http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/sports/basketball/18knicks.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=celtics&st=cse
New York played the Boston Celtics, the defending Eastern Conference champions, down to the final seconds, losing only when Ray Allen — the author of countless memorable playoff moments — got the ball and a little open space at the arc.
Allen, the N.B.A.’s career 3-point leader, took a pass from Paul Pierce and sent the ball through the net with 11.6 seconds left, sending TD Garden into a happy frenzy. Carmelo Anthony missed a deep 3-pointer over Pierce seconds later, and the Celtics danced away with an 87-85 victory to open this first-round series.
As the buzzer sounded, Allen spiked the ball and was mobbed by teammates. The Knicks were left to ponder a grand missed opportunity after leading for most of the second half and blowing a 3-point lead in the final minute.
Celtics, way to pull out an awesome win in Boston!! Ray Allen congrats on that 3 pointer after all you are the N.B.A.'s career 3-point leader. Allen's execution on all his shots keeps the fans watching and even more excited for what could come next during the game.
Celtics fans are looking forward to hopefully another playoff win tonight! Way to go Boston!!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Center for Dance
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/a-new-dance-center-for-houston/?ref=dance
The Houston Ballet will celebrate the grand opening Saturday of its new Center for Dance, a $46 million project with multiple rehearsal studios, administrative offices, a wardrobe workshop and even a special room for shoes. It also includes a dance laboratory with stadium seating for developing and performing new work. The troupe has been busy on other fronts as well. It has won the Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance, a $25,000 grant intended to encourage large companies to make new works. The company is using the money to commission a piece by Jorma Elo that will have its premiere in October at the Joyce Theater in New York. The prize is awarded by the Joyce Theater Foundation from an endowment created in part by the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
This break through with the new Center for Dance for the Houston Ballet is extravagantly exciting. With all the new dance coming about who doesn't want to go see this seasons finest performances. Visit http://www.houstonballet.org/ to purchase your tickets. You won't want to miss out!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Book those Hotel Rooms Early for your Summer Vacation
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/business/19hotels.html?_r=1&ref=business
Hotels have begun offering direct bookings through Facebook and smartphone apps, and they hope that the convenience and direct contact will lure back travelers who have been turning to online travel agencies.
Hotels need to make sure that their booking engines can be found wherever the customer is, rather than asking the customer to search them out, said Glenn Withiam, a spokesman for Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, which recently held a hotel industry conference that examined social media. Offering reservations directly helps to keep the conversation between the hotel and its guests, Mr. Withiam said.
Hotels make less money for rooms sold through an online travel agency than if customers had booked directly. Those customers may also start to think about meeting their travel needs through the online agency, rather than through the hotel, becoming in essence a customer with a relationship to the booking Web site and not the hotel.
Hotels are trying different ways to use the new media. Hyatt guests with smartphones can check in and check out with them. That means travelers can check in during the taxi ride from the airport and simply pick up keys at the front desk. Hilton Worldwide estimates that about 615,000 customers have downloaded its mobile apps. Along with the ability to make or modify a reservation, it has offered new services like meals that are ready when guests arrive.
This ability to have your meal ready when you arrive, and have your check in already done, makes a hotel stay worth the time and money. Who wouldn't want this kind of convenience? It then makes you just want to blog, tweet, like, message, about the great customer service with such simplicity. Who wants to wait in the lobby while your spouse checks in at the front desk with screaming babies at the Hilton now anyways? With this new media access your summer is on its way to fun and relaxation.
By using Facebook and smartphone apps, hotels hope to deepen or regain the relationships they had with customers and to raise the quality of their experiences when they check in. Attracting guests to book directly in new ways is a win for the hotel, said Mr. Withiam, from a financial, customer relationship and brand perspective.
Hotels have begun offering direct bookings through Facebook and smartphone apps, and they hope that the convenience and direct contact will lure back travelers who have been turning to online travel agencies.
Hotels need to make sure that their booking engines can be found wherever the customer is, rather than asking the customer to search them out, said Glenn Withiam, a spokesman for Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, which recently held a hotel industry conference that examined social media. Offering reservations directly helps to keep the conversation between the hotel and its guests, Mr. Withiam said.
Hotels make less money for rooms sold through an online travel agency than if customers had booked directly. Those customers may also start to think about meeting their travel needs through the online agency, rather than through the hotel, becoming in essence a customer with a relationship to the booking Web site and not the hotel.
Hotels are trying different ways to use the new media. Hyatt guests with smartphones can check in and check out with them. That means travelers can check in during the taxi ride from the airport and simply pick up keys at the front desk. Hilton Worldwide estimates that about 615,000 customers have downloaded its mobile apps. Along with the ability to make or modify a reservation, it has offered new services like meals that are ready when guests arrive.
This ability to have your meal ready when you arrive, and have your check in already done, makes a hotel stay worth the time and money. Who wouldn't want this kind of convenience? It then makes you just want to blog, tweet, like, message, about the great customer service with such simplicity. Who wants to wait in the lobby while your spouse checks in at the front desk with screaming babies at the Hilton now anyways? With this new media access your summer is on its way to fun and relaxation.
By using Facebook and smartphone apps, hotels hope to deepen or regain the relationships they had with customers and to raise the quality of their experiences when they check in. Attracting guests to book directly in new ways is a win for the hotel, said Mr. Withiam, from a financial, customer relationship and brand perspective.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
We Are Still So Proud
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30baylor.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Baylor%20Womens%20Basketball&st=cse
When It Counts Most, Texas A&M Beats Baylor:
When It Counts Most, Texas A&M Beats Baylor:
The second-seeded Aggies are headed to their first Final Four, and if nobody celebrated with more zest than Adams, it was because in three previous losses to the Lady Bears this season, her self-belief and patience were severely tested.
Senior Danielle Adams blamed her lack of scoring on her own impatience, saying she rushed her shots. It was like listening to golfers insist the Eisenhower Pine on the 17th hole at Augusta National doesn't influence their shots.
Baylor’s 6-foot-8 sophomore Brittney Griner, the loblolly pine of women’s basketball, causes her opponents to alter their shots by her mere presence. Texas A&M (31-5) will face Stanford, which is appearing in its fourth consecutive Final Four, in a national semifinal.
After the Lady Bears’ 61-58 win in the Big 12 title game, Mulkey said that she shook hands with Blair and told him she looked forward to meeting again in the Final Four. It didn’t set well with her that one of the programs would move on to Indianapolis at the other’s expense.
Yes, it might have been at the other's expense, but all of Baylor University can agree that we, Lady Bears, played a great season and a very competitive one to be precise. We earned it, but it just did not fall in our favor. After all, we were the top-seed to begin with.
Although it is a first Final Four Aggie celebration for the ages, it would have just been another Baylor Final Four repeat...
Monday, March 28, 2011
Katie, Dollar Sushi Night on Wednesday?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/dining/23sushi.html?ref=dining
Tsunami Alters Sushi Markets:
Seafood supplies in northern Japan were devastated by the tsunami that destroyed the region’s fishing fleets and aquaculture farms as well as the ports themselves. So far, this grim picture is not causing serious shortages in American sushi bars, but how the situation will evolve remains to be seen.
Therefore, American sushi lovers need to go out and eat as much sushi as they can before there is no longer any sushi available to eat. By supporting your local sushi bars and attending their dollar sushi nights, you can help keep American sushi bars successful. Tokyo Sushi Restaurant located off Franklin in Waco, is still a favorite choice in terms of quality sushi according to various Baylor University students.
Although Japan might be having shortages in terms of seafood without radiation, America so far has not. Let's take advantage of what we do have America.
Tsunami Alters Sushi Markets:
Seafood supplies in northern Japan were devastated by the tsunami that destroyed the region’s fishing fleets and aquaculture farms as well as the ports themselves. So far, this grim picture is not causing serious shortages in American sushi bars, but how the situation will evolve remains to be seen.
Therefore, American sushi lovers need to go out and eat as much sushi as they can before there is no longer any sushi available to eat. By supporting your local sushi bars and attending their dollar sushi nights, you can help keep American sushi bars successful. Tokyo Sushi Restaurant located off Franklin in Waco, is still a favorite choice in terms of quality sushi according to various Baylor University students.
Although Japan might be having shortages in terms of seafood without radiation, America so far has not. Let's take advantage of what we do have America.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Americans Please Stay Far Away From the Plant
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/world/asia/17nuclear.html?_r=1&ref=world
United States chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that American officials believed that the damage to at least one crippled reactor was much more serious than Tokyo had acknowledged, and he advised Americans to stay much farther away from the plant than the perimeter established by Japanese authorities.
Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Jaczko’s most startling assertion was that there was now little or no water in the pool storing spent nuclear fuel at the No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, leaving fuel rods stored there exposed and bleeding radiation into the atmosphere.
While radiation levels at the plant have varied tremendously, Mr. Jaczko said that the peak levels reported there “would be lethal within a fairly short period of time.”
Americans please be very cautious, and stay as far away from the plant as possible. Take even higher measures of safety than the Japanese recommend. The radiation will become highly lethal according to our chairman of commission. Although Japan is embarrassed and angered by this assessment, it is the correct means of protection. We want you to be safe from harm.
United States chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that American officials believed that the damage to at least one crippled reactor was much more serious than Tokyo had acknowledged, and he advised Americans to stay much farther away from the plant than the perimeter established by Japanese authorities.
Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Jaczko’s most startling assertion was that there was now little or no water in the pool storing spent nuclear fuel at the No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, leaving fuel rods stored there exposed and bleeding radiation into the atmosphere.
While radiation levels at the plant have varied tremendously, Mr. Jaczko said that the peak levels reported there “would be lethal within a fairly short period of time.”
Americans please be very cautious, and stay as far away from the plant as possible. Take even higher measures of safety than the Japanese recommend. The radiation will become highly lethal according to our chairman of commission. Although Japan is embarrassed and angered by this assessment, it is the correct means of protection. We want you to be safe from harm.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Revamping Education in America
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/us/politics/15obama.html?ref=us
President Obama called on Monday for an overhaul of education legislation enacted in the Bush administration, telling an audience of teachers and students that Congress should change the No Child Left Behind Act before the start of the next school year.
“I want every child in the country to head back to school in the fall knowing that their education is America’s priority,” Mr. Obama said.
President Obama said that while the intent to the No Child Left Behind Act was right, the law as it stood had not given educators the flexibility and money they needed to make it effective.
The question arises, will President Obama's plan for revamping the No Child Left Behind Act stand or will it sit around considering the new Republican majority in the House and the new members on the education committee?
President Obama called on Monday for an overhaul of education legislation enacted in the Bush administration, telling an audience of teachers and students that Congress should change the No Child Left Behind Act before the start of the next school year.
“I want every child in the country to head back to school in the fall knowing that their education is America’s priority,” Mr. Obama said.
President Obama said that while the intent to the No Child Left Behind Act was right, the law as it stood had not given educators the flexibility and money they needed to make it effective.
The question arises, will President Obama's plan for revamping the No Child Left Behind Act stand or will it sit around considering the new Republican majority in the House and the new members on the education committee?
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