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2008 June 05

Ana Ivanovic: In the Finals and Dangerous

In January 2008, Ana Ivanovic fought her way to the finals of the Australian Open. There she lost to Maria Sharapova: 7-5 and 6-3. Five months later, Ana Ivanovic is in the finals of the French Open with even an improved game:
“…The match had also been a straight fight for the world [...]

Kevin Garnett and Another Gear

The headline in the Los Angeles Times was “Celtics’ Kevin Garnett expects to kick it up a notch” (June 4, 2008). The question becomes ‘does Kevin Garnett have another gear?‘. Kevin Garnett plays with such intensity, even in exhibition games, that it is difficult to conceive that Kevin Garnett could play at a [...]

Pets Suffer During This Economic Downturn

One of the victims of this present economic downturn is pets. With the housing crisis, soaring gas prices, escalating food bills and other economic pressures, people are finding that their income cannot cover the cost of keeping a pet. Many animal shelters are reporting peak capacity for their facilities. Pets are being [...]

Justice Sandra O’Connor and a Video Game

It seems like such an unlikely pairing. However, Justice O’Connor was at a digital gaming conference and talking about a video game:
“NEW YORK (Reuters) - America’s first female Supreme Court justice unveiled a videogame project on Wednesday to teach children how courts work, saying she wanted to counter partisan criticism that judges are “godless” [...]

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