Friday, March 02, 2007
Daily Update 3/02/2007
Hello and welcome to my page
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
Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who authored the best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," soon willexperience a brief history with weightlessness.
Hawking, who uses a wheelchair and is almost completely paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig'sdisease, plans to go on a weightless flight on April 26, officials at the flight operator said Thursday.
The flight, operated by Zero Gravity Corporation, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based space tourism and entertainment company,will take off and return to a landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center.
"As someone who has studied gravity and black holes all of my life, I am excited to experience first hand weightlessness anda zero-gravity environment," Hawking said in a statement.
The modified Boeing 727 generally soars to 32,000 feet at a sharp angle and then plunges 8,000 feet so passengers canexperience 25-second snippets of zero gravity during the descent. As the plane climbs, passengers experience 25seconds of being pushed down hard, as they feel 1.8 times the normal pull of the Earth.
Zero Gravity CEO Peter Diamandis said assistants will be onboard to help Hawking.
"The key thing here is that weightless and personal spaceflight is something available to everyone, even someone like Prof.Hawking," Diamandis told The Associated Press. "This something that almost everyone can now experience."
Zero Gravity will pick up the bill, which normally is $3,750. The company also plans to have two seats on the flight auctionedoff by two charities.
The company began offering the flights in 2004.
Last year, Hawking publicly spoke of his desire to go into space and made an appeal to Sir Richard Branson, whosecompany, Virgin Galactic, is building a suborbital spaceship that could be flying passengers as early as 2009.
Branson has decided he will personally finance Hawking's ticket into space - a flight that would normally cost $200,000.
"He's one of the greatest physicists of all time," Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn told AP earlier this year.
Viewpoint - Great news for Stephen! I really respect this guy. He is one of the great minds of our time. I really hope theyfind some medical advances soon to help his condition. This is one of the reason I participate in the folding at homeprogram. It learn more about this program hosted by Stanford University google “Folding At Home”.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Anna Nicole Smith's funeral is proving to be one of the most expensive events of all time ... for the people covering it! TMZhas learned that the Bahamian gated community which houses the church where Anna's funeral will take place tomorrow, isdesperately trying to cash in on the media spectacle -- by charging news crews and paparazzi agencies thousands ofdollars to get inside. Each crew that wants to get inside the community of Sandy Port is required to pay $2000 per cameraand $5000 to set up a live feed ... and they want their money tonight! Interested parties must submit a form with anauthorized credit card number before midnight, or they won't be allowed through the gate on Friday. We're told one photoagency has already forked over $15,000 for special access inside the grounds.
Viewpoint - Great news for Anna who is about to be buried. I wish I could say I'm surprised by the media circus.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Antanas Guoga, known in the poker world as Tony G was named the CEO of online poker room Poker Champs(www.pokerchamps.com) today, in a move that was welcomed by shareholders.
Poker Champs is the online home of Gus Hansen, and Gus personally helped develop, and plan the site. Gus had this to sayabout Tony's appointment.
“We made a couple decisions yesterday at our General Assembly, and I feel a couple of decisions were made that are stepsin the right direction, and will help the marketing side of Poker Champs, and I feel the future is very bright”
“At Poker Champs, we have a great tournament program, and a great affiliate program, and I feel we can really take stepstoward making Poker Champs one of the truly great sites out there.” Hansen continued
Previously the Marketing Director for Poker Champs, Tony G welcomes his new challenge. “I am surprised, and honored to begiven the mandate to lead Poker Champs into its next phase of development. I am ready for the exciting challenge that isahead, and I look forward to creating results.” Said Guoga.
In the short period of time that Poker Champs has been in business, the emerging online room has experienced phenomenalgrowth, and now stands as one of the top rooms on the internet. “Our growth has held at an average of 23% amonth since our launch last October. These numbers will be a real challenge to maintain, but all the indicators are positiveat the moment.” continues Guoga
“I believe the software is our biggest edge. The software has been voted one of the top systems in the business, and I give allcredit to our partners at Aglet, who developed the software, and continue to do fantastic work.” Notes Guoga “With thesudden and significant increase in traffic, the Aglet software has run flawlessly. We at Poker Champs owe Aglet a greatdebt, and I look forward to working with them more, and learning more from them as our partnership continues”
One of the few online rooms to be based in a European Union nation (Malta), Poker Champs prides itself on a safe playenvironment for the player, as well as a stable environment for their money. “We feel we have a license that is very strong,with our license in Malta.” Says Guoga “If a poker room is licensed in a less governed area, like Central America, orthe Caribbean, players may be taking a big risk with their money. We want people to feel safe at Poker Champs, and we feel wehave a huge edge over the competition in this regard.”
Poker Champs boasts top players like Hansen, Erik Sagstrom (an online poker legend, who is arguably the biggest onlinewinner ever), and Tony G himself as shareholders. “With Gus, Erik, and myself constantly evaluating Poker Champsstrengths, and working to improve its weaknesses, we have a room that is run with a player mindset. We feel thathaving a room where top players take an active role in management, not just wear a shirt with a logo on it, is a hugeadvantage to our player base”
About Poker Champs
Poker Champs is wholly owned and operated by Poker champs Ltd, which is a legal business located in Malta. They abideby the laws and regulations where they do business.
Malta is a small country south of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fully-fledged member of the European Union andtherefore bound by European and International treaties and agreements. Malta enforces very strict laws and regulations ongaming companies operating in the country. Directors are held personally responsible and liable for gaming operations andcannot just hide behind a shell company or some other entity.
Poker Champs main payment provider and bank connection is Deutsche Bank in Germany (PAGO) and Forstaedernes Bankin Denmark. Both banks are well established and reside in countries with some of the strictest regulations with regard tobanking.
Poker Champs main offices are in Malta while the software development team is located in Denmark. The internationalcustomer and operations support is spread worldwide.
Although there are significant savings in establishing a gaming operation in other parts of the world, where little or noregulation exists, Poker Champs truly believe that it's worth complying with the additional regulations of the EuropeanUnion and European Main banks so that they may offer a secure and safe environment for their players.
Viewpoint - Good things are happening at poker champs. I really don't like Tony G as a poker player. He never shuts up.
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.
Just because you can think, does not mean you can write so that others can read and understand. How many people do youknow that have a MySpace page? Let's look at the uses of each one. It works the same way on the Internet. Of course,there are many English natives who lack command of their own language, but that is an article for another time. Thegreat thing about some social networking groups geared toward business minded people, is that not everyone in themembership has an poker to promote. At the very least you can hire someone to proofread your writing and edit it for you.A dream has come through for poker. See an internet version in Chinese. This Week in the Arts:poker. Hire a writer, andyou could very well take business from Americans who don't know the language very well. And, I made a few, but nothingto write home about. You will quickly outgrow a manual system, however. Social networking communities areawesome! You need to shop around a bit, but it will be worth it. Networking and advertising ARE NOT synonymous. Hirea ghostwriter, or copy editor, to make what you have to say understandable. Only over the course of the past few monthshave I found any "get rich quick" programs worth buying.
Viewpoint - I love these spam e-mails. They are usually attached to a with a picture of a stock e-mail. Crazy
My Weather: Kansas City
Brought to you by the NOAA
Today: Partly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind between 24 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as38 mph.
Tonight: A chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind between 18and 24 mph.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
Brought to you by Yahoo Astrology
Quickie
Take the risk only if you have a good reason (don't do it on a dare). And stay safe.
Overview
You've come so far, so don't stop now! Acknowledge how much work you've done to regain your equilibrium after a series ofrocky events. Pat yourself on the back and suit up -- you're back in the game.
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
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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
Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who authored the best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," soon willexperience a brief history with weightlessness.
Hawking, who uses a wheelchair and is almost completely paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig'sdisease, plans to go on a weightless flight on April 26, officials at the flight operator said Thursday.
The flight, operated by Zero Gravity Corporation, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based space tourism and entertainment company,will take off and return to a landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center.
"As someone who has studied gravity and black holes all of my life, I am excited to experience first hand weightlessness anda zero-gravity environment," Hawking said in a statement.
The modified Boeing 727 generally soars to 32,000 feet at a sharp angle and then plunges 8,000 feet so passengers canexperience 25-second snippets of zero gravity during the descent. As the plane climbs, passengers experience 25seconds of being pushed down hard, as they feel 1.8 times the normal pull of the Earth.
Zero Gravity CEO Peter Diamandis said assistants will be onboard to help Hawking.
"The key thing here is that weightless and personal spaceflight is something available to everyone, even someone like Prof.Hawking," Diamandis told The Associated Press. "This something that almost everyone can now experience."
Zero Gravity will pick up the bill, which normally is $3,750. The company also plans to have two seats on the flight auctionedoff by two charities.
The company began offering the flights in 2004.
Last year, Hawking publicly spoke of his desire to go into space and made an appeal to Sir Richard Branson, whosecompany, Virgin Galactic, is building a suborbital spaceship that could be flying passengers as early as 2009.
Branson has decided he will personally finance Hawking's ticket into space - a flight that would normally cost $200,000.
"He's one of the greatest physicists of all time," Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn told AP earlier this year.
Viewpoint - Great news for Stephen! I really respect this guy. He is one of the great minds of our time. I really hope theyfind some medical advances soon to help his condition. This is one of the reason I participate in the folding at homeprogram. It learn more about this program hosted by Stanford University google “Folding At Home”.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Anna Nicole Smith's funeral is proving to be one of the most expensive events of all time ... for the people covering it! TMZhas learned that the Bahamian gated community which houses the church where Anna's funeral will take place tomorrow, isdesperately trying to cash in on the media spectacle -- by charging news crews and paparazzi agencies thousands ofdollars to get inside. Each crew that wants to get inside the community of Sandy Port is required to pay $2000 per cameraand $5000 to set up a live feed ... and they want their money tonight! Interested parties must submit a form with anauthorized credit card number before midnight, or they won't be allowed through the gate on Friday. We're told one photoagency has already forked over $15,000 for special access inside the grounds.
Viewpoint - Great news for Anna who is about to be buried. I wish I could say I'm surprised by the media circus.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Antanas Guoga, known in the poker world as Tony G was named the CEO of online poker room Poker Champs(www.pokerchamps.com) today, in a move that was welcomed by shareholders.
Poker Champs is the online home of Gus Hansen, and Gus personally helped develop, and plan the site. Gus had this to sayabout Tony's appointment.
“We made a couple decisions yesterday at our General Assembly, and I feel a couple of decisions were made that are stepsin the right direction, and will help the marketing side of Poker Champs, and I feel the future is very bright”
“At Poker Champs, we have a great tournament program, and a great affiliate program, and I feel we can really take stepstoward making Poker Champs one of the truly great sites out there.” Hansen continued
Previously the Marketing Director for Poker Champs, Tony G welcomes his new challenge. “I am surprised, and honored to begiven the mandate to lead Poker Champs into its next phase of development. I am ready for the exciting challenge that isahead, and I look forward to creating results.” Said Guoga.
In the short period of time that Poker Champs has been in business, the emerging online room has experienced phenomenalgrowth, and now stands as one of the top rooms on the internet. “Our growth has held at an average of 23% amonth since our launch last October. These numbers will be a real challenge to maintain, but all the indicators are positiveat the moment.” continues Guoga
“I believe the software is our biggest edge. The software has been voted one of the top systems in the business, and I give allcredit to our partners at Aglet, who developed the software, and continue to do fantastic work.” Notes Guoga “With thesudden and significant increase in traffic, the Aglet software has run flawlessly. We at Poker Champs owe Aglet a greatdebt, and I look forward to working with them more, and learning more from them as our partnership continues”
One of the few online rooms to be based in a European Union nation (Malta), Poker Champs prides itself on a safe playenvironment for the player, as well as a stable environment for their money. “We feel we have a license that is very strong,with our license in Malta.” Says Guoga “If a poker room is licensed in a less governed area, like Central America, orthe Caribbean, players may be taking a big risk with their money. We want people to feel safe at Poker Champs, and we feel wehave a huge edge over the competition in this regard.”
Poker Champs boasts top players like Hansen, Erik Sagstrom (an online poker legend, who is arguably the biggest onlinewinner ever), and Tony G himself as shareholders. “With Gus, Erik, and myself constantly evaluating Poker Champsstrengths, and working to improve its weaknesses, we have a room that is run with a player mindset. We feel thathaving a room where top players take an active role in management, not just wear a shirt with a logo on it, is a hugeadvantage to our player base”
About Poker Champs
Poker Champs is wholly owned and operated by Poker champs Ltd, which is a legal business located in Malta. They abideby the laws and regulations where they do business.
Malta is a small country south of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fully-fledged member of the European Union andtherefore bound by European and International treaties and agreements. Malta enforces very strict laws and regulations ongaming companies operating in the country. Directors are held personally responsible and liable for gaming operations andcannot just hide behind a shell company or some other entity.
Poker Champs main payment provider and bank connection is Deutsche Bank in Germany (PAGO) and Forstaedernes Bankin Denmark. Both banks are well established and reside in countries with some of the strictest regulations with regard tobanking.
Poker Champs main offices are in Malta while the software development team is located in Denmark. The internationalcustomer and operations support is spread worldwide.
Although there are significant savings in establishing a gaming operation in other parts of the world, where little or noregulation exists, Poker Champs truly believe that it's worth complying with the additional regulations of the EuropeanUnion and European Main banks so that they may offer a secure and safe environment for their players.
Viewpoint - Good things are happening at poker champs. I really don't like Tony G as a poker player. He never shuts up.
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.
Just because you can think, does not mean you can write so that others can read and understand. How many people do youknow that have a MySpace page? Let's look at the uses of each one. It works the same way on the Internet. Of course,there are many English natives who lack command of their own language, but that is an article for another time. Thegreat thing about some social networking groups geared toward business minded people, is that not everyone in themembership has an poker to promote. At the very least you can hire someone to proofread your writing and edit it for you.A dream has come through for poker. See an internet version in Chinese. This Week in the Arts:poker. Hire a writer, andyou could very well take business from Americans who don't know the language very well. And, I made a few, but nothingto write home about. You will quickly outgrow a manual system, however. Social networking communities areawesome! You need to shop around a bit, but it will be worth it. Networking and advertising ARE NOT synonymous. Hirea ghostwriter, or copy editor, to make what you have to say understandable. Only over the course of the past few monthshave I found any "get rich quick" programs worth buying.
Viewpoint - I love these spam e-mails. They are usually attached to a with a picture of a stock e-mail. Crazy
My Weather: Kansas City
Brought to you by the NOAA
Today: Partly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind between 24 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as38 mph.
Tonight: A chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind between 18and 24 mph.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
Brought to you by Yahoo Astrology
Quickie
Take the risk only if you have a good reason (don't do it on a dare). And stay safe.
Overview
You've come so far, so don't stop now! Acknowledge how much work you've done to regain your equilibrium after a series ofrocky events. Pat yourself on the back and suit up -- you're back in the game.
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
# posted by Bob Braun @ 8:12 AM 
