Re: Oscar Political Business Cycle

2004-01-05 Thread Dan Lewis
I think that's a bit backward. It's more likely that those who choose whatis released when want the ability to say nominated for six Golden Globes or ride the Oscar nomination of an actor/actress. Movies like Cold Mountain, Mystic River, and Lost in Translation aren't going to get the viewers

Re: Competition vs. Profits in the NBA

2003-07-13 Thread Dan Lewis
Market size doesn't matter much in the NFL. There are only 8 home games per team and the TV contract is negotiated league-wide. It's almost salary cap independent. At 12:40 AM 7/14/2003 -0400, you wrote: equally. This, of course, gives a boost to smaller market teams. The last six Super

Re: Competition vs. Profits in the NBA

2003-07-11 Thread Dan Lewis
. The problem is that leagues dislike dynasties, but dynasties are good for them. Dan Lewis At 01:31 PM 7/10/2003 -0500, you wrote: Playoffs between small market teams get low ratings, like the New Jersey Nets/San Antonio Spurs championship game. But a lot people inside sports seem to resent big market

Re: Advise to Journalists

2003-02-02 Thread Dan Lewis
-Cola (about $1.50 for 2 liters -- that's half a gallon) is rather cheap. Things like this are obvious on their face, but we usually don't notice them. And it goes against just about everything else you read and hear. Dan Lewis

Re: Black coaches and the NFL

2003-01-18 Thread Dan Lewis
. Even worse, some people (http://www.sportserver.com/pressbox/story/715810p-5257735c.html) see it as a slap in the face, saying that black coaches should get top jobs, not that of the lowly Bengals. Dan Lewis www.dlewis.net At 10:30 AM 1/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: All- Just got my

Re: College football choice

2002-10-24 Thread Dan Lewis
of Nebraska into a Congressional seat. (I still think it's a big step down. And I bet a lot of Cornhuskers would agree with me.) Dan Lewis

Re: Celeb Pay-or-Homer's Insight

2002-08-26 Thread Dan Lewis
recognize this, they get contracts commensurate to this level. Dan Lewis At 10:26 PM 8/25/02 -0700, john hull wrote: Consider another metaphore: American Idol. The final ten, if not the final fifty, were virtually indistinguishable. Yeah, individual differences existed, but they were just

Re: In Praise of Pay Toilets

2002-05-27 Thread Dan Lewis
. The restaurant makes its money not on the veggie burger, but on the other sales. The same principle should hold true for pay toilets at places like McDonald's. Dan Lewis

Re: Restaurants Again

2002-02-10 Thread Dan Lewis
, places like I Can't Afford To Eat Here always offer more, but are sure to put it on the bill. But then again, I'm just a customer. Dan Lewis ad www.whattheheck.com /ad At 08:54 PM 2/10/02 -0600, you wrote: But how many restaurants have such long lines for a reservation? My hunch is that most

Fat Americans, Redux

2002-02-10 Thread Dan Lewis
/sodium in diets over the last two decades, which would at least correspond to a lot of the weight gain times. Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Shutting Down: The 9/11 Excuse?

2001-10-01 Thread Dan Lewis
they close up then? Any thoughts? Dan Lewis Some relevent links (I'm probably posting this to my website, so I have the URLs handy): * Midway suspends future flights: http://us.news2.yimg.com/f/42/31/7m/dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010912/bs/air lines_midwayairlines_dc_1.html * Midway To Get Federal

Re: The Medieval Postal Service

2001-01-10 Thread Dan Lewis
ure that for $1.80, that bagel will come with cream cheese and a glass of orange juice. And the USPS will almost certainly not be involved. Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]