Archive for June, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is about to change one of the most familiar logos in corporate America.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the Bentonville, Ark., chain and the world’s largest retailer, announced the company will begin replacing logos on the front of its U.S. stores with a new design beginning this fall.

Wal-Mart spokesman Kevin Gardner said the change would reflect changes customers already have seen in some store signs and advertisements.

The Board of Directors of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. announced the election of Lakshmi N. Mittal as an independent director of the firm effective June 28, 2008. Mr. Mittal will serve on the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board. With the addition of Mr. Mittal, the Goldman Sachs Board consists of 13 directors, of whom ten are independent directors.

“Lakshmi Mittal has reshaped a global industry and, in the process, has engineered new modes of production, identified unrealized value and sparked remarkable growth,” said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin that said: If Obama is President will we still call it the White House.

After seeing this .. I asked my self… Which part of world we are in ???

Looks like the vendor who sold a racist pin at the Texas Republican Party convention last weekend in Houston apologize.

Anyways.. here is the Racist pin

[ Stick a Pin in It ]

The Group of Eight (G8), also known as Group of Seven and Russia, is an international forum for the governments of

1. Canada
2. France
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Japan
6. Russia
7. United Kingdom
8. United States of America

In addition, the European Union participates and is represented by the president of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. G8 ministers also meet throughout the year, such as the G7/8 finance ministers (who meet four times a year), G8 foreign ministers or G8 environment ministers.