Norman Chad: In which the Slouch considers TV ads (Sports Illustrated)

October 18, 2009

At its core, sports on TV is simply a prop for beer sales. The viewer essentially must answer the question: What’s more important to you, Coors Light’s “cold-activated can” or Miller Lite’s “taste protector lid”? This marketing malarkey reminds me of another reason I stand proudly with the good folks at Pabst Blue Ribbon — they don’t advertise.

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Looking at Pier 40 with a fresh eye, group seeks uses (Gay City News)

October 18, 2009

A new ad hoc committee on Pier 40 has been formed at the Hudson River Park Trust to come up with ideas to renovate and redevelop the critical but crumbling 14-acre pier.

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Adrian Cheng: the Asian retail heir who is aiming to change the way we shop - Telegraph.co.uk

October 18, 2009
Adrian Cheng: the Asian retail heir who is aiming to change the way we shop
Telegraph.co.uk
It also owns The Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel on Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, and the Ascaya in Las Vegas, to name but two outposts of the

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Expo shows how homeowners can go green (San Francisco Chronicle)

October 18, 2009

An exhibitor floor full of sales representatives smiling eagerly in their booths is the heart and soul of any trade show. That’s true even for West Coast Green, an alt trade show and convention devoted to all things green in the world of home construction,…

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Expo shows how homeowners can go green (San Francisco Chronicle)

October 18, 2009

An exhibitor floor full of sales representatives smiling eagerly in their booths is the heart and soul of any trade show. That’s true even for West Coast Green, an alt trade show and convention devoted to all things green in the world of home construction,…

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Academic approach to the real estate industry - Denver Post

October 18, 2009
Academic approach to the real estate industry
Denver Post
That's when he started selling off his apartment and commercial real estate portfolios. Since then, he's been employing global macro- economic theories

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Academic approach to the real estate industry - Denver Post

October 18, 2009
Academic approach to the real estate industry
Denver Post
That's when he started selling off his apartment and commercial real estate portfolios. Since then, he's been employing global macro- economic theories

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Academic approach to the real estate industry (Denver Post)

October 18, 2009

Entrepreneur Marcel Arsenault hardly projects the image of a man who’s spent the last 25 years building a $400 million real estate empire.

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