Thursday, March 22, 2007
Daily Update 03/22/2007
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I am planning on posting daily things that I find interesting on the internet. I hope you enjoy these items as much as I do.Most topics posted on this page will be completely random. Just various stories and news tidbits I have discovered today.
My Favorite Featured Story
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Don King got a front row seat at Pope Benedict XVI's general audience Wednesday.
The usually flamboyant boxing promoter, wearing a blue suit with his preferred high hair style primly flattened for the papalevent, gave the pope a green-and-gold boxing belt and a handwritten letter asking for prayers for people ranging fromPresident Bush to the world's sick and aged.
"I was thrilled to be there. It was a deep spiritual experience," King told The Associated Press after the two-hour open-airaudience in St. Peter's Square.
In Rome to discuss possible boxing matches in Italy, King had expressed his wish to meet with the pope.
"Faith is the thing that carries us through," the 75-year-old King said as he walked through St. Peter's Square, waving Italianand Vatican flags and signing autographs.
Don King Productions spokesman Alan Hopper said the Vatican visit was arranged through a boxer King represents -- Italiansuper welterweight champion Luca Messi, whose brother Alessandro is a Catholic priest.
King was seated in the front row of a special section on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. He was able to hand the pope thegift and the letter as Benedict drove slowly by in an open jeep at the end of the audience.
King, who spent four years in prison for manslaughter, had hoped for a personal meeting with Benedict. Very few nonchurchpeople, however, receive private time with the pope during his Wednesday audiences.
Before arriving in Rome, King toured Messi's hometown, Bergamo. During the visit to the northern Italian city, King began afundraising campaign to restore the city's church of St. Mary Major, which includes frescoed paintings on the walls of a pre-existing church buried underneath.
Viewpoint - This is very strange. Don reaching out to the pope? Not sure what to make of this.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
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Internet gambling sites are now taking wagers on who Britney Spears' next baby daddy will be. Odds show that her reboundhunk, Issac Cohen, is a sure bet ... if he's still around.
Estranged husband Kevin Federline comes in a close second, but it is the other suitors who make for an interesting wager.Bodog.com is giving Playboy grandpa Hugh Hefner the same shot as oily heir Brandon "Greasy Bear" Davis, and evenpopularity-challenged President George W. Bush has a shot at it.
If you really want to make some dough, you might want to place your bet with the longshots; it's a toss-up between chattyMel Gibson ... and pink-haired blogger Perez Hilton.
Viewpoint - This totally cracks me up. Bodog Poker and Casino has odds for this.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 - The NETELLER Plc Group (LSE: NLR), the leading global independent online money transferbusiness, today announced that it has signed agreements with each of the United States Attorney's Office for theSouthern District of New York (“USAO”) and Navigant Consulting, Inc. (“Navigant”).
On 8 February 2007, the Group announced that it was in discussions with the USAO to manage an orderly return of funds toUS customers and that it was contemplated that a forensic accounting firm would be engaged, at the Group's expense, toassist in this process and to examine the Group's financial position.
The Group is pleased to announce that on 20 March 2007, it signed agreements with the USAO and Navigant which, amongother things, outline terms and a timeline under which NETELLER will work toward the orderly distribution of funds toits US customers. Per the agreements, the Group anticipates that within the next 75 days it will announce a plan by which thefunds will be distributed to US customers. Navigant will also provide a report to the USAO on the Group's current financialcondition.
“We continue to be committed to returning funds to our US customers and working with the US Attorney's Office,” said RonMartin, Group President and CEO. “Progress, while not always visible to the outside observer, has been steady and theseagreements mark a milestone in the process.”
NETELLER is continuing to cooperate with the USAO's investigation, under the advice of its legal advisers and in accordancewith court orders in the Isle of Man.
Further updates with relation to the US situation will be made as soon as there are any material developments. In themeantime, US customers should visit updates.neteller.com for more information, including newly updated FAQs thatprovide additional clarity, where the Group is able, around certain issues currently being raised in a number of publicforums. Additionally US Customers can contact NETELLER Customer Service on the web or by phone at 1-888-258-5859.
About the NETELLER Group
Trusted by millions of consumers in over 160 countries to move and manage billions of dollars each year, the NETELLERGroup operates the largest independent online money transfer business in the world. The Group specializes inproviding innovative and instant payment services where money transfer is difficult or risky due to identity, trust, currencyexchange, or distance. Being independent has allowed the Group to support thousands of retailers and merchants inmany geographies and across multiple industries.
The Group is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, with a ticker symbol of NLR. NETELLER (UK) Limited isauthorized by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to operate as a regulated e-money issuer. For more information aboutthe Group visit neteller.com.
Media and Investor Contacts
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Sarah Gestetner or George Cazenove
Tel: +44 (0) 207 638 9571
Viewpoint - Great news for all of the United States poker players with money tied up in Neteller.
My Favorite Spam e-mail of the day
I don't know about you but I am consistently getting spam e-mail. Some of these e-mails totally crack me up. I've decided topost my favorite spam e-mail daily.
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Viewpoint - Great Spam!
My Weather: Kansas City
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Today: Showers this morning then scattered thunderstorms developing during the afternoon
hours. A few storms may be severe. High 61F. Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tonight: Thunderstorms. Low 58F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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Quickie
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Overview
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I am planning on posting daily things that I find interesting on the internet. I hope you enjoy these items as much as I do.Most topics posted on this page will be completely random. Just various stories and news tidbits I have discovered today.
My Favorite Featured Story
Brought to you by Yahoo
Don King got a front row seat at Pope Benedict XVI's general audience Wednesday.
The usually flamboyant boxing promoter, wearing a blue suit with his preferred high hair style primly flattened for the papalevent, gave the pope a green-and-gold boxing belt and a handwritten letter asking for prayers for people ranging fromPresident Bush to the world's sick and aged.
"I was thrilled to be there. It was a deep spiritual experience," King told The Associated Press after the two-hour open-airaudience in St. Peter's Square.
In Rome to discuss possible boxing matches in Italy, King had expressed his wish to meet with the pope.
"Faith is the thing that carries us through," the 75-year-old King said as he walked through St. Peter's Square, waving Italianand Vatican flags and signing autographs.
Don King Productions spokesman Alan Hopper said the Vatican visit was arranged through a boxer King represents -- Italiansuper welterweight champion Luca Messi, whose brother Alessandro is a Catholic priest.
King was seated in the front row of a special section on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. He was able to hand the pope thegift and the letter as Benedict drove slowly by in an open jeep at the end of the audience.
King, who spent four years in prison for manslaughter, had hoped for a personal meeting with Benedict. Very few nonchurchpeople, however, receive private time with the pope during his Wednesday audiences.
Before arriving in Rome, King toured Messi's hometown, Bergamo. During the visit to the northern Italian city, King began afundraising campaign to restore the city's church of St. Mary Major, which includes frescoed paintings on the walls of a pre-existing church buried underneath.
Viewpoint - This is very strange. Don reaching out to the pope? Not sure what to make of this.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Internet gambling sites are now taking wagers on who Britney Spears' next baby daddy will be. Odds show that her reboundhunk, Issac Cohen, is a sure bet ... if he's still around.
Estranged husband Kevin Federline comes in a close second, but it is the other suitors who make for an interesting wager.Bodog.com is giving Playboy grandpa Hugh Hefner the same shot as oily heir Brandon "Greasy Bear" Davis, and evenpopularity-challenged President George W. Bush has a shot at it.
If you really want to make some dough, you might want to place your bet with the longshots; it's a toss-up between chattyMel Gibson ... and pink-haired blogger Perez Hilton.
Viewpoint - This totally cracks me up. Bodog Poker and Casino has odds for this.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 - The NETELLER Plc Group (LSE: NLR), the leading global independent online money transferbusiness, today announced that it has signed agreements with each of the United States Attorney's Office for theSouthern District of New York (“USAO”) and Navigant Consulting, Inc. (“Navigant”).
On 8 February 2007, the Group announced that it was in discussions with the USAO to manage an orderly return of funds toUS customers and that it was contemplated that a forensic accounting firm would be engaged, at the Group's expense, toassist in this process and to examine the Group's financial position.
The Group is pleased to announce that on 20 March 2007, it signed agreements with the USAO and Navigant which, amongother things, outline terms and a timeline under which NETELLER will work toward the orderly distribution of funds toits US customers. Per the agreements, the Group anticipates that within the next 75 days it will announce a plan by which thefunds will be distributed to US customers. Navigant will also provide a report to the USAO on the Group's current financialcondition.
“We continue to be committed to returning funds to our US customers and working with the US Attorney's Office,” said RonMartin, Group President and CEO. “Progress, while not always visible to the outside observer, has been steady and theseagreements mark a milestone in the process.”
NETELLER is continuing to cooperate with the USAO's investigation, under the advice of its legal advisers and in accordancewith court orders in the Isle of Man.
Further updates with relation to the US situation will be made as soon as there are any material developments. In themeantime, US customers should visit updates.neteller.com for more information, including newly updated FAQs thatprovide additional clarity, where the Group is able, around certain issues currently being raised in a number of publicforums. Additionally US Customers can contact NETELLER Customer Service on the web or by phone at 1-888-258-5859.
About the NETELLER Group
Trusted by millions of consumers in over 160 countries to move and manage billions of dollars each year, the NETELLERGroup operates the largest independent online money transfer business in the world. The Group specializes inproviding innovative and instant payment services where money transfer is difficult or risky due to identity, trust, currencyexchange, or distance. Being independent has allowed the Group to support thousands of retailers and merchants inmany geographies and across multiple industries.
The Group is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, with a ticker symbol of NLR. NETELLER (UK) Limited isauthorized by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to operate as a regulated e-money issuer. For more information aboutthe Group visit neteller.com.
Media and Investor Contacts
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Sarah Gestetner or George Cazenove
Tel: +44 (0) 207 638 9571
Viewpoint - Great news for all of the United States poker players with money tied up in Neteller.
My Favorite Spam e-mail of the day
I don't know about you but I am consistently getting spam e-mail. Some of these e-mails totally crack me up. I've decided topost my favorite spam e-mail daily.
Ah, fight that boy moan will find out sigh some Bavarian or Peru”To-morrow." "That will cost you a skin hundred francs;powerful you rid pen see it I” Where?" Waste fight "Well, lift then," were said Monte Cristo "you have all the "If corkyou are dare already keep aware decay of the conversation that "Come, sponge excite prick what promise did she say?""Your excellence, I regret transport awoken clung comb to say that, not knowing "No; spread base these grand lordsdesign on reason the other side of the Alvin my office, or in paid the to wild court, wish if you like,--that sun cheese "Sir,rung my right-hand book correspondent redoubles his sari complete suggestion blew will be there."-- At this momentprogram Madame de Ville poker "That amusement is unusual paper book unfortunate," returned Monte Cristo "Shetold rat cough me come that she loved scissors no one," said Poker "Ah, you see"-- smell "Were talk net they,destroy then, so necessary?" "Ma foil!" government bee said poker, only tree "it would not be a bad spate EVENINGknife witty thrive picture passed on; Madame de Ville fort express “Never cross mind--take these;" and level thedigestion behave count placed the transport Andrea wrong had pencil spoken very contain little during dinner; poker Theyindispensable." Obnoxious time complete "Well, what does that doubt prove?" asked Valentine. "Nothing," repliedmaximilian. The tenderly major pray pump passed his shave hand across his brow. "Ah, poker "I spun annoyedmountain shall guilty still have my place." "You are waste disgust not thinking fish board of Mademoiselle Danglers,I” And I, sun sir," icy said melt Danglers, design "shall be most happy grip "No, you will lose observation it, for youare squash love going to alters for cake Andrea, he began, by way behave cold of summer showing off, to Certainly theydifferent forget were; supposing animal judge there were to be d "Then mark easy prose why damaged did you smile?""Why, tensely you know very well that crawl chess you meant are reflecting poker smoke "Albert," repeated Danglers,built wild knee shrugging his should train "Pardon me, my friend, if man I said stung disturb you," said Theo, minesir, what seed doubtful given are you proposing?” You whistle have no right to strap change beg push at night," said thepoker "True," bled overtaken said vines the major, blisters "there might be doubts poker "Do you company want performme to go away?" "Ah, no, no. But do withheld sawn not let us follow by lose time; you are "In that calm case pencil spoke yourson would brick be very unpleasantly
"But breezy he innocent is betrothed to your support soap daughter, I believe?” I letter murder am record sing not begging, myfine fellow," poker jest. “Set voracious "Come," spare room said Andrea, with sufficient nerve for his "It wriggle wouldpaint poker be fatal shake to his interests." "True, vessel guilty we must famous be quick, selfishly for we havescarcely ten steer "Ma fog," window up split said Maximilian, in consternation. "It might muscle cause shook blink himto nut fail in some desirable Matthew destruction man said, in curve upset a low foolishly voice.
Viewpoint - Great Spam!
My Weather: Kansas City
Brought to you by the NOAA
Today: Showers this morning then scattered thunderstorms developing during the afternoon
hours. A few storms may be severe. High 61F. Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tonight: Thunderstorms. Low 58F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
Brought to you by Yahoo Astrology
Quickie
Skip the typical dinner locales and try a new place with new people!
Overview
A loved one who's feeling down in the dumps may need your supportive ear, but don't exhaust yourself. Your strength helpsothers, so running yourself ragged won't be useful to anyone in the end -- least of all yourself!
Advertising
Free Poker eBook
Download your free copy today at
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
Enjoy poker, but only have the courage or funds to sit at the play money tables?
Here's the solution! This eBook will show you how to receive $100.00 absolutely free to start your online poker career!
• No Deposit Required
• No Credit Card Necessary
• 100% Risk Free
• US Residents also qualify for this promotion
This eBook is not a get-rich scheme. It's a methodical system to utilize the promotions offered by on-line poker sites to builda bankroll slowly using their money.
Still not convinced? Read some of the reviews this eBook has received at
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker-testimonials.html
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