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26th August 2009
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When Mark Dantonio became the new Michigan State University football coach two years ago, he came to the East Lansing Campus with a pedigree that shouted success is on the way. He has not disappointed the Spartan faithful.
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Author: Ed Bagley26th August 2009
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Just as thinking heads argue about whether leaders are born or made, so do college football fanatics argue about whether the coach or the players make the team.
Let's settle the latter argument once and for all—coaches ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley26th August 2009
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Miss Congeniality - 2 Stars (Average)
"Miss Congeniality" had a real identity problem as a movie. Unfortunately for Sandra Bullock, the star of the film as FBI agent Gracie Hart, Miss Congeniality could not take her as f... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley25th August 2009
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Radio - 4 Stars (Excellent)
"Radio"�the true story of high school football coach Harold Jones and a mentally-challenged young man named James Robert "Radio" Kennedy�might well be one of the most under-rated and under... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd August 2009
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Kingdom of Heaven - 1 Star (Terrible)
Unfortunately for the "Kingdom of Heaven", what started out as an ambitious epic film about a little known time in history, became an almost disaster at its release and was only avera... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley21st August 2009
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Two Weeks Notice - 2 Stars (Average)
"Two Weeks Notice" is just a tad too predictable to be a good romantic comedy, so it must take its rightful place as average when placed against other much better efforts such as "Slee... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley20th August 2009
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It is three weeks to the kick-off of the 2009 college football season, the preseason USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll is out, my favorite team is not among the top 25 teams, and has no chance to play in the national champions... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley20th August 2009
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Annie - 4 Stars (Excellent)
"Annie" is certainly one of the most uplifting, harrowing and positive Broadway musicals in movie history.
Even if you did not see Annie as a moviegoer, you would recognize the key words to ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley07th August 2009
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Let there be no doubt about who was the star in the Track & Field venue at the 2009 Washington State Senior Games. Henry James literally knocked the socks off of his 50-54 age-group competition in the 400 and 800-meter runs,... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th August 2009
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Here are the current USA High School Boys Track and Field Records through July 2009. This list gives every high school runner, jumper and thrower an idea of what it takes to become a world-class athlete at the prep level.
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Author: Ed Bagley05th August 2009
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Here are the current USA High School Girls Track and Field Records through July 2009. This list gives every high school runner, jumper and thrower an idea of what it takes to become a world-class athlete at the prep level.
... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th August 2009
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Wedding Crashers - 3 Stars (Good)
Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby - 2 Stars (Average)
There are comedies that can make you laugh that are not good films because they lack any meaningful substance or worthwh... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th August 2009
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Tropic Thunder - 2 Stars (Average)
If you want some over-the-top laughs, see Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder", a very confused film that can't make up its mind whether it wants to be an action adventure, war story, comedy, ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd August 2009
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Karen Steen traveled from Olympia (WA) to the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh intent on setting a world record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase, and did exactly that in one of the most exciting races at the 2009 USA Master... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st August 2009
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Here are the current United States high school track and field records through 2008 followed by the best performances by high school competitors during 2009:
USA Girls High School Track and Field Records and Best 2009 Per... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st August 2009
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Ten new records were set this season when the automatic timers finally stopped and the best 2009 USA high school track and field competitive performances were in the books.
The only double record-setter was not an individ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st July 2009
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The Oregon Ducks made school history at the 2009 Pac-10 Conference Track and Field Championships by sweeping both the men's and women's titles for the first time ever.
Oregon's women scored their most points ever (165.5) ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st July 2009
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There is a reason why California is continually the top-producing state in the nation for track and field talent. That reason would be a population of 36+ million people, the highest in the nation.
When you know that the ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th June 2009
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Senior Michael Kiley of Chaminade High School toured the 3000-meter steeplechase in 9:13.92 at the 2009 New York State Track & Field Championship Meet to set a new national leading time.
Kiley joined another New York nati... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th June 2009
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Parkview High School got wins from Ethan Kasson, Julian Vann, Taron Squires, Davin Nash and Sean Stephenson and rode a bunch of depth in other events to dominate the competition and win the 2009 Georgia State Boys 5A Track C... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd June 2009
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The 2009 Prefontaine Classic at legendary Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus came and went almost with a whisper. There was no bang and except for Dwight Phillips mighty 28-foot-8.25-inch long jump—the longes... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley22nd June 2009
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Mead High School of Spokane, a legendary distance-running powerhouse, found a new way to win another title at the 2009 Washington State Track & Field Meet at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma (WA) in late May.
The Panthers h... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley22nd June 2009
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When I moved from the East Coast to the West Coast in 1973, credit card companies doing business in the State of Washington could not legally charge more than 12% interest on an account. That was because credit card interest... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley19th June 2009
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There was an 8-year period of my life when I owned and operated a community publishing company that published a weekly newspaper among other print products.
I made it my business, as the editor and then publisher, to sepa... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley06th June 2009
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The demise of major American newspapers in our ordinary life could be seen as sad and tragic for a grandparent, and as an excellent opportunity to capitalize on another's misfortune for a plugged in, technological savvy gran... Read >
Author: RA Butters06th June 2009
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It's a funny thing about the lessons you learn in life. Not all of them are learned on the way to school. Some are learned on the way home from school.
Take Mikey (pronounced Mike-ee), one of my classmates. I wouldn't kno... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th June 2009
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Stop this American nonsense of government bailouts with taxpayer money for businesses that cannot survive because of poor management.
Let the poorly run businesses collapse and sink into bankruptcy, foreclosure or receive... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th June 2009
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With the collapse of our America economy and ongoing recession, hardly a day goes by without reading or hearing about an underperforming chief executive officer of a Fortune 500 company getting bounced out on his ear.
On ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th June 2009
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I recently received an email asking this question: Is there an Internet site that lists the best times in Washington for youth track and field performances other than high school?
Bill White of Kalama (WA) then added, "I ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd June 2009
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The American marketing nightmare that is the Boston Marathon is not going away, but at least two American-born athletes have now offered us a glimmer of hope that we might at sometime in the 21st Century win the race that we... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd June 2009
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Finland's first great distance runner was Paavo Nurmi, who would burst onto the world scene in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics held in Belgium's northern port city on the Scheldt River.
Nurmi, then 23, took home 3 Gold Medals af... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st June 2009
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Perhaps it was the air, or perhaps the water, or even the fact that high school league, district, regional and state meets are fast approaching, but a dozen superb high school athletes set 6 American records during the last ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th May 2009
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It's good to be Jordan Hasay of Mission Prep in San Luis Obispo (CA). She captured the heart of America's running community by competing as a junior in the U. S. Olympic Trials last year, not qualifying for the 2008 Beijing ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st May 2009
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You can call her "Destiny's Child" but the label would be inaccurate. Prep phenom Jordan Hasay understands that she will have to run her way to greatness, and would not have it any other way.
Hasay attends Mission College... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley24th April 2009
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After receiving my 2009 All-Time World Indoor List of the records and best performances compiled by Ed Gordon, I asked myself, "What are the best United States high school middle distance indoor records?"
This question po... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley21st April 2009
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Thomas Edison said it and I believe it: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
There are more losers than winners in the game of life because losers many... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley17th April 2009
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Coach Roy Williams' North Carolina Tar Heels started their season ranked #1 and ended their season #1 with their 5th National Championship as North Carolina easily beat #2-seeded Michigan State 89-72 in the only game that co... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley17th April 2009
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Three of the best teams in the country - Louisville, Pittsburgh and Memphis - have something in common with three of the worst teams in the country - Grambling, Alcorn State and New Jersey Tech.
Players from all six will ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley16th April 2009
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It was not exactly a record-breaking year but the 2009 Simplot Games at Idaho State University's Holt Arena in Pocatello still showcases some of the nation's best high school talent.
This year's indoor meet did not produc... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st April 2009
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Washington's 6-foot-7, 255-pound senior power forward has always been there—in the paint—for the last three years, battling taller, more athletic opponents. He brought his lunch pail and hard hat with him every night wit... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st April 2009
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Fourteen top-four seeded teams made it to the Sweet 16 and three #12 seeds upset #5 seeds during the first two rounds of the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament March 19-22.
Advancing to the Sweet 16 to continue their March M... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st April 2009
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My prayer for you, President Barack Obama, is that you will be able to answer the call of solitude when it beckons.
It has been such a tumultuous start to your presidency. You came with an open mind, a clear conscience an... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st April 2009
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From Maine to California, from Florida to Washington, and from North Dakota to Texas, all across the country, there are at least 20, if not 40, million Americans who have hatred for the 43rd President of the United States, a... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st April 2009
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Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied - 4 Stars (Excellent) Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired - 3 Stars (Good)
After experiencing a Wanda Sykes comedy routine for the first time, you might ask yourself, "How could a college graduate in a se... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st March 2009
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(Editor's Note: These made-for-TV movies are among the 41 murder mystery novels originally aired by PBS involving the proper, obsessive little Belgian inspector Hercule Poirot. The character of Poirot (played to perfection b... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley27th January 2009
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Imagine yourself as Ventrell Jenkins, a 6-foot-2, 285-pound defensive tackle for Kentucky who has been working all afternoon to help his Wildcat teammates upset East Carolina in the 2008 Liberty Bowl. The score is tied 19-19... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley27th January 2009
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In his 10th year of coaching at Arkansas last season, Houston Nutt went 8-4 and beat No. 1-ranked LSU 50-48 in overtime in his final game. It was not good enough, so he resigned amid controversy over his performance and was ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley27th January 2009
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You can excuse the good people of Ruston, Louisiana if they feel that any game played by their Louisiana Tech Bulldogs is not over until the Bulldogs come from behind to win. That would be because the Bulldogs logged their 7... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley27th January 2009
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If you thought for a moment that 79-year-old Bobby Bowden was ready to retire as head coach of Florida State, forget it, especially after his Siminoles routed Wisconsin 42-13 in the Champs Sports Bowl Saturday (12-27-08).
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Author: Ed Bagley23rd January 2009
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After more than 50 years of watching football it pains me to say it, but Alabama came to play in the 2008 BCS Sugar Bowl and Utah came to win the Sugar Bowl. Guess what happened? Utah made Alabama look like half the team it ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd January 2009
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It was a very, very long two years, but the Charlie Weis Era at Notre Dame finally arrived at the Hawaii Bowl when the Fighting Irish flew by a slower Hawaii team, 49-21, mercifully ending Notre Dame's negative, burdensome 9... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd January 2009
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Senior Pat White, college football's most prolific running quarterback ever, registered the best passing day of his 4-year career Saturday (12-27-08) in leading West Virginia to a 31-30 victory over North Carolina in the Mei... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd January 2009
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When on patrol in a war zone and we are suddenly ambushed and outnumbered 10-to-1 and I have my choice of any player on the Florida and Oklahoma football teams, give me Tim Tebow. Any guy who believes in God and fights to hi... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th January 2009
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The happiest guy at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC Saturday (12-20-08) was Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner, who managed the perfect comeback.
In early September Skinner had a horrific game against Navy on his home tu... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th January 2009
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He is apparently half-Armenian and half-Irish, 34 years old and the new head coach of the University of Washington's football team. Meet Steve Sarkisian, young, energetic, successful and excited about the opportunity to turn... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd January 2009
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He would have made a great Roman soldier, the strong, disciplined, determined, unemotional type ready to go into battle. The problem at the University of Washington was that he went into battle with the responsibility of bei... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st December 2008
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The Florida Gators will remember their 4th game of the season when they hosted Mississippi and were upset 31-30 after winning their first 3 games. The Oklahoma Sooners will remember their 6th game when they hosted Texas and ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st December 2008
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Imagine for a moment that you are the head coach at a major university and you recruit two freshmen to run on your cross-country team. You do not redshirt them because they are good enough to run on your varsity. A few month... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st December 2008
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Michigan State brought the best runner to the 2008 Great Lakes Regional, but Michigan brought the best team and took home the trophy, winning the meet with 72 points to Wisconsin's 80 and Michigan State's 83 for 3rd place.
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Author: Ed Bagley31st December 2008
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After winning the Pac 10 Cross-Country Championship with an unprecedented 1-2-3-4-5 perfect score of 15, the University of Washington's women runners ran away with the 2008 NCAA West Regional Championship with a 3-4-5-6-7 fi... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley17th December 2008
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Wisconsin's men won their 10th straight title, Minnesota's women repeated as champs but Nicole Bush of Michigan State won the individual title Sunday (11-1-08) at the Big Ten Cross-Country Championship Meet in Ann Arbor (MI)... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd December 2008
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Washington State's 2008 Prep Cross-Country Championships taught the Gig Harbor High School girls' team a really disappointing lesson in knowing just how close is not close enough.
After winning 3 consecutive state titles ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd December 2008
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Northwest Christian High School is tucked between the evergreens in Lacey in an idyllic setting, but do not mistake this pleasant atmosphere for a lack of competitiveness in its cross-country runners. The Navigators arrive a... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd December 2008
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It was show time on Halloween at the Springfield (OR) Country Club for the 2008 Pac 10 Conference Cross-Country Championships and the University of Washington women runners showed why the Huskies are the No. 1-ranked team in... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd December 2008
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Scott Woodward, the University of Washington's newly appointed permanent athletic director, has made it official that Tyrone Willingham will not be back for another season as the Huskies' head football coach.
Willingham w... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd December 2008
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Those of us who have suspected that the media coverage of the 2008 Presidential Race has not been fair now have a study to validate our suspicions.
The Center for Media and Public Affairs spent the past two months monitor... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd December 2008
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Goodbye Texas. Hello Alabama. It is now the Crimson Tide that have become the No. 1 coveted target in the nation for big-time college football programs in America.
The Texas Longhorns, who were No. 1, took on their 4th to... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley02nd December 2008
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Entering college football's 10th week of play there were 8 unbeaten teams remaining—Texas, Alabama, Penn State, Texas Tech, Utah, Boise State, Ball State and Tulsa. Penn State was 9-0, Boise State and Tulsa were 7-0 and th... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley02nd December 2008
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Both Boise State and Ball State are 11-0 so far this season and have earned some bragging rights. After all, they are 2 of only 4 teams that remain undefeated among the 119 Division 1-A schools at this point in the college f... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th November 2008
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Waking Ned Devine ? 4 Stars (Excellent)
Waking Ned Devine is set in Ireland but filmed on the Isle of Man, an island in the Irish Sea that is a British crown possession with home rule.
The Narrator for the film (Paul Va... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th November 2008
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Waking Ned Devine - 4 Stars (Excellent)
Sooner or later one has to come clean. When pigeonholed about what is my favorite comedy, I said some time ago that "Meet the Fockers" was the best comedy I had seen in a long time... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th November 2008
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Little Big Man - 3 Stars (Good)
You know that "Little Big Man" has the makings of a good film when an historian visits Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman), a forgotten, 100-plus-year-old centenarian in an assisted living facility... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th November 2008
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When the Seattle Mariners decided to trade Jamie Moyer to the Philadelphia Phillies in August 2006 for a couple of no-name players, they basically felt his performance did not justify his salary. At the time, Moyer was as m... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th November 2008
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Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) - 3 Stars (Good)
Only Walter could see it coming. His extended family in Germany could not see that Adolph Hitler would turn on his own German citizens who were Jewish. Walter was a... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th November 2008
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Ah "how sweet it is" as Jackie Gleason used to say on "The Honeymooners" comedy sitcom in the late 1960s.
Any day that Michigan loses a football game and Michigan State wins a football game is a great day. When Michigan ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd November 2008
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Friendly Persuasion - 3 Stars (Good)
If "Friendly Persuasion" was produced 52 years after its original release in 1956, it might have won some of the 6 Oscar nominations it received, such as Best Sound and Best Writing, n... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd November 2008
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Forrest Gump - 4 Stars (Excellent)
"Forrest Gump" begins with a feather being lifted through the air by a breeze that brings it to the feet of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), who is sitting at a bus stop in Savannah (GA). Gump ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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Richie Sexson of the woeful Seattle Mariners is simply the latest example of the silliness of Major League Baseball's love affair with high-priced superstars whose production is pathetic.
Pity the Seattle Mariners, whose ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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The shining star in the prime running events at the 2008 USATF National Masters Meet in Spokane (WA) was Kathryn (Kathy) Martin, who won 5 national titles in the 800, 1500, 5000 and 10,000-meter races, and set an American re... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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Coach Ron Zook's Illinois team took the Big Ten by storm last year, tying with Michigan for the runner-up spot at 6-2, and going 9-3 in the regular season. The Fighting Illini from Champaign got ahead by sneaking up on some ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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So who is the most powerful coach in sports today? Nick Saban of Alabama according to Forbes magazine (9-1-08 issue). Forbes wastes no time in anoiting Saban as the best of the best and ahead of the rest when it comes to bei... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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Sports agents that should know decided some time ago that winning a gold medal in the Olympics could be worth $12 million in appearances and endorsements for a very marketable athlete.
Michael Phelps earned 8 gold medals ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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Despite all of the United States' great success in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, there was next to nothing to cheer about its middle distance runners in the track and field competition.
America's hopes rode squarely on the s... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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Stories about teenage phenoms winning gold medals and setting world records at world-class swimming competitions are legion. The list is long and you can add Michael Phelps' name to the list.
Phelps began swimming for the... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th September 2008
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Is there anyone who watched the Beijing Olympics on television who does not already know that Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals, setting 7 world records and 1 Olympic record in the 8-day swimming competition?
Of course not... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley08th September 2008
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My level of being appalled rose dramatically the other day, fortunately, my blood pressure remained the same. The cause of this happening was an editorial in USA Today (7-17-08) titled the "Teacher Protection Racket".
See... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley08th September 2008
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Cinema Paradiso (Paradise Cinema in English) - 4 Stars (Excellent)
In my search for films that are not well known but tell a great story with an excellent presentation, I discovered "Cinema Paradiso" by Italian Director G... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley08th September 2008
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A Fistful of Dollars (Per un pugno di dollari in Italian) - 4 Stars (Excellent)
Is it possible for an excellent, groundbreaking film in a specific genre to be overlooked at award ceremonies? Absolutely, and a perfect exam... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley08th September 2008
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Just when Seattle's Mike Holmgren is entering his last year as head coach, his Seahawks are now stumbling and bumbling their way into what appears to be a Larry, Mo and Curly comedy routine.
After dusting off the Minneso... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley08th September 2008
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For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in piu in Italian) 4 Stars - Excellent
After the unexpected, smashing success of Sergio Leone's direction in "A Fistful of Dollars" with the newly-found presence of Clint Eastwo... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley08th September 2008
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The shining star in the prime running events at the 2008 USATF National Masters Meet in Spokane (WA) was Kathryn (Kathy) Martin, who won 5 national titles in the 800, 1500, 5000 and 10,000-meter races, and set an American re... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th September 2008
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo in Italian) - 4 Stars (Excellent)
After enjoying unexpected commercial success with "A Fistful of Dollars" and "For a Few Dollars More", Italian Director Ser... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th September 2008
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When you understand that the average CEO in America makes 400 times what the average worker makes, you could get upset. When you have an environment where chief executive officers of companies can rack up a pitiful financial... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley22nd July 2008
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The next time you sit down to lunch or dinner, you may be surprised to learn that many of the foods that we eat look similar to vital organs in our body, and in fact provide nutrients that actually help the organ in question... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley22nd July 2008
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Imagine my surprise when I went online recently and encountered this headline: "Karl Rove's Sly Deal With Fox". Think of a conservative, right-wing political hack with slight-of-hand magic out to pull a fast one over on Amer... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley21st July 2008
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The Boston Celtics recent NBA title effort not only set a record for the largest margin of victory in a championship game—39 points—but also became the greatest one-season improvement in history.
A year ago the Celtic... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley21st July 2008
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Two incidents in the United States in recent days have caused me to wonder if we should be more concerned about the apparent violence among our children.
In one incident, six teenage girls lured an apparent cheerleader sq... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley18th July 2008
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Two separate events recently showed once again how incredibly impressive our young women in American can be—one an instance of pure sportsmanship at its best, and the other an instance of pure desire, determination and sub... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley17th July 2008
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Few people who have been watching any presidential election coverage on television in recent weeks have been able to escape the so-called "out of context" messages Rev. Jeremiah Wright has delivered at Trinity United Church ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley17th July 2008
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There have been times in my life when I have sat down and wondered: What is the meaning of life?
Why are we here?
Is this what my life is going to be?
Is this all there is to life?
Who will remember me when I am ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley16th July 2008
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Eight high school athletes set 6 new records during the 2008 track and field season. The shinning star of the boys had to be German Fernandez of Riverbank (CA) High School, who set 2 new records and led all boys by taking th... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd June 2008
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They ran the 112th Boston Marathon Monday (4-21-08). The triumph was that Robert Cheruiyot (try to say something close to Cherry-ott) of Kenya won his 4th Boston Marathon. The tragedy was that America hardly noticed.
Cher... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley21st June 2008
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Any discussion of the NCAA's winningest coach naturally begins with UCLA's legendary basketball guru John Wooden. Wooden was far more than the best teacher of basketball to ever walk onto a court, he was also revered as an e... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley20th June 2008
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I had some serious doubts about whether my first trip to Mexico would be a success. Now I can report that my first trip to Mexico was fantastic because I found a slice of heaven at Vida del Mar in Manzanillo (Mon-zah-knee-oh... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley20th June 2008
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A reader emailed me with this question: "I was in an interview, and was asked this question: How do you motivate yourself? I could barely answer the question. What would you suggest?"
This is a great question that deserve... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley19th June 2008
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Two incidents in the United States in recent days have caused me to wonder if we should be more concerned about the apparent violence among our children.
In one incident, six teenage girls lured an apparent cheerleader sq... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley18th June 2008
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The only guarantee going into the 2008 NCAA National Championship Game was that one of two very good coaches—Bill Self of Kansas or John Calipari of Memphis—would win his first national title.
In an NCAA first, the fo... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley17th June 2008
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It has now been 33 years since the untimely, tragic death of America's greatest running legend and its greatest middle distance runner, Steve Prefontaine, and his legacy continues to grow as the void he filled remains open. ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley17th June 2008
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Gonzaga University Athletic Director Mike Roth made the most astute move since the hiring of Mark Few as his basketball coach by recently hiring legendary high school coach Pat Tyson as Gonzaga's first full-time running coac... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley06th May 2008
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If you think football in the Southeastern Conference is just a game that generates a ton of money for the schools and the NCAA that regulates it in a highly publicized environment, you do not understand what success is about... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley06th May 2008
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Walk the Line - 2 Stars (Average)
"Walk the Line" is the story of Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) and June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon). Born poor in Arkansas, Cash rises to fame in the country music world and destroys a... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st May 2008
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Like a lot of shoppers at supermarkets, I look at the magazine displays while waiting in line to check out. Recently I was thrilled to see a recent edition to LIFE's Great Photographers Series: "Remembering Audrey 15 Years L... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st May 2008
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If you were celebrating Valentines Day with a candlelight dinner for two at home and settled in to watch a movie, "Sleepless in Seattle" would be a great choice because it provides a pleasant experience and is already becomi... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st May 2008
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Dressed to Kill - 4 Stars (Excellent)
"Dressed to Kill" is the most horrific psychological thriller I have seen since "Wait Until Dark" with Audrey Hepburn as a recently blinded woman who is terrorized by a trio of thugs ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th April 2008
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The only guarantee going into the 2008 NCAA National Championship Game was that one of two very good coaches—Bill Self of Kansas or John Calipari of Memphis—would win his first national title.
In an NCAA first, the fo... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley29th April 2008
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The first two rounds of the 2008 NCAA College Basketball Tournament underscored just how far parity has come in the men's competition as at least 1 major upset occurred every 6 games (8 major upsets and 3 minor upsets in 48 ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley29th April 2008
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For the first time in the history of the NCAA National Basketball Tournament, all four No. 1 seeded teams made it safely through the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 brackets to the Final 4?UCLA, Memphis, North Carolina and Kansas. Three... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley07th April 2008
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Female executives who are bold and aggressive do not rise up the corporate ladder as quickly as you may think. Bold and aggressive traits do not naturally match well with intelligence and savvy. Given the fact that there are... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley07th April 2008
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We can teach people a lot of things, but there are two things we cannot teach people, potential hires or employees—judgment and personality development.
Judgment is an interesting trait because the only way you can acqu... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley07th April 2008
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My best advice to clients about to interview for a job is to treat the interview like an IRS audit.
When the Internal Revenue Service thinks you are cheating on your annual tax return, and they ask you a question during a... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley07th April 2008
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If I told a lot of potential hires that sometimes they have as much or more to do with getting a job offer as I do as the interviewer, most of them would not believe me. After all, I am the interviewer and, in many cases, I ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley06th April 2008
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There is probably not a day in America when at least a million employees wonder "When am I going to get promoted?" or "I am so upset that they promoted him and not me?"
On that very same day there are hundreds of managers... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd April 2008
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Thirty-nine years ago I had taken a weekend job as a police reporter for the Colorado Springs Free Press, a daily newspaper competitor to the long-established Colorado Springs Gazette. The Free Press was a morning paper and ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd April 2008
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Imagine my surprise Wednesday (3-5-08) when I discovered that Warren Buffett, who has played second fiddle to Bill Gates as the world's richest man for several years, is now the wealthiest billionaire in the world with a net... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley14th March 2008
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It is important to understand that there is no need for any coach to announce a leader, leaders announce themselves by moving on instinctively. They will not tolerate running with the pack, nor should they.
Steve Prefonta... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley14th March 2008
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Senior Nicole Bush put the finishing touch on an outstanding cross-country season by finishing 5th in the NCAA National Championship meet, earning All-American status with a 6000-meter time of 20:13.4, missing the school-rec... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley11th March 2008
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Michigan State University's cross-county and track & field programs have taken a really positive step forward with the appointment of Walt Drenth as the director.
Just as Tom Izzo has led the Spartan basketball program ba... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley11th March 2008
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During the changing of the guard for Michigan State University's cross-country and track & field programs, Rita Arndt-Molis was named Associate Head Coach following Walt Drenth's appointment as director of the programs.
A... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley10th March 2008
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Two seemingly unrelated stories caught my attention yesterday. One was about corporations stockpiling cash and the other was about consumer savings rates.
Some American corporations really know how to sock it away.
Exx... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st February 2008
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College football's annual bowl season is full of surprises and spectacular moments. Famous coaches have had some memorable remarks about American's most popular sport, and here are some of them by legendary Green Bay Packer ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th January 2008
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Here are four average movies that do not get any better the second time around:
Anger Management - 2 Stars (Average)
Anger Management brings young Adam Sandler together with old Jack Nicholson in a dippy comedy that bo... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th January 2008
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To Kill A Mockingbird - 3 Stars (Good)
Gregory Peck won a Best Actor Oscar in this adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about white lawyer Atticus Finch defending an innocent African American man accuse... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley25th January 2008
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Kiss the Bride - 2 Stars (Average)
Kiss the Bride centers around four sisters from an Italian Catholic family in Rhode Island trying to work out their childhood hang-ups as three of them-all self-centered, self-absorbed a... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th November 2007
Copyright © 2007 Ed BagleyAs someone who has 5,000+ high end clients who are interested in jobs and careers, I paid attention Tuesday when I came across a story about six-figure incomes by Laura Morsch of CareerBuilder.com.According to Laura Morsch and t... Read >
Author: StephenStewart02nd November 2007
Copyright © 2007 Ed BagleyNational Treasure – 3 Stars (Good)It took an inordinately long time for movie land to bring us a modern day treasure hunt worth watching, but Director Jon Turteltaub delivered big time in National Treasure, the story of a secr... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th October 2007
Copyright © 2007 Ed BagleyMichigan State University has a football history of folding when it counts. In recent years they seem to win early in the season and then raise losing to an art form when it really matters. Those days may be over starting this f... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley02nd September 2007
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Even creepier is this fact: Gluten, the most common lectin found in wheat and other grains, binds to the lining of the small intestine, causing substantial inflammation and painful irritation in some blood types-especially ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley02nd September 2007
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Unlike Dr. Robert Atkins and his low-carb diet plan, Dr. Peter D'Adamo's clinical findings have not yet been validated and popularized on a national level, and this is why so few people are even aware of the connection betw... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st August 2007
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As a high school, college, master's and senior competitive runner, I used to often wonder why it was so difficult to lose extra weight as I grew older. Now I know why.
The scientific facts I am about to share with you ar... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley29th August 2007
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Earlier this year Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros became the 27th player in major league history to get 3,000 career hits. Another 84 players have 2,500 career hits.
If it were easy to get 3,000 hits, many players wou... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th August 2007
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A day prior to Tom Glavine's historic 300th career victory, Barry Bonds hit his 755th homer to tie Hank Aaron's career mark, and Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in major league history to hit his 500th homer.
B... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th August 2007
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It has been a year of milestones for Major League Baseball.
From Tom Glavine to Barry Bonds to Alex Rodriguez to Craig Biggio the records have been piling up like poker chips in a major tournament.
Tom Glavine of the ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley02nd August 2007
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Pride and Prejudice � 1 Star (Terrible)
Pride and Prejudice is another retelling of Jane Austin's novel set in 19th Century England about a mother trying to marry off her 5 daughters to prosperous gentlemen callers.
... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st July 2007
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert � 2 Stars (Average)
What would Hollywood be without its share of bitchy, catty, gaudy, outrageous and crazy films?
That is perhaps why Stephen Elliott wrote and direc... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th July 2007
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Do you realize that in our country you are penalized for practicing good money management habits? Think about it.
If you paid for your own college education and refused to fall into the credit card trap that uses lenders... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley26th July 2007
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If any of these three agencies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) could "legally" lie, cheat and steal they would do it every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
All three agencies were forced to give out a free credit ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley26th July 2007
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A sharp rise in the delinquency of subprime mortgages has caused lenders to tighten up their standards and actually reject applications.
Should you attempt to refinance your present mortgage or seek a new mortgage, your ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley26th July 2007
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Ed Wood � 1 Star � Terrible
"Ed Wood" is a biographical movie about Edward D. Wood, Jr. who has been dubbed the worst director in the history of filmmaking.
There is no close second and not even a distant second t... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley25th July 2007
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As a lifelong runner, master's and senior competitor in track and field, I have read hundreds of stories on training techniques.
These same hundreds of stories generally dealt with addressing specific aspects of training... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley25th July 2007
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The Departed � 4 Stars (Excellent)
Let me get to the most important thing first: Director Martin Scorsese won an Oscar for "The Departed".
Scorsese, one of the most accomplished directors of our era, has been nomina... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd July 2007
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The NAACP put to rest a long-standing expression of racism Monday (7-9-07) by symbolically burying the "n" word in a ceremony.
The timing for the burial ceremony could not have been better as the NAACP was having its ann... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley23rd July 2007
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Like a 4-year-old child at the checkout counter in a supermarket, American consumers want just one more impulse buy to make their buying day complete, and apparently the more expensive it is, the better.
Here is an examp... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley13th July 2007
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I have seen New York Yankee baseball fans throw things at opposing players in the outfield. Sometimes a roll of pennies, perhaps a used battery from a flashlight, or anything they have not finished eating and do not like.
... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley13th July 2007
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News of the apparent murder-suicide of well-known and well-liked WWE wrestler Chris Benoit left me with mixed emotions: sadness and dismay.
Unlike so many men past 60 who would not be caught dead admitting to watching pr... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley11th July 2007
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Apocalypto � 4 Stars (Excellent)
Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" shows the raw, violent face of the advanced Mayan civilization in its decline, with its rulers insisting that the key to continued prosperity is to build more ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley11th July 2007
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Presidential elections provide a lot of humor when you can recognize the joke.
Every few days some new, outrageous flap kicks another outrageous flap off of the front page of our nation's daily newspapers.
Now the Dem... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th July 2007
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Here are four average movies, two of which (The Family Stone and Mona Lisa Smile) are pretty screwed up, and two of which (Indian Summer and Unlikely Angel) are unpretentious and easy on the eye. Despite being pure fluff, I... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley06th June 2007
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I started this piece on Rudy Giuliani's stance on abortion and I think I shall end it on abortion.
There comes a time in a person's life when you have to start thinking for yourself rather than be a lemming to politics, ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley05th June 2007
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I continue to like Charles Krauthammer, Ann Coulter and Dick Morris as smart, savvy people who have something to say worth knowing. Krauthammer is serious, Coulter can be outrageous and cutting, and Morris remains the oppor... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th June 2007
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The truth of the matter is that being a politician in America today is one of the best paying jobs a person could have despite their supposedly low wages compared to corporate executives.
I bet there are corporate execut... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley04th June 2007
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When reading Charles Krauthammer, I am reminded that Henry Ford said "the hardest thing to do in the world is to think, and that is why people do so little of it." This is especially true during Presidential elections which... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th May 2007
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It is possible that Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani has infuriated his Democratic rivals to the point of distraction. As a good Republican Giuliani should be pro life but he is pro choice.
Being in favor... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th May 2007
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Ocean's Eleven � 2 Stars (Average)
Ocean's Eleven is a confusing film about a $160 million heist of three Las Vegas casinos from an impenetrable safe 200 feet underground. I say confusing because it is not really evide... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th May 2007
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World � 2 Stars (Average)
Master and Commander is set during the Napoleonic Wars and pits the British frigate HMS Surprise and its Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey on a quest to cat... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th May 2007
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Sometimes as parents we forget how simple and subtle the lessons in life can be.
I was reminded of this yesterday afternoon when I heard the cheering of youngsters playing a Little League baseball game in the nearby city... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley02nd May 2007
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What Women Want � 2 Stars (Average)
What Women Want is a romantic comedy light enough to float away.
See What Women Want for entertainment only and do not be fooled by its story line, which has Mel Gibson (Nick) as ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th April 2007
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Something's Gotta Give - 2 Stars (Average)
Something's Gotta Give is a romantic comedy without substance that works because of Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton.
The story line involves Harry (Nicholson) as a senior cit... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th April 2007
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Here are five movies that try hard but to no avail and so are rated terrible for the effort.
Napoleon Dynamite � 1 Star (Terrible)
Napoleon Dynamite is a nerd in high school who tries to make sense of his life amid ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th April 2007
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Here are five more movies you think would be really better than they are, unfortunately for the films, the scripts, the direction, and the actors, they are not.
Love Letters � 1 Star (Terrible)
Love Letters is a ter... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley27th April 2007
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Here are four romantic comedies that will not stress your emotions. Just sit back and be entertained. If you want great stories, great acting and great direction, try other movies.
Failure to Launch � 2 Stars (Average)... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley26th April 2007
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Here are another five movies you think would be really better than they are, unfortunately for the films, the scripts, the direction, and the actors, they are not.
Gods and Generals � 1 Star (Terrible)
This so-calle... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley25th April 2007
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A friend of mine recently suffered the loss of her father. I bought her a sympathy card and then felt that at such a difficult time in her life it was so inadequate. So I wrote her the following letter and share it with you... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley25th April 2007
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Antonia's Line � 2 Stars (Average)
A disappointment for me. The postscript said "Winner of the 1995 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and many other prestigious international honors, Antonia's Line is the re... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley18th April 2007
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Camelot � 4 Stars (Excellent)
"Camelot" is a wonderful Broadway musical that garnered Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Music, and Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. In ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley18th April 2007
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The Devil Wears Prada � 2 Stars (Average)
Meryl Streep, one of Hollywood's best and most honored actresses, carries The Devil Wears Prada like the namesake handbag we see early in this movie, which is about a powerful ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley13th April 2007
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I opened my Friday newspaper and was reminded again that life is full of rejection.
Take Harvard University for example. No less than 22,955 eager applicants applied for admission to Harvard this fall and only 2,058, or ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley11th April 2007
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Breakfast at Tiffany's � 3 Stars (Good)
Was there ever an actress who combined these four timeless qualities-beauty, fashion, grace and humility-better than Audrey Hepburn? I think not, especially when I see her again ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley10th April 2007
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Children of Heaven is an Iranian movie with subtitles about a boy who accidentally loses his sister's worn out shoes after being sent to get them repaired, and must share his own worn out sneakers with her in a sort of relay ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley09th April 2007
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Secondhand Lions - 4 Stars (Excellent)
A masterpiece of storytelling written and directed by Tim McCanlies (remember the name). Near as I can tell, this film generated little stir when made in 2003, and had absolutely no n... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley02nd March 2007
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding � 4 Stars (Excellent)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding is simply one of the best movies ever made about close families and their traditions.
This film is on par with Fiddler on the Roof (winner of 3... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st March 2007
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5) This has little to do with life being fair or not. It has everything to do with you figuring out how to make money, whether you have a degree or not.
Do I think you have been snookered on the education trip? Yes I do.... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st March 2007
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(Editor's Note: A client e-mailed me yesterday about her student loan debts that netted her 3 college degrees and a job without a commensurate income and future. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from New York University, a... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th February 2007
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Part 1 of this 2 Part series ends the synopsis of George Clason's book "The Richest Man in Babylon," but Clason raises an important question: Why should so few men be able to acquire so much gold?
The answer is because t... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley22nd February 2007
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(Editor's Note: Part 1 dealt with A Man's Five Basic Jobs: 1) Defend his loved ones. 2) Protect his loved ones. 3) Provide for his loved ones. 4) Encourage his loved ones. 5) Lead his loved ones.)
A Man's Five Basic Tend... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley21st February 2007
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Some men say they cannot live with women and they cannot live without women.
I think they mean they do not understand women.
I choose to celebrate women as a necessary and wonderful addition to a man's world and would... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st February 2007
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The Bourne Supremacy � 2 Stars (Average)
In a CIA sting in Berlin two agents get murdered and a former agent, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), is framed for the hit. Bourne was in India with his girlfriend at the time, havin... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st January 2007
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Here are five more movies you think would be really better than they are, unfortunately for the films, the scripts, the direction, and the actors, they are not.
Imagine Me & You � 1 Star (Terrible) Imagine a bride walk... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley31st January 2007
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Here are five movies you think would be really better than they are, unfortunately for the films, the scripts, the direction, and the actors, they are not.
About Schmidt - 1 Star (Terrible)
Jack Nicholson is Warren Sc... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th January 2007
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My Fair Lady � 4 Stars (Excellent)
The 1964 musical My Fair Lady is one of the best movies ever made, earning 12 Oscar nominations and winning 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (George Cukor) and Best Act... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley29th January 2007
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Million Dollar Baby � 3 Stars (Good)
After watching so many pay-for-view, big time, hyped fights on the tube and being totally disappointed, watching Million Dollar Baby was refreshing because I really got my money's w... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley27th January 2007
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Ghost � 3 Stars (Good)
Ghost is everything that is right about a really scary movie. There are clearly good guys and bad guys, there is uncertainty about whether all of the good guys will be standing at the end of the ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley26th January 2007
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Spanglish � 3 Stars (Good)
Spanglish is a relationship movie with a surprise ending in that the two principal characters in the movie actually do the right thing.
The story line involves a Mexican woman who emigrate... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley24th January 2007
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Pretty in Pink � 2 Stars (Average)
Pretty in Pink is a classic high school story of first love and prom night, starring Molly Ringwald as Andie, a girl from the wrong side of tracks who falls for Blaine (Andrew McCarth... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley30th December 2006
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I told my son that normal closing costs for a re-fi of $148,638 at 6.5% for 30 years is $2,500. Total closing costs for his $134,999 proposed loan were $5,412, only $2,912 more. So I asked him "Could you be paying too much fo... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley29th December 2006
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The next time you go borrowing, and your friendly banker smiles as you walk into his office, be aware that you may be snookered by someone not worthy of your trust. If your banker is an attractive woman, then you are even m... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th December 2006
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When I first became involved in Internet Marketing I was looking for some way to make money without a lot of time commitment and investment. I wanted to avoid the dozens of overblown opportunity pitches that screamed "this ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley28th December 2006
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My first impression of SFI was pretty positive. I read the come-on headline that said SFI was getting 4,000 prospects into the program every week (not every month, but every week).
Man, I figured, this is it, they are in... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley27th December 2006
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Colleges and universities are fond of reminding anyone who will listen that there is great value in earning a bachelor's degree. In the most recent statistics available the U. S. Census Bureau tends to agree.
Results fro... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley25th December 2006
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Empowerism touted its massive and intensive training system. I do have to admit that it went on forever, seemingly with the stated objective of leaving no stone unturned in answering questions.
In fact, Empowerism's knowle... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley24th December 2006
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The Internet is a sprawling expanse that covers the Earth. If there are two companies that could arguably be identified as the best and the biggest prowling the Internet they might well be Empowerism and the mighty Strong Fut... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley07th December 2006
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Newcomers to Internet Marketing may not be faced with a more daunting task than trying to figure out search engine rankings.
There seems to be no shortage of sellers who spend a great deal of time and effort trying to conv... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley18th May 2006
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15) What would you do if . . . ? This question about imagined situations is usually posed to evaluate your reaction and judgment about decision-making matters involving the position.
The answer here is to remember that the ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley15th May 2006
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7) Why are you interested in this position?
When you are an accountant and you are applying at an accounting firm, it is pretty obvious why you are interested; you are interested in using your acquired education, skills, and... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley15th May 2006
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13) Do you have references?
It is not a good idea to give references at the resume stage. References are far more appropriate at the interview stage, and even then, do not give references unless they ask for them. When and ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley12th May 2006
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Some surveys have shown that there are more than 90 questions that could be asked during a job interview. Of these, 15 in particular are asked most frequently during an extended interview (more than 20 minutes) for a regular w... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley03rd May 2006
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Almost everyone who has graduated from high school knows that Benjamin Franklin was a famous American.
Most of us have read that Franklin used a lighting rod to prove a theory he had about electricity. Others remember that ... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley20th April 2006
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Power Secret Five: How to Make Money Without a College Degree
It is worth pointing out that many times there is no meaningful correlation between education and income.
One can statistically show that an average college gr... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley16th April 2006
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Power Secret Three: Why You Will Not Be Able to Relate to Everyone
You need to know that for every 10 people who could potentially make a decision to interview you or hire you, the odds say that 3 out of the 10 will like you... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley12th April 2006
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Power Secret One: Do Not Fill Out Job Applications
Job candidates should not fill out job applications because applications contain so much potentially incriminating and damaging information.
While it is illegal to ask yo... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley01st April 2006
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All speakers and writers who become great speakers and writers have two needs.
To be a great speaker you need to have:
1) a real and valuable knowledge of the subject you are addressing, and
2) a burning desire to shar... Read >
Author: Ed Bagley
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