>From McClatchy newspapers' poorly-named "Weekly World News Update":
> U.S. price hikes likely result of Beijing's efforts to curb smog > In what turned out to be a futile effort to rid Beijing of air pollution, > officials blocked heavy truck traffic from entering Beijing and closed nearby > factories. Those steps will create shortages felt around the world long after > the Olympics have ended. U.S. consumers will likely see higher prices if not > outright shortages for products such as mobile telephones, auto parts, > semiconductors, Vitamin C, and steel. The true impact won't be known till > September. < http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/48135.html [why poorly-named? Because it encourages us to look for the Bat Boy.] -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
