I don't know what I'm getting in the middle of here, but perhaps your basic point is it is not all black and white, like we prefer as easier to target an enemy. I think of this as its been bothering me lately as NPR quotes Carnegie as the Carnegie foundation sponsors a show, when if we know our history most of the families of wealth in our country were "robber barons" like the movie There Will Be Blood, and gained their wealth at not just the stripping the gains of the work of the powerless, but stealing and exploiting resources and actually killing people--and getting laws passed that benefit themselves. Then they come to Jesus before they die (or are looking for tax shelters so they can keep the power and wealth in their family) and started foundations.
Not to mention Bush's grandfather being tried as a traitor and family property confiscated because of selling weapons parts to the Nazis (and using family influences to get laws passed and property restored). Or IBM providing the data keeping equipment that the Nazis used to keep records of their holocaust.
Why not acknowledge its a shades of grey world and peoples intentions even our enemies might include compassion?
When San Francisco Giant fans look to right field on Opening Day of the 2010 Major League Baseball season, an unfamiliar sight will greet them—an orange and black uniform, but no Randy Winn underneath it. Since coming over from the Seattle Mariners in the middle of the 2005 campaign, Winn had called that expanse of AT&T Park his home while pulling spot-duty in left and center.
Those days are history. What was inevitable is now official.
His new home is all the way across the country in the Big Apple. By virtue of the contract he just autographed with the New York Yankees—worth somewhere "in the neighborhood of $2 million," which is a nice neighborhood—the 35-year-old ballplayer will now get his mail at the New Yankee Stadium.
The new agreement represents a substantial pay decrease from the $9.6 million Winn earned in 2009, but that's what happens when the final vapors of an extension run out at an advanced age. Oh well, such is the "cruelty" of professional sports.
It's a bittersweet day in the Bay Area because Randy Winn is a local boy and he was an excellent Giant—both on the field and in the clubhouse. Nevertheless, the San Francisco offense demands significant production and/or youth, which are no longer Randy's calling cards, so it was time for a change.
Of course, slot the Santa Clara grad into a lineup as obscenely prolific as the Bombers' and I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see Winn shine in the new light. This is a guy who doesn't strike out much and, until last year, got on base at a .350-60 clip while flirting shamelessly with a .300 batting average.
Furthermore, Winn was born to be a supporting actor—in the City, he was asked to be one of the headliners, and that could explain last season's semi-collapse.
In New York City, he'll be just another fichus in the lobby.
Regardless of how the Winn signing turns out for the Pinstripes on the field, I'd say it's already an unmitigated triumph for the Show and those of us who love it.
See, Johnny Damon is (probably was) convinced he's worth $13 million . For one year.
Based on Damon's brilliant public record, it's safe to say that notion didn't originate from the ballplayer. The dude never strikes me as a complex thinker, one prone to objectively assessing the free agent market, his skill set, and arriving at a calculated number.
Nope, let's welcome that illustrious beacon of humanity, Scott Boras, to the increasingly ugly picture.
Granted, with the so-called super-agent in the frame, we're now at our grotesque peak.
The out-of-work outfielder is a member of Boras' stable of high-priced talent and that almost certainly means the puppet-master is the one playing hardball. Damon's lips might be moving, but the words are planted.
Which means yet another colossal backfire is on Scott Boras. Again.
First, there was the Alex Rodriguez opt-out debacle, which A-Rod and the Yanks eventually solved by circumventing Boras.
Then came the Manny Ramirez fiasco—the flight from the Boston Red Sox, the futile negotiations with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the performance-enhancing drug soap opera, and a general situation in La La Land that is in an advanced state of decay with an entire year left to go.
Now this.
Maybe I'm jumping the gun. Maybe Damon gets his money from another team; anyone buying that?
If the richest and most freewheeling franchise in the sport won't pony up the cash, chances are very good nobody else will. With Winn's ink dry on the paper, the New York Yankees no longer need Damon.
Indeed, they may not have room for him.
That sound you heard was leverage leaving the building with the Bronx Bombers' checkbook.
Without those deep pockets keeping the bidding artificially high, chances are very good that Boras will have to swallow his ego (a considerable feat) and pawn Damon off to a lesser wallet for a fraction of that initial figure.
In other words, Winn's contract almost guarantees Boras another embarrassing defeat.
And that's a good day for everyone.
**www.pva.org**
Little Caesars Enterprises celebrates the opening of their first franchise in the Little Caesars Veteran Program. Veteran Martin Lorenz opens his doors at 1160 Gladiolus Drive in Gladiolus Gateway Plaza, Ft Myers, Florida on July 31.
"I'm proud to be a franchisee with a company that recognizes the contributions veterans have made to our country," said Lorenz. "Little Caesars has given me incredible support and a unique opportunity to open the company's first Little Caesars Veterans Program store. I am honored to be part of such an important program and look forward to seeing several more veterans open their stores this year."
Little Caesars launched this program on Veteran's Day in 2006 and offers honorably discharged US veterans who wish to open a Little Caesar franchise a $5000 reduction in the franchise fee and a $5,000 credit on the equipment for their first store.
Service-disabled veterans qualify for a waived franchising fee ($20,000), financing options, a $10,000 credit on equipment, and grand opening marketing from leading national companies. The total benefit for service-disabled veterans is approximately $68,000.
Training for the program consists of a mandatory six week program with specific instructions on the Little Caesar operating system and real estate and site selection. Veterans also have the opportunity to talk to Little Caesars executives and founder Michael Ilitch.
Little Caesars has received more than 1,100 inquiries about the Veterans Program since its launch and 12 veterans have already been approved for a Little Caesars franchise.
"With qualified veterans such as Martin joining the Little Caesars team, the Little Caesars Veterans Program is off to a great start as we continue to offer this special group the opportunity to start a new career," said David Scirvano, president, Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc
Lorenz is a Vietnam era veteran and is already an experienced entrepreneur who has owned and operated businesses in the real estate and the restaurant business.
Little Caesar offers training to veterans to teach them how to offer high quality services to their community, and provides support as they enter this new phase of their lives.
"We believe that our veterans, the men and women who have given so much to serve our country, should return home with business prospects to help them achieve their hopes and dreams. We created the Little Caesars Veterans Program to honor qualified veterans and provide them with an opportunity to become Little Caesars franchise owners." Little Caesars
According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, some requirements that must be met to qualify for Little Caesars Franchise program are:
Have a DD214 for Veterans Tier
VA Rating Letter or DD214 stating disability for Service-Disabled Veterans Tier
$50,000 in liquid, unencumbered assets
$150,000 net worth (Assets - Liabilities)
Maintain 51% ownership
Decide on geographic interest
For further information or to learn the eligibility requirements for the Little Caesars Veterans program contact: The Center for Veterans Enterprise , Marine For Life, and the International Franchise Association's VetFran program.
Sources:
Little Caesars
The Center for Veterans Enterprise
Marine for Life
VetFran
I don't know what I'm getting in the middle of here, but perhaps your basic point is it is not all black and white, like we prefer as easier to target an enemy. I think of this as its been bothering me lately as NPR quotes Carnegie as the Carnegie foundation sponsors a show, when if we know our history most of the families of wealth in our country were "robber barons" like the movie There Will Be Blood, and gained their wealth at not just the stripping the gains of the work of the powerless, but stealing and exploiting resources and actually killing people--and getting laws passed that benefit themselves. Then they come to Jesus before they die (or are looking for tax shelters so they can keep the power and wealth in their family) and started foundations.
Not to mention Bush's grandfather being tried as a traitor and family property confiscated because of selling weapons parts to the Nazis (and using family influences to get laws passed and property restored). Or IBM providing the data keeping equipment that the Nazis used to keep records of their holocaust.
Why not acknowledge its a shades of grey world and peoples intentions even our enemies might include compassion?
When San Francisco Giant fans look to right field on Opening Day of the 2010 Major League Baseball season, an unfamiliar sight will greet them—an orange and black uniform, but no Randy Winn underneath it. Since coming over from the Seattle Mariners in the middle of the 2005 campaign, Winn had called that expanse of AT&T Park his home while pulling spot-duty in left and center.
Those days are history. What was inevitable is now official.
His new home is all the way across the country in the Big Apple. By virtue of the contract he just autographed with the New York Yankees—worth somewhere "in the neighborhood of $2 million," which is a nice neighborhood—the 35-year-old ballplayer will now get his mail at the New Yankee Stadium.
The new agreement represents a substantial pay decrease from the $9.6 million Winn earned in 2009, but that's what happens when the final vapors of an extension run out at an advanced age. Oh well, such is the "cruelty" of professional sports.
It's a bittersweet day in the Bay Area because Randy Winn is a local boy and he was an excellent Giant—both on the field and in the clubhouse. Nevertheless, the San Francisco offense demands significant production and/or youth, which are no longer Randy's calling cards, so it was time for a change.
Of course, slot the Santa Clara grad into a lineup as obscenely prolific as the Bombers' and I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see Winn shine in the new light. This is a guy who doesn't strike out much and, until last year, got on base at a .350-60 clip while flirting shamelessly with a .300 batting average.
Furthermore, Winn was born to be a supporting actor—in the City, he was asked to be one of the headliners, and that could explain last season's semi-collapse.
In New York City, he'll be just another fichus in the lobby.
Regardless of how the Winn signing turns out for the Pinstripes on the field, I'd say it's already an unmitigated triumph for the Show and those of us who love it.
See, Johnny Damon is (probably was) convinced he's worth $13 million . For one year.
Based on Damon's brilliant public record, it's safe to say that notion didn't originate from the ballplayer. The dude never strikes me as a complex thinker, one prone to objectively assessing the free agent market, his skill set, and arriving at a calculated number.
Nope, let's welcome that illustrious beacon of humanity, Scott Boras, to the increasingly ugly picture.
Granted, with the so-called super-agent in the frame, we're now at our grotesque peak.
The out-of-work outfielder is a member of Boras' stable of high-priced talent and that almost certainly means the puppet-master is the one playing hardball. Damon's lips might be moving, but the words are planted.
Which means yet another colossal backfire is on Scott Boras. Again.
First, there was the Alex Rodriguez opt-out debacle, which A-Rod and the Yanks eventually solved by circumventing Boras.
Then came the Manny Ramirez fiasco—the flight from the Boston Red Sox, the futile negotiations with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the performance-enhancing drug soap opera, and a general situation in La La Land that is in an advanced state of decay with an entire year left to go.
Now this.
Maybe I'm jumping the gun. Maybe Damon gets his money from another team; anyone buying that?
If the richest and most freewheeling franchise in the sport won't pony up the cash, chances are very good nobody else will. With Winn's ink dry on the paper, the New York Yankees no longer need Damon.
Indeed, they may not have room for him.
That sound you heard was leverage leaving the building with the Bronx Bombers' checkbook.
Without those deep pockets keeping the bidding artificially high, chances are very good that Boras will have to swallow his ego (a considerable feat) and pawn Damon off to a lesser wallet for a fraction of that initial figure.
In other words, Winn's contract almost guarantees Boras another embarrassing defeat.
And that's a good day for everyone.
**www.pva.org**
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