Saturday, August 30, 2014

AP Mobile: Pregame film study shifts to phones, tablets

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Pregame film study shifts to phones, tablets

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Oklahoma cornerback Zack Sanchez had just found out the Sooners would be facing Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Shortly thereafter, his game prep began. On his cell phone.

Hours of digital video of his opponent was instantly available to be seen with the swipe of a screen while he walked across campus, lounged at home or chatted with teammates.

Film-room study has long had a crucial role...

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

AP Mobile: Bad behavior on social media can cost recruits

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Bad behavior on social media can cost recruits

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At St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, the high school that produced Crimson Tide quarterbacks AJ McCarron and Jake Coker, there's a new preseason ritual for football players: the social media talk.

It's about more than minding their manners. Coach Steve Mask warns players not to post about injuries, which can scare away recruiters. Committing on Twitter to a school is also di...

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

AP Mobile: Few Shoppers, Fewer Hours for Employees

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Few Shoppers, Fewer Hours for Employees

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FITCHBURG -- Market Basket's new CEOs say they are not laying off workers, but that store directors have been told to adjust workers' hours to meet current demand, and that the company hopes to get back to normal business levels soon.

Company co-CEO Felicia Thornton said in a statement Thursday that store directors "are to let their associates know that they are not laid off."

The s...

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Friday, August 1, 2014

The Economist | Fund managers: Assets or liabilities?

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Fund managers
Regulators worry that the asset-management industry may spawn the next financial crisis

FINANCIAL crises may seem a familiar part of the economic cycle, but they rarely repeat themselves exactly. In the 1980s the locus was Latin America; in the late 1990s, Russia and South-East Asia; in 2007-08, American housing and banks. Now, some worry that the next crisis could occur in the asset-management industry.



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