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...completely unique opportunity to get as close as you can to the game without actually being a player or being a manager," says Will Brooks, the 36-year-old former football journalist behind the project who puts his faith firmly in the wisdom of crowds. "Newspapers, radio phone-in shows and pundits spend hours after games talking about what team they would have picked and discussing tactics, but to what end? At least with this people get to put their money where their mouth...
Enfucell batteries won't power your digital camera, your flashlight or your watch. At 1.5 volts they might be sufficiently powerful, but they don't last long enough. Rather, Happonen hopes first to sell large quantities to the makers of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, which don't draw constant power and lend themselves to the battery's thinness. RFID tags are the tiny chips that are replacing bar codes. They wirelessly transmit information about themselves, making it easier to track, say, what's in stock in a store. Battery-powered RFID tags can transmit farther than non-battery-powered...
...imagine the near impossibility of culling from a mountain of great photos the one image that reveals the essence of a harrowing story that took days to convey in newspapers and on radio and TV. But the cover picture of a lone firefighter kneeling to check a fire-hose connection against the background of a tree erupting in a ball of flame summed up Californians' frustration and helplessness. The Dantesque orange glow bathing the entire scene imparted a netherworld aura to the image and gave me the uncomfortable feeling that there was no escape. I was arrested by a stark...
...starter for the Harvard football team, had gone largely unnoticed.A Boston Globe story last month changed all that, as the native of Newton, Mass. became somewhat of a celebrity for his dual abilities as a football player and an opera singer. Van Niel has even appeared on National Public Radio and CBS’ “The Early Show” in recent weeks, telling his unique story of practicing opera and playing football, all while also being a Harvard student.“Looking at the whole picture of college, it’s been incredible...
...blame the union for its aggressive stance. ESPN contributor Stephen A. Smith only half-jokingly suggested a little collusion might be in order considering how much A-Rod was seeking. And when talking about A-Rod's hefty demands, outgoing Atlanta Braves general manager John Schuerholz told a radio interviewer: "I think it's obnoxious. I admire and respect Alex Rodriguez as much as any ballplayer that has played the game. But for someone to suggest that this is a valid salary level for a professional athlete, no matter what kind of voodoo economics they can do in analyzing...