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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

by Dan Holman last modified Monday, August 27, 2007

Accidents raise quality concerns following Germany's wind turbine building bonanza. . . Hunter-gatherer gender specialization may still prove useful at the farmers' market. . . Relative to his nation's GDP, Carlos Slim is richer than Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Gould, and Astor combined. . . A new study finds that compared to Europe, cellular competition allows Americans to talk more and pay less. . . With steady growth in the number of shareholders, the Kenyan stock exchange is gradually bringing capital gains to the countryside. . .

Accidents raise quality concerns following Germany's wind turbine building bonanza. . .

Hunter-gatherer gender specialization may still prove useful at the farmers' market. . .

Relative to his nation's GDP, Carlos Slim is richer than Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Gould, and Astor combined. . .

A new study finds that compared to Europe, cellular competition allows Americans to talk more and pay less. . .

With steady growth in the number of shareholders, the Kenyan stock exchange is gradually bringing capital gains to the countryside. . .

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