2008 Presidential Race – MySpace – Politics – Computers and the…
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- 2008 Presidential Race – MySpace – Politics – Computers and the…
- Baseball’s Unending Controversies
- Maiden concert leaves B’lore screaming for more
2008 Presidential Race – MySpace – Politics – Computers and the…
New York Times – Mar 18, 2007
This week the site will introduce a section dedicated to politics with an emphasis on the 2008 presidential election. Called the Impact channel it will be an online version of a town square a collection of links to political MySpace pages that will make it easier for the site’s 60 million American users per month many of them from the traditionally elusive and apathetic youth demographic to peruse the personal MySpace pages of so far 10 presidential candidates. The channel will be much like those on the site already devoted to music or video. By clicking into it and on the separate campaign pages users will be able to read candidate’s blogs view their personal videos and snapshots and link to other sites that discuss pet issues. Then theoretically users will add their favorite candidates to their friends list and their friends will add them too. The campaigns will spread virally in the 2008 campaign strategy of the moment. Some observers believe that such efforts by MySpace and other social networking sites might make them influential among voters in 2008.
Baseball’s Unending Controversies
sports-central.org – Mar 18, 2007
And for that Pete Rose should never ever ever be allowed back in baseball or in the Hall of Fame. METAL BATS”Aluminum Bats” were No. 43 overall in “Glow Pucks” and for good reason: other than the death of organ music and lights at Wrigley Field has there ever been another more barefaced insult to the fundamental traditions of baseball?This week the New York City Council voted to ban metal bats from high-school baseball games. It’ll require Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s signature if it’s to become law. Nostalgia isn’t the rallying cry for metal bat opponents — safety is. They claim that non-wood bats mean harder hits which means more injuries to young players. Those lobbying against the law including Little League Baseball argue that the injury data just isn’t there and that it’s based on “emotional anecdotes… And for that Pete Rose should never ever ever be allowed back in baseball or in the Hall of Fame. METAL BATS”Aluminum Bats” were No. 43 overall in “Glow Pucks” and for good reason: other than the death of organ music and lights at Wrigley Field has there ever been another more barefaced insult to the fundamental traditions of baseball?This week the New York City Council voted to ban metal bats from high-school baseball games. It’ll require Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s signature if it’s to become law. Nostalgia isn’t the rallying cry for metal bat opponents — safety is. They claim that non-wood bats mean harder hits which means more injuries to young players. Those lobbying against the law including Little League Baseball argue that the injury data just isn’t there and that it’s based on “emotional anecdotes.
Maiden concert leaves B’lore screaming for more
Screen Weekly – Mar 18, 2007
The five-member British band pumped out a nearly two-hour-long live set comprising its most popular tracks leaving fans panting for more. Kicking off with three tracks from their latest album A matter of life death Iron Maiden put the crowd in high gear with Wrathchild from the 1981 album Killers followed by classic maiden tracks The trooper Run to the hills Hallowed be thy name and Fear of the dark. The band’s skeletal mascot Eddie adorned the stage through paintings until midway through the show he made his first live appearance by popping up from an army tanker. Like front man and vocalist Bruce Dickinson had promised before the show there was a lot of sweating yelling and head banging… The five-member British band pumped out a nearly two-hour-long live set comprising its most popular tracks leaving fans panting for more. Kicking off with three tracks from their latest album A matter of life death Iron Maiden put the crowd in high gear with Wrathchild from the 1981 album Killers followed by classic maiden tracks The trooper Run to the hills Hallowed be thy name and Fear of the dark. The band’s skeletal mascot Eddie adorned the stage through paintings until midway through the show he made his first live appearance by popping up from an army tanker. Like front man and vocalist Bruce Dickinson had promised before the show there was a lot of sweating yelling and head banging. Dickinson’s trademark “come on scream for me” frequently rent the air above the guitar threesome of Dave Murray Adrian Smith and Janick Gers the bass guitar of Steve Harris and the tireless drum work of Nicko McBrain. The run-up to the show was marked by unprecedented frenzy in Bangalore despite a sizable feast of rock and roll in recent times.