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According to a Scarborough Sports Marketing survey of 220,354 residents in 75 United States markets conducted last year, Pittsburgh has, by far, the largest base of NFL fans who are women. |
Pittsburgh is the runaway leader, with 34 percent of the women living in the Steelers' market identifying themselves as fans. Green Bay was second with 29.4 percent, but no other market surveyed had even one-quarter of its women identify themselves as fans. |
Buffalo was third with 23.7 percent, followed by Cincinnati (22.8 percent), Kansas City (22.4 percent), Jacksonville (21.7 percent), Baltimore and Boston (21.5 percent) and Denver, Tampa-St. Petersburg and Washington, D.C. (20.9 percent). |
Nationally, the average was 16 percent, which means that Pittsburgh has more than twice the number of female pro football fans than the average market, based on the survey's results. |
Obviously, all those Terrible Towels inside Heinz Field aren't being twirled only by men. |
Among men, Pittsburgh was second only to Green Bay in the percentage of fans -- 38 percent of the men in Green Bay identified themselves as fans, compared to 35.1 percent in Pittsburgh. Also in the top 10 were Jacksonville (34.9 percent), Boston and Denver (33.3); Buffalo, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Philadelphia (32... |
Pittsburgh also placed in the Top 10 in percentage of fans who are college graduates (No. 4, 17.5 percent), percentage of fans with at least one child in the family (No. 6, 23.8 percent) and percentage of fans who are between the ages of 18 and 24 (No. 7, 7.2 percent). |
The results were not surprising, at least given the long-standing loyalty of Steelers fans -- the team has sold out every non-strike home game since 1972. |
According to a survey also taken by Scarborough Sports Marketing before the February 2006 Super Bowl in which the Steelers beat Seattle 21-10, Pittsburgh was the top market for fan loyalty in the NFL, with 64 percent of all consumers saying they were "very or somewhat interested" in the NFL. |
» Fans between the ages of 18 and 24: Green Bay, 8.0 percent. |
» Fans who are college graduates: Washington, D.C., 20 percent. |
» Fans who are African-American: Washington, D.C, 12.8 percent. |
» Fans who are Hispanic: Miami-Fort Lauderdale, 12.1 percent. |
» Fans who earn over $75,000: Washington, D.C., 30.7 percent. |
» Fans who earn over $100,000: Washington, D.C., 21.4 percent. |
» Fans in households with at least one child: Green Bay, 25.8 percent. |
Markets closed in green Wednesday, recuperating some of the ground lost in the first two sessions of the week, helped by surging oil prices, higher than expected growth in the services sector and strong performance among banking stocks. |
After the market closed, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported its Q3 results. While EPS of $1.09 were in-line with the Street’s consensus, revenue of $3.32 billion missed estimates by $200 million. This pushed the stock down more than 2 percent after the bell rang. |
Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN) lost more than 3.1 percent after-hours, despite a revenue beat. While Q1 sales of $143.39 million beat estimates by $860,000, EPS of $0.15 fell $0.02 short of expectations. Also impacting on shares was the unexpected retirement of CEO Anthony Cherbak; the company cited health c... |
Metlife Inc (NYSE: MET) gained 1.1 percent after the bell rang, after announcing Brighthouse Financial had filed a Form 10 registration statement related to a separation from the company. |
Online scalpers are hoping fans can't wait even a few hours longer to see Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie, in The Weekly Rising. |
How important is "The Dark Knight Rises" to you? Would you pay $150 to be the first to see Christopher Nolan's conclusion to his Batman trilogy at a midnight showing? Well, scalpers on eBay and Craigslist are hoping you will. |
Advanced tickets for "The Dark Knight Rises" went on sale a week ago, and midnight shows quickly filled up, taking away opportunities from fans hoping to be the first to learn the fate of Gotham City and its Dark Knight. Since then, some of those tickets have gone back up for sale, with price tags inflated 80 percent i... |
A quick search on eBay revealed that not only are those reports true, but in some cases, the price has even gone up. The most common price is staying around the $150 mark, with tickets for the "Dark Knight Trilogy" marathon soaring even higher. |
But is there something to the ridiculously high price? What makes those early showings so much more valuable than a matinee the following Sunday? There certainly is something to being among the first people to see it, but that gives the ticket-holder little more than bragging rights. The idea of looking forward to a mo... |
Many would say that seeing the film as early as possible is the best way to avoid the deluge of spoilers on Twitter and Facebook. There have been a handful of minor spoilers posted online, but for the most part, the story and secrets of "The Dark Knight Rises" have stayed surprisingly unspoiled. The ad campaigns have f... |
A representative from the online ticket outlet Fandango said the company's standing policy is that any ticket re-sold is declared invalid, so if you are considering purchasing a set of tickets for $300, you might want to consider this. Though the policy would be difficult to enforce, it's something to keep in mind if y... |
We want to hear from you: How much would you be willing to pay to see "The Dark Knight Rises" at midnight on July 20 on an IMAX screen? Leave your responses in the comments below or tweet them via @KPSull, and we will discuss later this week. |
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The results of our survey last Sunday should really serve as a warning shot fired across the bows of the Nationalist Party under its new leadership. |
The statistics paint a particularly dismal picture for Adrian Delia. Even taking into consideration the margin of error: at just 15.2%, Delia’s approval rate is the lowest ever registered by a PN leader before. More worrying still, it has dropped by an alarming 6.9% in recent weeks. |
The devil is, as usual, in the detail. A breakdown by age reveals that Joseph Muscat is more trusted than Delia across all age groups. Delia’s trust rating is highest among those aged 65 and over, where he commands the trust of 35.3%. However, he registers a dismal 3.1% trust rating among those aged between 36 and 50. ... |
But his biggest problem is his evident failure to appeal to his own party’s support-base. Only 39% of those who voted PN in the June general election claim to trust Delia. And unlike the case with Muscat, the Nationalist Party itself scores significantly higher approval ratings (20%) than its leader. |
All this has serious implications for the future. Until now, Delia has (understandably) concentrated his efforts on shoring up his hold over the party’s structures. The recent elections for various party posts appear to have consolidated his grip: in Clyde Puli and Pierre Portelli, Delia will have a trusted secretary-g... |
However, the survey suggests that this act of power-consolidation represents only half the battle for Adrian Delia. The real problem facing the PN under its new leadership is not just the (inevitable) disillusionment of the losing faction after last September’s acrimonious election.... it is the fact that the new leade... |
No amount of strategic structural changes within the party can be expected to redress this imbalance. Consolidating power within the party structures may be an important short-term objective for a new leader... but in the long term, Delia will also have to face the fact that more than half PN’s voters in the last elect... |
It is an unprecedented situation that can only call for unprecedented measures. |
To address this issue, Delia must somehow turn the tide of negative perceptions that has dogged his fledgling career as PN leader. Once again, the survey results may shed light on where and how his current message is going askew. |
It is not at all surprising, for instance, that Delia clearly has very limited appeal among younger voters. Despite the promise of a ‘New Way’ during his leadership bid, Delia has actually reinforced the old stereotype of the PN as a stuffy, archaic and moth-eaten confessional party, of the kind that was rejected by th... |
With his opposition to the marriage equality bill in particular, Delia appears to have undone Simon Busuttil’s efforts to placate the gay lobby. His overtures to Malta’s ‘Catholic, Latin’ roots may be music to the 65+ age bracket... though even here, only to the tune of 35%... but the PN will need the support of other ... |
Moreover, Delia’s strategy to date has been to emulate – in external appearances, at least – the rhetoric and appeal of party mentor Eddie Fenech Adami. What he may not yet have understood, however, is that Eddie’s avuncular appeal is something that cannot realistically be imitated by a man 40 years his junior. |
Fenech Adami’s unique aura as a politician was forged in the furnace that was Malta in the 1970s and 1980s. And no one ever doubted the sincerity of his religious convictions and conservative views, because these qualities were also reflected in his private life. |
With all due respect, the same simply does not apply to Adrian Delia. And the strategy itself had already failed in the case of Gonzi: who was ideologically a lot closer to Eddie than Delia. |
Perhaps the hardest hurdle to overcome is the legacy of his public spat with Daphne Caruana Galizia. It is by no means a coincidence that Delia’s trust rating plummeted after her murder last month. The words ‘bicca blogger’ must be haunting the PN leader every step of the way. |
All the same, it is not too late to reverse the unfortunate trend. But Delia has to take stock of where his real challenges lie, and find the courage to take truly unprecedented steps as leader. |
Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot on Wednesday held a second round of meeting of Pradesh Election Committee in New Delhi. |
According to sources, Pilot along with state party incharge Gurudas Kamat and Leader of opposition Rameshwar Dudi met each PEC member personally and sought their suggestions on probable candidates and status of sitting Members of Parliament. |
Sources said Pilot, who is also chairman of PEC, discussed the party's political situation in the state with the members. The names suggested at the meeting and through various sources will now be put up before the screening committee. |
A senior leader said Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi would most likely hold a rally in the state on March 10. However, the venue is still to be decided. |
PEC members, including ex-chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Chandrabhan, union minister Girija Vyas and others were present at the meeting. |
AICC general secretary CP Joshi was not present though. |
FILE - A person counts South Sudanese pounds in Juba on April 28, 2016. |
The South Sudan National Revenue Authority is threatening to publicly shame government and bank officials who steal tax revenue. |
The Authority said it collected more than $9 million in February 2019 compared to $4.7 million dollars the month before, but Authority Commissioner Olympio Attipoe says a few, corrupt tax officials are still steering a significant amount of money into their private accounts. |
He said the tax body will soon publicly announce their names. |
Last month the revenue authority said it collected more than a billion pounds and $4 million after creating a block account to improve non-oil revenue collection. |
Attipoe told reporters in Juba Tuesday that while revenue collection is up, the tax body’s local currency collection fell from 1.2 million pounds in January to 1.1 million pounds in February. Attipoe said that is due in no small part to tax evasion. |
“In February we had $9.1 million as revenue collection but if you look at the statistics, the pounds have fallen and we have 1.1 billion pounds,” Attipoe told South Sudan in Focus. |
He accused some tax officials of conspiring with certain commercial bank operators to divert tax revenue into private accounts. |
“You are helping those people to divert money, you some of the banks are still doing that and we are aware but it is going to be very unfortunate for you if we get the documents and evidence we need and we hold a press conference because we are going to be naming and shaming,” said Atiipoe. |
James Deng, Manager of the Kenya Commercial Bank in South Sudan, denies his bank helped corrupt officials steal tax money. |
Attipoe said the tax body will soon introduce an electronic tracking system to stop those who are evading taxes on cargo that comes into the country. |
“And that is only way we are going to reduce the diversion because we are talking about multi-purpose corruption activity. At times the cargo arrives in Mombasa and they claim they are destining for South Sudan so because they are transit goods, they will not pay duty there in Kenya, they disappear, meaning they are no... |
Attipoe said the revenue authority will make sure the tax collection system in the country is transparent but warns that after the money is collected, it is up to South Sudanese citizens and their elected representatives to hold government officials accountable as to how that money is used. |
The 144-year-old Karl-Aldrich is getting a $2.5 million makeover. |
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – One of downtown’s oldest buildings is getting a $2.5 million makeover. |
The 144-year-old Karl-Aldrich Building is undergoing a reconstruction project that will renovate its second and third floors and add a partially enclosed deck to its rooftop, according to plans submitted to the city. |
Home to the Madcap Coffee shop on the ground floor, the building at 98 Monroe Center NW is owned by VW Ventures, which is owned by family members of Amway Corp. co-founder Richard DeVos. |
“The project includes significant work to ensure the long term structural integrity of this historic building,” said Ginny Seyferth, a spokeswoman for the building’s owners. |
The building permit issued in September lists the value of the renovation project at $2.5 million. The project will be completed by spring, Seyferth said. |
“It is a more complex project than it might appear to be from the ground. It involves lots of new steel structure work that you can’t see but will create an updated, stable facility,” Seyferth said. “Also, the roof is currently sloped towards the rear of the building and will need to be flattened as part of this projec... |
“When completed, the first floor will continue as retail, second will continue as office and third floor will remain as an apartment space with continued access to the roof that has a much more functional and secured area up there." |
The wedge-shaped brick building at the corner of Monroe Center and Ottawa Avenue NW is one of the oldest Italianate-style structures in the city. It was built by druggists Edward Wilson and John Harvey. For many years, the storefront was home to a Fanny Farmer Candies shop. |
Since 2008, the storefront has been the home of Madcap Coffee, which will remain open throughout the construction work on the upper floors. |
The building has been designated as a landmark by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Commission and was listed on the National Historic Register in 1982. It was probably the first commercial building in Grand Rapids to use large plate glass display windows, according to state historians. |
The building is among several facing Ottawa Avenue NW that are owned by the DeVos family and related entities. Those holdings include the building at 98 Ottawa Avenue NW, the Penn Plaza Building at 116 Ottawa and the RDV Corp. building at 126 Ottawa Avenue NW. |
The 40-inch UW40T2BW offers a simple-yet-attractive cabinet design. It has very thin (0.75-inch) matte black, lightly textured top and side bezels and a wider (1.5-inch) bottom bezel adorned with a Westinghouse logo. |
Both of the Westinghouse’s HDMI ports are at the rear of the cabinet and face downward, making them difficult to access without tilting the TV all the way forward. |
Right-facing ports include composite A/V, VGA and PC audio (analog) inputs, stereo audio outputs, and an antenna/cable coaxial jack. |
The included remote is 7 inches long and contains 38 smallish buttons and a four-way arrow array. |
Jeremy Roenick was in town Monday for the 13th Annual Special Kids Network Celebrity Golf Outing at Twin Orchard Country Club in Long Grove. WSCR's Dan McNeil and Matt Spiegel were in attendance, and the former Hawk pulled up a chair to talk all things Chicago hockey with the guys. |
For much more from Roenick, listen to the full interview here. For more information on the McNeil and Spiegel Show, check out McNeil and Spiegel's website. |
Didn't the Blackhawks have such a player and let him go? Reminded me of how they discarded the Golden Jet. |
Yeah, I know Niemi hasn't won without them, but I have a gut feeling he might have given the Hawks a better chance for years to come. |
1. Brick buildings — even ones that had been retrofitted — fared poorly in the Napa earthquake as many unreinforced masonry structures suffered significant damage in the 6.0 shaker, the LA Times$ reports. One thirteen-year-old was critically injured in the quake by a collapsing chimney. The quake emanated from a little... |
2. A whopping 75 percent of Oakland residents say they support a measure on the November ballot that would raise the minimum wage in the city to $12.25 an hour next year for all workers, the Trib$ reports. The measure only needs a majority of votes to pass. |
3. The City of Oakland on Friday unveiled detailed plans for the proposed Coliseum City project including plans for new facilities for the Oakland Raiders and A’s and the Golden State Warriors, the Trib$ reports. However, funding for the privately financed project remains uncertain. |
4. About 49 percent of police officers in Oakland are white even though whites make up only 26 percent of the city’s general population, the Bay Area News Group$ reports. The lack of diversity in police departments is a widespread issue in the Bay Area. |
5. Governor Jerry Brown’s administration reversed course and ordered all insurance companies to offer coverage for abortion procedures, the Mercury News$ reports. The administration had previously said that Catholic universities could deny such coverage on religious grounds. |
6. And the governor signed a bill that allows restaurants and cafes to legally serve customers with dogs in outdoor dining spaces, the Chron reports. Many eateries had ignored the little-known state ban on dogs. |
On liquidity situation, he believes RBI is maintaining the liquidity deficit at macro level which is well within their targeted level. |
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar on Friday said the resolution plan for Jet Airways would be crystallised very soon. |
Debt-laden Jet Airways on January said State Bank of India (SBI) along with other lenders and stakeholders is working on a comprehensive resolution plan to turnaround the airline. |
Sharing his outlook on the banking industry, Kumar said, “Things seems to be looking much better. In terms of recovery, banks provision coverage ratio has gone up, fresh slippages are down, growth in credit which is now averaging 15 percent, so these are all positive pointers as far as the banking industry is concerned... |
On liquidity situation, he believes RBI is maintaining the liquidity deficit at macro level which is well within their targeted level. “As of now if you look at any other indicator or measure of liquidity, things are normal,” he added. |
SWEET: Honest, we like when a hotel or inn is cognizant of why most of their guests might be staying there, and responds in a thoughtful way. Take this direct quote on the Sonoma Creek Inn specials page, which says "May you spend less on Sonoma lodging than you do on Sonoma wine!" So. Nice. Because most guests are in t... |
MOST WEEKENDS INCLUDED! Their words, not ours. Their exclamation point, not ours. So you know this is not to be messed with. It's a serious deal, and it gets even more serious when you see that rooms are in the $71.40 neck of the woods on weeknights. There are four blackout dates -- April 14-17 -- and other to-knows. |
AFFORDABLE AND CASUAL: Again, their words, not ours. Sonoma Creek Inn isn't overly plumped-out in all the plumped-out hotel ways, but we dig that a bunch of the rooms have their own private outdoor area (we'd ask when you reserve if your room will). You'll want a spot to sit and sip your new wines, right? Of course. |
The Post has mapped more than 52,000 homicides in major American cities over the past decade and found that across the country, there are areas where murder is common but arrests are rare. |
On a cool evening in July 2009, the 39-year-old auto mechanic emerged with his nightly tallboy from Dailey’s Package Liquors, a shoebox-shaped shop that sits in a violent 12-block swath of North Omaha. Under the store’s dark-blue awning, a man with a gun demanded Dickson’s cash. As Dickson tried to flee, the gun went o... |
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