Gawker (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Andrew Fisher, the President of Cox Television and a former reporter and Emmy award winner, is currently locked in a nasty divorce battle in Atlanta—one that centers on allegations of Fisher's...
Tactical Gamer (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
The system is broken: Man whose US immigration notice was sent to the wrong address is detained with untreated spinal cancer until he dies, denied access to his wife and children...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008 | Other
A Hong Kong computer programmer who had legally resided in the US for 15 years (since he was 17) and fathered two American children went for his final green card interview and was locked up, detained until he died of cancer that the DHS refused to treat him for. He had overstayed a visa (the DHS sent a key notice to the wrong address), and this prompted the DHS to lock him away and demand that he waive...
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Random goodies to check out this AM: The Quad turns its eye to #17 Tennessee. It’s a surprisingly bland look. The most interesting thing there is the alumni list, with Cormac McCarthy and Kurt Vonnegut making an appearance. And you didn’t think Vols could read, did you… As far as I can tell, the Times Free Press [...]
Surf Nation (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
All eyes this week will be on the Rip Curl Boardmasters, which kicks off in Newquay tomorrow, but last weekend saw one of the premier events in the UK surfboat calendar. Here's Andy Cox with a report on the UK...
QPR REPORT (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
- Ex-QPR, Pat Kanyuka, playing for Swindon came up against ex-QPR, Peter Crouch, playing for Portmsouth tonight. Final score: Swindon 1 Portsmouth 3. Also playing tonight: Ex-QPR loan, Ben Sahar. Swindon Advertizer/Andy Cryer - Swindon Town 1 Portsmouth 3 SIMON Cox continued his sparkling pre-season form with a fourth goal in as many games but Town were beaten 3-1 in their pre-season friendly against...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The Halo Group Welcomes Andy Holtz NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Halo Group today announced Andy Holtz as the newest member to join the branding and advertising agency. As Senior Account Executive, Holtz will play an integral role in building and sustaining client relationships at the Manhattan-based branding agency. Before joining The Halo Group, Holtz managed product launches, television...
DealBook (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008 | Technology
Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is quickly establishing itself as one of the most press-friendly attendees at Sun Valley’s annual gathering of high-powered media and technology types. Last year, he spent a solid hour answering reporters’ questions in a late-night rap session. On Thursday, Mr. Schmidt, along with Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, [...]
Surf Nation (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
I was chatting the other day with Andy Cox, who writes on these pages about the fine sport of surfboat rowing. Andy has been trying to get me along to try surfboat racing for a while, and I finally admitted...
Surf Nation (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Here's Andy Cox with a report on the action from the second round of the UKSRL. Andy is also in the midst of penning a few thoughts in favour of speedos - the one aspect of surfboat racing that I...
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
So we’re just a little excited about the debut of Brett Gardner. While no reasonable person thinks he’ll be the savior to the season, it’s always nice when a prospect, who is performing well, gets a promotion. And at the same time, he’s out there auditioning. We’re well aware of Melky’s poor May (.234/.270/.319) and [...]
