Distraction
August 19, 2008
Distraction Little Johnny had become a real nuisance while his father tried to concentrate on his Saturday afternoon poker game with friends and relatives. His father tried every way possible to get Johnny to occupy himself… television, ice cream, homework, video games, but the youngster insisted on running back and forth behind the players and calling out the cards they held. The other players became so annoyed that they threatened to quit the game and all go home. At this point, the boy’s
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101 in 1001
August 19, 2008
It has been two months since my last post. I have been in a bit of one of those hectic spirals that life can sometimes bring. I haven’t been handling it well either. Some things get too much focus and others not enough. Somethings start out with a bang and then fizzle slowly until it is forgotten and moved on from. Other things start out slow and never really reach where it needs to be. I need focus. I need to remember that life is not about waiting out the storm, it is about learning to dance i
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New trouble at Olkiluoto
August 19, 2008
Greenpeace exploits tensions between Areva and Bouygues The Financial Times of London reports that Finland’s nuclear safety authority has launched an inquiry into the quality of welding work on construction of the country’s fifth nuclear reactor due to be completed in 2011. Reuters reports the international environmental group Greenpeace went public last week with claims of problems with welds that do not meet safety requirements. Areva denied Greenpeace’s claims and said it was “stunned” by
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Mr Nashville is on his way (edited)
August 19, 2008
(I’m in big trouble with Stinkerbell for the video post. Sorry, baby. One day you’ll have your own kids and will totally understand why I did it anyway.) This morning, The Mighty Hunter was preparing for a full day. Full in a different way from Friday. maybe He and Napoleon were to talk with the attorney who would direct the bankruptcy and prepare a list of requirements/needs/pleas to provide the investor. I know he has analyzed and considered and weighed and re-anazlyed and reconsidered and
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Friday Mental Massage: Bigfoot, the boy, birthdays
August 18, 2008
Not a lot of time this Friday morning, so let’s just jump into it. CNN should be spanked–Yes, I’ve seen the claims about Bigfoot being found an hour or so from my house. I gave the claims about as much credence as the Montauk Monster being a failed government experiment or Tom Cruise really fathering little Suri. And yet, there on the front page of CNN.com is a story that seems to give legitimacy to the claims. Yes, the story offers a dissenting voice, but not nearly as strongly as it should’v
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Continental Airlines Awards 21 Million Frequent Flyer Miles in Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament
August 18, 2008
Continental Airlines Awards 21 Million Frequent Flyer Miles in Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament Business, Nevada, Texas No Comments HOUSTON, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Continental Airlines today announced that Bill Shiver, a Houston area resident and Continental frequent flier, took home 21 million frequent flier miles as the grand prize winner of its OnePass 21st Birthday Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Shiver, who has been playin
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Poukker rips off Twitter but has a far better promo video
August 18, 2008
There’s been a lot of chatter this week about the importance (or unimportance) of PR in Web 2.0. My take on it is that unsolicited pitches can be just as fun as things I discover on my own, including this Spanish start-up called Poukker, which e-mailed to let us know about its launch. It’s a sister service to poker site Pacopoker.com, and is an unadulterated copy of Twitter. It uses fish instead of birds as a mascot and, according to the loose documentation, it was meant to be a place where p
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Angela Tsai - General Hosting Reel
August 18, 2008
Angela Tsai currently serves as the Sacramento Kings’ resident courtside reporter for game telecasts and multimedia host (web, live events, and radio broadcasts). She has traveled Asia with the world’s best poker players as the Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s presenter, and interviewed Hollywood celebrities on the red carpet at the Asian Excellence Awards. Click to watch the video »
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Fun Stuff
August 18, 2008
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HBO gets “An Omar Broadway Film”
August 18, 2008
HBO gets “An Omar Broadway Film” HBO Documentary Films has picked up North American theatrical and television rights to “An Omar Broadway Film” directed by Omar Broadway and Douglas Tirola. Docu is a first-person look at prison life shot by Broadway, an inmate at a high security gang unit in Newark who smuggled a video camera into his cell, secretly filming riots and prison guard abuse through his small window. HBO will give the film a theatrical run in New York and LA for Oscar considera
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