| Super Bowl sparks some super advertising blogs
And fascination about the commercials has fostered a virtual cottage industry of Web sites that cater to news, leaks and discussion about their content. Super Bowl ad compilations, blogs, even clever parodies, reside in various places online, such as sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads and spike.com/superbowl.
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Acoustik Kafe: Owner enjoys 'coffee, people and jazz'
Neal, an attorney, sold his jazz club in June 2006 and didn't plan to open another business right away. "I told my friends and my kids, 'If I think about anything entrepreneurial, slap me." He was busy with his law practice and didn't think he had time for a business. That is until he heard space was available on West Main Street. They didn't have to do anything. The idea for the club jolted Neal more than a triple espresso. "This is conducive with what I enjoy -- coffee, people and jazz music." His friend, artist Ronnie Phillips, restored the building at 1015 W. Main St. which once housed a bakery. It has hardwood floors, exposed brick and a beveled glass door that bears the guitar logo. Perfect for a coffeehouse, Neal thought.
Nick Leeson; Eat your heart out
The fraud is an extraordinary echo of the rogue trader, Nick Leeson, who caused the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995, says BBC business correspondent Nils Blythe. But the losses uncovered by Barings bosses totalled just 860m - about a quarter of the amount lost by Societe Generale. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7206270.stm .
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