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Smokey Bones changing up their formula?
ByDerekCaught this on MarketWatch today: DES MOINES, Iowa (MarketWatch) — Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) said Wednesday it may change the name of its struggling Smokey Bones barbecue chain as part of efforts to improve its appeal. Because the casual-dining operator believes the chain’s positioning is “too narrow,” the company said several barbecue-oriented items will be…
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Bass Pro can bite it, says Gander Mountain
ByDerekThe Heartland Institute has an interview with Gander Mountain CEO Mark Baker, and his take on how super-sized chains like Bass Pro and Cabela’s are easily manipulating governments into giving them gobs of money to open up shop in their towns. Ewald: Gander Mountain has launched a national campaign in opposition to government subsidies in…
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WTF Parker/Stone
ByDerekOk, I’m not sure what YOU two were smoking when you wrote A Million Little Fibers, but this was undoubtedly the worst of the entire 144 episodes of South Park. Not funny. Shocking, in a bad, cheap gag sort of way. And no, I don’t like Oprah. The concept was an ok idea, but the…
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Deregulation Not to Blame for Financial Woes
ByDerekGood column over at Bloomberg.com from Peter J. Wallison, Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. — The subprime and other junk mortgages that Fannie and Freddie bought — and the market in these mortgages that their buying spawned — are the underlying cause of the financial crisis. These…
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Stoic with Flare
ByDerekI was importing a bunch of photos into Lightroom last night and ran across this one. After a couple minor corrections I’m loving it now.
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