The wait for Barry Bonds to break the home run record will have to wait a few more days as the most controversial man in baseball failed to hit number 756 last night at home in San Franciso. He went 0-3 with a walk against rookie pitcher John Lannan, who didn’t seem afraid to go against Bonds. The crowd was hot all night with flashbulbs going off for every pitch. The pressure continues to build up as history stands one home run away.
Global Software Applications recently released a new screensaver for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that is unlike any other. When activated, the screensaver displays up to date images and information of missing children. Cases both old and new are being shown in hopes that they may be solved. According to Bob O’Brien, executive director at NCMEC, 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. “We’re offering this new tool because we know that photos work. In fact, one in six of the children featured in our photo distribution effort is recovered as a direct result of the photo.” Implementing the milk carton concept into a screensaver is certainly an innovative way to help missing children.
Following my return to Cambridge last weekend, I made sure to purchase the Two-Disc Special Edition 300 dvd’s that came out last Tuesday. I rarely buy any dvd, but 300 was an easy choice. Amazon.com says “The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City) assaults the screen with the blood, thunder and awe of its ferocious visual style faithfully recreated in an intense blend of live-action and CGI animation. Retelling the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, it depicts the titanic clash in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his massive Persian army. Experience history at swordpoint. And moviemaking with a cutting edge.” One of the most amazing parts of this movie for me is the amount of editing that went into making it appear the way it does. So much of the movie was shot with blue screens and limited sets, yet on the screen it is an entirely different world.
Suspended Tennessee Titan Pacman Jones has found something new to do in his time away from football: professional wrestling. Jones will debut Thursday night on TNA iMPACT! on SpikeTV. Of all the career moves he could have made, this has to be one of the worst. Don’t get me wrong, I personally don’t see anything wrong with wrestling; however, most people will see this move and completely write him off even more. This move shows to me that he doesn’t care anymore. If he truly wanted to return to the NFL he should be far out of the spotlight or be in the spotlight for something positive. By joining a wrestling world that is now being hammered with steroid accusations more than ever, Pacman is inviting more negativity into the wrestling world and his own.
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