Word: note
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...that I imagine is on your bedside table right now--that used 3-D anthropometric measuring equipment to take a very close look at 456 young Chinese women's breasts. (I know, can you imagine writing the grant proposal for that?) Their conclusions make for some tough reading. They note that 70% of British women are wearing the wrong size bra, and that among bigger-breasted women the sizing is particularly inappropriate...
...BUSINESS NOTE...
...Economists note that at least part of China's soaring demand comes from its artificially low prices. Together, the Chinese and Indian governments provide suppliers about $15 billion a year in subsidies. A recent report by consulting firm McKinsey & Co. estimates that "ending fuel subsidies worldwide would cut demand for transportation fuels by three million barrels a day" - about 3.4%. Meanwhile, the recent shortages have led at least one Beijing resident to rethink his personal fuel consumption. Stuck in line at a gas station Wednesday, Du Peng remarked, "Now I'll have to reconsider my plan to purchase...
...book closes with an editor’s note describing John’s signing with the Mets organization in early 2007. He attended spring training with the team and registered four at-bats with its affiliate in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League...
...Saturday, we won the last two races,” Kovacs said. “We put ourselves out in first and then had a couple incidents and managed to rally and finish on a really strong note and set the tone going into Sunday...