Bruce Pearl and Illegal Recruiting

Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Tennesse Men's Basketball team has been cited by the NCAA for illegal recruting.  This clearly is an abuse of Division I schools that coaches make the headlines for.  Bruce Pearl was investigated by NCAA compliance after holding a cookout at his residence for recruits back in 2008.  He even knew that his acts were non compliant because he called one of the recruit's fathers who later told investigators that Coach Pearl gave him and his family the option of attending.  He also was found talking to recruits during a period of the year that is not allowed.  Unfortunately, incidents like this occur more often than not when coaches are under pressure to win and make money for their organization.  Bruce Pearl has been non compliant in the past and actually has lost millions of dollars of pay because of being previously cited by the NCAA.  It is unfortunate that coaches cannot persuade student-athletes to come to their schools in a legal and compliant manner.

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A Nugget to a Knick

Finally, after much debate Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks and is expected to sign a three year, 65 million dollar extension.  The deal includes the Knicks sending five other players to the Denver Nuggets and apparently will receive other picks.  Reports have been made that the Nuggets will receieve two second-round selections.  The Nuggets wanted to trade Anthony after he refused to sign the three year extension they offered during the summer of 2010 and he ended up landing with the Knicks.  Anthony will be sporting a new jersey number since his previously worn number 15 is since retired in New York two times.  What do you all think of the trade?

Do you love the game of cricket?

Cricket is a sport that most people do not hear about or even play for that matter.  But, for those people that love the game or play now have the opportunity to access the first ever social network devoted to the game of cricket.  The social network site is called people11.com and it includes breaking news about cricket celebrities and contains pictures, live news, and public profiles.  The site allows for people to have discussion forums and anyone can get involved.  According to the article I read about people11.com, the website has more to offer than Facebook such as cricket players buying and selling cricket accessories from each other.  Although I am not a cricket player or have ever been an avid fan, I think that it is great that the people involved get a chance to interact with each other. The social network is free to all users and if any of you are cricket fans or want to check out the site I would definitley suggest it!

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Telvent preparing for 2014 World Cup in Brazil

Telvent is the IT company that will be giving a brand new radio communications network to 18 airports in Brazil.  The reason for this new technology is to effectively communicate during routine air traveling operations and will help with any emergencies during the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil.  Overall it will help with lowering costs, the management of the airports, and improve customer service.  The airports want to be fully prepared for the huge event that will occur in three years.  I think that the new radio communication network will be extremely beneficial to Brazil, especially during the time of the World Cup.  If there is a radio network that workers can communicate through then it will keep themselves and customers safe in the event of an emergency or any issues involved within the airport or on the airplanes.

Should Tiger Woods be fined for spitting on the green?

During the Dubai Desert Classic, Tiger Woods spit on the green as he was golfing and may face a fine from European Tour.  Unfortunately, Woods is under close watch by media and the viewers do to his other incidents that occured off of the golf course which may be why people are making a big deal of the situation.  Woods has spit many of times on the golf course without sparking controversy but is that because we live in America and it is acceptable among athletes?  People in Europe were disgusted by his spitting on the green and in return Tiger wrote an offical apology explaining that he was not thinking and that it was inappropriate.  Although spitting is definitely disgusting, reporters claim that Woods suffers from Allergies which is why he may continuously spit on the golf course.  In my opinion, I do not think that Tiger Woods should be fined but he should not do it again for the reason that different countries view it as disrespectful.  Here in America it is completely acceptable and most people do not think twice about it.  I am not condoning his spitting behavior but I think it should be the least of people's worries.  Here is a link to a broadcast discussing the incident http://espn.go.com/golf/blog/_/name/golf/id/6121092/while-not-wise-tiger-spit-no-huge-deal.

The iPhone 5

Technology is constantly improving and Apple is always creating new and improved products such as the iPhone.  The iPhone 4 was just recently released in the summer of 2010.  Apple is now working on a fifth iPhone that will be launched at some point during the 2011 year.  The new and improved iPhone will now support AT&T and Verizon users in the United State, which are the biggest cell phone companies nationwide.  Also, the iPhone 5 will be supporting other carries throughout the world, not just the United States.  The iPhone used to be accompanied with a chip from Infineon, but Apple now has switched to a new chip user that is called Qualcomm.  Apple will not release everything that is to be expected on the iPhone 5 but they said that the phone will be completely redesigned, which gives current iPhone users something to look forward to when they upgrade their cell phone.  Some new features may include a "mobile wallet."  Apple may start an application that uses things such as iPay, iBuy, and iCoupons.  There is also a feature called Siri.  Siri is an application that acts as a personal assistant where users can, for example, look up restaurants and see if there is a table of 5 available or not.  Also, users can look up certain events at certain locations.  For example, you could type in "what events are taking place in New York City," and the personal assistant will list the events that are taking place.  This new technology is going to be really helpful for people who have busy lives and do not have the time to sit at a computer throughout the day.  I think it is amazing and interesting to learn all of the new features and applications that Apple has to offer on their iPhones.

2011 Super Bowl Halftime Show

If anyone watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday you would have seen a lot of unique outfits and tons of different lighting effects whether it was from the lights on the stage or the lights on the performers outfits. However, with all this new technology was the halftime show really that fantastic?  Personally, I enjoyed watching the movements of the performers on the field while their costumes would light up to match the lyrics of the different songs.  But, I think that if Dallas really wanted a memorable Super Bowl halftime performance, they should have went above and beyond with the technology that is available to use nowadays.  I was reading articles that some people would post and most were disappointed with the use of technology.  Although the performance was "futuristic" with the use of robots, it still did not impress myself or others.  I do not think that it was a memorable performance and that Dallas should have taken advantage of the amazing improvements that technology has to offer.

A new "sport technology"

You're probably wondering why the male in the picture above is wearing a ridiculous looking vest.  Well, just before the Beijing Olympics, Nike came out with this "Precool Vest" for athletes before they compete.  The vest consists of prefrozen ice packs.  Yes, they are like the ice packs that people use to keep their lunches or drinks cool.  Athletes are supposed to wear them for an hour before their event to reduce their core temperature.  The reason why athletes would want to reduce their core temperature is because your body uses energy trying to cool down.  If the athletes are cooled down before their event, then they will have more energy to burn during their event.  This is a unique type of technology but can actually help benefit athletes if they use this vest.  I think its a great idea especially for professional or Olympic athletes.  Nike certainly thought outside the box on this one!

New Application

A new application that is available to people online is called Piriform's CCleaner.  The application is free to all users and the application cleans your computer from your desktop to your internet browsers.  It allows you to edit applications that you may already have on your computer and even uninstall programs safely.  The application allows you to specifically define what programs to clean and which not to.  It also creates a backup for you incase you accidently delete or uninstall a program that you wanted to keep on your computer.  This application is useful because it thoroughly searches your computer to clean up any bugs or virsuses that it may have. If anyone is interested in this application it is available at http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner