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Derek Michael Dillon
Derek Michael Dillon

This document provides a summary of various news stories from the week. It includes stories about lobbyist Jack Abramoff now working at a pizza shop, the Labor Department offering assistance to illegal immigrants, fake western businessmen being hired in China, suspected voting irregularities in a TV competition, Facebook's 2009 revenue and profit, a smart scale that provides diet recommendations, a discovery that actor Robert Pattinson is related to Vlad the Impaler, increased government efforts to crack down on piracy, a grocery store growing its own produce for its stores, and the longest tennis match lasting over 11 hours.

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Week in Review (19) Presented by Derek Dillon ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
For your viewing pleasure. Cute Kitty K-Strass Shotgun Grandma ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Abramoff¡¯s Pizza Jack Abramoff, the infamous lobbyist who spent three and a half years in jail for fraud and corruption charges is now working at Tov¡¯s Pizza in Baltimore. He wasn¡¯t available for comment¡­. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Illegal Immigrants The Labor Department is running an ad campaign that offers government assistance to illegal immigrants who think they are getting short-changed for their work. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis states ¡°workers-legal or not-have the right to fair wages.¡± ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Fake out This week, The Atlantic had an article about a man who documented his experiences as a fake business man in China. Apparently, Chinese companies are temporarily hiring white men to pose as business men in China to give their companies a global face. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Sounds fishy It seems that there was something fishy going on with the voting in Oprah¡¯s Next TV Star competition. The second place woman, Dr.Phyllis, received 300,000 votes in a span of 20 minutes, moving her into 1st place, and calling into question a conspiracy against Zach Anner. Geek-o-system seemed to have found a change in the woman¡¯s voting code that differed from the other contestants. As was tested, the woman would receive 2 votes for every 1 vote that Zach got. The code was changed back shortly after. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Facebook It has been reported that Facebook¡¯s revenue in 2009 reached $800 million, along with a net profit in the tens of millions. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Dieting Innovation Ji Lee, a creative director at Google Creative Lab, managed to design a weight scale called The Diet Scale. Not only does this machine tell you how much you weight, but it also suggests a specific diet to follow. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
So that¡¯s why he is so pale In a discovery by ancestry.com, it has been found that Robert Pattinson is actually related to Vlad the Impaler. Vlad was the Transylvanian leader who was the inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula. Date of publication ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Cracking down The vice-president has announced that the government is going to devise a strategic plan to stop piracy of music, TV shows, movies and other products. Piracy reportedly costs the US economy $20.5 billion dollars a year. Attorney General Eric Holder will be putting together a task force as well as hiring 15 new assistant US attorneys and 20 FBI agents dedicated to the effort. Date of publication ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Self sustaining In Short Pump, Va, Whole Foods has taken over an acre of land for a community garden that will supply its local store. This is the grocer¡¯s first on-site field-to-store garden. This is in an effort by retailers to bring locally grown products to grocery stores and restaurants. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
Tennis Marathon In a match that lasted for 11hrs and 5 min, Jon Isner finally Nicolas Mahut in the longest tennis match ever. Isner won 70-68 in a match that was spread over three days. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
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  • 2. Week in Review (19) Presented by Derek Dillon ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 3. For your viewing pleasure. Cute Kitty K-Strass Shotgun Grandma ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 4. Abramoff¡¯s Pizza Jack Abramoff, the infamous lobbyist who spent three and a half years in jail for fraud and corruption charges is now working at Tov¡¯s Pizza in Baltimore. He wasn¡¯t available for comment¡­. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 5. Illegal Immigrants The Labor Department is running an ad campaign that offers government assistance to illegal immigrants who think they are getting short-changed for their work. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis states ¡°workers-legal or not-have the right to fair wages.¡± ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 6. Fake out This week, The Atlantic had an article about a man who documented his experiences as a fake business man in China. Apparently, Chinese companies are temporarily hiring white men to pose as business men in China to give their companies a global face. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 7. Sounds fishy It seems that there was something fishy going on with the voting in Oprah¡¯s Next TV Star competition. The second place woman, Dr.Phyllis, received 300,000 votes in a span of 20 minutes, moving her into 1st place, and calling into question a conspiracy against Zach Anner. Geek-o-system seemed to have found a change in the woman¡¯s voting code that differed from the other contestants. As was tested, the woman would receive 2 votes for every 1 vote that Zach got. The code was changed back shortly after. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 8. Facebook It has been reported that Facebook¡¯s revenue in 2009 reached $800 million, along with a net profit in the tens of millions. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 9. Dieting Innovation Ji Lee, a creative director at Google Creative Lab, managed to design a weight scale called The Diet Scale. Not only does this machine tell you how much you weight, but it also suggests a specific diet to follow. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 10. So that¡¯s why he is so pale In a discovery by ancestry.com, it has been found that Robert Pattinson is actually related to Vlad the Impaler. Vlad was the Transylvanian leader who was the inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula. Date of publication ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 11. Cracking down The vice-president has announced that the government is going to devise a strategic plan to stop piracy of music, TV shows, movies and other products. Piracy reportedly costs the US economy $20.5 billion dollars a year. Attorney General Eric Holder will be putting together a task force as well as hiring 15 new assistant US attorneys and 20 FBI agents dedicated to the effort. Date of publication ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 12. Self sustaining In Short Pump, Va, Whole Foods has taken over an acre of land for a community garden that will supply its local store. This is the grocer¡¯s first on-site field-to-store garden. This is in an effort by retailers to bring locally grown products to grocery stores and restaurants. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.
  • 13. Tennis Marathon In a match that lasted for 11hrs and 5 min, Jon Isner finally Nicolas Mahut in the longest tennis match ever. Isner won 70-68 in a match that was spread over three days. ? 2010 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. All rights reserved.