Willie Randolph was fired as manager of the New York Mets. Not only Willie Randolph, but also pitching coach Rick Peterson and first- base coach Tom Nieto. Wow, three in one blow. Willie Randolph made some disparaging remarks about race and that was the end of that. Swift and terrible came the response. He was replaced by bench coach Jerry Manuel. So how will Jerry Manuel do as a team manager? What do you think? Will Jerry Manuel be able to create a winning team this season? Or is it too late?
Make money at home? Amazon Mechanical Turk is an online service involving human workers. The workers are at home and search for duplicate content. Each HIT, human intelligence task, is payed out in pocket change…micropayments. Amazon Mechanical Turk pays people to do simple tasks that are too complex for computer. Amazon Mechanical Turk began in 2005. Today there are more than one hundred thousand people working for Amazon Mechanical Turk.
Ed Gordon has a vision for strengthening the bond between father and daughter, and especially in african american families. Ed Gordon has a 14 yr old daughter named Taylor. The goal for daddyspromise.com is to help Dads create stronger, more positive relationships with their daughters. The website daddyspromise.com is an interactive website and it launched on Father’s Day. daddyspromise.com has forums and a national photo album plus an events calendar. Ed Gordon will write a blog at daddyspromise.com. daddyspromise.com also announces an online contest with Procter & Gamble’s Bounty paper towel brand, a sponsor of daddyspromise.com. The Ford Company is sponsoring panel discussions. Ed Gordon has organized a huge initiative here. 100 Black Men of America, Inc. is also spreading the word about daddyspromise.com.
Tavis Smiley joins up with Wal-Mart? Oh well, what can I say? At least the America I Am webcast is announcing something worthwhile. The tour of the travelling museum America I AM the Aftican American Imprint will start on July 4th in New Orleans. Today’s sneak preview webcast is a great way to get ready for seeing America I Am…hope it comes to my town. Will America I AM come to yours? 400 years of African American contributions to our culture and society will be presented.
Sam Alexis Woods is Tiger Woods’ little daughter. She will turn one year old on Wednesday June 18, 2008 and is her dad’s lucky charm. Sam was there when Tiger won the Sudden Death playoff in the 108th US Open Golf Tournament over the weekend. Sam Alexis Woods is so cute! She really stole the show at the tournament, too. Sam Alexis Woods is a name that is easy to remember, and I think the names Sam and Alexis will become even more popular for girls due to all this attention.
Tiger Woods is only four majors short of the all-time record of 18 held by Jack Nicklaus. It is too bad Tiger’s dad isn’t around to see all this. Of course Tiger has to recover from his knee injury. But we all wish him the best. Go Tiger!
The 2008 Saturn Astra gets 30 mpg, is sporty, and handles well. The Saturn Astra comes in 3 or 5 door models. Saturn Astra is going to be a very popular car. How much higher will the price of gasoline go? Small cars like the Saturn Astra are going to be selling well during this time of high gas prices.
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The View featured actress Glenn Close, who talked about her love of dogs, despite her role as the puppy-hunting Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians. At fetchdog.com, Close’s blog is called “Lively Licks.” How cute to have her do this. I am sure the traffic to fetchdog.com will increase greatly after this announcement. I hope Glenn Close will continue to blog at fetchdog.com for a long time.
You might want a telescope for some sky gazing this month. With a telescope you will be able to see all the beauty of the June full moon and the bright star antares. On Thursday night get out your telescope because the ascent of the moon will be near Jupiter. A telescope will really allow you a good look at these uncommon night sky events. Don’t miss them!
The 24 hours of Download Day have already begun and Mozilla Firefox is asking everyone to download Firefox 3 on release day. It might be possible to break a world’s record for most people downloading the same program on the same day. We are in the midst of Firefox 3 Download Day. Don’t delay, download today!
