Unlike the N.B.A., where a player like LeBron James can swing 20 or more games, baseball's superstars are generally worth only six to nine wins a season, and a typical All-Star is in the four-to-six win range.
And just as sure as No. 1 seed Tiger Woods is the odds-on favorite to win it all — on a course where he lapped the field by eight strokes in the inaugural FedEx Cup two years ago — there are 29 other golfers whose chance to win ranges from plausible to somewhere on the edge of unbelievable.
The winning proposals range from creating interactive math and science electronic textbooks to bringing the car-sharing business model to Indian cities.
Although Alexievich is widely translated into German, French and Swedish, winning a range of major prizes for her work, English editions of her work are sparse.
The winning companies range from a small, Hispanic-owned firm in Arizona to a defense manufacturer owned by the state-run Israel Aerospace Industries.
The winning ideas range from easier ways for small businesses to compare different current accounts to tools which automate their tax or make it easier to predict cash flow.
Plus, considering the drastically different price points for the three retailers (H&M winning designs range from $19.95 to $29.95; Macy's from $59 to $110; and Saks from $225 to $350), how will that work? 4. Why doesn't each designer get equal air time?
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Applications of the winning parts ranged from automotive, electronics, agricultural equipment, industrial and consumer products, aerospace/military, to medical devices.
Winning bids ranged from $25 for an old trash pump to $13,750 for a Dresser bulldozer.
