| Screw the Bandaids. Pull the Goddamn Knife Out
My memory is a bit fuzzy, but it goes something like this: There was a scene where violence was occurring. The cameraman kept the camera rolling as a person was dying, instead of putting down the camera and calling for or offering help. He had to be thinking that this footage would win him an award or promotion. Afterwards, some, not all, questioned his priorities and judgment. .
Off-target Friars fall at Syracuse
But the Friars made just 12 of 33 (36 percent) shots from inside the 3-point line. Coach Tim Welsh made it a point to scan the stat sheet after the game and note that four of his five starters combined for four points. Geoff McDermott and Weyinmi Efejuku, two vital players for the Friars, both failed to score, on 0-for-9 shooting. "Four starters got four points. That's something to be concerned about," said Welsh. "Those guys have to play better. You can't have zero, zero, two, two. We have to get more balance in our scoring. At the end, Dwain and X did a great job getting us back in the game and taking the lead, but we need more balance. Our guys have to be more confident out there and play better offense." Getting away from relying so much on the 3-point shot is going to be a key for the Friars, but it may not be possible.
Profits Plunge at BofA, Wachovia
The numbers, worse than analysts expected, show that the global credit squeeze is still causing more customers to fall behind on their bills and banks to lose money on securities they own. "The continued turmoil in the capital markets and the dramatic change in the credit environment diminished our fourth-quarter results substantially," Wachovia Chief Executive Ken Thompson said on a call with analysts. Last week, the Charlotte-based banks saw their Wall Street brethren disclose billions in losses tied to investments in failed mortgages. Merrill Lynch & Co., the world's largest brokerage, lost nearly $10 billion in the last three months of 2007, its biggest quarterly loss since it was founded 94 years ago, after writing down $14.6 billion of investments. Citigroup, the No.
Wolves owner backs McCarthy
But chief executive Jez Moxey continues to counsel patience in his resistance to the “hiring and firing" culture of the 1990s and owner Steve Morgan left on an overseas trip refusing to turn the slump in form into a media firestorm. The wealthy business magnate, who has gone to Uganda on a Channel 4 TV project linked to his recent appearance in the Millionaire's Mission series, is sticking to his vow to keep a low profile and avoid feeding the game's rampant speculation culture. .
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