Fun fact: Marlins Executive VP for Ballpark Development Claude Delorme said that the new fish tanks that line the backstop area at Marlins Park were tested by having Marlins first-baseman Gaby Sanchez wing baseballs at them. He was clocked at 84 mph, and no, they didn?t break. But still, some animal activists are asking, why … Continue reading
NEW YORK?? As 2011 dawned, a new crackerjack Jon Robin Baitz play was opening off-Broadway and a rowdy Spider-Man was getting bad press on Broadway. A year later, that crackerjack Baitz play is now on Broadway and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has (gasp!) turned into a respectable tenant, making its rent each … Continue reading
Love or hate him, there is no denying that Steve Jobs was a control freak. As Walter Isaacson’s magisterial biography of Jobs notes, Steve’s control freakery was so intense that he couldn’t stand sharing the stage while he was making one of his beloved whiteboard presentations. So what was the impact of this on Apple … Continue reading
COMMENTARY | Tech companies across the United States have been releasing their Q1 2012 financial reports, or their summaries of how well they did in the last few months. Apple, with its mountains of cash and nearly-vertical iPad sales growth (as illustrated in this graph by Benedict Evans. It also had more cash on hand … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Suzanne Clemenz, who writes for Insure.com. Suzanne designed her passive solar home and remodeled two others. She worked with architects and contractors on floor plans, electrical work, painting, windows, flooring installations, flood prevention walls and stonework, major drainage issues, an irrigation system, and landscaping. It?s alarming to be awakened … Continue reading