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Forbes Florida Marlins Valuation was 97.4% Accurate
I thought I had been following this issue closely, but in preparing a longer post regarding the stadium deal, I came across an amazing number in the Florida Marlins Ballpark Project Report issued on January 22, 2008 by Miami-Dade County … Continue reading
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
Tagged Forbes MLB, Juan C. Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Name One, I Dare You
When Ted Kennedy first ran for the Senate in 1962, his opponent in the Democratic primary [the equivalent of a general election in MA] – Edward McCormack, state attorney general of Massachusetts and nephew of House Speaker John McCormack [not … Continue reading
Umpiring and the key ingredient of good citizenry
Watching the Marlins @ Padres last night, I saw a borderline bad call get overshadowed by MLB umpire Joe West’s subsequent imitation of the Federal Government – outwardly bloated with an impervious attitude. At the moment, I imagined terrible fates … Continue reading
A Big Dog You Can’t Top or Forget
Robotics inch and claw forward. Do the Clone wars approach? Just in case, Dear Boston Dynamics, please reconsider that sale to Venezuela. Search for the ‘Big Dog’ video here.
Posted in Science & Technology
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Tom Wolfe Seed interview
I’ve copied the complete Tom Wolfe interview in Seed magazine below. See the 10 minute video here —————————————————————————————-The Seed Salon – The Transcript: Tom Wolfe + Michael Gazzaniga The father of cognitive neuroscience and the original New Journalist discuss status, … Continue reading
Tagged Tom Wolfe
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Judge Jeri Beth Cohen
Perception: The Braman lawsuit regarding the efforts to build the Marlins a stadium on the Orange Bowl site will determine if the local government’s [Global] megaplan are reasonable and whether the Marlins are paying their fair share.Reality: The case in … Continue reading
Why Golf is not a Sport
While we’re at, it let’s add stock car racing to the non-sport list. Any ‘activity’ in which a semi-retired [from his main non-physical profession] long-time AARP member can take up and succeed in later in life means that the equipment … Continue reading
The un-Fab Five – MLB’s Profitable Leeches
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Tracking Bad Loans Goes Way Off Balance Sheet
The WSJ article [subscription needed] describes how banks are ‘fixing’ their bad loan problems, partly by making it harder to be a bad loan. The cynic in me hopes one day to see a ‘badder loan’ section on a financial … Continue reading
Current Iraq situation
I consider Thomas Friedman to be part of the responsible political left. In this column, he gives his assessment of the current situation in Iraq. Hard to argue with his points about the current political realities facing the next president … Continue reading
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