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Archive for September, 2008

Phil Rorrer asked:




Sirius Satellite Radio is a service offering over 130 channels of satellite radio featuring digital-quality music, sports, news and entertainment programming when and where you want it. They use a fleet of satellites to broadcast over 135 channels of satellite radio to listeners throughout the continental US and Canada.

Sirius Satellite Radio was previously known as Satellite CD Radio Inc.. The company changed its name to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on November 18, 1999. The name is derived from Sirius, sometimes referred to as the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night-time sky. The dog in the Sirius logo is unofficially named “Mongo”, a name garnered from the debut of Sirius sponsorship on Casey Atwood’s and later Jimmy Spencer’s NASCAR entry, when the announcing cast voted on names. “Mongo” later became NASCAR driver Spencer’s nickname with the NASCAR Broadcasters (mainly Darrell Waltrip) in the following races.

Sirius Satellite Radio is one of two services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Radio. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams (channels) of music and 65 streams of sports, news and entertainment to listeners. Music streams on Sirius carry a wide variety of genres, broadcasting 24 hours daily, commercial-free. A few of Sirius music channels is included as part of the Dish Network satellite television service. Both Sirius and Xm Satellite Radio Merged on Feb 10 2007

They also have loads of original programming. They host hundreds of exclusive live interviews and performances you won’t hear anywhere else and produce many interesting and engaging live talk shows in their national broadcast studios. Some of the talk show host on Sirius are Martha Stewart, Howard Stern, Tony Stewart,Jamie Foxx and many more.

To me this is Entertainment on demand you get to listen to whatever you want when you want and it is quality radio that is getting more popular by the day.

With most Satellite Radio enabled radios, the user can see the artist and song information on display while listening to the stream. The streams are broadcast from satellites in an elliptical geosynchronous orbit above North America.

Satellite Radio programming also has a breadth and depth of programming basically unavailable on regular radio. they play the songs that you know and love, and many songs that they know you’ll love when you hear them for the first time.

On October 16, 2006 Sirius Satellite Radio announced that it would be launching Sirius Internet Radio with 78 of its 135 channels being available worldwide on the internet to any of its subscribers with a valid user name and password.

Sirius Satellite Radio will launch its backseat television service exclusively in several DaimlerChrysler cars and minivans later this year three live child-themed TV channels would be available in 2008 model year cars in the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge lines. Sales of those cars will start later this year.

Sirius Satellite Radio has been promising such a service since 2004, but at that time it said deals with manufacturers and content providers needed to be hammered out. Last November, Chief Executive Mel Karmazin said the service would launch in 2007.

Sirius Satellite Radio delivers the best 100% commercial-free music in virtually every genre. You will love it and now that Sirius and Xm are one things will get even better.

Tim Bryce asked:




I have always had a fondness for the game of baseball. As a kid, I played Little League but also carried my glove and bat with me just about everywhere for a quick pickup game whether it was before or after school, or during recess. Growing up in Connecticut, I followed the early 1960’s Yankees and vividly remember when the Mets were introduced. As we moved around the country I became a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, and finally watched the emergence of the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati. Frankly, I do not believe we will ever see another team as good as the 1976 Reds. They were very special.

I played in coed softball leagues as I got older. When I became a parent, I coached boys baseball, girls softball, served on the local Little League board of directors, and umpired to boot. My signature as a coach was to line my kids up on the infield foul line before a game and pledged allegiance to the flag. After all, it is America’s game. Curiously, there were some coaches who adamantly opposed me doing this, but I see citizenship as an inherent part of the game.

I suffered under no illusion my kids were going to be superstars and, as such, I concentrated on teaching the basics (hitting, fielding, and pitching), teamwork, and hopefully, the love of the game. There is something magical about the game of baseball; the smell of the grass, the heat of the sun on your back, the taste of the leather string on your cowhide mitt, the crack of the bat, and the excitement of the play. You relish the camaraderie of your teammates, the precision of a perfect bunt, the tenacity of a runner stealing a base, and the grace of an infielder flawlessly throwing out a runner or executing a double play.

Baseball is a game of nuances and you really cannot appreciate it if you have never played it. As you approach home plate to bat, you see how the fielders are setting up to play you, either deep, in close, or to a particular field. You take your sign from the third base coach, check the eyes of the pitcher, hear the cheering of the parents, and all along your mind is constantly calculating all of the variables involved. Your hands grip the bat as you position yourself in the batter’s box. Your body language tells the other team whether or not you can be intimidated. Finally, just before the pitcher makes his wind-up, you spit. Translation, “Bring it on!”

There is also a lot of communications in a baseball game, both vocal and silent. The vocal is rather obvious, the silent communications is a lot more interesting. We’re all aware of the third base coach making strange gyrations with his hands in order to call the play, but there are also a lot of subliminal signs not so apparent, such as a manager turning up his collar or crossing his legs. The communications between pitcher and catcher is also well known. The great Willie Mays was notorious for his ability to study and steal the signs of the opposing team. It just takes a little concentration and attention to detail.

When I coached Little League, and my kids were batting with one or more runners on base, I would suddenly yell from the dugout, “Red-22, Red-22.” Actually, it was nothing more than a smoke screen as it meant absolutely nothing, but it put the other team on edge as they thought some trick play was about to be executed. My kids thought it was a riot.

As a Little League coach, you realize you are having an impact on your young players when they start asking you more questions about the game, such as the meaning of the infield fly rule, how to keep a scorecard, how a batting average is calculated or ERA, the number of ways a runner can advance to first base (eight) or the number of ways to make an out (14), etc. It’s no small wonder baseball is a great game for trivia buffs as there are so many facets to it. Casual spectators do not truly appreciate baseball as much as students of the game.

You know you have a love of the game when you collect baseball cards, not as a commodity, but simply to have them; that you keep a prized baseball signed by your teammates many years ago; that you cannot bring yourself to throw away an old baseball bat or glove years after you have stopped using them, or; you completely understood what Pete Rose meant when he said, “I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.”

It is a great game.

Keep the Faith!

John Allan Gates asked:




Interesting thing about sport articles is that a lot of things in, and around the sporting arenas can be read out as most of these articles cover a large number of sporting events. Whether it’s hot news about the sex scandal of famous golfer Tiger Woods or the spicy story on Shoaib/Sania’s wedding.

Most of the sport articles are based on sensational news regarding the hot team players. Sometimes these articles focuses on their personal affair and matrimonial life as well as in the recent articles the smashing hit news was the unforgettable top ten chart of Tiger Woods. Mostly the news makers were surrounding the whereabouts of the famous golfer and sneaking into his private domain.

As a matter of fact, sports have become a profitable business and more and more investors are invading in this field. Currently the popular media is grabbing its share out of this catchy and trendy business but instead of hiring the mature professionals, critics are coming out of the job market.

Their job is to criticize, as they are expert in this field. More over majority of famous sports stars are always complaining about the irresponsible behavior of these critics.

No doubt readers have a right to get the first hand information on computer screen and in the newspapers but the standard of the content should always be kept in mind.

But on the same time excellent work can also be seen at different news channels and on their web sites, where the articles are always to the point and presented without any exaggeration. The nonfictional prose should be in very comprehensive ways as it fulfills the basic need of information rather than manipulation of the event.

The results reveal that sports magazines and their contents can made understanding between readers and writers can have a positive impact on boosting morale and improving the sports and its motivation and productivity in the sporting events.

All sports magazines should encourage the families and children in sports activities at a younger age that might ensure a long term practice in adulthood with expected medical benefits.

As the forthcoming football World Cup is in the lime light in the most sports contents. such sporting event which is expected to have a major impact on the working world as 70% of men and 62% of women resident in England said that it will make have an impact on their working lives by boosting morale if the team does well, creating a team spirit and providing a healthy environment for sports inclusion. Other major events, such as Wimbledon, T20, and the Rugby World Cup, had and will continue to act as catalysts for communication and bonding.

So what can these articles do to harness the positive effects produced by sport in the workplace on a daily basis in order to reap the benefits of higher morale and spirit evoked by such events. Yes it’s the sport value of all these contents which leads the reader to a certain stage. And the purpose should be very noble to entertain the common reader in a very light way as the frustration level would decrease after reading these articles.

Shehryaar Shaukat asked:




Are you an avid soccer fan? Or perhaps golf is your sport? Want to stay updated with the latest cricketing news from around the world? Irrespective of the particular sport you are interested in, the internet offers you the opportunity to stay updated with the latest breaking news for your favorite sports as it happens.

The internet is a fascinating medium of communication to say the least. With technological advancements taking place all around us, people now have access to the internet practically everywhere. Every building is equipped with Wi-Fi broadband and even otherwise we can easily access the internet with our mobile phones from anywhere and at any time. This makes the internet an excellent platform to use especially when it comes to keeping up with the latest happenings in your favorite sports.

There are many websites on the internet dedicated to provide news for a particular sport. If however, you follow more than one sport then the best way to keep yourself updated is to follow the sports section of a leading news blogs. In such cases you will be able to find a vast array of breaking news on a variety of different sports. This will save you time and effort while keeping you informed of the latest developments from around the world.

Some news blogs even offer live updates of matches going on at the moment. For instance you will be able to get ball by ball updates of a cricket match or the updated score during a soccer match of your interest. In many cases you can even sub scribe to the RSS feed for your favorite sports news and get an instant alert the moment some newsworthy event breaks.

Apart from keeping you updated on your favorite sports breaking news, these blogs also offer valuable insight into the sports in the form of articles, blog posts, videos and even original sports programs. If you are an avid follower of a particular sport then you will surely enjoy the opportunity to get all this extra information and gossip surrounding the sport.

Another interesting opportunity granted to sports enthusiasts by these online news blogs is the option to vent out your anger or express your joy over the latest performance of their favorite teams in the form of comments on articles, statistics and latest news. We all know how emotional sports fans can get and the opportunity to express your feelings as your read the news is just priceless. By the way, these news blogs are also priceless to access. In other words, they are totally free! You don’t have to pay a dime to stay up to date with the breaking news on your favorite sport.