Saturday, November 15, 2008

Totally Random Los Angeles Times Blogs

An article in the current edition of Deuce Magazine chronicles Andy Murray s rise to No. men s tennis player in the world linking his success to a relatively new found emphasis on fitness. You can tell the writer is not a local guy when he recounts Murray meeting Mark Grabow who is described as a fitness guru who had worked for the Golden State Warriors a famed basketball team from California. Murray s current conditioning team includes Matt Little the upbeat strength and conditioning coach who supports the London soccer team Charlton Athletic with a passion whose top tip is smile and is in charge of Murray s fitness training stretching routines massage and providing stimulating banter . No wonder Murray has climbed up the rankings so rapidly. Trivia time When did Murray turn professional It s a stretch A few facts about bungee jumping courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk The first thing resembling a Bungee jump was carried out by hardy young men from Pentecost Island in the Vanuatu ! archipelago. They would throw themselves off wooden platforms with their legs attached to vines to prove their manhood. Eccentric Oxford students carried out the first bungee jump with modern materials off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on April Fool s Day . Using nylon braided rubber shock cords and dressed in top hats and tails four members of the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club jumped off. They survived and were immediately arrested. Prince William performed a tandem bungee jump with friend Guy Pelly over the River Nile while on holiday in Uganda in . What she meant to say The Telegraph also reported that if the Summer Olympic Games were up for bidding now in this economic climate Tessa Jowell minister in charge of those Games says London would not have won them. Had we known what we know now would we have bid for the Olympics Almost certainly not Jowell recently told a group of leisure industry leaders. Jowell later played down her remarks saying I hav! e often observed that we bid for in one economic climate and are now in another she said. Had the scale of the downturn been anticipated I am sure there would have been a view from some that this would not be the time to commit significant public expenditure to a project like the Olympics. But as I made clear in my speech the reality is very different. This is precisely the time for the investment to be made. . . . It will regenerate one of the most deprived parts of east London and is already creating billions of pounds of work for British companies and jobs for thousands. Earth to Scott The Chicago Sun Times printed this quote from San Francisco Giants managing general partner Bill Neukom on how the economy is affecting free agency Scott Boras said everything s fine. He came down from Mars last week and I guess he ll go back up and work on his stats. Trivia answer In . Who s counting Houston Texans quarterback Sage Rosenfels talks to the Houston Chronicle about those who doubt his ability I have been a backup for eight years. So if there s t! eams in the league times eight years that s times that teams have said This guy is not a starter. So yeah I think there are some naysayers out there. Mike Penner Photo Andy Murray reacts after winning a point against Gilles Simon at the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai on Wednesday. Credit Diego Azubel EPA Share Posted by Mike Penner on November in Totally Random Permalink Comments Post a comment If you are under years of age you may read this message board but you may not participate. 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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Entertainment Studios to Launch Six HD Networks PR Newswire via Yahoo Finance

Entertainment Studios Entertainment Studios to Launch Six HD Networks Monday September am ET SIGNS VERIZON FiOS TV FOR UPCOMING LAUNCH IN A MULTI YEAR DEAL UNPRECEDENTED DEAL PROVIDES INDIVIDUALLY BRANDED SUITE OF HD NETWORKS INCLUDING AUTOMOTIVE PETS COMEDY TRAVEL FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT LOS ANGELES Sept. PRNewswire Entertainment Studios http www.es.tv the largest independent producer and distributor of first run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations announced today that the company will launch six targeted high definition HD networks and has signed Verizon s FiOS TV for the initial launch. The six HD networks currently planned to launch on FiOS TV later this year are CARS.TV PETS.TV COMEDY.TV MYDESTINATION.TV ES.TV and RECIPE.TV. The networks are global in scope and will provide multi platform content ultimately giving viewers the ability to watch the content on television online and on mobile phones. The six channels which Entertainment Studio! s plans to make available on the same day are Cars.TV This adrenaline pumping network showcases the collectors designers innovators and the ultimate car enthusiasts http www.Cars.tv Pets.TV A television network dedicated to pet lovers everywhere. PETS.TV celebrates the pets we love and the people who love them. Pet News Pet Care Pet Health and Pet Lifestyles http www.Pets.tv Comedy.TV A television network dedicated to today s funniest comedians featuring a mix of live concert performances talk and variety shows sitcoms and movies. http www.Comedy.tv MyDestination.TV A television network dedicated to the best in travel featuring fun exciting exotic must see destinations around the world. http www.MyDestination.tv ES.TV A television network dedicated to entertainment news variety shows celebrity profiles and today s hottest superstars. http www.es.tv Recipe.TV A television network dedicated to famous chefs amazing recipes wonderful food and delicious cuisine from around the w! orld. http www.Recipe.tv Our goal and commitment is to make our networks the very best in their categories and our upcoming launch on the Verizon FiOS TV platform gives us a great start said Byron Allen Founder and CEO of Entertainment Studios. All content will be originally produced in house to insure the highest level of creative quality as well as the ability to distribute our content globally on all platforms. Verizon is committed to leading the industry in the scope and quality of our programming with a major focus on HD content said Terry Denson vice president FiOS TV content and programming. The future addition of these six high def networks coupled with our advanced fiber optic technology will help to further enhance our FiOS TV offering and will certainly appeal to many of our customers. These six HD channels will join Verizon s extensive FiOS TV channel lineup which offers more than all digital channels including an increasing number of high definition channels and more than video on demand titles each month percent of which are free! . FiOS TV is currently available to over million homes in states California Delaware Florida Indiana Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Oregon Texas Virginia and Washington. Verizon the nation s fastest growing television service provider delivers FiOS TV service over the nation s most advanced fiber optic network straight to customers homes and businesses. About Entertainment Studios Entertainment Studios Inc. produces distributes and sells advertising for television programs making it the largest independent producer distributor of first run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations. Entertainment Studios provides video content to broadcast television stations mobile devices multimedia platforms and the World Wide Web. Our mission is to provide excellent programming to our viewers online users and Fortune advertising partners. Our home entertainment division Entertainment Studios Home Entertainment ESHE is becomi! ng one of the premier independent suppliers of DVD CD and umd TM products. With a library of over hours of owned content and a growing array of licensed titles ESHE markets and distributes a collection of films television programs concerts fitness and children s direct to video programming. Chairman and CEO Byron Allen founded the company in . Headquartered in Los Angeles it has offices in New York Chicago Atlanta and Raleigh. Source Entertainment Studios Email Story Set News Alert Print Story Copyright Yahoo Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Terms of Service Copyright PR Newswire . All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PRNewswire content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of PRNewswire. PRNewswire shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content or for any actions taken in reliance thereon

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