July 2011
26 posts
Old Time Family Baseball: Jacoby Ellsbury →
oldtimefamilybaseball:
(Photo by Keith Allison)
Jacoby Ellsbury once earned free tacos for many people. But Boston fans can have short memories, and a narrative usually requires the protagonist to hit a low point.
Last year was a total loss for Ellsbury. A hairline fracture in his ribs put him on the…
It was actually a right-hand, over-the-top,...
officialssay:
“Mr. Murdoch, your wife has a very good left hook.” -British Labor MP Tom Watson told Rupert Murdoch after his wife, Wendi Deng, smacked a man who threw a “pie” at Murdoch during today’s hacking-scandal hearing before Parliament. (Wendi Deng slap gif via NYmag)
Puerto Rico Rum Producer's debate making headlines →
Serralles In Tough Fight Over Puerto Rico Rum Rebates
Diageo’s decision to move production of Captain Morgan from Puerto Rico to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) continues to send ripples through the Caribbean rum industry. Diageo was enticed by the USVI’s offer to return much higher tax rebates than the company was receiving in Puerto Rico. The Diageo USVI distillery is now operational and is...
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The Lempert Report for 07/19/2011 - Supermarket... →
Great opportunity for the development the use of coupons for grocery shopping in Puerto Rico.
Uppity: My Untold Story About The Games People...
Bill White, an African American and five time All Star baseball player whose recent book Uppity recounts his times playing baseball in the racist south, his years as a broadcaster for the New York Yankees, and his tenure as President of the National League, tells of a run-in with George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner, who bought the Yankees in 1973 for $10 million and turned it into the...
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Trade shows aren't dead! by Phil Lempert -... →
July 13, 2011
This past week I had the opportunity (and honor) to be the first non-Puerto Rican to keynote the MIDA innovation conference. Much like many mainland based supermarket conferences, this one is a combination of education and an exhibit area.
All I can say is WOW!
I have not walked an exhibit floor in years that was more lively, packed, informative and fun.
Many of the same...
“There was a point in the late ’90s where all the graduating M.B.A.’s wanted to...”
– Marc Andreessen on the Dot-Com ‘Bubble’ - NYTimes.com
yeah. what he said.
(via bijan)
I remember this. I graduated from University of Michigan School of Business in 1996. I did my internship at Microsoft in the summer of 1995. The hype was unbelievable. I had gone to Michigan after working...
Not half way to a jury in Clemens perjury trial →
One potential juror said he saw the documentary “Bigger, Stronger, Faster*” that questioned whether steroids should be illegal and suggested the Clemens investigation was a waste of congressional resources. The man, who is chief financial officer at an accounting firm, called the film convincing and said he agreed Congress should have higher priorities than steroids.
“Given all the problems the...
“Ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja!!!!!
Do people not understand why McCain picked me?”
– Fmr. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, talking up her 2012 chances in an interview with Newsweek. “I’m not so egotistical as to believe it has to be more, or it can only be me, to turn things around. But I do believe I can win.” (via officialssay)
As Plastic Reigns, the Treasury Slows Its Printing... →
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
WASHINGTON — The number of dollar bills rolling off the great government presses here and in Fort Worth fell to a modern low last year. Production of $5 bills also dropped to the lowest level in 30 years. And for the first time in that period, the Treasury Department did not print any $10 bills.
The meaning seems clear. The future is here. Cash is in decline.
(Click...
WatchJake and Amir: Carbs
Soup: The American Tourist and Mexican Fisherman →
soupsoup:
An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.
Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The tourist complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “Only a little while.”
The tourist then asked, “Why didn’t you stay out longer...
