There are of course many worse things in this world, but for bar takers from this past summer one of their worst things is the final week waiting for results, having folks asking about it non stop and trying to remember how they did months ago to reassure yourself. Its long been put out of [...]
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When you think franchise you probably think McDonald’s, but there are countless others, be it hotels, fast food, and practically anything else you can dream up. Usually franchise setups involve strict control and compliance with the standards setup by the franchisor, ensuring that each individual franchisee holds up the quality and brand standards setout, and [...]
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As a life long Cleveland Indians fan I had the fortune of growing up at the end of their streak of horrible years, that ended with the opening of Jacob’s field in 1994, which marked the first season in years that the Indians contended. Two world series appearances and countless years of division dominance followed, [...]
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Interesting article about Apple in the NY Times about the growth of Apple, how the success of the iPod has helped them move up in computer sales (Two research firms that track the computer market said last week that Apple would move into third place in the United States behind HP and Dell on Monday, [...]
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I was watching a bit of the Louisville/Connecticut friday night football game (if something is in HD it’s fair game for watching now..) anyway, in the 3rd quarter Louisville punted to UConn whose return man signaled for a fair catch, causing the furthest coverage man for Louisville to stop, only to then see the UConn [...]
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At $109,382,222 for the current year, Ohio State’s athletic budget is the largest in the nation and the biggest in the history of college sports. It allows the school to field 36 varsity teams in everything from baseball and soccer to riflery and synchronized swimming. The school spends about $110,000 on each of its 980 [...]
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Tomorrow the first edition of the BCS rankings will come out and after two huge upsets today (Cal losing to Oregon St. and LSU losing to KY) it looks like the Buckeyes are sitting at the number 1 spot. The OSU schedule this year is weak for sure, but don’t blame them for all the [...]
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Hats off to the Cleveland Indians for beating the Yankees quite convincingly to make it to the ALCS. Because I’m from Cleveland, though, I have a defense mechanism that makes me feel very cautious about setting myself for heartbreak. The team looks great, but I wonder about this “closer” Joe Borowski. The guy has the [...]
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If you’ve watched any TV over the last few years you may have seen a series of ads featuring Richard Jarvik, for Liptor, a Pfizer drug, that is trying to squeak out the most it can get before the patent runs out in a few years and apparently the sales pitch of Dr. Jarvik whose [...]
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“I’m writing today, however, to ask you to look beyond the excitement of this opening week. I know it’s difficult to focus on trouble down the road with all the hysteria surrounding the weekend’s big Thrashers/Lightning matchup, but I’m afraid you’re still facing some serious challenges. Thanks to a functional but deeply imperfect revenue-sharing system, [...]
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