with potential applications in fields as diverse as energy production and toothpaste manufacture. The nanotech market is projected to be worth $1 trillion...
...threesome ran the event faster than anyone else has in 2004, and Taylor currently sits with the sixth fastest time overall. Johnson is on top with her mark, but has never run at the international level. Australia’s Jana Pittman is the reigning world champ, and has the second fastest time with 53.22, but has recently had to recover from arthroscopic surgery on her knee...
...Olympics have always been about something bigger than who can run the fastest or shoot the straightest. The athletes?the macho brawn of an Australian swimmer, the hard-won flawlessness of a Romanian gymnast?tell you something about the places they are from. Perhaps then India's oversized and underfunded squad serves a purpose in these humorless days of professional sports and all the science, diets and doping the era brings. It reminds us that at least one nation remembers the spirit in which the modern Olympics were founded?as a contest among amateurs. And that taking part, however haplessly...
Divorce planning is one of the fastest-growing specialties. The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts in Southfield, Mich., certifies specialists, who have to pass exams on how to handle monetary issues related to divorce, according to its president, Fadi Baradihi. The institute's membership of 1,500 is growing about 20% annually. "In divorce, one party may try to hide income from a spouse," says divorce expert Edward DeGennaro, based in Greenvale, N.Y. "We are trained to look out for this and help our client get his or her fair share of assets...