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Ending the week on a lighter note, courtesy of Harper’s Magazine: a look at the debate surrounding tennis star Rafael Nadal’s new wardrobe. Not that there’s much to debate – a Nike sponsorship is what it is – but everyone needs to have their say:

“It took me such a long time to like Rafa. He was too colorful, too shirtless, too tan, too apache. Now that I’ve gotten to like him, Nike presents me with the black socks. Well, I’m not going to get used to that! I cross my arms and refuse to look at him. You lost me, Nike.”

As of August 28, Rafa is still sleeved.

Recent coverage in the Wall Street Journal and The Economist have given greater publicity to something that StepOne and its advisers have been preaching for awhile now – Spain has a long way to go to obtain the culture of entrepreneurship currently present in the United States. However, as we’ve also been telling people, government and institutions are ready to shake things up. Direct support and stronger university-business relationships are some of the policy changes coming about in Spain, all meant to encourage the start-up scene.