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Remnant of the War on Poverty, Job Corps Is Still a Quiet Success
By JANE GROSS,
Published: February 17, 1992
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— After Alisa Campbell quit school in the ninth grade, she hung out at home with her grandmother, mother and sister, watched soap operas all day and lived off a welfare check.
After Thomas Helton dropped out of school, at about the same age, he flipped hamburgers at Burger King, quit because it was clear that only chumps worked for a living, and devoted himself to getting high, picking fights and trying to stay out of jail.
Ms. Campbell and Mr. Helton were part of a growing army of American young people so uneducated, unskilled, undisciplined and unsocialized that they often cannot keep jobs even if they are lucky enough to get them.
Unemployed and some say unemployable, they swell America's welfare rolls, fill its jails, bear its illegitimate children, terrorize its cities and raise concerns about its ability to compete in the international marketplace.
But Ms. Campbell and Mr. Helton have since taken a higher road than many of the nation's five million impoverished young men and women. They are model students at a Jobs Corps center here, one of 106 campuses across the nation that inconspicuously carry out a mission that dates back to 1964, when President Lyndon B. Johnson began the war on poverty and set about transforming some of America's most disadvantaged 16- to 22-year-olds into skilled, responsible workers.
Job Corps has had its ups and downs. It was slashed in the Nixon years, when it was called a wasteful extravagance, and was threatened with extinction during the Reagan Administration, when the President snidely compared the program's cost to that of Harvard University. But other critics are few and far between.
Students of Job Corps are its best advertisement, recruitment posters made flesh.
Today Ms. Campbell, an 18-year-old from Los Angeles, is working toward her high school equivalency diploma, studying computer programming, learning to get out of bed when the alarm rings and "controlling my attitude."
Mr. Helton, a 20-year-old from San Diego, is nearly done with his training in building maintenance, earns extra spending money as a leader in his Job Corps dormitory and says he now knows how to avoid drugs and get along with others.
Larry Deisler, the director of the Sacramento center, said: "I almost get goosebumps thinking of what we can do for these kids. And they're lost people otherwise." Success Out of the Limelight
Job Corps, a mix of vocational training, boarding school and boot camp, is widely hailed for its effectiveness and cost-efficiency, a Federal program that actually works. But despite rare consensus from government officials, elected leaders, economists and social scientists across the ideological spectrum, the program, which serves 62,000 young people a year, gets scant attention and struggles to hold its own in the annual budget minuet on Capitol Hill.
"The single most important social policy issue facing this country is what to do about disadvantaged youth," said Gordon Berlin, a senior vice president at the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation in New York City, which evaluates and develops social programs. "Job Corps is the only thing that seems to make a difference. This is right under our noses, and it's surprising to me we haven't given it more time or attention. It's a very valuable resource we could draw on. Why not double Job Corps?"
Proposals have lately been made to do something close to that. The National Commission on Children, a bipartisan study group appointed by the President and Congress, recommended last year that 10 new centers be opened immediately, at a total cost of $160 million, and 10 more each year for the next four years. And a coalition of organizations led by the National Association of Home Builders and the Childrens' Defense Fund is calling for 50 additional centers by the year 2000, an expansion expected to cost $1.16 billion.
But the Bush Administration's 1993 budget proposal, which sharply increases spending for Head Start, the other crown jewel of President Johnson's Great Society, seeks to interrupt an expansion of Job Corps. Six new centers had been authorized by Congress, with three of them near completion. The Bush budget redirects money from building the other three centers to maintaining old ones, asking for $910 million for Jobs Corps in the next fiscal year, down slightly from 1992.
"If we had the money, we would expand in a heartbeat," said Carolyn Goldberg, deputy assistant secretary for employment and training in the Department of Labor, which administers Job Corps. "But this is the only way we can see to maintain the quality of the program and live within the current spending ceilings." A Savior in Orrin Hatch
The biggest threat to the program came early in the Reagan Administration, when the President tried to eliminate it. The program's savior was Senator Orrin G. Hatch, a Utah conservative who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee.
Mr. Hatch said he became a convert to the Job Corps after his first visit to a center in his home state. "They take the worst of the worst and really help these kids," he said. "They get substitute parental training. They get taught values, responsibility, honesty, the kind of discipline that comes from working and the kind of pride that comes from being able to support yourself."


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The NFL Players Association has confirmed it is the target of a federal investigation into whether union leaders attempted to collude with NFL officials by holding secret meetings to discuss labor talks.
NFLPA official George Atallah said Tuesday the union has been cooperating with the Department of Labor probe, which came to light in a lawsuit filed against the union last week by NFLPA employee Mary Moran. Moran claims she was wrongfully removed from her job as director of human resources and placed on administrative leave with pay on Aug. 3 because of her role as a confidential informant in the investigation.
In court documents filed in District of Columbia Superior Court on Thursday, Moran said she provided investigators evidence that former NFLPA president Troy Vincent (FSY) and other union members met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Houston Texans owner Bob McNair, allegedly to provide the league access to confidential union information.
She alleged that NFLPA executive committee member Mark Bruener (FSY) and Texans player representative Kris Brown (FSY) also attended the meetings, which she claims were not authorized by or reported to the union. She alleged the meetings were a bid by union members to gain influence with the NFL while providing "owners a toehold in the NFLPA."
Moran also alleges NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith met with a Department of Justice official in a bid to stop the investigation in April, weeks after Smith was elected to the job to succeed Gene Upshaw, who died a year ago. Smith took over in mid-March, weeks after Moran became involved in the investigation.
Atallah, the NFLPA's assistant executive director for external affairs, dismissed the contents of the lawsuit.
"We are confident that the claims are without merit and therefore see no reason to comment on the specifics of the lawsuit," Atallah said.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league has not seen the lawsuit, but noted it's common for Goodell to meet with players and union executives, including Vincent.
"Not surprisingly, commissioner Goodell and other NFL executives had regular contact over many years with Gene Upshaw and other union executives, including Troy Vincent, on a wide range of matters," Aiello said. "These meetings included both active and retired players."
Aiello noted that Goodell has an open-door policy with players. He recently met with members of the Jets and Redskins and told them that players can contact him whenever they want.
Vincent declined comment. A former NFL defensive back, he spent four years as NFLPA president through March 2008. This March, he was one of four finalists in the running to take over as the union's executive director before losing in a vote to Smith.
The lawsuit was first reported by SportsBusiness Journal.
Seeking as much as $4 million in damages, Moran claims she was harassed by union officials and her reputation smeared in retaliation for her role in the investigation.
Moran said she uncovered the information while working with Upshaw.
She accused Vincent of orchestrating a failed coup attempt to unseat Upshaw. She also claims to have evidence that Vincent had been meeting with and corresponding with Goodell without the consent of Upshaw or other union officials.
Vincent has previously denied any allegations that he was behind any coup attempt. In March, The Associated Press read an e-mail sent to Vincent by Upshaw indicating that the former executive director had been grooming Vincent to be his successor. In the e-mail, Upshaw proposed forming a committee with former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to establish a succession plan with Vincent as the top candidate.
Upshaw and Vincent had a falling out in early 2008.
Moran is the daughter of U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, a Democrat from Virginia. She was hired by the NFLPA as an office assistant in 1993 and promoted to director of human resources in 2003. Her salary this year is $181,913, plus bonuses and benefits.
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By: Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh
Figures from Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA) have revealed that the overall internet penetration rate in the country increased from 40% to 40.7% as at the end of August, 2013.
This shoots up the number of data subscribers in Ghana to 10,564,180 at the end of August, 2013 from 10,344,322 at the end of July 2013, depicting a growth rate of 2.1%.
According to the Paarock Vanpercy-led NCA, MTN subscriber base increased from 5,968,583 in July 2013 to 6,053,183 at the end of August. The share of MTN's Subscriber base has marginally decreased from 57.70 % to 57.30%.
Similarly, during the period under review, Tigo's subscriber base increased from 1,415,710 to 1,468,383 representing 13.90% of the total market share.
Also, Vodafone's subscriber base increased from 1,086,912 to 1,139,306 representing 10.78 % of the total market share.
The telecom industry regulator was quick to add: "Airtel's subscriber base increased from 1,532,112 in the previous month to 1,615,729 as at the end of the month under review, this figure represents 15.29% of the total market share".
Glo's subscriber base reduced by 293,740 to 241,437 which represents 2.29% of the total market share as at the end of August, 2013.
Expresso's market share also declined from 0.46% to 0.44% as at the end of August, 2013. Their subscriber base totaled 46,142 at the end of the month under review.
Meanwhile, subscriber base for mobile voice telephony has shown a growth rate of 0.1 % from 27,244,579 subscribers recorded in July to 27,511,659 as at the end of August, 2013.
MTN maintained its position as the dominant mobile operator, however, its subscriber base reduced from 12,792,148 to 12,740,003 as at the end of August, 2013, while Vodafone's subscriber base of 5,792,061 in July increased to 5,834,004 in August 2013, representing 21.21% of the market share.
The NCA noted that tiGo's subscriber base shot up to 3,785,738 representing 13.76 % of the market share. Again, Airtel's subscriber base at the end of August, 2013 also indicated an increase from 3,117,543 to 3,366,252 subscribers which represents 12.24% of the total market share.
Glo's market share from July reduced from 6.00% to 5.92% as at the end of August 2013, with a subscriber base of 1,629,369.
Expresso maintained a market share of 0.57% with their subscriber base increasing from 154,824 to 156,293 as at the end of August, 2013, according to the regulator.


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Although there were many tests and attempts to produce a player controlled game viewed on a screen, the first "video game" was the obscure Computer Space released in 1971. Computer Space was a space shooter in which the player would control a rocket ship defending itself from attacks by UFOs. Despite its action theme, Computer Space earned lukewarm reception, and was viewed as too confusing by many players. Therefore, Computer Space has largely been forgotten.
In 1972, PONG was released in arcades, and was an instant hit, drawing massive popularity. Due to its strong reception, a home version was released in 1975. Owing to PONG's critical acclaim, many developers began to create their own PONG "clones", leading to the creation of the video game industry.
Following the crash of the video game industry (resulting from an abundance of PONG clones), a Japanese game company known as Taito created a video game called Space Invaders, the game was incredibly well received (similar to the success of PONG), and led the gaming industry into its golden age.
At the beginning of the turn of the century, the electronics company Sony, was boosted by the success of the PlayStation console. In 2000, Sony launched the PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 2 was immensely popular, crushing Sega's Dreamcast, (causing Sega to discontinue the 18 month old console). Microsoft, (in an attempt to compete with Sony), released the Xbox in 2001. The Xbox instantly sold out, and outperformed the PS2. Nintendo entered the console race as well, developing the Nintendo GameCube. The GameCube was decently received (although it drew some criticism for its appearance), Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo were viewed by most as the top three game system companies of the decade, and the three competed fiercely for the next few years with Microsoft releasing the Xbox 360, Nintendo releasing the Nintendo Wii, and Sony releasing the PlayStation 3.
The early to mid 2000s also marked the beginning of many notable game series, such as the Halo series, the Call of Duty series, and the Assassin's Creedseries to name a few.
In 2010, Bethseda Softworks published Fallout: New Vegas, part of the Fallout series, a post-apocalyptic RPG series. The game received positive reviews, and gained Bethesda name recognition in the gaming world. Bethseda later published The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim which became immensely popular. Bethesda went on to release several other titles that received very positive reception, including The Elder Scrolls Online, Prey 2, and Fallout 4.
TellTale Games (of Sam and Max fame), released the The Walking Dead Video Game in 2012, the game received massive acclaim, winning over 80 GOTY awards. Riding on the superb reception of The Walking Dead, TellTale developed many other games over the next few years, such as The Walking Dead 400 Days, The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead Game Season 2, Tales From The Borderlands, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead Game Season 3, and Breaking Bad The Video Game, all of these games being well received.
Over the decade, Naughty Dog had notoriety for having helmed the popular Uncharted series. After releasing the Last of Us in 2013, the company became highly successful, and Naughty Dog created two sequels to the game. The sequels did not receive as much acclaim as the original, but were still popular nonetheless.
Following the mediocre reception of the Wii U, as well as Paper Mario: Sticker Star's poor showing among fans of the Paper Mario RPG series, Nintendo began to struggle. They were further hurt when the GameSpy Network (which Nintendo used several of their servers from) was shut down on May 31st 2014. However, following the positive reception of Mario Kart 8 Nintendo was able to stay afloat in the video game business. Nintendo was later stimulated in 2015 with the release of Paper Mario 5, which was able to win back over fans of the first two Paper Mario titles.
In 2014, the Oculus Rift was created by Oculus VR. The device enabled gamers to control games by turning their head in various directions. The Oculus revolutionized the gaming world. Later in 2014, the social networking enterprise, Facebook, bought Oculus VR.
Resulting from major successes for Bethesda, Telltale, Naughty Dog, and Nintendo, these companies become the "go to four" for video games. Microsoft held a distant fifth in popularity, having been damaged with the controversial release of the Xbox One. Sony continued to sport some success, but was not as popular, as the console war had essentially ended, and Sony's sells had primarily consisted of consoles, and not games.
The Oculus A
In 2022, Oculus VR released their first real console called the Oculus A. The Oculus A operated similarly to the Kinect add-on for Xbox consoles previously released by Microsoft, the difference being the Oculus A was compatible with the Oculus Rift II (the sleeker, upgraded sequel to the Oculus Rift), and allowed an advanced voice command system. The Oculus A was given a rather large boost in popularity, when then-President Rand Paul, bought a copy of the system for the White House, one moment of note came when a press photo-shoot was done in the White House of Paul, Vice President Cruz, and the White House Chief of Staff, playing various sports games on the system. Following the surge in popularity for the A, there was a technological "gold rush" by various gaming companies to have their games released on the system, one company that was exceptionally sucessful in this venture was DICE, who were able to have one of their military based games (Battlefield: Brothers in arms) published by Oculus. Brothers in Arms was widely successful, and was named by some as the best military simulator of all time, and was praised for its well detailed graphics, as well as realistic voice acting.
Changes in video game's place in culture
- By 2020, video games are no longer viewed as a useless waste of time, and are respected as a form of media on the same level of television, movies, the internet, books, and even art.
- The majority of people have ceased to blame tragedies such as shootings, and murders on video games.
- Most children are allowed to play video games, and barring a child from doing so is considered as abnormal as banning a child from watching television.
- Gamers have an equal amount of women and men.
- Video games based off the wars of the early 21st century are no longer considered controversial. However, video games involving the American-Militia war are rare and considered a sensitive topic throughout the 2020s, 2030s and somewhat in the 2040s.


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Over three-quarters of London transport customers want alternative ways to pay for their journeys such as contactless payments
Over three-quarters of Transport for London customers want alternative ways to pay for their journeys, with contactless payments the preferred alternative to Oyster and cash for 45% of respondents, according to research.
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The study revealed that 88% of London transport customers user Oyster cards, but 77% said they wanted more options other than the Oyster and cash. Oyster cards, which were launched in July 2003, use NFC (near-field communications) and radio frequency identification (RFID) style technology.
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Integrating Educational Technology in the Classroom
McGill course code: EDPT 200
Fall 2016, Mondays 6:05 to 8:55 pm
Educaton Bldg. ~ Room 627
Instructor: Sam Bruzzese (email: email@example.com & Twitter: @sam_bruzzese)
Course Web Site: http://edpt200.mcgill.ca (live syllabus available on Sept. 1: http://bit.ly/edpt200syllf16)
Mightybell Site: http://bit.ly/mightybellf16
Course Hashtag: #edpt200
Course Mindmap: EDPT 200 Structured Overview
Course Wiki: Transforming Tech
Course Description:
The course is designed to help practicing and future teachers integrate technology in their daily teaching practices. It is a practical, hands-on course that is grounded in constructivist learning theory. The participants will learn by engaging in authentic tasks in a project-based learning environment.
"Technology cannot teach students. Rather, learners teach technologies. Meaningful learning will result when technologies engage learners in the following:
- Knowledge construction, not reproduction
- Conversation, not reception
- Articulation, not repetition
- Collaboration, not competition
- Reflection, not prescription"
Students who complete the course will meet the requirements of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. Here's the new(2016) Student Standards from ISTE
Typical weekly schedule:
6:05-6:25: Observations from previous class; introduction of weekly theme & hands-on activities
6:25-6:50: Group discussion and reflections on readings
6:50-7:50: Main topic for week
7:50-8:40: Hands-on activities and lab
8:40-8:55: Wrap up
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, the main focus of the course will be to make sure you learn how to integrate technology in the classroom.
Course Objectives:
- To instill a desire to learn to use technology in the classroom.
- To understand how computers can and are being used in classrooms today.
- To understand and use Web 2.0 technologies and multi-media authoring tools.
- To develop skills in integrating computers in different curriculum areas.
- To gain an understanding of the Quebec Education Plan (elementary and high school).
Course Text (Required):
Transforming Learning With New Technologies (3rd edition) by Maloy, Verock, Edwards and Woolf (Pearson) is the required text for the class. Please purchase the Access Card or the loose-leaf edition at the McGill Bookstore —> BEFORE class 2. I would buy the access card as it's more economical.
You may also rent the book ~ however note that rental is in US funds.
This course directly targets the development and mastery of the following professional teacher competencies (Quebec Education Department):
- #1:to act as a professional inheritor, critic and interpreter of knowledge or culture when teaching students (i.e. student teachers are able to evaluate the role of media in today's society both positive and negative).
- # 8: to integrate information and communications technologies (ICT) in the preparation and delivery of teaching/learning activities and for the instructional management and professional development purposes.
- #10: to cooperate with members of the teaching team in carrying out tasks involving the development and evaluation of the competencies targeted in the programs of study, taking into account the students concerned.
- #11: to engage in professional development individually and with others ((i.e. student teachers will use Web 2.0 technologies to participate in professional learning communities).
The students who successfully complete the course will also be able to:
- "demonstrate critical judgement regarding the real benefits and limitations of ICT as teaching and learning resources;
- demonstrate a general understanding of the possibilities offered by ICT (and the internet in particular) for teaching and learning, and know how to integrate ICT in a functional manner into teaching/learning activities, when appropriate;
- use ICT effectively in different aspects of his or her intellectual and professional life: communication, research, information processing, evaluation, interaction with colleagues or experts, etc;
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Somebody should make a timeline of every time the NBA has ever made some kind of blanket denial, unsupported by evidence, and then follow-up to see how it turned out.
The point would be, of course, that the NBA is asking us to trust blanket denials right now -- David Stern calls Donaghy's latest claims "baseless" and the desperate acts of a convicted felon -- in the face of some of the most serious charges imaginable, from a former referee.
I am open-minded to all sides of this debate at this point. These are dueling assertions, with precious little evidence. Certainly, you wouldn't want to believe Tim Donaghy without some supporting evidence.
The same goes, I'm afraid, based on recent history, for the NBA.
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"On a personal level, having been on the receiving end of a blanket denial from the NBA," expalins Wolfers, "I know as a fact that it was not well thought through. Clearly, this business, like every business, is run by PR."
Wolfers is one of the most respected names in economics. And he was also the lead author of that paper about racial bias among NBA referees that got people so worked up a year ago.
That paper prompted the NBA to say all kinds of things about Wolfers' work, including calling is sloppy and ludicrous. From an Associated Press article of May 2007:
Speaking before Friday's Game 6 of a playoff series between Toronto and New Jersey, Stern said of the report: "My major concern about it is that it's wrong."
"This is a bum rap, that's all," Stern said. "This is a bum rap, and if it is going to be laid on us it should be laid on us by basis of some people who are purported to be scholars in a publication that purports to hold us up to a higher standard -- a little bit more should have been done."
And, of course, there was a blanket denial, that was backed with grand claims that the NBA had better information proving Wolfers wrong.
Much like during this referee scandal, the NBA conducted an internal investigation, and then pronounced the matter settled in their favor without taking the step of letting the public see what the people in the league office know.
The only problem was that the NBA was evidently not working with the best facts available, and in the final analysis was almost certainly wrong all along. That notion is supported by countless economists who have vouched for Wolfers' work, and even, apparently, the NBA's own secretive internal study, which was eventually handed over to Wolfers and media outlets.
Wolfers has given academic talks about how, upon further review, the evidence supports his initial assertions, despite the NBA's protestations. He plans to publish those findings at some point.
ESPN's Lester Munson did an excellent job, at the time, detailing the situation.
Why did the NBA suddenly give Wolfers its study? "I believe they were tired of the criticism that they had not given it to us," he said. "And I don't think they really knew what their study said."
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In a statement they said: "Having listened to the concerns of the family of Pte Geoff Gray, Surrey Police reviewed the case.
"As a result of the review the force has decided to reinvestigate the death and appointed a senior officer, Det Ch Insp Colin Sutton.
"The same officer has also taken responsibility for the investigation into the death of Pte James Collinson.
"New to both inquiries, DCI Sutton will bring a completely open mind to the process."
The Grays have welcomed the news."We are over the moon that the case has been reopened and, hopefully, at long last, we will get some answers," Mrs Gray said.
"Whether this is a political move, or whether it has come about because the massive media interest has caused embarrassment, we don't know.
"If Geoff's death had been investigated thoroughly in the first place we would never have had to go this far."
The circumstances surrounding his death have been shrouded in mystery after several discrepancies were brought to light at the inquest over the number of shots fired.
The Grays also claim their son had a black eye, bruises on his chest and two bright red lines around his neck when they went to view his body.
And, in a new twist, police have revealed that they are aware of two other potentially suspicious deaths of soldiers at the Deepcut barracks in 1995.
Pte Cheryl James, 18, was discovered in November 1995 lying in woodland just outside the garrison.
She had been on patrol and was found with her rifle lying next to her.
Six months earlier Pte Sean Benton, 20, was found dead with five gunshot wounds, four of which were understood to have been fired from long range.
It was reported that the Army classified both deaths as "intentional and self-inflicted".
Mrs Gray said: "In a way it is worrying because we have no idea what the investigation will uncover about how our son died.
"But we will not be able to rest until all the facts have come out."


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Inside pitch
A yen for Ichiro - all of him
The Yankees are the favorites for
Barry Bonds' services if the Giants, as expected, allow him to
walk at the end of the season. The Mets blew it by not trading for Gary
Sheffield, and they are paying the price with one of the most impotent
offenses in the league. Several owners are predicting privately that any
new labor agreement will reduce free agency service time from six years
to five years, if not four. Braves' All-Star catcher Javier Lopez
says he plans to explore the free-agent market this winter. The Rockies'
bullpen is such a mess that they already have added six relievers to the
roster since the final week of spring training. Giants reliever Alan
Embree, who came up with the Cleveland Indians, wears a cap with the
words "No Heart" and "Throw-in" written underneath the bill. Those were
the words Embree says Indians general manager John Hart used to
describe him when he traded him along with Kenny Lofton to the
Braves for David Justice and Marquis Grissom. "I felt like
calling him (Hart) up wondering where he was going for his next job so
I could stay away from him," Embree said. Jeff Fassero has been
a godsend for the Cubs, saving six games during Tom Gordon's absence.
Fassero came into the season with 10 career saves and was mainly a starter
for the last seven years.
- Bob Nightengale
Why isn't Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki dressing
at his locker? Could it be because there's a bounty on his body?
Rumors are circulating that a Japanese publication has
offered a $1 million reward for a photo of Suzuki in the buff, according to
the Tacoma News Tribune.
"We've heard about it," said Ted Heid, Mariners'
director of Pacific Rim scouting. "We've heard that it might even be as high
as $2 million."
Anything's possible. Last year a Japanese reporter used
a hidden camera to snag a photo of Seattle closer Kazuhiro Sasaki at
a pub.
The song: It's really all about the money
The man who gave us Willie, Mickey and the Duke (Talkin'
Baseball), Terry Cashman, is back with a catchy, country-tinged spoof
of last winter's big free-agent signings: The Money Doesn't Matter To Me.
"There's nothing wrong with making money," Cashman says.
"but it's comical that so many pro athletes cite
every reason in the world for going to a new job
except that their new employers are making them very rich."
Alex Rodriguez, Mike Hampton and Manny Ramirez
all get tweaked in Cashman's song. Of Ramirez, he sings: Cleveland
rocks/but I'm going to the Sox/and the money doesn't matter to me.
The irony is, anybody who's met Ramirez knows money really
doesn't matter to him. He lives like a guy making minimum wage.
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Talk about your Wiki wackiness: Last week in a game against
San Diego, San Francisco pinch-runner Calvin Murray was caught in a rundown
between second and third when the ball bounced in the dirt.
Padres catcher Wiki Gonzalez momentarily lost the
ball, then found it ... in his chest protector. He threw to second to
try to get Murray, who was able to advance to third when the Padres left the
base uncovered.
A big screw-up by Gonzalez? Actually, it was just a lot
of unnecessarily burned energy by Murray. According to Rule 5:09(g), "the ball
becomes dead and runners advance one base when a pitched ball lodges in the
umpire's or catcher's mask or paraphernalia."
A pitched ball? Thrown? Apparently it's all semantics.
Heavy demand for Green
According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, Philadelphia
general manager Ed Wade and Cincinnati GM Jim Bowden were talking
about a deal for (former Reds pitcher) Mike Remlinger back in 1999. "I
offered (pitcher) Tyler Green," Wade said. "Jim said he would do the
deal if I would include (senior adviser) Dallas Green. I laughed, but
he was serious. Dallas said, 'You should have taken the deal.'
"Looking back, I let a slightly overweight, slightly middle-aged
man stand in the way of us getting a quality left-hander."
Memorabilia too pricey - even for a player
Reds first baseman Sean Casey refuses to be held
A fan sitting in the right field stands caught Casey's
two-run homer last Monday the first hit and home run at PNC Park. He
said he'd give Casey the ball for $5,000. No sale.
"The ball doesn't mean $5,000 to me," Casey said.
Still a lefty, still alive
Reliever Norm Charlton, 38, is back for a third
stint with the Mariners and his eighth season playing for manager Lou
Piniella, who also had him for three years in Cincinnati. "Lefties kind
of have nine lives," Charlton says, "and maybe I've used up seven of them."
Well. ... maybe eight.
A spring 'Bee' game
A swarm of bees on the right field auxiliary scoreboard
caused a 9-minute delay in the start of Sunday's game between the Los Angeles
Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
As Dodgers leadoff man Tom Goodwin was ready to
step into the batter's box, home plate umpire Greg Gibson halted the
game when the bees were spotted.
The game finally started with the bees still massed on
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Housing Blogs Throw Stones
As Real-Estate Prices Plummet, Online Critics Get Nastier; Pricey House, Juicy Target
"Simply laughable. Ugly exterior and priced with copious amounts of grandiosity."
"This is what happens when you are filthy rich. No one tells you, you have bad taste."
Selling your home could be bad for your ego. The above quotes are recent comments on real-estate blogs -- online journals that often post photos of new sales listings and allow readers to add their thoughts anonymously. Thanks to the housing crisis, real-estate blogs are blooming not only in number, but in nastiness, as thousands of strangers swap stinging critiques of high-end homes hitting the market.
And bloggers say the pricier the house, the juicier the target. On SocketSite.com, a recent posting about a 7,000-square-foot home with four adjoining units listed at $16.95 million attracted about a dozen comments, including the suggestion that the home "be bought by Transylvania for use as their embassy." An $11.5 million listing on the blog Real Estate Stalker inspired this alliteration: "Everything inside is nothing but beige and barf!"
"The current real-estate market has brought out the worst in people," says David Gibbons, director of community relations for Seattle-based Zillow.com, a real-estate site where people can comment on discussion boards.
Where Gripers Go
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Lists open houses in the Manhattan Beach area of Los Angeles
Redfin, redfin.com/home
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San Francisco real estate "tips, trends and the local scoop"
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Last summer, posters grew so "aggressively rude" at Brooklyn blog Brownstoner.com that founder Jonathan Butler began requiring every user to register with the site before they could post. "It got to the point where I couldn't leave my desk for half an hour," says Mr. Butler, who deletes inappropriate posts on his site.
The surge in verbal abuse doesn't seem to be damaging the housing-blog business. Curbed.com, which has sites for New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, has seen its unique-visitor numbers climb to a million a month from 400,000 a month last year. Traffic has doubled on Brownstoner.com in the past year and spiked 11% in the first two weeks of October, compared to the month prior. At SocketSite.com comments are up about 25% over the past three months alone.
Some real-estate veterans chalk up the anger to frustrated would-be buyers living in cities where home prices are still out of reach. "Blogs are a great forum to vent that anger," says Will Rogers, an agent with New York-based Fenwick Keats Goodstein, whose client's brownstone, listed at $2.99 million, was recently slammed on a blog for its resemblance to an "average rental apartment."
The phenomenon is also helped by the growing popularity of posting multiple photos of a new listing online, which allow would-be critics to tour properties from the comfort of their computers.
The skewering of fancy properties can be wicked fun -- unless you're the owner. One day this month, neuroradiologist Luis Fernandez was taken aback to see his four-story, 4,100-square-foot Brooklyn home, listed for sale at $2.5 million, on Brownstoner.com. The blog razzed Dr. Fernandez's home, calling it "McMansion chic" and predicting price reductions.
Readers quickly chimed in, citing overuse of track lighting and black granite and calling the border on the bathtub "hideous" and the furniture "cheesy." "They're probably hipsters -- people who live really grungy," counters Dr. Fernandez, noting that the bathroom tiles are handmade and the "cheesy" furniture cost over $100,000. "I didn't really want to buy it -- that was my wife -- but that's another subject," he adds.
Dr. Fernandez also notes that a smaller house in the neighborhood recently sold for more and scoffs at the notion that he ruined the character with his renovations. Still, he says his five-year-old son was thrilled to see it on the computer.
In San Francisco, Andrew Lochart had never heard of SocketSite.com until he was told by his agent that his newly listed three-bedroom, mid-century-modern home had debuted on the site this month. When he read the comments, Mr. Lochart says he was tempted to shoot back at his critics and post "Let's see photos of your house." He didn't, and the house, with an asking price of $1.1 million, subsequently had three offers and sold.
Some owners are fighting back. When commenters attacked his Manhattan Beach, Calif. house, Peter Bohlinger began defending the home with his own anonymous posts. But after a few weeks, Mr. Bohlinger, a real-estate investor, gave up. "I have just stopped reading it because it was making me so mad," he says. His house still hasn't sold.
Some agents are also going on the offensive. Northwest Multiple Listings Service recently won a case against Redfin.com to stop the online company from letting people search and comment on its listings. But most agents acknowledge they have no way to control what people say. "It's damaging. It's negative and destructive, mean-spirited and pointless," says Judith Lief, an agent with Warren Lewis Realty Associates in New York. "What can I do?"
Web sites say any misinformation can be easily corrected. And while agents worry about negative posts from rivals, sites say agents rarely comment in disguise to talk a property down. Instead, agents usually try to shill their own listings. "Agents come on and try to list 20 different comments under 20 different names, all saying positive things," says Adam Koval, SocketSite.com's editor in chief.
At least one seller figured out how to tame the mob. On Sept. 30, Skei Saulnier learned from friends that her 1,020-square-foot Brooklyn duplex, on the market for $849,000, had popped up on Brownstoner.com. She logged on and learned that her condo's kitchen is "functionally obsolescent" and her bedrooms are too small.
So the 31-year-old stay-at-home mom began posting herself, identifying herself as the owner and replying directly to each criticism. "I just cooked dinner for my family in my 'functionally obsolescent' kitchen," she wrote. "It's one of my favorite rooms in the house and whenever we have company we spend most of our time in the eat-in kitchen."
The reaction: lots of praise. "Brave to come here and post. I commend you," was a typical response. The comments became much nicer after that. Ms. Saulnier says she then invited her commenters to come to the open house.
But when the day arrived, none of the blog commenters identified themselves, if they came at all. Ms. Saulnier thinks they were too embarrassed. The duplex is now under contract.
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Etisalat Connects Manchester City Supporters
Abu Dhabi, 6 October 2010: Celebrating its first year of partnership with Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) as its 'Official Global Telecommunication Partner', Etisalat today announced the 'Etisalat - MCFC Mobile' platform; the Etisalat - MCFC Mobile service.
The mobile service provides City supporters with live news feeds, video on demand services, mobile downloads of images, ringtones and wallpapers, player profiles, news and much more.
Available in Arabic and English, the 'Etisalat - MCFC Mobile' service has a special video section that will thrill customers with on-demand clips and download options from the featured match clips and interviews.
Customers will be able to subscribe starting from next month. For smartphone customers, the service usage will be considered regular Internet surfing using the customer's data package subscription. Unlimited Blackberry customers will not be charged data usage for this service.
Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of Manchester City FC, said on the occasion of the launch: "The latest development of the Etisalat – MCFC Mobile portal is a wonderfully easy way for all of Etisalat's customers and our UAE supporters to stay connected with the Club."
Nasser Bin Obood, Acting CEO, Etisalat commented: "The first year of our partnership with Man City has come to fruition with marked achievements of our objectives. We offered Man City fans, from amongst our customers, the opportunity of a lifetime to visit the Club and experience the Premier League matches live in the City of Manchester Stadium and to meet with their favorite Man City stars.
"Today we progress to a new and significant phase in our partnership as we announce this attractive service to the UAE's Premier League football fans, in association with Man City, to keep them forever connected with all the Man City action. We take pride in this successful collaboration and dedicate our first year's achievement to our customers", he added.
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Leveraging radio as a platform for political advertising has been a long-standing demand of the industry as radio caters to 99 per cent of India's population. With the I&B Ministry giving its nod to political advertising on radio, the hear-hear medium is expected to rake in the revenues. However, the need of the hour is clarifications from the Election Commission so that radio is optimally utilised with the upcoming Assembly elections.
exchange4media spoke to a cross-section of people in the media fraternity to gauge their reactions to this development. While the radio players were optimistic about the move, print players say they don't feel any threat.
Nisha Narayanan, Project Head, S FM, opined, "Although this move boosts the revenue potential, we should maintain decorum so as to ensure that we don't become a medium to patronise mud-slinging of political parties. The ads should be development-based and potent with information. However, we need clarification as to how the political ads will be monitored. Will the election commission take forward the TV experience of vetting the ads before broadcasting? If yes, how will they monitor it centrally and regionally? Also, political ads are time-bound."
Raking in the revenues
Prashant Panday, CEO, Radio Mirchi, said, "Radio being allowed to air political ads were long-awaited. Radio Mirchi was aggressively pushing the case for the same. At the juncture of the economic meltdown and the elections looming large, this comes as a good development. Political parties will chart out an ad budget of roughly Rs 300-500 crore, out of which Rs 50-60 crore will be invested in advertising on radio."
Monica Nayyar Patnaik, Director, Eastern Media Ltd, too, stressed that radio should not be neglected as a medium to broadcast political ads. "Radio barons are as responsible as any other media player, so why are they singled out? The need of the hour is an immediate call by the I&B Ministry so as to make use of radio in the upcoming elections. No doubt political advertising on radio will generate revenues, but it is like any other jingle on the radio," she added.
Anand Chakravarthy, Vice President - Marketing, Big FM, noted, "With the prevalent festive season, radio has inventory opening up for advertising. So, political ads on radio are like any other gateway for revenue. With the Assembly elections round the corner and Lok Sabha elections next year, all political parties can utilise radio as an efficient medium owing to its widespread reach."
The Multiplier Effect
Vineet Singh Hukmani, CEO, Radio One, said, "Our inventories are in a good position as Radio One devotes 9 minutes an hour to advertising. Therefore, political advertising will easily fit in the picture. In addition to this, conglomerates who own a print publication and radio channel will be at a better footing vis-à-vis revenues as political parties will advertise in both media. This will also boost the contingent of the small players of radio."
According to Ranjan Bargotra, President, Crayons Advertising, "The obvious implication of this move is the revenue hike in the radio sector. Interestingly, political ads broadcast on radio will complement other media. Conglomerates who own a radio channel and a newspaper would benefit the most."
With the exorbitant investments expected in political advertising on radio despite the economic meltdown, the print industry remains unperturbed.
Ravi Dhariwal, CEO - Publishing, Bennett, Coleman & Co, said, "I don't think it will make any difference to the print industry. With TV coming in, print wasn't impacted initially. They will create advertising fit in every medium. It is a welcome move." Shashi Shekhar, Editor, Amar Ujala, too, was of the same opinion.
KK Goenka, Vice-President, Prabhat Khabar, said, "We welcome the decision of allowing political ads on radio. It is a big step and will benefit the radio industry. There is, however, no threat to the print players as radio has a different segment and a different target audience."
Tarun Nigam, Executive Director, Starcom MediaVest Group (North), too, felt that this move would not affect other media. He said, "Radio is a very localised and effective medium. Both the media have there own importance. The overall chunk of print will get impacted."
Mona Jain, India Head, Strategic Investments, India Media Exchange, said, "The radio industry will gain a lot by this move. I don't think it will have an impact on the other media."
A widely welcomed move, now the onus of clarifications to the radio broadcasters is on the Election Commission. The election regulatory body needs to intimate the radio players as to whether they would follow the TV guidelines or whether radio will have separate guidelines.
(With additional inputs by Pallavi Goorha)
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