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Randy Nutt receives open water honors (USA Swimming)
After 5,641 unique online votes were submitted at 10Kswimmer.com , Randy Nutt of the Florida Gold Coast Masters was selected as the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year and Edith van Dijk of the Netherlands was selected as the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.
Read more...Shippers say 2008 was vintage year for grapefruit (Orlando Sentinel)
Grapefruit has always played a secondary role to the more glamorous Florida orange crop, in all its colorful varieties. But midwinter grapefruit sales are still a staple for many small shippers, and this season's crop is said to be shaping up as one of the higher-quality harvests in years.
Read more...Phelps reaches deal to pitch cars in China (Baltimore Sun)
Months after winning a record eight Olympic gold medals in China, swimmer Michael Phelps has reached an agreement to make the Baltimore resident the brand spokesman for carmaker Mazda in China. The sponsorship is the largest single deal of its kind with a western celebrity in Chinese history, according to a statement from DMG Entertainment, which announced the deal. However, terms were not ...
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