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Marion Jones Could there be any worse fate for an Olympic level athlete than to be stripped of their statistics and medals? Yes, there could be worse things. Just ask former Olympic track star Marion Jones which is worse, losing your medals or being forced to tell your mother you have to sell her house.

Are these professional quality athletes really so stupid as to believe that if they get pinched for using banned performance enhancing drugs they'll get away with just a slap on the wrist? I don't think it's that simple. I'm sure that Marion Jones knew what she was doing was seriously wrong and I feel certain that she knew if she got busted, the truth would come with a very high price. Now, amid all the investigations and scandal, she's finding out just how high priced skirting the truth can really be.

For her misdeeds, Marion Jones has been required to forfeit all five of her medals from the 2000 summer Olympics and has been told to repay approximately $700,000 of her prize money. All of her standings and statistics beginning at September 1, 2000, shall be red-lined in the record books and her medals from other competitions have been taken away also.

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Money Losers of 2007: Marion Jones is last out of the blocks originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>athleticsdopingintegrityinvestigationMarion-Jonesmedalmoney-launderingOlympicsscandalsteroidsSydneythe cleartrack-and-fieldFri, 21 Dec 2007 14:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Censoring Santa in Sydney: No to Ho, Ho, Ho]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/censoring-santa-in-sydney-no-to-ho-ho-ho/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/censoring-santa-in-sydney-no-to-ho-ho-ho/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/15/censoring-santa-in-sydney-no-to-ho-ho-ho/#commentsSo this is pretty stupid: Santas in Sydney are being urged to say "Ha, Ha, Ha," instead of "Ho, Ho, Ho."

According to FOX News, "Recruitment firm Westaff (NASDAQ: WSTF) -- which supplies hundreds of Santas across the country -- has told its trainees that the "Ho Ho Ho" phrase could frighten children and could even be derogatory to women."

"Ho, Ho, Ho" is offensive? I could understand if Santas were walking around calling people nappy-headed 'hos, but the reality is that "ho, ho, ho" has been around a lot longer than the other connotation made popular in song lyrics.

Gallery: 'Tis the season to boycott: Would Christmas by any other name be so controversial?

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Is there anyone reading this who doesn't think this is completely nuts (sorry, "insane")? If so, leave a comment and explain, because I don't get it.

Censoring Santa in Sydney: No to Ho, Ho, Ho originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Christmas (or should I say "Xmas" -- "the holiday season" maybe?) continues to be criminalized and the companies that make a business of tinsel, gaily wrapped packages and "ho, ho, ho" don't know whether to embrace or hide from the specter of political incorrectness.

I'm sorry. Did I offend you?

In the latest blow to the no-longer-holy holidays, Santas in Sydney, Australia are being urged to say "ha, ha, ha," instead of "ho, ho, ho."

Recruitment firm Westaff (NASDAQ: WSTF), which contracts with hundreds of Santas, sending them to stores and social appearances throughout Australia, has re-vamped its training. It's telling would-be Santas that the "ho ho ho" phrase "could frighten children and could even be derogatory to women," according to an Australian newspaper.

As Zac Bissonnette says, "ho, ho, ho" is offensive? I could understand if Santas were walking around calling people nappy-headed 'hos," but Santa's jolly greeting is more kid lit than gangsta rap.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AustraliacensorshipHo Ho HoHoHoHoholidashpolitical correctnessPoliticalCorrectnesspolitically correctPoliticallyCorrectSantaSanta ClausSantaClausSydneyWestaffWSTFThu, 15 Nov 2007 14:52:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple retail to expand into Australia?]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/27/apple-retail-to-expand-into-australia/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/27/apple-retail-to-expand-into-australia/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/06/27/apple-retail-to-expand-into-australia/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Apple retail stores are popping up all over the U.S. -- as well as the U.K., Canada, and Japan. The stores function as a location for educating customers about the best the company has to offer, as well as providing a clean and well lit space to promote Apple products. The effect of an Apple store opening anywhere new is always to increase Apple awareness. It is pretty much a proven strategy by Apple.

Now it is rumored that Apple might be expanding its retail presence into Australia. A location in trendy downtown Sydney is being speculated about by ardent Apple followers. Certainly an Apple store in Australia's most famous city would be a smart move. The more marketshare Apple can snag the better. Many of these stores have a demographic of 50% 'new to mac' sales, so the more stores, the more new customers Apple gets. And that's a good thing.

[Disclosure: I own Apple stock at the date of this post]

Apple retail to expand into Australia? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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