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Quoted: Renters of one-bedrooms in Manhattan could expect to pay $2,691, on average, according to the July listings by Citi Habitats, though that figure has jumped to $3,462 in a doorman building.

Quoted: The official Olympics medals table has China top and Great Britain third, but the US-favoured version has the US first and Team GB in fourth. Here are five ways of interpreting how countries rank according to the haul of gold, silver and bronze.

Two Indian boxers (who happen to be cousins) have each made the quarterfinals. That means they are each one win away from a medal.

Quoted: India's medal hopes in Beijing Olympics got another boost, with ace boxer Jitender Kumar reaching the quarterfinals of 51kg Flyweight category. After his cousin Akhil Kumar reached the quarterfinals by beating the World Champion, Jitender emulated his feat by beating Uzbek boxer Tulashboy Doniyorov 13-6 in an ill-tempered bout. "I dedicate this win to Akhil. He has been everything for me and I want to win a medal for him", said Jitender after winning the bout.

Not looking too good, but it is still early.

Quoted: A slight drizzle, which grew in intensity, forced a stoppage in play after just 16 minutes during which Federer and Wawrinka broke the Indians once to run up a 4-1 lead.

Raj Bhavsar's parents are from India.

Quoted: The last men standing included Kevin Tan, whose family is originally from China, and Raj Bhavsar, whose parents emigrated from the Gujarat region of India in the ’60s, and Sasha Artemev, who was born in Russia. And by some bizarre coincidence, these were the three best Americans on the pommel horse, the last of the six disciplines on Tuesday. Only in America.

ReFave. India's first ever individual gold medalist (India has won gold in men's field hockey a number of times).

Quoted: Abhinav Bindra becomes India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, winning the men's 10m air rifle shooting title.

Though generally regarded as an economic conservative, Ben Stein acknowledges the need for improved regulation of Wall Street.

Quoted: It looks to me as if the inmates are running the asylum. One truth, that deregulation is sometimes a good thing, has been followed down so long and winding a road that it has led to an immense lie: that deregulation carried to an extreme will not lead to calamity.

Interesting list, with some surprises.

Quoted: 4) Orthodontists
For a 35-hour workweek, orthodontists earn a median $350,000 a year, according to the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. General dentists, meanwhile, earn about half as much working 39 hours a week on average, in a much dirtier job.

Historically, macaroni and cheese sales go up in a down economy. No difference this time around:

Quoted: Double digit revenue growth from the relaunch of Kraft pourable salad dressings and continued momentum of Kraft macaroni and cheese, as well as strong growth in Jell-O dry packaged desserts, was partially offset by pricing-related volume weakness in spoonable dressings such as Kraft mayonnaise and Miracle Whip.