This week brings the annual career fair for the Master of Marketing Research program at UGA. Client side companies like VISTAKON (a Johnson & Johnson company), Capital One, Altria, Pepsi, JPMorgan Chase, Eli Lilly, and Merck will attend and we’ll get to talk to them about the role of marketing research in their companies, and … Continue reading
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People and Things by Jack’s Mannequin – Album Review
Jack’s Mannequin released their third studio album on October 4th, 2011. Titled People and Things, the band’s third album follows Everything in Transit, and The Glass Passenger, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. Lead singer Andrew McMahon explains the album: “I consider ‘People and Things’ a relationship record. My goal with many … Continue reading
With Sabathia Staying In Pinstripes, What’s In Store For The New York Yankees?
With the recent news that Sabathia will remain in pinstripes for at least the next five seasons, Brian Cashman who also just signed an extension (for three years) can turn his attention to other offseason priorities, but those priorities will continue to revolve around the starting rotation (you like that pun there?). With Nova, Hughes, … Continue reading
The Yankee’s CC Conundrum
Big news from RotoWorld.com “CC Sabathia is planning to opt out of his contract by Monday night’s deadline, according to SI.com’s Jon Heyman. Sabathia will forgo the remaining four years and $92 million left on his contract and hit free agency. Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York estimated last week that Sabathia will want a … Continue reading
Clemson Has Three Olympic Sized Hurdles Left
While sitting in Great Clips today, I read an article about FSU and the rest of the ACC becoming woefully irrelevant after Oklahoma beat Florida State in Doak Campbell. Of course, the writer didn’t have the benefit of watching the next five weeks of football before writing the article, as I did before reading it, … Continue reading
Album Art Ain’t Dead Yet
Music itself is often art, so it only makes sense to couple it with beautiful visual art on the album covers. Digital music is great because it has filled out computer libraries with many more songs than we’ve ever had before, but as digital music has grown and cut into physical album sales, the prominence … Continue reading
Masterpieces In Modern Music
After someone tried to convince me this (solid song) was a modern musical masterpiece, it made me think, what songs would I call masterpieces? Of course, the cliche nine minute long ballads would get the attention, and sometimes deservingly so, but whate songs do I find most beautifully written and performed. Check out my short … Continue reading
A First Look at The Hot Stove Season Ahead for The New York Yankees
Beloved Yankee Jorge Posada has likely played his last game in pinstripes. They simply can’t afford to block the DH slot with him and his defense has regressed beyond the point where he can play catcher. Sadly, they’ll have to let the great Yankee walk. As hard to swallow as that might be (made a bit easier … Continue reading
Moral Relativism Makes Me Relatively Sick
Metaethical Moral Relativism: The truth or falsity of moral judgements, or their justification, is not absolute or universal, but is relative to the traditions, convictions, or practices of a group of persons. Simply put, for those who subscribe to this philosophy, there is no real right or wrong. Groups of people can decide what is … Continue reading
99 Yankee Wins Not Enough For A Trip To The ALCS
Dating back to 2001, the Yankees were 0-5 in playoff elimination games on the road. Of course, this streak came to an end in Detroit when the Yankees beat the Tigers 10-1 on Tuesday, but it was all for not, as the team with the best record in the AL lost game 5 at home … Continue reading
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