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Nike–Not Apple–Is A Bellwether of China’s Economy

Nike-Not Apple-Is A Bellwether of China’s Economy

Lee Igel September 28, 2012 0

Apple’s iPhone 5 is not yet officially on sale in China. But within five hours of it becoming available in Hong Kong, the Chinese “grey market” was heating-up with sales of the handsets that were supposedly

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NFL Replacement Refs Are Cautionary Tales

NFL Replacement Refs Are Cautionary Tales

Lee Igel September 19, 2012 0

The National Football League lockout of its referees has been going on for more than nine months. Four weeks of preseason and two weeks of the regular season have been officiated by replacement referees

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Current NFL Safeguards Won’t Help Jason Witten’s Spleen

The Program in Sports and Society at NYU September 3, 2012 0

BY ARTHUR CAPLAN, ARTHUR MILLER, & LEE IGEL In the first game of the NFL season last Wednesday night, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten had two catches for 10 yards in his team’s

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