Word: bristol
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...BRISTOL, ENGLAND...
...dirty laundry about ESPN employees. "It's probably about time to just unload the inbox of all the sordid rumors we've received over the years about various ESPN employees," he posted. "Chances are, at this point, there's some truth to them . . . So, Bristolites [ESPN is based in Bristol, Conn.], strap in - it's going to be a long...
...spiteful fit, the fairest way for Deadspin, which is part of the Gawker Media conglomerate, to make this point? "No," Daulerio admits. "I'm a human being at the end of the day with this stuff. But at the same time, did I want to cause panic around Bristol? Yes. Of course I did. And I think I succeeded. I also succeeded with the fact that it was compelling blog theater to watch the entire thing go down." (Ask Your Questions: Skateboarder Tony Hawk...
...exclusivity. The group boasts a membership that includes 50 of the nation's largest patient-advocacy groups, including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals and the National Kidney Foundation. But its board of directors reads like a Who's Who of top pharmaceutical executives from Amgen, Pfizer, Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb. Its 2007 tax filings show that almost half its $2.3 million budget came from PhRMA and drug companies...
...Postcard: Bristol Bay," Bryan Walsh points out that if the Pebble Mine is built, it will produce billions in precious-metal wealth and create needed jobs [July 27]. But at what cost? Experts say it will foul the air and water and hurt salmon runs, among other atrocities. And the benefits will be exhausted within 50 years. I'm all for a sustainable resource like fish, which will bring jobs and provide profits for many more years to come. Also, there's great potential to earn cash through things like solar cells, especially in the land of the midnight...