The College World Series kicks off Saturday with Stanford taking on Florida State. The Baseball Analysts has a guide to all the players participating that were selected in the recent draft. Rice leads the way with 11 players selected, including Bryan Price, a RHP taken with the 45th overall (first round supplemental) pick by [...]
College World Series
June 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Baseball
Point A to Pont B — Technology’s Role in The South Korean Mad Cow Controversy
June 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I haven’t had many clear ideas about the Korean protest of the US beef deal that I wanted to get into on this site, even though I’ve probably read more about it in recent weeks than any other topic. The origins of the protests are dubious at best, but I think it eventually (and amazingly) [...]
Little Cloud: Helping Hand or Desperate for Attention?
June 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A young woman calling herself Xiaoyun (Little Cloud) has spurred controversy by posting risque photos of herself to Chinese Web sites. She claims to be from Sichuan, and says she’s posting the photos to encourage people to donate money to earthquake relief. Some Chinese netizents are condeming her actions, calling her “shameless,” however others are [...]
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