The commissioner position in major league professional sports arose in the 1920’s in Major League Baseball. The position was created to help prevent scandals following the 1919 World Series‚ in which the Chicago “Black-Sox” purposefully threw games for money. Ever since the creation of the position‚ the power to act in the “best interests” of the sport‚ regarding conduct detrimental to the league‚ has been entrusted to the commissioner. Currently all four major professional sports leagues in the
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Our Stockholders 2006 was a challenging transitional year for Bristol-Myers Squibb. We experienced the significant negative impact of generic competition in our pharmaceutical business‚ and made the difficult decision to change leadership of the company. We also achieved preliminary settlement of an investigation of drug pricing‚ sales and marketing practices that began many years ago. At the same time‚ we were successful in launching several promising new products‚ expanding key businesses and advancing
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league’s Chairman and Commissioner. It is currently contested by nine teams‚ consisting of players from around the cricketing world. ------------------------------------------------- However‚ the league has been engulfed byseries of corruption scandals. ------------------------------------------------- Controversies involving the Indian Premier League From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has found itself in the middle of many conflicts with
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Before the summer of 1972‚ the word "Watergate" meant nothing more than an office and luxurious apartment complex in Washington‚ D.C. As a result of a "third-rate burglary" on June 17 of that year‚ it came to be associated with the greatest political scandal of that century and would change the lives of the many people involved — especially President Richard M. Nixon. While doing his rounds at the Watergate Hotel in the early morning of June 17‚ 1972‚ security guard Frank Wills found a door‚ located
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Sears is a retailer in Canada that opened in the country in 1952 and has been operating for 64 years. In the article “Sears Canada Not Likely to Die While It Still Has Real Estate to Sell” explains that‚ despite Sears decline in revenue‚ the company can remain operational by cutting costs and being able to sell practicable real estate (Hollie Shaw). Sears Canada is able and needs to sustain their retails because it allows landlords to purchase for their real estate under market value. However‚ Sears
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About3G What is 3G? 3G refers to the third generation of wireless technology. The 3G network enabled you to make video calls‚ watch live TV‚ access high speed internet and enjoy live streaming for an enhanced mobile internet experience. What are the benefits of 3G? With 3G you should be able to do the following Multimedia streaming & download High speed mobile broadband Video calling Live streaming TV Download of large email attachments very fast Video call conference Is 3G Different
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2013 The Many Meanings of Scandal Themes * Slander * Attacks on personal and public reputation * Take people to court for slander * Print Media * Publicity * Personal Attacks * Gossip * The engine of scandal * Doesn’t have to be true * Public figures * The most likely figures. They invite scandal because they are in the public sphere. Slander has been limited to people who stay private. Etymology of Scandal * Greek meaning – Skandalon
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Harrington Collection: Sizing Up the Active-Wear Market Harrington Collection is a manufacturer and retailer of high-end women’s clothes. It was founded in 1960 and it focused on the design and manufacturing of formal dresses. As the company evolved however‚ it incorporated suits‚ pants‚ blouses‚ coats and other professional dress items into their offerings. Harrington is divided into four divisions; Harrington Limited – sophisticated elegance‚ Sopra – status seeker‚ Christina Cole – office chic
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and Information about the companies The two stores selected who sell the same classifications of merchandise are Sears Canada and The Hudson’s Bay. Sears and The Bay are full-time‚ full-service department and catalogue retailers who believe in providing their customers with quality merchandise and exceptional customer service. According to Department Managers at Sears‚ Women between the age of 25 to 54 with a low to moderate household income‚ family‚ and home are Sears primary target market‚ followed
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Privatization of Garbage Collection for the Better Garbage collection has been an on-going debate in the city of Toronto on whether or not the city of Toronto should privatize garbage collection. Currently‚ in Toronto‚ garbage collection services are run by the city in 3 districts. Districts 1‚ 3‚ and 4 are run by the city‚ while district 2 is run by a private contractor called Green For Life (GFL). Success of privatization in other cities‚ even in district 2‚ has brought up the debate on whether
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