Why Jon Stewart's Business Plan is WinningHumor Wins Whenever Incompetence RulesJon Stewart is a gifted comedian who, much like Will Rogers of several generations ago, has long mined the ever present and rich resource of government nonsense. It is Jon's great fortune that the grotesquely bloated government bureaucracies today...
Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and publisher of Selling Power magazine, interviews Chris Howard of Chris Howard Companies about different methods of creating success.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the great things about working for this mag is the fact assignments are always given on an "if I care to do so" basis. That means an awful lot to me and also makes me want to go the extra mile in doing assignments...
SINCE 1900, THERE HAVE BEEN 19 DIFFERENT MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHERS WHO HAVE LEO THEIR LEAGUE IN WINS, STRIKE-OUTS and ERA in the same season, a feat that has been accomplished 30 times. Grover Alexander did it four times while Walter Johnson and Sandy Koufax achieved the feat three times. AMERICAN...
THE CORE OF ATLANTA'S ROTATION FROM 1993-2002 WERE. STILL MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO their clubs in 2008. John Smoltz recorded his 3,000th strikeout, all of them with Atlanta; Greg Maddux became the ninth pitcher to notch 350 career wins, and Tom Glavine's 305 victories were fourth all time among left-handers. During...
In the June issue, there was a listing in the letters section of pitching teammates with the most combined victories in one season (the combined wins ranged from a high of 68 to a low of 50). It made me think of the 1968 Tigers and Denny McLain....
Total points in parentheses 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers: First baseman Doll Camilli (300), center fielder Pete Reiser (183) and pitcher Whitlow Wyatt (151). 1959 Chicago White Sox: Second baseman Nellie Fox (295), shortstop Luis Aparicio (255) and pitcher Early Wynn (123). 1966 Baltimore Orioles: Right...
Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist said in a statement Wednesday. Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood. The statement said the disease was revealed during a routine examination and was likely caused by her drug...
Phil Mickelson's coach Dave Pelz says his man has the best finishing game in the world. He also thinks Tiger was lucky to win the US Open. James Corrigan finds the mentor responsible for improving the world No 2's poor Open record in controversial - and confident - mode ...
Home News IN BRIEF *Nobody won the main jackpot in last night's Lotto draw. The winning numbers were 3, 12, 17, 18, 22, 42 and the bonus ball was 19. Although no one picked up the jackpot of 2.4m, four winners did match six numbers to collect...
One of the gripes about Flat racing is that horses do not stick around long enough to gain a toehold in public consciousness, let alone affection. This is largely true at the top level, where potential stud earnings must necessarily be taken into consideration to keep the boats afloat, but...
With Tiger away, Garcia and the rest of the world's top golfers have a unique opportunity to win the greatest major at Royal Birkdale Sergio Garcia on the 15th tee at Royal Birkdale yesterday during practice for the Open Golf Championship, which begins today Paul Thomas/AP Photo...
One of the gripes about Flat racing is that horses do not stick around long enough to gain a toehold in public consciousness, let alone affection. This is largely true at the top level, where potential stud earnings must necessarily be taken into consideration to keep the boats afloat, but...
On a day when Pablo Aimar left Real Zaragoza for Benfica, Newcastle last night also experienced disappointment when their bid for Blackburn Rovers' Stephen Warnock was knocked back. Newcastle are understood to have offered in the region of 3m for the 26-year- old left-back and are expected to return to...
*ATHLETICS Today is D-Day for Dwain Chambers in the High Court. The phoney war is over, and he will learn whether his pathway to the Olympics, now that he has won the trials in fine style, lies open or remains closed by the British Olympic Association by-law....
*CYCLING After more than 100 miles of tough racing through the Pyrenean foothills, less than a tyre's width separated the stage winner Kurt- Asle Arvesen from the runner-up Martin Elmiger. But the Norwegian's achievement was overshadowed by the second positive drugs test of this year's race. ...
Alexei Shirov moved clear at the Anatoly Karpov tournament in Poikovsky on Tuesday, with a nice positional win against Andrei Volokitin. In a double rook ending, he started with the advantage and this had assuredly grown by the end. However, the game stopped suddenly just two moves before the time...
With Tiger away, Garcia and the rest of the world's top golfers have a unique opportunity to win the greatest major at Royal Birkdale Sergio Garcia on the 15th tee at Royal Birkdale yesterday during practice for the Open Golf Championship, which begins today Paul Thomas/AP Photo...
*ATHLETICS Today is D-Day for Dwain Chambers in the High Court. The phoney war is over, and he will learn whether his pathway to the Olympics, now that he has won the trials in fine style, lies open or remains closed by the British Olympic Association by-law....
*CYCLING After more than 100 miles of tough racing through the Pyrenean foothills, less than a tyre's width separated the stage winner Kurt- Asle Arvesen from the runner-up Martin Elmiger. But the Norwegian's achievement was overshadowed by the second positive drugs test of this year's race. ...
