Steinbrenner Shuns His Yankee Ways With Bargain Horse (Update1)
The News Review:
- Steinbrenner Shuns His Yankee Ways With Bargain Horse (Update1)
- In Shift on Intellectual Property, Microsoft Will Team With Outsiders
- Tizard challenges colleagues in NZ music quiz
- Chickens come home to roost in decorative accessories
- Ship-shape
Steinbrenner Shuns His Yankee Ways With Bargain Horse (Update1)
Bloomberg – May 4, 2005
“They don't know that they only cost $87,000, andthey don't have an inferiority complex. '' At the 131st running of the Derby, 15 of the 19 entrantseither cost more than Bellamy Road or were owner-bred. Last'syear's Derby winner, Smarty Jones, was home-grown; 2003 winnerFunny Cide cost $75,000; and 2002 winner War Emblem was $900,000. The most recent pre-race favorite to win, Fusaichi Pegasus in2000, cost Japanese venture capitalist Fusao Sekiguchi $4million. “A good horse can come from anywhere, and it doesn't haveto cost a lot of money,'' said Jerry Bailey, 47, a hall-of-famejockey who rode Sea Hero and Grindstone to Derby victories in1993 and 1996, in a telephone interview from Louisville. He willmount owner-bred High Fly, with odds of 13-1, at this year'srace. Steinbrenner, 74, declined interview requests about the May7 race through his spokesman Howard J…
The entire Tampa Bay Devil Rays payroll is $30 million. The Yankees lost to the Devil Rays last night 11-4. While Steinbrenner's Yankees include such home-grown playersas Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera — both All-Stars and WorldSeries Most Valuable Players — they also have high-priced talentfrom the outside. For example, the Yankees traded for third baseman Rodriguezfrom the Texas Rangers in 2004 and signed pitcher Mike Mussina,who is making $19 million this season, as a free agent in 2000. In horse racing, prices don't mean as much. “Once they start running, how much they cost doesn'tmatter,'' said Mike Battaglia, who's been the oddsmaker atChurchill Downs since 1975. A Different Steinbrenner Spending less money on horses than baseball players isn'tthe only difference in Steinbrenner as a thoroughbred owner.
In Shift on Intellectual Property, Microsoft Will Team With Outsiders
New York Times – May 4, 2005
The move, the company said, is an effort both to open up its technology to outsiders and to exploit its storehouse of intellectual property. The new program, called Microsoft Intellectual Property Ventures, is intended to foster more amicable relations between the big software company and start-up companies that have often regarded Microsoft as a threat.
Tizard challenges colleagues in NZ music quiz
Scoop.co.nz – Scoop.co.nz (press release) – May 4, 2005
Figures released inFebruary this year showed that NZ music accounted for 18. 6per cent of music played on commercial radio in 2004, a hugejump from 1995 when NZ music accounted for less than two percent of music played on commercial radio. “The New ZealandMusic Industry Commission (NZMIC) has also been working hardto create jobs using home-grown talent and take our music tothe world. Government has just announced additional fundingof $662,000 for the NZMIC, to enhance domestic activitiesand develop a programme that will help NZ music exportprojects break into overseas markets. “Music monthprovides an opportunity for all New Zealanders to celebrateour artists, our fantastic creativity and musicalachievements – something all Kiwis can be proud of. Iencourage you to find out the Music Month performances inyour region and head along to support your local musicians,”Judith Tizard said. Contact: Catherine Field-Dodgson,Press Secretary, (04) 471 9871, 021 579 871, HYPERLINK”mailto:catherine…
Name thesinger who won the 2005 Lexus SongQuest? _____________________The 2004 Play ItStrange Secondary School’s Songwriting Competition producedsome stunning results. Name five students who had theirsingles recorded for the ‘Play It Strange Top 20 Volume I’CD. _____________________Auckland-basedglobetrotting band The D4 have just released their secondalbum ‘Out of My Head’. The first single was released inboth English and Japanese – can you name the song? _____________________Name the well-knownmusician who received the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)for her services to both Maori and Music and was the firstnon-American to win a major USA based songwriting contestwith her song Moko, in2004. _____________________The title of Pluto’srecently released second album is an acronym – what is therecord called? _____________________Namethe New Zealand composer who wrote ‘View fromOlympus’? _____________________Steriogram’swoolly video was nominated for 4 MTV awards and a Grammy. What is the name of thesingle? _____________________Evermore’s debutalbum ‘Dreams’ has just recently achieved Gold Sales statusin Australia, with over 35,000 copies sold. Where does theband come from? _____________________Thenominees for Best Male Pacific Artist at the inauguralPacific Music Awards this year had sold a combined 135,000records between them.
Chickens come home to roost in decorative accessories
San Francisco Chronicle – May 4, 2005
Like the figures in Ileana’s foyer, the image of the chickens is comforting. The painting would not be the same if they weren’t there. Until I was good and grown, my only knowledge of chickens came from TV cartoon characters like Looney Tunes’ Foghorn Leghorn. But in reality and symbology, they represent prosperity, stability and peace. In his successful bid for the presidency in 1928, President Herbert Hoover’s campaign promise was that there would be a chicken in every pot. In Provence, France, a place known for chicken in pots, ovens and hearths,the chicken is ubiquitous in art and life. Casseroles, dishes, furniture, doors — everywhere a chicken…
I think some, unprotected, are eaten by raccoons or possums; others, like the longtime pet hen of a friend, died after years of service in the garden eating bugs and snails and laying eggs. But, for a while at least, they bring a little civility to my urban landscape — they are funny walking back and forth across the proverbial road — and soundscape, their crow more comforting than ambulances blaring sirens and car tires screeching out doughnuts. And that peace is something to write home about — from my desk, on my Gallus domesticus note cards (reproductions of antique prints matted in red and white gingham, 20 from Bas Bleu for $14. E-mail Wanda Ravernell at.
Ship-shape
PersonnelToday.com – May 4, 2005
Luxury boat building is one area of UK manufacturing sailing against the tide of closures and contraction. Paul Tyrrell finds out how Sunseeker’s commitment to people and skills has helped it stay on course and improve the bottom lineAnyone who thinks that UK manufacturing is dead should visit the annual Schroders London Boat Show. At the latest event, held in January, there were many home-grown success stories amid the hulls in the Excel exhibition centre in London’s Docklands. One of the most encouraging is the rise of Sunseeker International, the luxury speedboat manufacturer based in Poole, Dorset. The company now employs more than 1,500 people, accounting for around 5% of the entire UK marine leisure workforce. Its founder and managing director, Robert Braithwaite, frequently comments publicly on how much he values his staff. At this year’s show, he found himself with a new and pleasant task to perform – hosting an award ceremony for one of his young apprentices, named ‘Trainee of the Year’ by the British Marine Federation.