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Hot trends for August 04, 2008

Pink Paper website will be back

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:25:24 PDT
Concern for missing Ugandan gay rights activist One of three people who demonstrated at an AIDS international conference in Uganda has disappeared. Usaam Auf Mukwaya was arrested at the HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting last month. Congress discussion on Bush impeachment is "anger management" With his run for the White House behind him, Representative Dennis Kucinich got an official airing in the House Judiciary Committee last week in his continued quest to impeach President Bush.

The Attack Ad Obama Needs to Run

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:56:59 PDT
I've had enough of these idiotic McCain attack ads dominating the news...time for Obama to strike back. There's plenty of material.

Help Prisoners by Donating Books

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:49:39 PDT
I use Bookmooch to recycle and get used books. It’s a pretty cool way to get free books and even donate books to charity. This past weekend one of the books I have listed was “mooched” by a prison ministry. I read about the ministry and was convicted about sending some of my books to them. You can send the books to: Prison Book Program C/O Marlene Cook 1306 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 It’s a great ministry that fills a tremendous need…According to an article I read today, A recent

Employment Trends Index points to more job losses (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:19:00 PDT
The battered labor market is suffering its worst conditions in four years and has not hit bottom, according to a report issued Monday by a leading business research organization.

Innocent Village Fete

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:59:56 PDT
Although we’re trying our best to avoid writing about advertising and branding on PSFK and delegate it to our new marketing ideas site Marktd, sometimes some folks make somethings that just make us smile. Innocent Drinks held their annual village fete and the photos on Flickr just made us wish we had been in London last weekend. Welly throwing: An ideas tree: Morris dancers (don’t ask): Light relief: And quite a crowd: Innocent Smoothie Fete Photos: AnnieMole, Stuart Hedge

3 Stocks I Saw on TV

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:50:49 PDT
3 Stocks I Saw on TV Dan Fitzpatrick examines three stocks viewed on RealMoney.com. Today's stocks include Sirius Satellite, Chesapeake Energy and General Electric. Don't Miss Stocks Ease a Day Ahead of Fed Meeting China Watch: Lotta Luv for SUVs Six Alt-Energy Stocks That Could Go to Zero Bolling: All Aboard the Rails Trade Five Stocks to Avoid This Week Rocket Stocks for the Week Analysts' Upgrades, Downgrades: Amgen Three Healthy Options for Foreign ETFs STOCK PICKS:


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5:12 AM

Longtime Braves broadcaster Skip Caray dies at 68

Source: The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) � Skip Caray, a voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years and part of a family line of baseball broadcasters that included Hall of Famer Harry Caray, died in his sleep at home on Sunday, the team said. He was 68.

The cause of death was not immediately known, but various health problems had limited Caray to calling only Braves home games this season.

"We've all lost a very good friend," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "For me, he was a good buddy � at the park and away from the park. We always had a lot of great laughs. He will be very sorely missed."

Caray was drawn into broadcasting by his father, Harry, the longtime voice of the Chicago Cubs and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The family line has continued with two of Skip Caray's sons. Chip Caray is part of the Braves broadcast team and Josh Caray is working on the radio for the Class A Rome Braves.

While his father was known for his declarations of "Holy Cow," Skip Caray was able to declare "Braves Win! Braves Win!" with regularity as the team won 14 consecutive division titles beginning in 1991 and the 1995 World Series.

"Our baseball community has lost a legend today," Braves president John Schuerholz said. "The Braves family and Braves fans everywhere will sadly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Paula and his children."

Caray and Pete Van Wieren have been broadcasting Braves games since 1976. Caray's sarcastic wit made him a popular lead voice of the broadcast team, and his fame grew nationally as TBS carried Braves games to a national audience for 30 years.

After decades of calling the Braves America's Team, TBS this year began a seven-year contract of national weekly telecasts, leaving the Braves to the regional Peachtree TV network � and leaving Caray to radio work on home games.

Health problems also cut into Caray's workload.

Caray said this year he was battling diabetes, congestive heart failure, an irregular heartbeat and reduced kidney and liver functions.

"I almost died in October (2007)," Caray told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the Braves' 2008 home opener.

Still, Caray's death came as a shock, even to those who worked closely with him.

"He's had some medical issues but you're never ready for something like this," longtime TBS producer Glenn Diamond said Sunday night. "We're all very shocked by the timing. It's a very sad day for family and for Braves fans. I think the Braves fans feel they're part of Skip's family."

Caray, a St. Louis native, started in local radio and later joined his father at the University of Missouri calling football.

He joined the St. Louis Hawks NBA broadcasting team and followed them to Atlanta in 1968. He was added to the Braves broadcast team in 1976.

Caray and Van Wieren were inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2005. Caray was named Georgia sportscaster of the year six times.

"He had a huge impact on a lot of people's lives and he had a huge impact on my life," Diamond said. "During the season we spent more time together than we did with our families and our lives."

Caray is survived by his wife and four children.

The Braves said funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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