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Just three months ago, boxing was preparing for its version of the Super Bowl. Fresh from his mega-fight win over Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao had begun negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr., a brash welterweight whom non-sports fans know best from his appearance on Dancing with the Stars. The proposed battle was being compared to some of the greatest matchups in boxing history. Even people who had given up on boxing or hadn't really thought about it much were talking about the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, which would probably earn each boxer $40 million, the most lucrative match ever...
Cable companies, not surprisingly, have resisted, asking why they should pay for content that's broadcast over the airwaves to non-cable subscribers for free. They say they already give companies like Disney, which owns ABC, plenty of money - Disney gets about $200 million a year from Cablevision alone, for the right to carry cable networks like ESPN and the Disney Channel. (ESPN is reputed to get $4 per month per subscriber, the highest of any cable channel.) And any increases in costs, they note, will likely be passed on to consumers...
...reductions took many forms. Some eliminated jobs held by undergraduate students, while others limited the number of non-resident tutors and the perks they received...
Hysen said the UC will be a “non-paying client” that focuses on generating publicity as well as providing 40 student moderators to ensure accurate information and appropriate language on the site. Legata will primarily deal with the technological aspect of the forum...
Jeff Blasius, chief technology officer of SeeClickFix.com, an online tool that allows anyone to report and track non-emergency issues, said that he appreciated the flexibility and emphasis on the participant’s needs at the event...