PRESS RELEASE: “Relegation good for the FSL,” says Lee.

Commissioner Lee reveals poll stats, defends decision for relegation playoff

Trantor, Galactic Empire, 29 August 2012 /FSLNewswire/ -- While visiting representatives of the Asimov League, Commissioner Lee held a press conference emphasising that his decision to force a third team to be relegated by playoff was the right thing to do.

"More elevation, means a more vibrant FSL," lee told assembled reporters and robots. "The Galactic empire more than anyone knows the importance of a plan, and the scientific guidance of single visionary. I am humbled to play Harry Selden to the FSL's Foundation. we are preserving a better sport for all realities."

To show he is not avoiding trnasparency however, the Commissioner announced he would publish broad percentage numbers of the teams gaining the most votes for elevation in the 2013 season. Results were not being published this season to discourage ballot stuffing.

The league will accept online votes until Thursday eveing, and will hold in-person ablloting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Earth at Dragon*Con. At a special appearance of Dragon SportsTalk Radio's "FSL Tonight", the winner of the vote will be tallied and announced along with the teams that have earned elevation through performance.

"It's the most exciting elevation moment we've had since the FSL had or will be formed!" declared Commissioner Lee.

The Poll numbers released by the FSL official accounting board are as follows.

Team nominated - (percentage of confirmed valid votes)
New York Avengers (14%)
Gallifrey Time Lords (13%)
Ponyville Fillies (4%)
Dragon Road Saiyans (4%)
Sunnydale Slayers (3%)
Republic City Benders (3%)

About the FSL
The FSLiac Morventium Circus de Qapla Nangwë! or "FSL" for short is the governing body of sport across over 1.2 trillion realities and dimensions. The premiere FSL Championship is contested by 10 teams in the Premiere League. With fiscal year 2012 sales of $444 billion, The FSL employs 2.2 million entities worldwide. The FSL continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about the FSL can be found by visiting http://fsltonight.com/

Tech News Today 574: The Start Button Strikes Back

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Samsung brings back the start button, Twitter turns off more functions, Apple-Motorola patent peace, and more.

Guest: Harry McCracken

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Running time: 49:22

Tech News Today 573: What Apple-Samsung Means to You

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Patent reverberations, what’s coming and NOT coming from Apple, Facebook’s fancy new digs, and more.

Guest: Fr. Robert Ballacer, SJ

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Running time: 52:05

Tech News Today 572: One More Fruitful Year

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

What’s Amazon cooking up? Facebook forces Android on employees, Post PC era gets Post-PC-ier, and more.

Guest: Darren Kitchen

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Tech News Today 571: It’s Raining Ants

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Why Facebook got Instagram, why Twitter is cutting off APIs, why US hates 4G, and more.

Guest: Patrick Beja

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Tech News Today 570: Alligator-proof Cameras

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

PayPal fires back at Square, Samsung and Apple re-enactments, Techlection 2012, and more.

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Tech News Today 569: The Last Word in Passwords

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Passwords have never been weaker, Google on the ropes in iOS, next trip to Mars, and more.

Guest: Dan Goodin

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S&L Podcast – #108 – Ye olde dragon phylogeny

We have essential info for Wheel of Time fans, dragon fans, and we debate the best SciFi weapons. Also, Veronica claims to be able to hear Tom’s face. 

WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Boont Amber Ale 
Veronica: Carolans Irish Liqueur 

QUICK BURNS
Forbes reveals list of 2011’s top-earning authors
Adam Whitehead gets back to his summary of the Wheel of Time series
The evolutionary history of dragons, illustrated by a scientist
All 29 editions of  Year’s Best Science Fiction anthologies coming as e-books
Great writing advice from this year’s Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy writing workshop
Digital Book World aims for a more accurate ebook bestseller list

CALENDAR

BARE YOUR SWORD
Coolest Sci-Fi Weapons 
We’re Number 2! 

TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Ciarán Hinds is Mance Rayder in GAME OF THRONES 

BOOK CHECK-IN
A Question About Shrewd’s command -spoilers!
Ending Questions (Very Spoilery) 
What else are we reading? 

VOICEMAIL

We’re going to DragonCon!
Sword and Laser Podcast – LIVE
We’ll do a live version of our audio podcast with a special guest author and take your questions. So get to reading!
Time: Sat 02:30 pm Location: Crystal Ballroom – Hilton (Length: 1 Hour)
Parsec Awards
The Parsec Awards are the yearly awards for speculative fiction podcasts. I’ll be presenting, and Veronica Belmont will be hosting!
Time: Sun 04:30 pm Location: International North Room – Hyatt

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