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Obama brings the Olympics to the White House Our Website -
Washington Post
By Patricia Zengerle (Front King Juan Carlos of Spain is
Row Washington) traveling to Denmark to argue on (Most Popular - Google News)
Submitted at 9/16/2009 4:22:02 PM behalf of Madrid. Brazilian Submitted at 9/16/2009 3:20:11 PM
President Luiz Inacio Lula da
President Obama deeply Silva is making the case for Rio. Kanyelicio.us is a site with one
disappointed his hometown Japan is sending its new prime purpose: To make Kanye West
Chicago when he announced that minister and its royal family for insult your own site. Simply type
he would not go to Copenhagen Tokyo, backers of Chicago’s bid in the URL "http:// kanyelicio.us/"
next month to personally make note bitterly. and after the final "/" put in your
the city’s case for hosting the “U.S. organizers have Michelle own domain. For example, here's
2016 Olympics, so he and first Obama and are working on Oprah Kanye insulting TechCrunch.
lady Michelle Obama, who is Winfrey — two of the most Hours of endless fun.
going in his stead, on Wednesday popular women on the planet,” the You may recall that back in
brought the Olympics to the Chicago Tribune wrote in an May, West wrote a long,
White House instead. editorial.“Still, it would escape no capitalized, rant against Twitter.
Former Olympic and one’s notice if Barack Obama He was mad about people
paralympic athletes, Chicago took a pass on securing the pretending to be him on the
officials and local schoolchildren Olympics for his hometown. service. I'm not sure if he ever got
attended the event on the White “Mr. President, you need to be his own name, but that account is
House lawn, where the president there,” the newspaper wrote. now suspended. Poor Kanye.
and first lady both spoke and PHOTO CREDITS: U.S.
watched judo and gymnastic President Barack Obama is joined
demonstrations. The president Committee, but offered an excuse. and it is speculated that she may by first lady, Michelle Obama, BusinessEurope slams
even joined in with some of the “The good news is I’m sending a make the trip to Copenhagen with and Olympic gold medalist Jackie German Opel rescue
athletes, earning a gentle jibe more compelling superstar to Oprah WInfrey, the Chicago talk Joyner Kersee (R) as they watch a
from his wife. Judo demonstration during an (Financial Times - US
represent the city and country we show host and media magnate homepage)
“You should have seen the love, and that is our first lady, who is consistently rated one of Olympic Games event on the
president in there fencing,” she Michelle Obama,” he said. the most popular and admired South Lawn of the White House Submitted at 9/17/2009 5:29:47 AM
said. “It was pathetic, but he Michelle Obama is hugely Americans. But proponents of the in Washington, September 16,
passed the baton really well.” 2009 and Obama uses a plastic BusinessEurope slams German
popular — her approval ratings city’s bid worry they will not be Opel rescue
Obama said he was too busy exceed her husband’s, which have enough, as the other three finalists saber to show his fencing stance.
working on healthcare reform to Both from REUTERS/Larry By Tony Barber in Brussels
sunk as he works to push through are all sending their heads of state Published: September 17 2009
travel to Copenhagen on Oct. 2 to his sweeping healthcare plan — to make their cases to the IOC. Downing
lobby the International Olympic 09:40 | Last updated: September
17 2009 13:29
NY college student investigated for gang rape hoax (AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News) jerry buzzed up: Lady Dai tomb 5 seconds ago 2009-09-
Submitted at 9/17/2009 6:06:40 AM among richest finds in China 17T07:26:44-07:00
history
2 Politics/ Internet News Record
Peter, Paul & Mary's Mary Travers deals would boost oil production
in Venezuela by about 900,000
barrels per day.
the US government are still the
mainstay of the Venezuelan
energy industry.
Dies at 72 - People Magazine Investors in Venezuela's oil
industry have complained for
months that a lack of government
The Venezuelan leader will
hope that these multibillion dollar
deals, signed with countries which
(Most Popular - Google News) a message of peace and harmony. human beings, and those targeted investment in infrastructure has are more friendly to his "21st
Submitted at 9/17/2009 5:38:09 AM Their music also brought them by racism and discrimination; the hurt production. Century Socialist Revolution",
five Grammys, 13 Top-40 hits powerless, the infirm, the poor … Multi-polar world will give him further economic
At their peak in the early 1960s, (six of them in the Top 10), and Mary helped awaken mainstream Speaking on state television, Mr
P e t e r Y a r r o w , N o e l " P a u l " eight gold and five platinum independence from Washington.
America to the humanizing Chavez said the deal with China Print Sponsor
Stookey and Mary Travers were albums. message of folk music. She was over three years and that the
affectionately referred to as "Two In a message posted on her Web reached millions of people in the investment would go towards
Beards and a Blonde," but site, "family, friends and loving struggle to guarantee social justice
everyone knew Peter, Paul and associates" of Travers and her
Mary as the socially active, soft- former bandmates delivered the
for all and has left a profound and US to shelve European missile shield
lasting impact on all of us. Each
singing, guitar-strumming trio following message, which reads of us, many in profoundly (Financial Times - US diplomatic sources have
behind such folk hits as "If I Had in part: personal ways, will deeply miss homepage) confirmed to the Financial Times.
a Hammer," "Lemon Tree," "Mary Travers fought cancer and her and the gifts she has given us Submitted at 9/17/2009 6:59:21 AM In a decision that will
"Blowin' in the Wind," "Leaving its consequent illnesses with an – as an artist, as a triumphant role significantly boost US relations
on a Jet Plane" and "Puff, the i n s p i r i n g s t r e n g t h a n d model, and as a dear, beloved The Obama administration is set with Russia, the White House will
Magic Dragon," among others. determination, maintaining a friend." to announce on Thursday that it drop the Bush-era scheme, which
Now, the blonde is gone. Mary p o s i t i v e o u t l o o k a n d Kentucky-born and Greenwich will drop plans to build a missile- Moscow has described as a threat
Travers, 72, died Wednesday in a uncomplaining spirit throughout. Village-raised, Travers was a defence system in Poland and the to its security.
Connecticut hospital after a long Mary's life and legacy remain a longtime resident of Redding, Czech Republic, western
battle with leukemia. great American treasure. She was Conn. Her husband, Ethan Out of this world
With songs that existed on a passionate singer of songs, Robbins; daughters, Alicia and
several levels – "If I Had a songs that have enlightened us Erika; sister Ann Gordon, Ph.D,; By Fiona Miller (Flickr Blog) making photo management an
Hammer" and "Blowin' in the and moved us to action as citizens and granddaughters, Wylie and Submitted at 9/17/2009 5:12:35 AM easy, natural and collaborative
Wind" were interpreted as pleas of America and the world. She Virginia, survive her. process. Get comments, notes,
for racial equality – Peter, Paul never failed to champion those • About Flickr and tags on your photos, post to
and Mary brought beatniks into most in need, those most deprived Flickr is a revolution in photo any blog, share and more!
the mainstream and helped spread of their rights as citizens and storage, sharing and organization,
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Kingdom come
(The Economist: News government have deteriorated Buganda caucus is a substantial the lands bill coupled with an an astute political operator and it
analysis) badly during the past year over force in parliament. However, increase in public funds directed would be folly to write him off.
Submitted at 9/16/2009 3:25:18 AM differences on a proposed lands with the memory of suppression towards the kingdom's dilapidated He has presided over 20 years of
bill. The kingdom views the bill under previous regimes fading-- infrastructure. stability and uninterrupted
Sep 16th 2009 as a government scheme to gain Mr Museveni has ruled for 23 Running for election in 2011 is economic growth, an immense
From the Economist control over its land resources years--and with the allocation of looking like an increasingly achievement for a country
Intelligence Unit ViewsWire while the administration argues senior government positions (at daunting prospect for Mr emerging from years of misrule in
Uganda's president faces serious that it will simply improve land some stage the prime minister, Museveni, who has become the 1980s. Some of the posturing
opposition from a region that was security. vice-president and finance accustomed to winning fairly from Buganda would die down if
once the bedrock of his support The confrontation acquired minister have all been Baganda) easily. The battle with Buganda they were given assurances about
The Ugandan president, Yoweri fresh impetus in August, when the insufficient to appease hard-line will remain the epicentre of control over their land and
Museveni, who has held power king repeated calls for the Buganda nationalists pressing for opposition to an extension of his persuaded that a re-elected NRM
since 1986, is facing serious reintroduction of "federo"--a quasi more autonomy, a showdown is rule, but other factors add to his government would direct more
opposition from a region that was -federal system of government looming. Valuable voting block troubles. The discovery of large resources towards them,
previously the bedrock of his that existed before the kingdoms The fracture is growing in oil reserves in the kingdom of something Mr Museveni has the
support. were abolished in 1966. This significance as elections are only Bunyoro (discovered oil reserves ability to do given that oil revenue
A row with the Buganda region would give the kingdom the 18 months away and the Baganda are estimated at 2bn barrels, with will be coming on stream during
over aspirations of self- ability to raise its own resources, people are the most valuable less than one-third of the oil the next presidential term. If the
government boiled over in mid- tax its subjects and reduce its voting block in the country. The region explored) raised the spectre Baganda are not persuaded by
September. At least 15 people reliance on the central political atmosphere has become of further ethnic unrest in August, this, Mr Museveni has total
died and hundreds were arrested government, but is not generally increasingly febrile, with anti- as representatives called for the control of the Ugandan army and
during two days of rioting sparked popular outside Buganda. Thus, government sentiment fed by return of land expropriated under a Presidential Guard which is
when police stopped the Buganda while the riots were partly a show Baganda-owned local radio colonial rule and the reservation effectively his own personal
king, Ronald Mutebi, from of Buganda force, they were also stations. Otherwise ineffectual of political positions. Opposition army, while he has strengthened
attending a rally in the Kayunga borne out of fear of the opposition politicians, eager to politicians branded Mr Museveni his grip on the police force. The
district, an area where the Banyala secessionist desires of districts find a vehicle to tap anti- a tribalist when his preference for opposition parties remain
ethnic group is seeking to secede such as Kayunga, which would government public sentiment, a compromise--involving ring- fragmented and their ability to
from the Buganda kingdom. The diminish the kingdom's influence have allied themselves with the fencing top political positions for harness the full backing of the
violence reflects an increasingly and reduce its overall power if Buganda cause. Meanwhile the ethnic Banyoro--was leaked. Buganda authorities to pose a
fraught struggle between the federo was restored. president is reluctant to cede Adding to his troubles are famine serious threat will recede as long
Buganda authorities and the These events represent a large anything, aware that to do so conditions in the north and west, as cross-party bickering over
Ugandan government over access reversal in popularity for the would make him look weak at a where his inability to bring a final positions continues. Mr Museveni
to land and its concomitant power. Ugandan president, Yoweri time when he is already under end to the brutal Lords' Resistance therefore remains the favourite for
Of Uganda's four historical Museveni, who has previously pressure from potential successors Army detracts from any other the 2011 election, but much will
kingdoms which were restored in enjoyed the strong backing of the in the NRM. Following the riots achievements there. The high depend on his ability to mollify
1993, Buganda is by far the most country's largest ethnic group. He the government shut down four food inflation of the past two the Buganda in what will be a
popular among its subjects and, came to power with the help of local radio stations supportive of years has led to deterioration in contentious, and perhaps bloody,
from the ruling party's viewpoint, Baganda peasants that had the Buganda cause, while Mr living standards for most process.
the most dangerous threat to the suffered during the Amin and Museveni summoned Baganda Ugandans, and the combination of Back to top ^^ Readers'
National Resistance Movement Obote regimes, and he shored up legislators to State House and increasing urbanisation, youthful comments
(NRM)'s political hegemony. The this support by granting the wish called on the king to avoid population and lack of jobs is The Economist welcomes your
kingdom has a constitutional of traditionalists for the return of a meddling in politics. However, it creating urban conditions views.
monarchy, a local parliament, monarchy to the Buganda is likely that Mr Museveni will conducive to civil unrest and open
regional assemblies and, crucially, kingdom in 1993. Since then, make more concessions to to exploitation by opposition
about 17% of the Ugandan most Baganda have cast their vote appease the Baganda, possibly parties. Fighting back?
population. Relations with the for the NRM, and the party's involving some watering-down of Nevertheless, Mr Museveni is
20 Economy/ Gadgets/ Internet News Record
HDTVs in our day -- one lap planned release date, but we're
shipping to headgear worldwide around the average CEDIA show still cautiously optimistic for a
It's a marketing ploy that may
quickly spiral into Rodney
By Tim Stevens (Engadget) like fields of dots but explode into floor makes your local Best Buy sneak peek (in addition to the Dangerfield's legacy.
shapely images of naked ladies look awfully small -- and to this video past the break) at CES Pro Bag Ads is a company
Submitted at 9/17/2009 7:59:00 AM
when you focus right. Sure, day we've yet to put our peepers 2010. installing sun-resistant HD LCD
The world is an ever more gluing two separate cameras on a more stunning set than [Via OLED-Display] displays into the bags of pro
extreme place -- and ever more together is perhaps a bit of a crude Mitsubishi's LaserVue HDTV. Continue reading HDI concocts golfers. These LCDs then play
safety conscious too. That means way to enter the third dimension, Sure, it's fat, ugly and expensive, 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, advertisements for companies like
more helmets per capita and and strictly VGA recording is but the image is otherworldly. calls rivaling technology child's "19th Hole Wines" during
thusly more helmet cams. The decidedly disappointing, but Before Mitsu can even take the play tournaments—we assume without
Tachyon XC is the latest, shipping check out the video results below logical next step, a California Filed under: Displays, HDTV, sound—while the caddies enjoy
in not one but two flavors. First in cross-eyed mode before you startup has arisen to introduce Home Entertainment the extra heft of a TV and batters
up is the standalone model for write this off as an over-priced what it calls the world's first laser- HDI concocts 100-inch laser- on a midsummer day.
$180, which packs a couple of novelty. based 3D HDTV. We're talking based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling So far, they've only signed up
batteries and an SDHC card into a Continue reading Video: 1080p 3D like you've never seen technology child's play originally one guy, 2009 Senior PGA
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waterproof case. Rather more Siamese 3D sibling, now shipping Sandberg noting that this Sep 2009 08:48:00 EST. Please chief flaw, beyond the general
interesting is the $380 XC 3D, a to headgear worldwide production is smoother than see our terms for use of feeds. tackiness, can be seen in the lead
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fruits of their sensors into one now shipping to headgear this set is so fast that the image first put because a Cialis ad enters
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those magical posters that look
This may not end well
By Zack Sheppard (Flickr Blog) Photos from starvingpilot, The
Submitted at 9/16/2009 10:30:35 AM Maclac Show, chrisbarber1610,
briantemple, ModernDayGilligan, van de Vorst.
(It ended ok.) merriewells, kisluvkis, and_Hans
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Epson blows the roof off of your house party More Research On The
with two new projectors Importance Of
By Laura June (Engadget) The MovieMate 60 retails for
$650 -- and both are available
Submitted at 9/17/2009 9:36:00 AM
The Jay Leno Show Has Super Filtering the Real-Time Web
Targeted Online Ads [PIC] By Marshall Kirkpatrick
(ReadWriteWeb)
where possible, assigning
categories and embedding within
By Adam Ostrow (Mashable!) content structures and
Submitted at 9/16/2009 5:30:33 PM
Submitted at 9/16/2009 6:56:08 PM
navigational systems. Then the
The massive flow of information social challenge becomes making
Generally speaking, online ads delivered by the emerging real-
are fairly easy to tune out. That’s it accessible (search, browse, and
time web has some important categorization) and making it
why they’re becoming bigger, inherent value, but building added
more interactive, and social. socially interesting (lists,
value through intelligent rankings, votes, etc)."
They’re also becoming extraction of information from resembles what we're hearing
incredibly well-targeted. This ad Chan's full post goes into
that flow is the next step that from others we're talking to - greater detail about both the value
for The Jay Leno Show caught online services are beginning to
our attention this evening while ads for TV shows that remind you take. Social interaction design filtering to add value is going to of the whole stream and what
browsing Yahoo Sports. to tune in at 10pm ET/7pm PT, be key. filtering could look like.
specialist Andrian Chan explored We're big believers in the value Chris Messina told us
It’s a countdown to when the but an actual countdown when the what this might look like in an
show begins, which, is interesting show is minutes from airing is a excellent article today titled of the full, noisy flow as well- but something similar in an interview
because in order for it to work much stronger call to action. Activity Streams: Content and the value latent in filtering is just today. "The river of news model
properly, it needs to know what Another small leap forward from Flow that we'd like to highlight as as important. doesn't have the handles regular
time zone I’m in. And, it works – the days of “punch the monkey” our Real-Time Web Article of the "We can easily imagine a wide people can grasp," he said. "It
those of us on the east coast all advertising. range of activities that are needs to be delivered in a way
saw a correct countdown. Tags: advertising, jay leno Day. currently page or site-based being that respects your time, enhances
"I think there are two distinct
Mind you, it’s not an incredible s h o w , o n l i n e a d v e r t i s i n g , trends at work here," Chan writes. handled instead by the stream," the content or makes it easier to
technological feat, but it is smart t e l e v i s i o n Chan wrote today."Invitations, consume the content. My mom
"One, the popularity and adoption meeting requests, buying and w o u l d l i k e i P h o n e p u s h
advertising. There are plenty of of the stream as a form of social selling, questions/answers -- these notifications of pictures of me, for
WorkSnug: Augmented Reality conversation. And the other, the a n d m u c h m o r e c o u l d b e example, so she could comment in
c o n v e r s i o n o f r e a l t i m e transacted by means of messages reply immediately. I hope this
information into value that can be 'off the page' and extracted or information can be made more
for Coffee Shop Web Workers consumed outside the stream. Or sorted out of streams by smart actionable."
By Marshall Kirkpatrick to put it another way, the value of clients or aggregators. Analytics How do you picture services
(ReadWriteWeb) being in the flow, and of watching companies will have a gold mine applying or enabling filtering to
it from the river's edge." of relationship data to scrape and add value to the flow of the real-
Submitted at 9/16/2009 4:43:33 PM
Sponsor visualize, for example, for use by time web? Maybe you're a service
Walking down the street, I n p r e p e r a t i o n f o r o u r those who want to see how provider working on this and
The app isn't available yet but is
looking for a place to open your coming to the iPhone, presumably forthcoming ReadWrite Real- influencers reach their audiences, m a y b e y o u ' r e a
laptop and work? Before you when Apple offers the full support Time Web Summit on October around what topics, how quickly, consumer/participant excited
commit to buying a cup of coffee for AR that countless developers 15th and the publication of a with what redistribution, and so about the possibilities. Let us
at the first spot you come across, are waiting for. WorkSnug seems major research report on the topic, on." know in comments, and if you can
m a y b e y o u ' d l i k e a l i t t l e very handy and it's a good we're highlighting one great " T h e p r i m a r y g o a l s o f we'd love for you to join us for
Augmented Reality tour of the example of a one-off AR app that article on the topic each day and interaction models used around face-to-face conversations like
closest options and reviews of could serve people well outside briefing key companies working the flow involve separating this at the ReadWrite Real-Time
their power outlet, noise level and the full AR platforms like Layar in this space. Chan's articulation content from the conversational Web Summit. Discuss
c o f f e e q u a l i t y ! A u g m e n t e d and Wikitude- but the simple fact of the things made possible by stream, extracting meta data
Reality (AR) applications place of the matter is that it's just plain systems that filter the flow closely
layers of data on top of our view cool.
of the physical world and Sponsor
WorkSnug has built an AR app Discuss
just for coffee shop web workers.
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From the Tips Box: Two-Dollar Bills, Neater Writing, and Car
Stereo Codes [From The Tips Box]
By Dustin Luck (Lifehacker) Recording in Windows Vista
Submitted at 9/16/2009 5:00:00 PM Jaime lets us know where to go
in Vista to allow recording
Lifehacker readers share tips for whatever is playing through your
quickly becoming a "regular", speakers:
improving your writing on Vista blocks the WaveOutMix
unlined paper, and unlocking your by default. So using a program
car stereo. like Audacity you can't record
Don't like the gallery layout? streaming audio like I'm able to
Click here to view everything on using XP. The simple fix is going
one page. to the control panel. Click sounds,
About the Tips Box: Every day then go to the Recording tab.
we receive boatloads of great Right click and check show
reader tips in our inbox, but for disabled devices. Now the
various reasons—maybe they're a WaveOutMix shows and all you
bit too niche, maybe we couldn't have to do is enable it. Now you
find a good way to present it, or can use any recording device to
maybe we just couldn't fit it record what is playing back on
in—the tip didn't make the front your computer.
page. From the Tips Box is where Jeffersons. You might be the As a result the car radio required a notepad is a blank one, and then Cut Brownies with a Plastic
we round up some of our favorites "Two-Dollar-Bill Guy," but that security code to be put the torn off sheet on top of the Knife
for your buffet-style consumption. also means you're no longer entered—which I didn't have. A notepad, and clip it with my Photo by jessicafm.
Got a tip of your own to share? "Anonymous Customer Number quick call to the original clipboard so that the lines from Renee offers a tip for cutting
Add it in the comments or email it Three-Hundred." showroom service department, the blank sheet underneath come brownies:
to tips at lifehacker.com. Just make sure—whatever you where they often record the code through halfway between the lines This works for homemade
Use Two-Dollar Bills to Be do—don't be "Cheap Tipper Guy, before servicing, saved paying an on the page I'm writing on. This brownies or store-bought,
Remembered Who Now Gets Spitty Food." independent person to decode it. lets me see a 'fake' line that I can especially warm and right out of
Brian shares a way to help Recover Your Car Stereo Use a Clipboard to Write More use for the tops of my letters and the oven: Use a plastic knife. If
restaurant servers remember you: Security Code Neatly helps me keep my handwriting you order take-out enough, save a
Next time you go to the bank, Photo by Ubi Desperare Nescio. Photo by In Veritas Lux. from getting out of control (too knife and keep it handy for
ask for two-dollar bills in place of Colin wrote in with a tip for Jake tells us how to write neater big). brownie emergencies.
your normal cash-back fare. The recovering a car stereo security by writing smaller: You could also put a sheet of Apparently, the brownies don't
next time you eat out or enjoy a code: If I am writing on a notepad for lined paper behind a blank piece stick as much to the plastic, so
happy-hour with friends, you can The car I'd bought second hand a task list or whatever, I will tear of paper to keep your writing you get better looking brownies
pay a normal, standard tip recently had the battery off the sheet I am writing on, lined up. that aren't shredded on the edges.
amount, but pay it with Thomas disconnected during repair work. make sure the first sheet on the Enable Streaming Audio
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Build a Vertical Pot Rack from Spare IKEA Pamela Love's Crush-Worthy Claws
By ELLE.com (ELLE News
Parts [DIY Creations] Blog)
Submitted at 9/17/2009 5:46:00 AM
By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) They're both great space-saving
Submitted at 9/17/2009 6:00:00 AM solutions if you don't want to There was plenty to crush-on at
surrender an entire cabinet to Pamela Love's presentation last
Vertical pot racks are a great cookware storage, and provided night. Fierce full-finger rings,
way to save storage space in a you don't mind having your spiral dagger-like earrings, multi-
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Gilbert Arenas says he's ready to go; Big East Set for Major
criticizes Washington Wizards Proving Ground
By Brett McMurphy
By ESPN.com news services wouldn't say his condition was the and they did what they did." (FanHouse)
(ESPN.com) most severe, I wouldn't say it was Arenas has worked hard this Submitted at 9/17/2009 2:45:00 AM
Submitted at 9/17/2009 7:10:52 AM the best. ... But if I were to summer to try to get back on the
classify it on a scale of one to 10 court. by Brett McMurphy
Gilbert Arenas says he's back to with 10 being the most extreme, "It was a pretty extensive Filed under: Cincinnati,
h i s e x p l o s i v e s e l f b u t i s I'd say he was definitely in the process," Grover told the Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers,
wondering if it's the Wizards' fault seven, eight category." newspaper. "We had to get his West Virginia, Big East West
that it has taken him so long to get Grover has several high-profile range of motion back in the leg, Virginia coach Bill Stewart,
back to normal. NBA clients, including Dwyane did a lot of acupuncture, a lot of whose club visits Auburn this
Arenas, who worked with Wade, O.J. Mayo and Tracy work. We put a game plan weekend, said he's never been to
trainer Tim Grover in Chicago McGrady. Arenas has resisted together and attacked it from as historic Jordan-Hare Stadium.
t h i s s u m m e r , t o l d T h e overtures to work with Grover in many angles as we could. Gil UConn will be making its first
Washington Times that his the past, but finally decided to would work with four or five visit to Waco, Texas, in what will
injuries are in the past. give it a try this year. individuals from my staff each be longest road trip in school
“ While Arenas praised Grover day. ... It was, 'OK, Gil, you're history when the Huskies play
If you have a kid that loves for saving his career, he blamed going to be spending a good six to Baylor.
basketball, that eats, sleeps, drinks the Wizards for giving him too seven hours a day in here and a lot And then there's the Cincinnati
and thinks basketball and all he much control over his failed of treatment, and it's all pieces of Bearcats, who head to the Left
knows is basketball and he gets comebacks from surgery the past the puzzle to putting you back Coast to visit Oregon State. after this weekend's games.
hurt and he's your franchise two seasons. together to being the player you Earlier this week, Cincinnati Big East Set for Major Proving
player, you need to hold him back "If you have a kid that loves were before -- and better.' " coach Brian Kelly joked that a Ground originally appeared on
from himself.”-- Gilbert Arenas basketball, that eats, sleeps, drinks Arenas averaged 27.7 points per couple of his players "would have Fanhouse NCAA Football Blog
"Nobody could guard me before, and thinks basketball and all he game from 2004 until 2007, a hard time finding Oregon on the on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:45:00
and can't nobody guard me now," knows is basketball and he gets becoming one of the NBA's most map." EST . Please see our terms for use
Arenas told the newspaper. "If I hurt and he's your franchise dynamic players. But he has Big East teams might be of feeds.
hadn't come up here, I'd be player, you need to hold him back played just 15 games the past two unfamiliar with where they're Permalink| Email this| Linking
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percent chance that I'd be sitting newspaper. "If I'm saying I feel Arenas said his goal isn't to be have a better idea where they're
out more games. ... [Tim Grover] good and you know it's supposed an All-Star player this season. located on the national landscape
saved my career." to take six months, instead of Instead, he has loftier goals.
Coming off three knee surgeries letting me at four months run ... "All-Star's not my goal. I never
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in 1½ years, Arenas played in they should have held me back. wanted to be an All-Star. All-Star
only two games last season. Rather than saying, 'Let's let this is the 24 hottest players at that than your Fixer has spent Aaron Boone for a pep talk that
Grover painted a grim picture of guy do what he wants and use him time. All-League? That's my breathing. That tenure earned prolonged the writer’s career.
A r e n a s ' h e a l t h w h e n t h e to sell tickets' -- sometimes you goal," Arenas told the newspaper. McCoy, who will retire at the end — Tip of the Fix cap to reader
W a s h i n g t o n W i z a r d s g u a r d have to protect players from "All-League is only 15 players. of this baseball season, a berth in Fred Sternburg.
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Chicago this July. that type of protection. But, I many games as possible. That's Hall of Fame, and he will be world of sports? Don’t keep it to
"A lot of things weren't firing -- don't judge them for that. Some it." honored in a pregame ceremony yourself — write to us at
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The largest proportion of only 9.5% said the same this year dining and entertainment • Marketing agencies were off
respondents to this year's Promo • Retailers expecting to keep vouchers and certificates turned more than half, declining to
P&I Survey (15.5%) said they promotional spending below out to be the second most popular 23.3% this year from 54.2% in
expect to spend less than $5,000 $5,000 grew from 16.7% in the reward format, with just more 2008
on customer promotions this year, 2008 poll to 35.7% this year than 10% of the respondents • Premiums handed out at retail
comparable to last year's result of More than 50% of respondents naming them as their preferred saw an increase of almost five
13.6%. However, while the 2008 answered that they "do not know" form of customer incentive. percentage points
P&I Survey found only 6.4% how much their companies will Hard cash dropped far down in 51.8% of respondents cited
forecasting $5,000 to $24,999 for spend on customer incentives this popularity as a premium, with incremental sales as their measure
premiums, this year the $5,000 to year, higher than the proportion in only 10% of those polled dolling of return on investment from their
$24,999 category almost doubled past surveys who were unable to out money as an incentive, off customer incentive programs, off
to 11.8%. project spending. Possibly from the 15.4% who opted for from the 60.4% last year who
And marketers expecting to indicating that marketers are dollars in 2008. Gift certificates, looked to sales growth to validate
spend $25,000 to $99,999 more keeping the door open for travel, and refillable stored value their premium spending. In the
than doubled to 6.4%, equal to the incentives launched on the fly as cards remained fairly steady. place of incremental sales as a
percentage who expect to spend needed to stimulate business Last year, 44% of respondents measure of promotional
nothing this year. during the second half of 2009, said that they hand out premiums performance, long-term or
Looking at 2009 spending posits the report. at events or on marketing tour lifetime value increased slightly to
projections by verticals: Poll respondents were less campaigns, while only 25% of 27.3%.
• Last year 17.6% of goods optimistic than a year ago about those brands polled said they The number of marketers polled
manufacturers surveyed said they what will happen to incentive distribute premiums in that way, who report incentive programs
expected to spend $100,000 to spending in 2010. This year about The apparent pullback from live within their own companies has
$249,000 on customer incentives, a third said they expect their events as distribution channels dropped from about one-quarter
while 5.9% anticipated spending budgets for customer premiums to plays out across the vertical last year to one-fifth this time.
$25,000 to $99,999. grow, less than the 38.5% who segments in this year's poll. And only about 10% of the
• This year only 7.1% of goods foresaw budget growth in the • Goods manufacturers said last holdouts say they plan to launch a
makers say they will spend the 2008 poll. The numbers who year that 41.2% of them handed workplace rewards program in the
higher amount, while 14.3% expect budgets to stay flat year to out premiums at these events; this coming year. Notably, notes the
expect to keep their premium year were almost identical. But year, that proportion is only study, more marketers say their
spending in the lower bracket those who expect to spend less on 28.6% companies are using incremental
• Manufacturers predicting customer premiums in 2010 • Service providers handing out productivity and employee
premium spending of less than increased to 17.3% of the premiums through events and attitude surveys as gauges for the
$5,000 grew from 11.7% in last response group, from 7.7% in the tours dropped from 52.6% last impact of their internal incentive
year's survey to 21.4% this time last survey. year to 28.6% programs.
around Gift cards rank as the top • Retailers using events and tours For more information about the
• In 2008, 15.8% of service giveaway among almost one- to incentivize customers fell from study, please visit Promo
providers polled said they would fourth of respondents, about the 38.9% in 2008 to 14.3% in this Magazine here.
spend $5,000 to $24,999; this year same proportion as in 2008. But year's study
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