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It's getting chilly, especially in the evenings. Yet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, Bill, are keeping me busy with their slideshow

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MM

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I could do with some confessing: I am not a soccer fan! But when I took a bit of time to watch the Manchester United-Barcelona game, I did not have an idea I was preparing for the worst nightmare in terms of unprofessional football.

The first ten minutes of the the match looked promising for the indomitable 'Man U' as it is fondly known by adoring fans. But the worst was yet to come!

After a sudden goal by an enthusiastic Samuel Eto'o, the only hope for desperate soccer fans was a vigorous second half in which Manchester United could come back 'fully blown' to face Barcelona.

Miracles started to happen: Manchester United lost touch with their opponents; Lionel Messi headed Barcelona's second goal into the net.

At this moment, I could see Sir Alex Ferguson, known for his gum-chewing, looking worried and concerned.

Major news channels ranging from CNN to Sky News analysed the game in varying ways and from a different angle,with some calling on Sir Alex to 'bring in Tevez'. A Manchester fan at the Old Trafold had spoken of his team being 'down but not out.' But with a second goal for Barcelona, there was no way Manchester United could equalize within a short period of time. And it looked like the best time to accept defeat with honour.

But not for Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo behaved like a typical villager from a small rural team in Cameroun. For him, that was a moment for canterkerous football. He kicked the ball and whoever came closer as if his teams defeat had anything to with Barcelona players.

I do not know if Manchester United should recruit psychologists to deal with such madness, but the fact is that for a star of Ronaldo's stature, there is need to understand that he is a role model: Young men (and some women!) look to him for inspiration. It may not be in football alone but from a different angle and sphere of life.

It is high time Cristiano Ronaldo put his act together for the benefit of his club, himself and indeed the world of soccer.

It is embarrassing for such a young mad to exhibit such behaviour as if he cannot be disciplined.

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Reports that Goldman Sachs have skipped one month from the recently submitted financial forecast will add to already growing feelings that accounting is most used by practitioners to cover frivolous criminal white collar activity.

Financial Time's Alphaville reports that Goldman Sachs created 'orphan' months and other conspiracies to justify a healthy balance sheet.

That is on the back of news that the elite investment bank is increasing bonuses to its staffs to help them maintain their high lifestyle.

Goldman Sach's chief executive Lloyd Blankfein is now popular on Wall Street for making about 70 million dollars in 2007

Intenational accounting rules under the IASB and other related regulatory bodies will take time to react to what Goldman Sachs has done because, after all, Goldman produces senior civil servants for the US Administration!!

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Central and Eastern European countries got their share of aid aimed and giving them a new lease of life amidst the credit crisis.

Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania got over $31 billion dollars in aid packages from the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank.

Stocks, bonds and currencies plunged as investors fled riskier assets. Latvia, Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine and Balerus have already had their share of the bailout packages.

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As if the Mardoff scandal were not enough for the financial world, Stanford Group Inc., caught regulators and the world unawares.

What started off as a simple mention of the group as a fraud by a guy called Alex Dalmady and caught the attention of the SEC, the FBI and several regulatory agencies.

Stanley Group is believed to be a shell-like organization: It's investment strategies seem to go against established investment principles.

According to its website: "We carefully consider asset classes, investment strategies, sectors, and regions of the world that most investors either don't have easy access to or rarely receive information about.

That last bit caught everyone's attention. Little surprise Mr. Dalmady caught up with them and spread the word!

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It's no longer news that bitter rivals on Zimbabwe's political landscape have finally united.

In what many hope will be a stable marriage, opposition Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change becomes prime minister. His secretary general, Tendai Biti, will be the finance minister.

In yet another sign that foreign governments are following the situation closely, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a statement calling for 'whole government to demonstrate, through its actions, a clear commitment to the reforms that the Zimbabwean people so deserve" according to a statement from www.ATTA.travel

The hopes are high. Mugabe, for all the responsible statesmanship he has displayed so far, would have stepped back and taken the position of prime minister.

I know this looks small in the political jungle, but for a government so keen to restore its tattered image, a President Tsvangirai wouldn't be a bad idea.

Good luck to them. From now, the zeroes on the country's currency, the Zimbabwean dollar, are no longer Mugabe's baby: The two leaders carry a collective responsibility.

Judge says the newspaper is misrepresenting information

The Post newspaper, perhaps the country's most outstanding and independent daily, is facing the wrath of the law, with a judge banning it from covering second Republican president Dr. Frederick Chiluba's trial.

Whether or not that is a plus for justice remains to be seen. Dr. Chiluba has said he was not responsible for handling monies in the (ZAMTROP)intelligence account.

Trial continues throughout the week

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MM

Hello,

I thought I could share some interesting stuff with you readers.

In addition to the various tools one enjoys on blog.co.uk, you can actually have indented work and bold text using HTML, not the functions above.

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MM