World Aids Day
Today is World Aids Day. Several newspapers declare that the world is “celebrating Aids Day” but I sincerely doubt anyone is doing any celebrating – let’s just say the event is being observed. Today’s goal is to raise funds and awareness for the fight against HIV – with awareness being the key goal. Although knowledge [...]
Realities of the NHL in Nashville and the South
I have previously spoken of the growing internationalism of profesional sports wherein the ellusion was made to the difficult positions of national hockey league franchises in the southern United States. Nashville, Tennessee is an illustration of the difficulties and errors in southern expansion; as are the teams located Tampa Bay, Florida (Lightning); Sunrise, Florida (Panthers); [...]
The World Loves Barry Obama
By now president-elect Barack Obama ought to be getting used to the idea the he will soon be the most powerful man on Earth. Obama-mania has stricken all corners of the globe – for some reason people love this guy and have pinned a lot of expectation on him. Even Obama isn’t immune to the [...]
Barack Obama’s plans for the web
It seems that Barack Obama has taken a quite novel approach for a politician with regards to his tech usage. Barack Obama’s campaign in the 2008 election made use of new techniques such as Facebook, Youtube, and emails in order to reach a broader portion of the electorate in new ways. It would seem that [...]
The Growing Internationalism of Professional Sports
The NFL recently played in Wembley Stadium, the home of the English national football (soccer) team. The NHL has played games in England, Czech Republic, Sweden, and has talked about putting franchises in Europe. English Premiership teams tour abroad annually as part of their pre-season training, and the growth of Major League Soccer in North [...]
