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With Moffitt the Running Continues

By On May 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’m now in my fifth month and starting to consider myself a bit of a runner. With just over 80 miles and 14 hours logged I am very pleased to still be finding it fun, relaxing and a new way to socialize while improving my fitness.

My goal to complete one 5K each quarter is [...]

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Crossing he Finish Line - Vincent Tafuro (Gasparilla Distance Classic)

Couch to 5K Gasparilla Success

By On February 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Not as part of a New Years Resolution but really just because the timing was right I started running the first week of January with the goal of running the Gasparilla Distance Classic on February 26, 2011. I ran a little bit in high school (Cross Country and Track) while still living in New York [...]

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January AdCast; Advertising Insight

By On February 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Ad 2 Tampa Bay AdCast hosts Carl Vervisch and Kate Whatley welcome guest correspondent Vinny Tafuro of Tafuro Communications onto the show to discuss how the economy’s impact on this year’s Super Bowl advertising.

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NFL Fantasy Files: Real, fake or somewhere between?

By On January 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I was forwarded the NFL Fantasy Files “Pick Me” promotion which depicts some players preforming seemingly impossible drills.

 

After watching this I initially thought real, just well rehearsed; then switched to thinking fakes.

Unlike most “faked” videos that have gone viral, I cannot find any conclusive confirmation. Typically there is an article somewhere like Adweek or Ad [...]

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Belgian brewer trashes American tradition

By On January 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Little more than a week after announcing they will raise ticket prices to Busch Gardens and SeaWorld, Belgian beer brewer AB InBev has announced it will trash a 50-year old theme park tradition by no longer offering two free beers to park visitors.

The move, done to enhance the parks’ appeal for [...]

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Heisman voters suffer voter fatigue?

By On December 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Gator haters or not; Heisman Trophy voters shouldn’t be able to leave someone off. Voter fatigue is inexcusable within the citizenry, but within this award process it is simply political and should not be allowed.

Some Heisman Voters Just Hate Gators, Says Tebow

No third-place finisher in the trophy’s history ever received more first-place [...]

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