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...Bill Gates and the preternaturally genius investor Warren Buffett occupied the top spots. What is most striking, however, is that five of the ten richest people in the world have the same last name: Walton. They are the widow and four children of the late Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, who if alive today would be the richest man in the world. His fortune, now divided among his heirs, totals about $100 billion, or almost double that of Bill Gates. Admittedly, Gates has given away billions in recent years, but Walton’s accomplishment is nevertheless staggering...
...dolls might not be endcapped at Toys "R" Us and eight-year-olds might not be throwing tantrums in the middle of a Wal-Mart aisle demanding a Lamdog toy. Yet, that's exactly the point: Lau has managed to imbue the humble action figure with kool-kid kachet. A grownup who collects G.I. Joes is a bit of a loser while a twentysomething with a full Crazychildren set is, you know, way datable. The artist is coy about his yearly earnings, but reiterates that fun, not money, gets him off. Many of his figures?like Maxx...
...place where you can buy stomach-turning videos (lots of throat slitting) made by Islamic extremist groups. The sermons of Abu Hamza al-Masri, the mosque's one-eyed, steel-clawed imam, continually stress the importance of jihad. Baker says the mosque is dominated by adherents of Takfir wal Hijra, the neo-fascist Islamic ideology influential among European operatives of al-Qaeda. However extreme its message, Finsbury Park is undeniably popular. At midday prayers on a recent Friday, Abu Hamza preached to a congregation of about 1,200, who came from all over London. Sardar explains that the mosque attracts...
...place where you can buy stomach-turning videos (lots of throat slitting) made by Islamic extremist groups. The sermons of Abu Hamza al-Masri, the mosque's one-eyed, steel-clawed imam, continually stress the importance of jihad. Baker says the mosque is dominated by adherents of Takfir wal Hijra, the neo-fascist Islamic ideology influential among European operatives of al-Qaeda. However extreme its message, Finsbury Park is undeniably popular. At midday prayers on a recent Friday, Abu Hamza preached to a congregation of about 1,200, who came from all over London. Sardar explains that the mosque attracts...
...Wal-Mart and Target have good credit--and no surety problems. While there is no indication that surety will tip another company into bankruptcy--as K Mart claims--their cost is rising and scarcity increasing...