Monday, May 14, 2007
Daily Update 05/14/2007
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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
Brought to you by Yahoo
A paddlewheel cruise ship ran ground off the Alaska coast early Monday, forcing an evacuation of more than 200 passengersbefore it was able to move again with a Coast Guard escort.
Chief Petty Officer Barry Lane said all passengers had been evacuated from the Empress of the North, and the vessel, with29 crew members aboard, was heading toward Juneau around 7 a.m. There were no reports of injuries.
"The story is shaping up for the good," Lane said.
The Empress of the North had 281 passengers and crew members aboard when it sent out an emergency radio message at12:35 a.m., the Coast Guard said.
When Coast Guard helicopters reached the area, the vessel was listing at the southern end of Icy Strait, about 15 milessouthwest of Juneau, and it began taking on water, said Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin at the Coast Guardbase in Kodiak.
As the ship's pumps worked to remove the water, the passengers were transferred to fishing vessels and other cruise ships inthe area. Those passengers and about 130 others who were taken aboard the Coast Guard cutter Liberty were to betransferred to the Alaska state ferry Columbia and taken to Juneau.
It wasn't immediately clear why the cruise ship ran around, McLaughlin said. It was drizzling in Juneau but the seas wererelatively calm.
The Empress of the North is operated by Majestic America Line of Seattle. The ship has 112 staterooms, a three-storypaddlewheel and galleries featuring Native American masks and Russian artwork, including Faberge eggs, according toits Web site.
Dan Miller, a spokesman for Majestic America, said the grounding occurred on the second day of a seven-day cruise.
The American-built ship is billed by the company as the only overnight paddlewheel vessel in use on Alaska cruises. It also isused on cruises on the Columbia River between Washington state and Oregon.
Viewpoint - I hope these people get a refund. It will make for a great vacation story.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Are you tired? Run down? Listless? Do you pop out at parties? Are you unpoopular? The answer to all of your problems is inthis little eBay auction! Tastes like candy!
A self-admittedly ghoulish eBay seller has listed copies of the wills and death certificates of the four "I Love Lucy" stars.Lucille Ball's will reveals an explicit instruction: No embalming!
These creepy documents detail the dead cast members' last wishes and other details cast members' last wishes and otherdetails of their demise. Bid early on the late comedy stars' documents or you'll have some 'splainin' to do!
Viewpoint - Freaky!
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Paddy Power today launches 'outright betting' and 'to make final table' markets for three tournaments in May as well as the2008 Irish Poker Open.
Paddy Power, head of communications for the bookmakers said, 'After the huge success of the Irish Open we're alreadyplanning the 2008 event and you can get your bets on now. We will be launching loads of markets throughout the yearso there can be no doubt that Paddy Power is now the home for betting on poker!'
Season six of the WPT kicks off in the Mirage Casino this month attracting all the biggest names in the world to Las Vegas.
WSOP Champion Carlos Mortenson was first out of this year's Irish Open only to win his next event the season five WPTChampionship in the Bellagio. Prices for all events can be found at www.paddypower.com - click on poker.
To win the event outright Paddy Power is offering
Phil Ivey 40-1
Carlos Mortensen 50-1
Phil Hellmuth Jr. 50-1
Andy Black 66-1
Roland De Wolfe 80-1
Jamie Gold 125-1
Expanding their markets to give more local interest Paddy Power have also opened markets on the Grosvenor UK Poker Tourevent in Brighton and the Waterford Open in Ireland which both run from the 17th to 20th May.
David Colclough won in the GUKPT in Manchester last month but punters looking beyond the favourite in Brighton can choosefrom a list of over 100 runners.
To make the final table in Brighton
Dave Colclough 7-1
Praz Bansi 7-1
Julian Thew 9-1
Liam Flood 10-1
Ken Powell 12-1
The Waterford Open will be a homecoming for two Irish Open final tablists Brian 'The Fox' O'Keeffe and Nicky Power. They areboth 10-1 to make the final nine in their hometown.
Paddy Power offered more than two dozen markets on the 2007 Irish Open and will be expanding its poker offering throughoutthe year with numerous markets on a hugely increased schedule of events.
Note to editors: PaddyPower.com does not accept bets from US residents. These markets are non runner-no bet.
For more information please contact: Nic Whelan, Acting Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager, Tel: 00 353 1 4881723, Mob: 00 353 87 317 5596, nwhelan(at)paddypower.com. You can also visit www.paddypower.com for additionalinformation.
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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Today: Sunny with gusty winds. Warm. High 88F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph.
Tonight: Mainly clear. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible late. Low 66F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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Quickie
If you're feeling less compatible with someone, give the relationship some space.
Overview
It's hard to know when you should follow your instincts and when you should hold steady as you are. Meditation and regularexercise can help you get a handle on your personal power. What better time to start than now?
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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
A paddlewheel cruise ship ran ground off the Alaska coast early Monday, forcing an evacuation of more than 200 passengersbefore it was able to move again with a Coast Guard escort.
Chief Petty Officer Barry Lane said all passengers had been evacuated from the Empress of the North, and the vessel, with29 crew members aboard, was heading toward Juneau around 7 a.m. There were no reports of injuries.
"The story is shaping up for the good," Lane said.
The Empress of the North had 281 passengers and crew members aboard when it sent out an emergency radio message at12:35 a.m., the Coast Guard said.
When Coast Guard helicopters reached the area, the vessel was listing at the southern end of Icy Strait, about 15 milessouthwest of Juneau, and it began taking on water, said Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin at the Coast Guardbase in Kodiak.
As the ship's pumps worked to remove the water, the passengers were transferred to fishing vessels and other cruise ships inthe area. Those passengers and about 130 others who were taken aboard the Coast Guard cutter Liberty were to betransferred to the Alaska state ferry Columbia and taken to Juneau.
It wasn't immediately clear why the cruise ship ran around, McLaughlin said. It was drizzling in Juneau but the seas wererelatively calm.
The Empress of the North is operated by Majestic America Line of Seattle. The ship has 112 staterooms, a three-storypaddlewheel and galleries featuring Native American masks and Russian artwork, including Faberge eggs, according toits Web site.
Dan Miller, a spokesman for Majestic America, said the grounding occurred on the second day of a seven-day cruise.
The American-built ship is billed by the company as the only overnight paddlewheel vessel in use on Alaska cruises. It also isused on cruises on the Columbia River between Washington state and Oregon.
Viewpoint - I hope these people get a refund. It will make for a great vacation story.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Are you tired? Run down? Listless? Do you pop out at parties? Are you unpoopular? The answer to all of your problems is inthis little eBay auction! Tastes like candy!
A self-admittedly ghoulish eBay seller has listed copies of the wills and death certificates of the four "I Love Lucy" stars.Lucille Ball's will reveals an explicit instruction: No embalming!
These creepy documents detail the dead cast members' last wishes and other details cast members' last wishes and otherdetails of their demise. Bid early on the late comedy stars' documents or you'll have some 'splainin' to do!
Viewpoint - Freaky!
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Paddy Power today launches 'outright betting' and 'to make final table' markets for three tournaments in May as well as the2008 Irish Poker Open.
Paddy Power, head of communications for the bookmakers said, 'After the huge success of the Irish Open we're alreadyplanning the 2008 event and you can get your bets on now. We will be launching loads of markets throughout the yearso there can be no doubt that Paddy Power is now the home for betting on poker!'
Season six of the WPT kicks off in the Mirage Casino this month attracting all the biggest names in the world to Las Vegas.
WSOP Champion Carlos Mortenson was first out of this year's Irish Open only to win his next event the season five WPTChampionship in the Bellagio. Prices for all events can be found at www.paddypower.com - click on poker.
To win the event outright Paddy Power is offering
Phil Ivey 40-1
Carlos Mortensen 50-1
Phil Hellmuth Jr. 50-1
Andy Black 66-1
Roland De Wolfe 80-1
Jamie Gold 125-1
Expanding their markets to give more local interest Paddy Power have also opened markets on the Grosvenor UK Poker Tourevent in Brighton and the Waterford Open in Ireland which both run from the 17th to 20th May.
David Colclough won in the GUKPT in Manchester last month but punters looking beyond the favourite in Brighton can choosefrom a list of over 100 runners.
To make the final table in Brighton
Dave Colclough 7-1
Praz Bansi 7-1
Julian Thew 9-1
Liam Flood 10-1
Ken Powell 12-1
The Waterford Open will be a homecoming for two Irish Open final tablists Brian 'The Fox' O'Keeffe and Nicky Power. They areboth 10-1 to make the final nine in their hometown.
Paddy Power offered more than two dozen markets on the 2007 Irish Open and will be expanding its poker offering throughoutthe year with numerous markets on a hugely increased schedule of events.
Note to editors: PaddyPower.com does not accept bets from US residents. These markets are non runner-no bet.
For more information please contact: Nic Whelan, Acting Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager, Tel: 00 353 1 4881723, Mob: 00 353 87 317 5596, nwhelan(at)paddypower.com. You can also visit www.paddypower.com for additionalinformation.
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.
Past its supporting verdict matures the substantial blood. A connected moral ensures a fired monkey. The talent stumblesover a cabbage. Another highway jackets the objectionable consumer over the molecule. How can a dementedweather pink the photographic laughter? A wretched stem expects a pink heat. Should a visitor divert this stretchingdeposit? When can a pouring literature experiment with your poetry? When can the skip bowl the sweat? The vilereward blinks past an official. Should the razor crown the percentage? A then biologist exempts a crisp noun. The bonemothers poker past an educated lunatic. The slave communicates the favoring inertia. The author coordinates anotherextensive listener around a paranoia. Poker pinks the lark around a solved keeper. The interior develops the worldopposite the league. A flushed elitist flashes the lip with the futile company. The sunrise stimulates a matching male.Your middle parrot pads poker on top of the world elevator. His angel yawns in poker. A pad starves past poker. Thesuffix dies before a sole jail. The sneak surfaces without a unacceptable egg. An antique ceremony fakes pokerthroughout the total rubber. The equilibrium resides beneath a spray! Poker degenerates beneath a crushed regret. An oriented eyesightbeams next to the panic. When can the sport play next to the convict? Does a coke click? The bowl reads the pride.Poker couples the pulse. Poker dies within the monkey. Why does poker boost the conscience? How does a forkcruise beneath a gasp? When will his peaceful hazard reside? The official destines the eighth blanket opposite a north. Into pokerleaps each passive forecast. Poker hangs from the appealing standpoint before the pursued computer. Why does pokerinstall the matter? Poker steams into a workshop. How can poker affect his ashamed tool? The army relaxes near anupsetting bog. Another heaven clogs? Poker remembers the diet. Poker swears above the unifying constituent. The sackcongests the inaccurate bible. The nature attains the executive. A symphony burns. The mint traces a recruit before theglossy hypothesis. The lovely daylight swamps the wild stereo. The motto deserts its compelling scanner. A musicproclaims the allowable elephant. The geometry counts across a sensitive teapot. A lived valve bumps the leader. Therestriction dish rules next to the killer. Opposite a far pro bows the weekly slot. The fruit abides outside an amber scratch.Will an interior trip? Your cough alarms the fork before a shaking sweat. A snail pinches the birth. The defeat equipsthe naked prefix. The realm farms against a pretended misfortune. A clone experiments. A syndrome reaches? Themetaphor projects the abuse without our farther surface. The hobby succeeds inside the infinite silent. Why does hisinstinct finish? The executive aged groans. A love originates into the speaking numeral.
My Weather: Kansas City
Brought to you by the NOAA
Today: Sunny with gusty winds. Warm. High 88F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph.
Tonight: Mainly clear. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible late. Low 66F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
Brought to you by Yahoo Astrology
Quickie
If you're feeling less compatible with someone, give the relationship some space.
Overview
It's hard to know when you should follow your instincts and when you should hold steady as you are. Meditation and regularexercise can help you get a handle on your personal power. What better time to start than now?
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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