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So, my fledgling site that fizzled before it started. The site for the Coe family. Well, it seems I am not the only one with the idea. It looks like we had a visitor that isn’t one of us…but wait.. maybe he is??

“Hiya all, just did a quick search on Coe Family tonight and found this place!
I’m not sure how many people visit here, but I thought I’d post a quick note saying hello.
If your looking for other information, feel free to take a look at the site I’ve maintained for years myself at www.coe-family.com.

Take care and nice to find additional “Coe’s” out there!
Kevin Coe“

Ok it’s only one.. but a big one..

As a lifelong player and avid support of soccer/football. I welcome anything that will help promote the sport in the US. The sport is growing and our national league the MLS continues to get stronger with soccer-specific stadiums, more expansion teams and more fans. But the latest rumors that the English star Beckham will be joining the LA a Galaxy on a five contract that is being said to be worth up to $250!, comes as a shock.. Article I do realize at this point the amount is only speculation. After all link above is from the Fox network, which is not known for it’s lack of sensationalism. But if it is true, The first question I have to ask is: where would this money come from? I understand the lure of bringing in a visible figure such as Beckham, and the thought that his presence here alone will help boost the sport. But seriously at such a price, how much can one man do?
Below are some of the questions to think about.. I only hope the architects of this record breaking deal have also thought about the:

What happens if he gets injured?
What about his age? He’s going to turn 32 this May..
How is this going to make the other players around him feel? They certainly aren’t making anything close to Beckham’s salary.
Is this the beginning of astronomical salaries in MLS?
Who is really going to pay for this? The fans? One of the good things about the MLS is the reasonable ticket prices. Are MLS fans now going to be forced to pay high priced tickets in order to keep the league from going bankrupt?

Even with these questions I do think the MLS as well as US soccer can benefit from bringing high level players and coaches. If we’re lucky Klinsmann will sign with the national team as head coach!

There seems to be a new threat out there from our friends in the great white north. Check out the article below. Click the link.

US Warns About Canadian Spy Coins

I was just updating the news section on my companies website, (Blackbird e-Solutions) and I came across a series of articles on Wired.com. They ran a poll for the most important BIZ/TECH trends for 2007. The top six are as follows:

The Power of Peer Production
Video Unlimited
Made to Order
Carbon Killers
M&A as R&D
The Open Everything Economy

There’s some very interesting stuff in these articles.

5. Ever hear of “6 Degrees of Separation?”
4. You can reconnect with former colleagues/friends/college classmates.
3. To make new business contacts.
2. To promote yourself and/or business.

And the #1 reason to join LinkedIn.com

Life truly is about who you know!

My Profile

What is LinkedIn.com?
It’s a networking site geared towards helping people make business contacts. For example: Let’s say I’m looking to hire someone that is an expert web developer. Now, I have a friend/colleague named John and we are connected in LinkedIn John knows a guy that he used to work with named Frank, he has just the skills I need. Since I’m connected with John I can see who he is connected with. So I ask him to introduce me, and presto! I already have a candidate who is recommended by someone I trust. Simple networking, but this is location and time independent.