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SHOCK EXCHANGE AT GAUCHOS ROUNDBALL CLASSIC PDF Print E-mail
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Coach Baker visited the World's Famous Gauchos gym Friday October 1st to watch action from the Gauchos Roundball Classic.  Hanging from the rafters were jerseys from former Gauchos players like Mark Jackson, Rod Strickland, and Stephon Marbury . . . over 30 years of history and nostalgia.  The Roundball Classic draws top teams from throughout the tri-state area.  Mr. Baker was present to cheer on Shock Exchange members Shumba and Kamal (bet you wish I included their last names, huh?) who played with a Brooklyn-area team against the New Jersey Roadrunners.  Of course they wanted to know "Coach how come you didn't put us [Shock Exchange] in this?"  Can I get break son?  Can I live son?  It was fun to catch up with the guys and nice to see that they are staying busy prior to their respective school seasons.
 
MICHAEL VICK'S A HOT SELLER PDF Print E-mail

The retail market has spoken.  Despite the fact that Michael Vick was injured Sunday against the Redskins, Vick's resurrection may finally be complete.  Mike's play has earned him the starting QB job in Philly and his jersey is so hot that retailers are having problems keeping them on the shelves.

 
SHOCK EXCHANGE AT TEAM MANCINI B-DAY BASH PDF Print E-mail
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It was a movie .. literally
Coach Baker attended the birthday bash held by legendary DJ Marley Marl and Michael McConnell of Team Mancini Marketing/Brand Management.  The event was held at Cielo on the lower west side with Q-Tip on the wheels and steels.  The crowd was pretty festive and for the most part, everybody came to have a good time . . . unlike a lot of events where people spend more time "posing" and postering.  The music was pretty old school, ranging from Roxanne Shante to Biz Markie to Rakim.  The music took me back to when I was carefree and everybody came to parties to dance and meet somebody new, not to "pop bottles" and look important.  I got out onto the dance floor, got my "Bobby Brown" on and the rest is history.  If they had played UTFO's Roxanne Roxanne or Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel I prolly would have gone off like the cat in the video (below). 
 
CHINA'S SAIC to ACQUIRE GM STAKE? PDF Print E-mail

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Between SAIC and "a hard place"
SAIC Motor Corporation ("SAIC"), China's largest auto maker, has reached out to General Motors ("GM") to explore the prospect of taking an ownership interest in the "single digits".  SAIC has built autos with GM in China for over 13 years.  The U.S. government currently owns a 61% stake in GM after making a $50 billion TARP investment.  GM's CEO, Dan Akerson, is keen on repaying taxpayers and removing the stigma of being "Government Motors".  The U.S. Treasury Department is planning to sell an equity stake via an initial public offering ("IPO") this fall, hopefully in the range of $8-$10 billion.  The government estimates that it must receive an average price of about $134/share to recoup its investment.  According the China Dailyhttp://bit.ly/cyRiMk ), GM and its advisors are "seeking out sovereign wealth funds to over the next few weeks to sound out their interest in committing to buy and hold major stakes as so-called 'cornerstone investors'." 

 
MIKE TYSON, WAYNE BRADY REMAKE BOBBY BROWN PDF Print E-mail

I have never "hated" on another man in my life.  But in 1988-89 Bobby Brown was the hottest entertainer on the planet.  When I saw the video for "My Prerogative" and he was on stage with those two women playing the guitar, I literally wanted to throw my show throw the TV screen.  The following video shows Wayne Brady and Mike Tyson's remake of Brown's Every Little Step I Take" . . . Hilarious.

 
CHINA AND JAPAN IN STARE DOWN: JAPAN BLINKS PDF Print E-mail

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Pawn in larger chess game?
On September 19th Japan extended the detention of Zhan Qixion, captain of a Chinese trawler whose vessel rammed into Japanese coast-guard patrol boats off of China's Diaoyu Islands on Sept 7.  China claims that Qixion was being held "illegally".   Japan accused the captain of "obstructing public officers" when they tried to detain him and the incident has led to tensions between the two countries.  China's foreign ministry spokesman issued the following statement on September 20th:

China demands that Japan immediately release the captain without any preconditions . . . If Japan clings obstinately to its own course and insists on making one mistake after another, China will take strong countermeasures and all the consequences should be born by the Japanese side.

 
WHARTON CLASSMATES CHARGED WITH INSIDER TRADING PDF Print E-mail

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Rajaratam, Goldfield, Self .. Next?
According to a complaint by the SEC, two former Wharton Business School classmates, Stephen R. Goldfield ("Goldfield") and James W. Self, Jr. ("Self"), engaged in unlawful insider trading in the shares of MedImmune, Inc ("MEDI").  MEDI is a pharmaceutical company headquarted in Gaithersburg, MD which was acquired by AstraZeneca on April 23, 2007.  In advance of the announcement, Goldfield received material nonpublic information regarding the MEDI sale process from Self, who was at the time, Executive Director of Business Development a pharmaceutical company located in New Jersey.  Self was assigned to the deal team evaluating an acquisition of MEDI and therefore, was privy to nonpublic information.  Goldfield at the time was a retired hedge fund manager trading securities on his own behalf.

 
DOUGIE CONTEST: BRAYLON OR BIG BABY? PDF Print E-mail

The new dance craze sweeping the nation is called the "Dougie" and it has permeated the ranks of pro sports.  the New York Jets' Braylon Edwards "Big Baby" of the Celtics both show off their skills in the following videos.  But who won? 

 

 

 

 
MIKE LUPICA OF THE DAILY NEWS "TALKING RECKLESS" PDF Print E-mail

ImageMike Lupica of the New York Daily News recently gave his two cents on the Braylon Edwards' dust up, and some ( http://bit.ly/df0weo ).  He talks all kinds of recklessness from claims that Edwards has a "short memory" after the drunk driving accident involving Dante Stallworth to claims that by not suspending Edwards, the Jets do not take the DWI seriously.  He also compares Braylon to Ben Rothlisberger:

Edwards didn't get the message even after what happened with Stallworth . . . This is the kind of substance abuse that turns an automobile into a deadly weapon and ought to get you more than a slap on the wrist. Or whining from the Jets that this is the most they are allowed to do.  Ben Roethlisberger was never convicted of anything and originally got six games. Goodell eventually knocked it down to four. Edwards ought to get that.

Although Rothlisberger was not convicted of a crime, on two separate occasions he was accused of sexual assault.  One of the charges was eventually dropped by a female hotel employee who was afraid of retribution from her employer because Ben was an important client to the hotel.  The fact is that Edwards was stopped by the police for having "overly tinted" windows on his SUV.  He was not driving erratically and he also offered to take a cab home before he was given a breathalyzer and charged with a DWI.  Just like Braylon's touchdown catch against the Patriots doesn't make him Jerry Rice, having overly tinted windows doesn't make him a pariah either. 

 
OHIO U. MASCOT ATTACKS BRUTUS BUCKEYE PDF Print E-mail

In what has to be one of the most bizarre occurrences this college football season, the mascot from Ohio University attacked Brutus Buckeye prior to the Ohio/Ohio St. game.  The attack was premeditated but school officials aren't laughing.

 

 
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