It takes 200 years to destroy a currency. Falling silver content of ancient Roman coins (resembles USD): http://bit.ly/br5nWa # Pepperoni is the next bacon. RT @RossCatrow Belmont Butchery keeps redefining my definition of meat products. This week it's: pepperoni # One in four Americans does not read one book per
Continue readingThe World Cup – now more popular than the NHL
Ratings for this years World Cup have been among the strongest ever in the United States. Fans flocked to their televisions to watch both the US – England match and the US – Slovakia match (even though it was shown at 7am PDT). The US – England match is one
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That's what I feel like! RT @sarahlawer: the beginnings of a cold, nuts. My nose just might become a vuvuzela horn. # It's funny how often we think an occurrence is abnormal when it is really just part of a cycle: http://bit.ly/9fild0 # http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2010/06/18/the-wonderful-scenarios-of-group-c/ # Sad to think that the
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"An average life seldom contains more than 20 World Cups—our games are tragically numbered" -Aleksandar Hemon # FIFA's World Cup revenue in 1998: $300 M. 2010 estimate: $3.5 B. (BTW – NFL annual revenue: $8 B) # Top Pot donuts sales hit record highs! RT @BelReporter: Video of Golden Tate
Continue readingGreat Marketing: Bloomberg turns around Businessweek
First of all, I must say that Bloomberg has done a tremendous job turning around Businessweek. The magazine was completely stale, with short, trite articles in the beginning, and boring, shallow articles in the middle. At the end, the investing tips were worth what I paid for the magazine (about
Continue readingWho will be awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups?
Even though the 2010 World Cup hasn’t even kicked off yet, speculation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cups continues to build. The Goldman Sachs World Cup and economics report had some great thoughts and analysis into the minds of FIFA, the powerful players behind the scenes, and the game
Continue readingGoldman Sachs publishes World Cup economics report
Just finished reading Goldman Sachs’s World Cup economics report. It’s a great read for soccer fans and economists alike. Highlights: The report features odds of winning the tournament and reaching the semifinals using a proprietary model. I will definitely incorporate this into my Fantasy League projections. An overview of Euro
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Want to play Fantasy World Cup? http://www.pacificnorthwestcoastbias.com/join-my-world-cup-fantasy-league/ Ok, everyone who was asking about the odds of perfect games, here is your answer… http://bit.ly/9dWEr2 @RossCatrow @justinmorg @jamesmurph Interestingly, Jim Joyce manned 2nd base during Dallas Braden’s perfect game in May Impressed by Jim Joyce’s apology. I don’t think Bud Selig needs
Continue readingGreat Marketing: Orbit makes me want to buy more gum
I love gum. Orbit is among my favorite brands, and I was taken aback by their new packaging. I was in Target and Orbit was on sale – $2.00 per package (contains 3 packs). I grab a pack and start to walk away, but I see, in the upper right
Continue readingJoin my World Cup fantasy league
Fantasy World Cup is quite fun. I played for the first time in 2006 and found it helped me follow the games that I didn’t care too much about (similar to baseball and football). Who knew I would be screaming for Podolski in a the 3rd game for the Germans.
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