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	<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Beijing Olympics Comes to a Close</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/24/beijing-olympics-comes-to-a-close/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iridium</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After almost 2 weeks of sporting excitement and record breaking moments, the 2008 Olympic Games has come to a close.
Quite an impressive Games I must say.
At the time of publication, China leads with a total of 51 Gold medals, obviously surpassing United States&#8217; tally of 36, although in terms of total medal count, US is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UiTM, Malaysia in Turmoil</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/18/uitm-malaysia-in-turmoil/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/18/uitm-malaysia-in-turmoil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>megakai</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[abdul khalid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia in Turmoil.
Last Sunday, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim proposed to allow Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) to be opened to non-Bumiputeras. He proposed that 10% of new student intakes be reserved for foreign students and non-bumis. UiTM has traditionally been set up as a public funded university for ONLY Bumiputeras.
Abdul Khalid has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study: Zimbabwe&#8217;s Crisis</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/17/case-study-zimbabwes-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/17/case-study-zimbabwes-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eumenes</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economy crisis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Zimbabwe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://menofwords.com/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alot of us have read about the on-going hyperinflation in Zimbabwe.
But how much do we actually know about it&#8217;s origin.? How this scary hyper inflation was born?
Recently, the Zimbabwe&#8217;s government has dropped some zeros from the currency, making it much more manageable. However this isn&#8217;t going to solve the problem.

When Zimbabwe gained independence after a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia War Crisis</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/13/georgia-war-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/13/georgia-war-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iridium</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Current Issues]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Conflict]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[South Ossetia War]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[War]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://menofwords.com/?p=152</guid>
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Miscalculated.
One word which sums up the military offensive launched by Georgia against South Ossetia.
No one could have expected the escalation of crisis following the Georgian military campaign.
In the late night of 7th August, the Georgian army launched an offensive against South Ossetia citing it as a military response against attacks by South Ossetian separatists.
By 8th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Days To 2008 Beijing Olympics</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/06/two-days-to-2008-beijing-olympics/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/06/two-days-to-2008-beijing-olympics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iridium</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[media censorship]]></category>

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From social unrest in Tibet to the disastrous earthquake in Sichuan, China has weathered through  several obstacles  to the final countdown of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Throughout the past few months, China has gained substantial international media coverage. Along with such publicity came heavy criticisms of the Beijing Government, ranging from issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last Lecture</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/05/the-last-lecture/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/05/the-last-lecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>megakai</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[the last lecture]]></category>

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Randy Pausch (23 Oct 1960 - 25 July 2008)
~Summer 2006~
It first came with unexplained pain in his upper abdomen. Jaundice set in subsequently. Hepatitis? No. Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After enduring an ‘extremely toxic regimen of chemotherapy and radiation&#8217;, having tumours, his gallbladder, a third of his pancreas, a third of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Took My Money?</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/01/who-took-my-money/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/08/01/who-took-my-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>megakai</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[why the rich get richer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://menofwords.com/?p=112</guid>
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Another successful addition to the range of financial books written by Robert T. Kiyosaki together with Sharon L. Lechter, Who Took My Money is a worthy read. It is divided into 2 main parts.
The 1st aims to address the importance of having a synergy of advisors as well as taking into account their different points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Inflation Crisis July Coverage</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/07/30/global-inflation-crisis-july-coverage/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/07/30/global-inflation-crisis-july-coverage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iridium</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Current Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[global financial crisis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[global inflation crisis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[oil prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[price hike]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://menofwords.com/?p=105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While global economy outlook has gone down over the past months, inflation hasn&#8217;t.
Let&#8217;s review some interesting data on the current inflation rate in some countries which have taken a heavy toll.

In ZImbabwe, we are witnessing an annual inflation rate of 2.2 million percent. That&#8217;s the official data released by the government. Analyst would put the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is your interest rate really?</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/07/29/what-is-your-interest-rate-really/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/07/29/what-is-your-interest-rate-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>megakai</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[cashflow quadrant]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[rich dad poor dad]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://menofwords.com/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are what your bankers and accountants telling you really true?
Can you believe them when they feed you information and statistics, coupled with jargon only those in the financial industry would truly understand?
If your answer is yes, there is no further need to probe the rest of this article. However as I predict, many smart readers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is network marketing a scam?</title>
		<link>http://menofwords.com/2008/07/23/is-network-marketing-a-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://menofwords.com/2008/07/23/is-network-marketing-a-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iridium</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[get rich]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[multi level marketing]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[network marketing scam]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://menofwords.com/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rich Dad&#8217;s The Business School by Robert Kiyosaki provided me an interesting perspective of network marketing business. While he was great in extolling the benefits of joining network marketing, I am not too convinced.
Robert Kiyosaki sees network marketing business as an opportunity, with a low barrier of entry, for someone to learn about business. Moreover, [...]]]></description>
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