Thank You Notes?

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered their twelfth consecutive loss Saturday night, after a hard fought contest with Houston’s Rockets ... that there will usually be at least one good team in the building. Or that it’s free. Or perhaps I could become vindictive ... . Though they’re long past taking any solace in character building, this game was still a [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:12:00

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Team Building Day - 15/02/08

Please keep your afternoon on Sun, 15th Feb free for PLK Team Building Day ! Lunch will be served and team building activities are planned to last till 6pm! Attractive ... 3pm - 5.30pm: Games 5.30pm - 6.30pm: Prize Presentation, Home Sweet Home See you there! [more...]

Date: 2009-02-14 01:52:00

Cool Games

Like many others, I enjoy playing games in my short supply of free time ... to video games. We both think games are a great way to get to know people and build a sense of team ... when it comes to video games (I still play the Starcraft occasionally, though).  Luckily, my wife [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:23:52

LMA Manager 2002

LMA Manager 2002 cheats, hints and tips Various Cheats Enter any of the following as a h3: Name Effect MONEY TREE 500 Million DREAM ON Win All Games BOB THE BUILDER Quick Stadium Building HYPNOTISED Free Transfers to Team TOP NOTCH Increase Player Ratings to 90 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 21:23:40

1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1)

I was originally going to split these two days into their own posts (like my first post on the event), but when I wasn’t sleeping I was at the Jam ... of our creative assets, and desperately trying to keep my team members, who were doing the real work without ... . What was originally a free-stylus defense building game had turned into a one-button (aka [more...]

Date: 2009-02-07 17:25:14

1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1)

I was originally going to split these two days into their own posts (like my first post on the event), but when I wasn’t sleeping I was at the Jam ... of our creative assets, and desperately trying to keep my team members, who were doing the real work without ... . What was originally a free-stylus defense building game had turned into a one-button (aka [more...]

Date: 2009-02-03 14:56:41

Lakers - Blazers Running Diary

As always, feel free to refresh your browser for live updates throughout the game … On second thought, ... s struggles in this building quite succinctly before the game: “The reality ... on G.S. this year in terms of liking their team, are much more benevolent than Utah (understatement [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:10:38

PAX10 Winner Releases Next Week on Xbox Live

PAX10 Winner Releases Next Week on Xbox Live Posted by Sam Machkovech on Mon, Jan 12 at 6: ... out some downloadable IGF finalists here. Dyson, for example, is a free, uh, galaxy-building game ... , you're likely to have missed my praise for The Maw. Made by a nine-man team out of Austin, this video [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:35:06

some things i learned in seattle

- 30% of homeless men in Seattle (and apparently this holds true nation-wide) are military veterans. (I had no idea ... facility in North America"... a building that is used 7 days per year... 7 "home games" for the Seattle Seahawks football team... ... a few more minutes to take advantage of the free wireless [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 23:10:00

Road Trip

“We will not apologize for our way of life….” This unfortunate phrase from President Obama’s otherwise sturdy inaugural address, echoed through my mind last week as I cruised the suburban outlands of Montgomery, Alabama. All the usual commercial furnishings of consumerist America hugged the flattish ochre and dusty-green landscape of played-out [more...]

Date: 2009-02-03 20:47:34

T.O. in Buffalo elicits ‘Wows’

Marv Levy had just stepped off a plane in Chicago when a friend informed him that Terrell Owens had signed with the Buffalo Bills. More on T.O ... , and they’ve traditionally operated on a low-profile, small-market scale, building mostly ... with the team Saturday is, in fact, for real. “Wow,” said Bills Hall of Fame running back Thurman [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 13:29:26

Landon Donovan Returns Home, and Speaks

I made the quick trip over to Carson this afternoon for a press conference featuring two of the three or four most important guys in U.S ... strike.“One of the building blocks of our team is now here,” Arena said. “I think it’s absolutely ... on the field, we’re asking him to do a little bit more, and be the leader of the team  and do the things off [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 01:58:49

End-of-basketball-season stream of consciousness

I’d be remiss not to post something on the great run of form both Vanderbilt basketball teams have exhibited since the middle of February ... team will be high-variance, playing some games that are much better than its average performance ... losses this year, and a couple of home games against name-brand opponents where the team got blown [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 00:59:23

The Dark Knight Via Download

by Garnett QueenThese days, many of us movie lovers forgo the movie theaters, and we now patiently wait to watch them at home, on our big screen TV’s ... is building a weapon that will lead to his complete control of the universe. A young Jedi Knight, Luke Skywalker, and a rag tag team of smugglers and robots set out to free the rebel leader Princess [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 15:40:40

My Waking Reality Loves Her Temple House

Clouds were high with white folds. There were fuzzy streaks and unlikely ribs. A grey cast covered the northwest.  A crow took a long flight from north to south, point A to point B. I watched her gradually coming towards me.  A bird with a 2-note descending motif sang with a sad quivering voice at 9:31.   Rooftop gravel was mostly dry [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 03:46:22

Devils fall to Saints

By BRIAN DULIKStaff WriterEATON TWP. — “The Streak’’ is over. So is Brunswick’s brief stay in the OHSAA boys basketball tournament.Lorain Southview played near-flawless hoops from start to finish Friday, building a 20-point lead ... we have against any team all year,’’ Southview coach Andrew Bastock said. “And Montrell really [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 13:17:13

Minutes Madness Continues

A Daily Babble Production If yesterday's game didn't provide the right opportunity for Doc Rivers to rest his star swingmen at the benefit of his ... , outscoring the Celtics 17-2 over a 6:30 span en route to building a 22-point lead that was cut to 18 before ... the team made a concerted push to get back in the game. All that is arguable.  Especially [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:00:10

Loose Lips Daily: See Ya, Vivek

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com . And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—” John Ensign: D.C. Vote ‘Has Nothing to Do…With Civil Rights’ ” IN LL WEEKLY—”Fund and Games: Inside [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 16:43:37

Defense Wins Championships

We have all heard this before. “This is our year.”  That’s been the constant mantra from Jet fans more most of the last 40 years, ... for Gang Green. Expectations are already building around Gang Green, and it’s barely March ... contenders. Building on the solid foundation former coach Eric Mangini left behind, new head coach Rex [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 10:57:16

Young Steve Downie's Crazy Head [Nhl]

So here's a story that will interest only a handful of hockey geeks out there, but I'm going to talk about it anyway ... one about a little known player that wasn't even on the team anymore was, well, never gonna happen ... the recorder in their face and get a meaningless quote about the upcoming Toronto series. There's Daniel [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 20:30:25

EA: Red Alert 3 looks best on PS3, thanks to delay

Since changing its tune about "skipping" a PS3 release of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 , citing the platform's "exotic and tough" ... of the architecture has been for the best. Speaking to 1UP , producer -- and former games journo -- Greg ... to get to know it. Sometimes simply over a cup of coffee; other times while tackling one of those t [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 16:48:00

EA: Red Alert 3 looks best on PS3, thanks to delay

Since changing its tune about "skipping" a PS3 release of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 , citing the platform's "exotic and tough" ... of the architecture has been for the best. Speaking to 1UP , producer -- and former games journo -- Greg ... to get to know it. Sometimes simply over a cup of coffee; other times while tackling one of those t [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 00:20:00

One foe tanks, the other one might as well

First, the important stuff: In a provocatively-titled ("Manu Works Up a Sweat") MYSA blog post, beat writer Jeff McDonald gives us some good news ... , let's start with this one, but I've got nothing on the game itself. Frankly, I think games ... , but the game itself was a dreadful bore. Even if Manu played it would've been a bit more interesting [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 22:21:03

In The Scrum With Dwyane Wade

Reporter: Can you remember another time when you were so efficient shooting the ball? Dwyane Wade: Back in high school ... for this team to still be in the fifth spot after being up and down for six straight weeks. We’ve got a tough game tomorrow against Cleveland but hopefully we understand what it’s going to take [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 05:33:45

MHR University - Brian Dawkins; The Delta Force of the Safety Position

  Let me start off by sharing a bias I have.  My favorite NFL player through history (who was not a Denver Bronco) has always been Brian Dawkins.  That he is now a Bronco seems almost like something out of an old "Twilight Zone" episode.  My favorite all-time player now a Bronco?  I wish it had happened years ago when Dawkins was in his prime [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 17:30:08

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer , and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:01:47

Could Danny Ferry Build the Cavs Without Lebron?

Scott R. Galvin / API was reading  two articles at the Plain Dealer this morning talking about Danny Ferry’s career as an NBA executive thus far ... after reading these articles if I thought Danny Ferry would be capable of building a winner in a post ... Hughes played in only 36 games scoring 15.5 points.  Marshall contributed 9.3 points per game, but shot [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 14:00:09

Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs

It must be Google Week on Charlie Rose. Thursday, Rose interviewed product chief Marissa Mayer, and last night he had an hour-long conversation with CEO Eric Schmidt (embedded here, with a full transcript below). The wide-ranging interview touches upon everything from Google’s origins and how it fell upon its advertising business model by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 20:37:59

Official Statements From Jets on Favre

Owner Woody Johnson opening statement…JOHNSON: Good morning, everybody. I just got off the phone a couple of minutes ago with Brett Favre ... . We talked about how difficult this was for a guy who had been at one team for so long to come ... to the team and saw the way the New York Jets were organized, the plan, got to know the players [more...]

Date: 2009-02-12 00:01:04

The Gossip Page

Stinky flowers edition. In the general way of things, we are awfully fond of Spring here at the Gossip World Headquarters ... . At first, the French rider for team Quick-Step did not expect the move to succeed , though ... well his team-mate Kevin Seeldrayers was going, Chavanel began to believe they had a chance [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 04:19:08

Foreign Exchange

by Donovan Aird They may have been intimidated, if they hadn’t already been fearless enough to chase their dreams oceans away from home ... s basketball team of San Luis Obispo, Calif. He speaks of his Cougars’ 73-71 loss November 28 ... Schumacher, once the leading scorer for the Luxembourg Senior National Team. “I want to try [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 18:02:28

Dutch Treat At The WBC

Wait, what – the Netherlands are the new international power in baseball?This just goes to show how silly the World Baseball Classic is ... Republic team took an early exit from this event, losing twice to the Dutch squad. The D.R. ... a decent talent base. Goofy ex-Cardinal Sidney Ponson is on the team. So is Randall Simon, best known [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 12:14:32

The Morning Skate: Torts’s Law, the Bruins’ Slide and Deadline Deals

AP/Mary AltafferTorts or Fonz?: Eyyy! New Rangers coach John Tortorella speaking to reporters at practice in Tarrytown on Tuesday. The reaction to yesterday’s firing of Tom Renney and hiring of John Tortorella (Lynn Zinser’s Times story here) included this rant from Newsday reader Frank C. Baumann: “As a Rangers fan, I truly hope that the N.H.L [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 19:19:49

Worst of the Weekend: Unwatchablemen edition

The Atlanta Hawks: Their loss to the Bobcats -- the seventh defeat in their last 10 games -- was a footnote to the sideshow put on by Josh Smith and ... against the Craptors: 42 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists. But he also had 8 of his team's 12 ... ! The Nets are now 16-27 since Devin Harris said : "We knew we were going to be a playoff team." In related [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 21:15:00

Inside The Mind of Rzayo24: Touching Phins fans, one article at a time

  Wow - it's been one hell of a week, hasn't it? Free agent players are getting scooped up faster than a stripper during a "2 for 1" lap-dance special. Veterans and team captains are getting the steel-toed boot to the curb ... in Toronto this year, so that should be fun for you. This isn't baseball - you can't just sign [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 05:17:46

Dear Mike: 15 shots/game or the kitten gets it

Mike, it's called blackmail.  It was invented a long time ago.  Perhaps you've heard of it.  With Randy Foye out for what will probably be a decent little stretch of games, it is time ... ankle roll, these next few games may offer an interesting glimpse as to what can happen when a large off [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 14:23:03

A Nail-Biter at the Garden

It was a thriller at the Garden yesterday afternoon.  The Rangers' 4-3 victory over the Bruins was exciting, if not artistic ... be the building blocks of this team going into the future.  It would be a shame if the questionable ... of good games since joining the team.  That was a great wrist shot he used to score the first goal [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 10:33:20

Jailbreak!

Perhaps if Apple would offer some of those features that everyone knows that the iPhone is actually capable of, ... to make it easier to download and buy unauthorized applications. A third start-up is building an online store that specializes in selling adult games for the iPhone. The new stores take aim [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 13:16:54

Gamer Lingo - Understanding Online Gamers

Over time gamers have developed a language of their own. As a new player it can be quite difficult to get into the online gaming scene, with the wealth of abbreviations and made-up words being thrown all over the place. There are even distinct languages for each genre - and usually a wealth of abbreviations unique to a game - as well, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 21:33:58

The Many Lives of The Batman (Revisited): Multiplicity, Anime, and Manga

Writing in 1991, Roberta Pearson and William Uricchio (the co-Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program) used the Batman as an example of the kinds of pressures being exerted on the superhero genre at a moment when older texts were continuing to circulate (and in fact, were recirculated in response to renewed interests in the characters) [more...]

Date: 2009-02-02 05:29:07

The Yankees Had A Better Winter Than The Red Sox

In recent months, I’ve taken a much more even-tempered approach to the decaying state of sports analysis ... the Red Sox. I’m arguing that it’s lunacy to suggest that a team improves more by adding the current ... in the first place. Here we go, Fire Joe Morgan -style: One team tried to solve its problems [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 03:53:09

Mashable’s Weekly Social Media & Tech Event Guide

It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming technology and social media events, parties, and conferences ... , spot technology trends, and learn from the experience of emerging startups and current corporate ... to bring Entrepreneurs, CEOs of established ICT companies, venture capitalists, corporate decision makers [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 15:01:26

100th Post Extravaganza!

This is a very special day for me. Today is my one hundreth and eleventh birthday: I am eleventy-one today! Wait, that’s not quite right ... tips about blogging. Blogging and Blogger has some great thoughts about How to Build Traffic . Penny Jobs shares 7 Secret Tips I’ve Learned About Personal Finance Blogging . My favorite [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 09:00:09

Downtown Defender Bridges the Gap Between Casual and Serious Gaming

The gamer’s dilemma has always been between the quality of dedicated gaming vs. the convenience of casual flash based games ... will give you more soldiers so that you can build larger and more deadly turrets. To win the game ... their own games in whichever cities they like, imagine pod-racing in Hong Kong or team combat in Sydney.The [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 14:54:39

For Manhattan, a Season of Progress

ALBANY –- Manhattan Coach Barry Rohrssen looked a bit dazed in the aftermath of the Jaspers’ 68-61 loss to Fairfield on Saturday night in the MAAC ... . “There was some progress made this year through the efforts of our staff and our players, which ... , a third-team all-MAAC selection last season, will be one of the league’s top players next year [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 03:42:36

Your FREE-view ACC Tournament opening round preview is up!

Well; after a helter skelter regular season in which if not for bad luck we’d have no luck at all our Hokies open the ACC Tournament down in the ATL ... I’d go so far as to call it an admission that this 2008-2009 Hokie hoops team is not all that tough mentally or physically. When you see a team that sports 8 L’s by 7 points or less you are seeing [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 22:35:12

A smorgasbord....

Being quite busy lately, I accumulated a lot of links to stuff I wanted to comment on but never found time. Well, it does not appear I will find time any time soon, so here are the links for you to comment on anyway (just because I link to them does not mean I agree with them - in some cases quite the opposite) [more...]

Date: 2009-02-16 04:23:59

Red Sox owner preaching salary cap, but we know why

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is a proponent of a salary cap in baseball and believes that the sport needs to increase its efforts to promote " ... that had the highest payroll in baseball by a mere $75 million in 2008. Team president Larry Lucchino is on board and is building Henry's campaign as we speak. I'm guessing Henry would [more...]

Date: 2009-02-19 08:02:21

20 ways to motivate your employees without raising their pay

It is a costly mistake to get lost in the false theory that more money equals happy employees. Believing this is costing you valuable time, revenue, employees…and even threatening your own job [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 23:42:46

Twitterings

Since late January I've been making a slough of entries on Twitter. The site allows 140 characters per entry, which is challenging, but in return I've wound up chronicling my goings on from moment to moment much more than with blogging. This is going to be long, but here are my Twitter posts from February [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:25:59

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