Archive for October, 2007
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My experience as a member of CNBC’s Fast Money live audience - Part 1
I leaked information last Friday that I was going to be in the audience for the live broadcast of CNBC’s Fast Money from Silicon Valley. This was to be my first experience as part of a live audience. Living in Boston for most of my life, the opportunities for being part of something [...]
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Weekend Links: Bloody Sock Edition
It’s game 6 for the Red Sox and if you have been a fan you know that something special is likely to happen tonight. ESPN went back and recapped some of the famous game 6’s the Red Sox have been involved in.
In 1967, the Red Sox came back from a 2-1 deficit to win [...]Popularity: 1% [?]
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Save Money By Making Your Own Beer
A couple of years ago, we started making our own beer. My brother was kind of enough to buy me this beer making kit as a present. My wife and I were eager to try our hand at making beer and gave it a shot soon after receiving it. It was a [...]
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Morning Links: Lazy Man and Fast Money Edition
I’m putting myself on assignment today. I’ve got tickets to see a taping of Fast Money on CNBC. This is exactly the thing that I couldn’t do if I were working full time. Hopefully all will go well and I’ll be back next week with an interesting article. I’ve got another [...]
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The Business of Professional Sports Coaches’ Pay
Darren Rovell of CNBC just had an interesting report on the New York Yankees and Joe Torre’s potential firing. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner had said that Torre’s job was on the line with the Yankees this season. With this in mind, Rovell came up with some three points for firing a CEO/Manager:
Performance is [...]
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