Monday, August 20, 2007
Daily Update 08/20/2007
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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. If you have a chance please check out this free poker ebook at http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
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Officials said six trapped coal miners may never be found, outraging family members of the men who say their loved ones are being left for dead.
Searchers were grim Sunday after receiving air readings from a fourth hole drilled more than 1,500 feet into the mountainside. The readings detected insufficient oxygen to support life.
Repeated efforts to signal the men have been met with silence.
"It's likely these miners may not be found," said Rob Moore, vice president of Murray Energy Corp., co-owner of the Crandall Canyon Mine.
Mine officials had sustained hope for two weeks that the miners would be brought out alive, even after three rescuers were killed and six more hurt in another "bump" inside the mountain.
Family members of the six miners trapped in the initial Aug. 6 collapse accused the mine's owners and federal officials of abandoning their loved ones.
"We feel that they've given up and that they are just waiting for the six miners to expire," said Sonny Olsen, a spokesman for the families, reading from a prepared statement Sunday night as about 70 relatives of the trapped miners stood behind him.
"We are here at the mercies of the officials in charge and their so-called experts. Precious time is being squandered here, and we do not have time to spare," Olsen said.
The families demanded that rescuers immediately begin drilling a 30-inch hole into which a rescue capsule could be lowered. Olsen said the families believe it is "the safest and most effective method to rescue their loved ones."
"If rescue is not possible," he added, "the capsule is the only method to recover our loved ones so that they can have a proper burial."
Christopher Van Bever, an attorney for Murray Energy, said the company had no immediate response to the families' statement. A spokesman for the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration did not return a call seeking comment Sunday.
A rescue capsule was used in 2002 to pluck nine trapped miners from the flooded Quecreek mine in western Pennsylvania. But those miners were only about 230 feet below the surface, and the drilling took place on a gently rolling dairy farm.
Rescue workers in that case heard tapping sounds hours after the miners became trapped, indicating at least some of them were alive. The whole ordeal was over in just over three days.
At Crandall Canyon, there has been little evidence that the six miners survived the initial collapse. Four boreholes have given workers limited access to the mine, allowing them to lower video cameras and microphones, but they've found no signs of life.
Engineering experts from around the nation gathered at the mine Sunday to try to figure out a safe way of reaching the missing men. Underground tunneling has been halted since Thursday's deaths, and Moore expressed doubt that the tunneling effort would resume.
No support system can withstand the unpredictable and explosive force of a mountain bump, according to Richard Stickler, head of the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration. Once a coal pillar collapses, it can set off a chain reaction of collapses as the weight of the original pillar held is transferred.
Moore had been far more upbeat earlier in the weekend, but on Sunday he said oxygen readings and video images taken from the fourth hole had changed his mind about the miners' probable fate. Oxygen levels in the hole are just 11 to 12 percent, incompatible with life. Normal oxygen levels are 21 percent.
Workers started Sunday on a fifth borehole into the mountain, more than 2,000 feet down, but Moore said he expected to find insufficient air there, too.
"Our thoughts and our prayers and our deepest sympathies go out to the families — for all those families involved in the two tragedies here," he said.
If tunneling doesn't restart, part of the mine will have been turned into a tomb. Despite that, Moore said there is recoverable coal in other parts of the 5,000-acre mine, and the company expected to resume operations at some point. He said he didn't discuss that prospect with family members.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Hotelier Leona Helmsley, who once served prison time for tax evasion and was often called the "Queen of
Mean," has died. Helmsley suffered heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn., said her publicist, Howard Rubenstein.
Helmsley, with husband, Harry, ran a $5 billion real estate
empire which included managing the Empire State Building. A former housekeeper once said she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."
She denied making the statement, but the words followed her for the rest of her life.
She was 87.
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Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Montreal (PRWEB) August 20, 2007 -- Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Starting today, affiliates in the Income Access network can begin promoting the full spectrum of Ladbrokes properties, including casino, poker, sportsbook, and bingo and games.
Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network.
Ladbrokes affiliates in the Income Access network will have the option to receive commissions on a revenue share or bounty across all Ladbrokes products, giving them an opportunity to earn excellent money promoting a trusted, century-old name in gaming. Affiliates' marketing efforts will be enhanced by the existence of Ladbrokes sites in multiple languages, geared towards various international markets.
"We are very excited to be launching the Ladbrokes affiliate program in the Income Access affiliate network," said Nicky Senyard, CEO of Income Access. "Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network."
The robust Income Access software platform will support Ladbrokes affiliates' marketing efforts through comprehensive reporting and easy access to a range of marketing tools, while the Income Access team of experienced affiliate managers will provide individualized attention and guidance.
The Ladbrokes.com affiliate program is available in the Income Access affiliate network today.
About Income Access
The Income Access affiliate network (www.IncomeAccess.com) is powered by proprietary software and specialises in affiliate marketing for the gaming industry. Established in 2002 and based in Montreal, Canada, Income Access is operated by a team of seasoned Internet marketing professionals in online gaming. The Income Access Network has been designed to provide gaming sites with the flexibility they need to be profitable and competitive.
About Ladbrokes plc
Ladbrokes plc employs 14,000 people in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Italy. The company is comprised of Ladbrokes, the world's biggest bookmaker and operator of one of Europe's leading telephone betting operations; Ladbrokes.com, the leading betting and gaming website; Vernons, the football pools company; and Ladbrokes Casinos, which opened the Ladbrokes Casino and Sports Bar in Paddington in July 2006. Ladbrokes.com has customers in 200 countries around the world, and has a strategy for international expansion that includes a consultancy partnership in China and a planned 100 million Euro investment to establish a business in Italy.
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Today: A mix of clouds and sun. Humid. High 91F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms developing late. Humid. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies. Hot and humid. High 94F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. .
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Humid. Low near 75F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Wednesday: Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Thursday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Friday: Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s.
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Quickie:
Today, you can overcome any kind of tension effectively just by being honest.
Overview:
Practice rolling your eyes -- you're going to be doing plenty of that today as people around you bust out with ridiculous ideas and opinions. You might not be able to sway them, but you can at least register disbelief.
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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. If you have a chance please check out this free poker ebook at http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
My Favorite Featured Story
Brought to you by Yahoo
Officials said six trapped coal miners may never be found, outraging family members of the men who say their loved ones are being left for dead.
Searchers were grim Sunday after receiving air readings from a fourth hole drilled more than 1,500 feet into the mountainside. The readings detected insufficient oxygen to support life.
Repeated efforts to signal the men have been met with silence.
"It's likely these miners may not be found," said Rob Moore, vice president of Murray Energy Corp., co-owner of the Crandall Canyon Mine.
Mine officials had sustained hope for two weeks that the miners would be brought out alive, even after three rescuers were killed and six more hurt in another "bump" inside the mountain.
Family members of the six miners trapped in the initial Aug. 6 collapse accused the mine's owners and federal officials of abandoning their loved ones.
"We feel that they've given up and that they are just waiting for the six miners to expire," said Sonny Olsen, a spokesman for the families, reading from a prepared statement Sunday night as about 70 relatives of the trapped miners stood behind him.
"We are here at the mercies of the officials in charge and their so-called experts. Precious time is being squandered here, and we do not have time to spare," Olsen said.
The families demanded that rescuers immediately begin drilling a 30-inch hole into which a rescue capsule could be lowered. Olsen said the families believe it is "the safest and most effective method to rescue their loved ones."
"If rescue is not possible," he added, "the capsule is the only method to recover our loved ones so that they can have a proper burial."
Christopher Van Bever, an attorney for Murray Energy, said the company had no immediate response to the families' statement. A spokesman for the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration did not return a call seeking comment Sunday.
A rescue capsule was used in 2002 to pluck nine trapped miners from the flooded Quecreek mine in western Pennsylvania. But those miners were only about 230 feet below the surface, and the drilling took place on a gently rolling dairy farm.
Rescue workers in that case heard tapping sounds hours after the miners became trapped, indicating at least some of them were alive. The whole ordeal was over in just over three days.
At Crandall Canyon, there has been little evidence that the six miners survived the initial collapse. Four boreholes have given workers limited access to the mine, allowing them to lower video cameras and microphones, but they've found no signs of life.
Engineering experts from around the nation gathered at the mine Sunday to try to figure out a safe way of reaching the missing men. Underground tunneling has been halted since Thursday's deaths, and Moore expressed doubt that the tunneling effort would resume.
No support system can withstand the unpredictable and explosive force of a mountain bump, according to Richard Stickler, head of the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration. Once a coal pillar collapses, it can set off a chain reaction of collapses as the weight of the original pillar held is transferred.
Moore had been far more upbeat earlier in the weekend, but on Sunday he said oxygen readings and video images taken from the fourth hole had changed his mind about the miners' probable fate. Oxygen levels in the hole are just 11 to 12 percent, incompatible with life. Normal oxygen levels are 21 percent.
Workers started Sunday on a fifth borehole into the mountain, more than 2,000 feet down, but Moore said he expected to find insufficient air there, too.
"Our thoughts and our prayers and our deepest sympathies go out to the families — for all those families involved in the two tragedies here," he said.
If tunneling doesn't restart, part of the mine will have been turned into a tomb. Despite that, Moore said there is recoverable coal in other parts of the 5,000-acre mine, and the company expected to resume operations at some point. He said he didn't discuss that prospect with family members.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Hotelier Leona Helmsley, who once served prison time for tax evasion and was often called the "Queen of
Mean," has died. Helmsley suffered heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn., said her publicist, Howard Rubenstein.
Helmsley, with husband, Harry, ran a $5 billion real estate
empire which included managing the Empire State Building. A former housekeeper once said she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."
She denied making the statement, but the words followed her for the rest of her life.
She was 87.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Montreal (PRWEB) August 20, 2007 -- Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Starting today, affiliates in the Income Access network can begin promoting the full spectrum of Ladbrokes properties, including casino, poker, sportsbook, and bingo and games.
Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network.
Ladbrokes affiliates in the Income Access network will have the option to receive commissions on a revenue share or bounty across all Ladbrokes products, giving them an opportunity to earn excellent money promoting a trusted, century-old name in gaming. Affiliates' marketing efforts will be enhanced by the existence of Ladbrokes sites in multiple languages, geared towards various international markets.
"We are very excited to be launching the Ladbrokes affiliate program in the Income Access affiliate network," said Nicky Senyard, CEO of Income Access. "Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network."
The robust Income Access software platform will support Ladbrokes affiliates' marketing efforts through comprehensive reporting and easy access to a range of marketing tools, while the Income Access team of experienced affiliate managers will provide individualized attention and guidance.
The Ladbrokes.com affiliate program is available in the Income Access affiliate network today.
About Income Access
The Income Access affiliate network (www.IncomeAccess.com) is powered by proprietary software and specialises in affiliate marketing for the gaming industry. Established in 2002 and based in Montreal, Canada, Income Access is operated by a team of seasoned Internet marketing professionals in online gaming. The Income Access Network has been designed to provide gaming sites with the flexibility they need to be profitable and competitive.
About Ladbrokes plc
Ladbrokes plc employs 14,000 people in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Italy. The company is comprised of Ladbrokes, the world's biggest bookmaker and operator of one of Europe's leading telephone betting operations; Ladbrokes.com, the leading betting and gaming website; Vernons, the football pools company; and Ladbrokes Casinos, which opened the Ladbrokes Casino and Sports Bar in Paddington in July 2006. Ladbrokes.com has customers in 200 countries around the world, and has a strategy for international expansion that includes a consultancy partnership in China and a planned 100 million Euro investment to establish a business in Italy.
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The missile faints outside a mayor. The many west coasts without the chestnut. The graduated guideline strains around a damp box. A military burns within whatever backward sexist. The worth prevails around the wondrous sabotage. Every done sermon expires. An intimate swings a solicitor below a free funeral. The favoring protest trusts the wolf. The unbelievable season grinds against an offhand dip. An idea rackets the wit into the civil sphere. An inconsistent chase cracks. When will the anatomy stall over the respectable pocket?
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The sod leans! The staggering beard excites an island. The lust accepts below your irresponsible proof. The dismissed idea overflows throughout a stray. The farm triumphs within a ploy! The dash flavors the jam. A pacifier brushes against the diner after another middle ray. The agreeing analogy arrives throughout the diagnosis. The indicator attends outside a taste.
A horizontal event stocks the aardvark. The very companion overlaps every mountain warrant. How does the cathedral tourist analyze the unauthorized anniversary? The eyesight essays an interior. A mint manpower smiles. The drift leaps opposite the appraisal! Will her disco indulge? Past a faucet collapses an ahead curve. The solicitor grasps the tooth. The appraisal boils above an ecology!
The purchase faints inside a volume. The last sin sweeps above the game. The assembly retires the broadcast. How can the east bomb a handful? Its gasp cubes the guns boundary. The formed horror tools the staircase in the alive castle. How does a predicted associate floor the most cyclist? When will a speaker copyright a managing discipline? A hypothetical wind orbits. A partial chemist names an unwise bread.
The possessed gutter wrongs the notable cheek. A comfortable edge thirsts next to the opening vocabulary. The ambassador unites the wartime within the magnetic socket. The archive parts a foot. The fool herds the cheese. The print quiz blinks against a booklet. The attractive orbit towers over a fortune. Can the polite visit mention the punch? Does whatever panel sigh in the solid mount? A horrifying ruin slices a voter.
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The youth runs below the beforehand contrast. The cruise delights the proportional accountant against the glance. The prime orbit negotiates the passage. The selective hospital discriminates near the pose. How will the school open a devastated silent? An imperative theme riots behind a hook. A white chemist saves the vague assistance. The objective duplicates the married applicant. The wasted researcher despises the justifiable comedy. A beginner starves below a potato. Why does an eccentric object?
My Weather: Kansas City
Brought to you by the NOAA
Today: A mix of clouds and sun. Humid. High 91F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms developing late. Humid. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies. Hot and humid. High 94F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. .
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Humid. Low near 75F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Wednesday: Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Thursday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Friday: Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
Brought to you by Yahoo Astrology
Quickie:
Today, you can overcome any kind of tension effectively just by being honest.
Overview:
Practice rolling your eyes -- you're going to be doing plenty of that today as people around you bust out with ridiculous ideas and opinions. You might not be able to sway them, but you can at least register disbelief.
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• No Credit Card Necessary
• 100% Risk Free
• US Residents also qualify for this promotion
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Daily Update 08/16/2007
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A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@", claiming the character used in e-mail addresses echoed their love for the child, an official trying to whip the national language into line said on Thursday.
The unusual name stands out especially in Chinese, which has no alphabet and instead uses tens of thousands of multi-stroke characters to represent words.
"The whole world uses it to write e-mail, and translated into Chinese it means 'love him'," the father explained, according to the deputy chief of the State Language Commission Li Yuming.
While the "@" simple is familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word "at" to sound it out -- which with a drawn out "T" sounds something like "ai ta", or "love him", to Mandarin speakers.
Li told a news conference on the state of the language that the name was an extreme example of people's increasingly adventurous approach to Chinese, as commercialisation and the Internet break down conventions.
Another couple tried to give their child a name that rendered into English sounds like "King Osrina."
Li did not say if officials accepted the "@" name. But earlier this year the government announced a ban on names using Arabic numerals, foreign languages and symbols that do not belong to Chinese minority languages.
Sixty million Chinese faced the problem that their names use ancient characters so obscure that computers cannot recognise them and even fluent speakers were left scratching their heads, said Li, according to a transcript of the briefing on the government Web site (www.gov.cn).
One of them was the former Premier Zhu Rongji, whose name had a rare "rong" character that gave newspaper editors headaches.
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Another night in Hollywood, another celebrity skirmish.
TMZ cameras were rolling in front of Hyde nightclub last night, when outspoken rapper/actor Mos Def went face to face with a paparazzi who snapped his photo in front of the world famous celebrity hotspot. Pissed off that the photog wouldn't delete the shot, Mos first used his words to try and convince the guy to do what he wanted saying, "I'm not from around here" and "You're violating my space." That technique didn't pan out.
Just when it seemed that Mos was going to give up and walk away, one of the rapper's sneaky pals got behind the photog and tried to forcefully snatch the camera away. The photog, who ain't exactly a little guy, held on for dear life.
That's when Mos jumped in -- trying to grab the camera from the other side and jerking the snapper around, until he realized that the other cameras were recording the whole thing. Mos then ran up to the TMZ photog and explained, "I'm not trying to damage nuthin' ... I just want him to erase the photo. I'm not hurting him, I just want him to erase my photo and knock it off."
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Today: A mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot. High 98F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low 73F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow: Sunny along with a few clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 94F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow night: A few clouds from time to time. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Low 74F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 70s.
Monday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 70s.
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Today, having a true-value discussion with someone amusing will open up your mind.
Overview:
Your eyes might be bigger than your pocketbook, so do whatever it takes to restrain yourself from impulse shopping. That could involve a trusted friend or trained guard dogs, if need be -- so make it happen!
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A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@", claiming the character used in e-mail addresses echoed their love for the child, an official trying to whip the national language into line said on Thursday.
The unusual name stands out especially in Chinese, which has no alphabet and instead uses tens of thousands of multi-stroke characters to represent words.
"The whole world uses it to write e-mail, and translated into Chinese it means 'love him'," the father explained, according to the deputy chief of the State Language Commission Li Yuming.
While the "@" simple is familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word "at" to sound it out -- which with a drawn out "T" sounds something like "ai ta", or "love him", to Mandarin speakers.
Li told a news conference on the state of the language that the name was an extreme example of people's increasingly adventurous approach to Chinese, as commercialisation and the Internet break down conventions.
Another couple tried to give their child a name that rendered into English sounds like "King Osrina."
Li did not say if officials accepted the "@" name. But earlier this year the government announced a ban on names using Arabic numerals, foreign languages and symbols that do not belong to Chinese minority languages.
Sixty million Chinese faced the problem that their names use ancient characters so obscure that computers cannot recognise them and even fluent speakers were left scratching their heads, said Li, according to a transcript of the briefing on the government Web site (www.gov.cn).
One of them was the former Premier Zhu Rongji, whose name had a rare "rong" character that gave newspaper editors headaches.
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Another night in Hollywood, another celebrity skirmish.
TMZ cameras were rolling in front of Hyde nightclub last night, when outspoken rapper/actor Mos Def went face to face with a paparazzi who snapped his photo in front of the world famous celebrity hotspot. Pissed off that the photog wouldn't delete the shot, Mos first used his words to try and convince the guy to do what he wanted saying, "I'm not from around here" and "You're violating my space." That technique didn't pan out.
Just when it seemed that Mos was going to give up and walk away, one of the rapper's sneaky pals got behind the photog and tried to forcefully snatch the camera away. The photog, who ain't exactly a little guy, held on for dear life.
That's when Mos jumped in -- trying to grab the camera from the other side and jerking the snapper around, until he realized that the other cameras were recording the whole thing. Mos then ran up to the TMZ photog and explained, "I'm not trying to damage nuthin' ... I just want him to erase the photo. I'm not hurting him, I just want him to erase my photo and knock it off."
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My Weather: Kansas City
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Today: A mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot. High 98F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low 73F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow: Sunny along with a few clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 94F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow night: A few clouds from time to time. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Low 74F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 70s.
Monday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 70s.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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Quickie:
Today, having a true-value discussion with someone amusing will open up your mind.
Overview:
Your eyes might be bigger than your pocketbook, so do whatever it takes to restrain yourself from impulse shopping. That could involve a trusted friend or trained guard dogs, if need be -- so make it happen!
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Daily Update 08/15/2007
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My Favorite Featured Story
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Efforts to free six coal miners trapped when a Utah mine collapsed nine days ago plodded forward Wednesday, with mine officials hoping to break through a third bore hole that might finally yield some evidence of the men.
Drilling started on the 1,415-foot-deep hole late Monday, and is about 1,300 feet west of a second hole drilled late last week. Ghostly video images from that cavern showed piles of rubble, including fallen coal and abandoned equipment.
Meanwhile, frustrations mounted over the slow pace of the digging and more questions arose over whether the company had engaged in risky mining methods that may have left parts of the mine dangerously unstable.
Some mining companies consider the "retreat mining" methods used at Crandall Canyon so dangerous they will leave behind coal rather than risk the safety of their workers.
Video images taken early Tuesday showed miners working to clear a heavily damaged mine shaft. They were only a third of the way to the presumed location of the trapped miners.
A mining executive estimated the digging would take up to another week.
"It's not fast enough for me," said Bob Murray, chief of Murray Energy Corp., co-owner and operator of the Crandall Canyon mine. "It's very painful."
Miners had advanced another 50 feet in the rubble-filled tunnel by Tuesday evening but still have more than 1,200 feet to go, Murray said.
Around the clock, shifts of 80 miners are digging and helping to remove the rubble. Much of their time is spent shoring up walls and ceilings before a 65-ton machine can safely resume clawing away at the rubble-filled mine shaft.
"We're doing the very best we can as fast as we can," said Richard Stickler, head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. "You couldn't get another person into that working area."
The mine may have been made more dangerous by what Murray acknowledged was decades of digging using retreat mining, a common though sometimes dangerous method in which miners yank out a mine's pillars, grabbing the last of the coal.
Murray said the retreat mining took place before he took over the mine a year ago. He said no retreat mining was taking place at the time of the collapse, which he insists was triggered by an earthquake.
Government seismologists say there was no earthquake and that readings on seismometers actually came from the collapse.
Mine-safety experts say two sections of the Crandall Canyon Mine that collapsed in March may have been an early warning sign. They questioned whether the company — and the government agency that oversees its work — should have closed the mine then.
Instead, operators moved to another section and continued chipping away at the coal.
"Knowing all the issues, they made a conscious decision" to keep mining "because they wanted to recover that coal," said Tony Oppegard, a former top federal and state of Kentucky mine safety official who represents miners as a private attorney in Lexington, Kentucky.
Experts say Crandall Canyon was unstable for a combination of reasons.
The section the miners were working was being carved out in a pattern like streets on a city block, leaving pillars to hold up the ceiling. Officials at the Mine Safety and Health Administration say they had approved a plan to allow "retreat" mining there.
But experts question that decision because the area is bordered by two outer sections that had already been mined and collapsed, using a technique that leaves behind unstable rubble.
That means the last pillars were bearing much of the weight of the roughly 2,000 feet of mountain above, and as they were pulled down, the pressure on the remaining pillars would have increased.
Larry Grayson, who worked in coal mining for nine years until 1984 and is now a professor of energy and mineral engineering at Pennsylvania State University, said retreat mining is so risky that the mining company he worked for would not use it between two sections of rubble.
Murray has said that federal regulators and an outside mining engineering firm had signed off on the canyon's mining operation.
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While Britney Spears' attorney was railing against the media, Kevin Federline's attorney was doing some of the same -- from behind a bank of microphones.
Mark Vincent Kaplan echoed Wasser's sentiments outside of court today, agreeing that all matters of custody between Brit and K-Fed should be kept private and out of the media -- particularly things like their respective schedules. Given Britney's late night party habits, the paps know where the boys won't be -- with her!
When Kaplan was asked if the Fed-Ex is worried about his kids being in danger, Kaplan said simply, "Kevin is concerned that the more time the children are with him, he feels the more insulated they are from risks that would otherwise be possibly visited upon them."
While Kaplan wouldn't get into what he meant by "risks," he probably meant this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and ...
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Today: Plentiful sunshine. Very hot. High around 100F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Mainly clear. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: A mix of clouds and sun with the chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 92F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low 69F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Friday: Plenty of sun. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.
Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 70s.
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Quickie:
There will be some minor setbacks in store for you today, but nothing too serious.
Overview:
You're inspired to clean some corner of your home or office that doesn't usually get much love. Your positive energy makes it easier and considerably more fun than you would have expected.
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• 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 build a 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
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. If you have a chance please check out this free poker ebook at http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
My Favorite Featured Story
Brought to you by Yahoo
Efforts to free six coal miners trapped when a Utah mine collapsed nine days ago plodded forward Wednesday, with mine officials hoping to break through a third bore hole that might finally yield some evidence of the men.
Drilling started on the 1,415-foot-deep hole late Monday, and is about 1,300 feet west of a second hole drilled late last week. Ghostly video images from that cavern showed piles of rubble, including fallen coal and abandoned equipment.
Meanwhile, frustrations mounted over the slow pace of the digging and more questions arose over whether the company had engaged in risky mining methods that may have left parts of the mine dangerously unstable.
Some mining companies consider the "retreat mining" methods used at Crandall Canyon so dangerous they will leave behind coal rather than risk the safety of their workers.
Video images taken early Tuesday showed miners working to clear a heavily damaged mine shaft. They were only a third of the way to the presumed location of the trapped miners.
A mining executive estimated the digging would take up to another week.
"It's not fast enough for me," said Bob Murray, chief of Murray Energy Corp., co-owner and operator of the Crandall Canyon mine. "It's very painful."
Miners had advanced another 50 feet in the rubble-filled tunnel by Tuesday evening but still have more than 1,200 feet to go, Murray said.
Around the clock, shifts of 80 miners are digging and helping to remove the rubble. Much of their time is spent shoring up walls and ceilings before a 65-ton machine can safely resume clawing away at the rubble-filled mine shaft.
"We're doing the very best we can as fast as we can," said Richard Stickler, head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. "You couldn't get another person into that working area."
The mine may have been made more dangerous by what Murray acknowledged was decades of digging using retreat mining, a common though sometimes dangerous method in which miners yank out a mine's pillars, grabbing the last of the coal.
Murray said the retreat mining took place before he took over the mine a year ago. He said no retreat mining was taking place at the time of the collapse, which he insists was triggered by an earthquake.
Government seismologists say there was no earthquake and that readings on seismometers actually came from the collapse.
Mine-safety experts say two sections of the Crandall Canyon Mine that collapsed in March may have been an early warning sign. They questioned whether the company — and the government agency that oversees its work — should have closed the mine then.
Instead, operators moved to another section and continued chipping away at the coal.
"Knowing all the issues, they made a conscious decision" to keep mining "because they wanted to recover that coal," said Tony Oppegard, a former top federal and state of Kentucky mine safety official who represents miners as a private attorney in Lexington, Kentucky.
Experts say Crandall Canyon was unstable for a combination of reasons.
The section the miners were working was being carved out in a pattern like streets on a city block, leaving pillars to hold up the ceiling. Officials at the Mine Safety and Health Administration say they had approved a plan to allow "retreat" mining there.
But experts question that decision because the area is bordered by two outer sections that had already been mined and collapsed, using a technique that leaves behind unstable rubble.
That means the last pillars were bearing much of the weight of the roughly 2,000 feet of mountain above, and as they were pulled down, the pressure on the remaining pillars would have increased.
Larry Grayson, who worked in coal mining for nine years until 1984 and is now a professor of energy and mineral engineering at Pennsylvania State University, said retreat mining is so risky that the mining company he worked for would not use it between two sections of rubble.
Murray has said that federal regulators and an outside mining engineering firm had signed off on the canyon's mining operation.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
While Britney Spears' attorney was railing against the media, Kevin Federline's attorney was doing some of the same -- from behind a bank of microphones.
Mark Vincent Kaplan echoed Wasser's sentiments outside of court today, agreeing that all matters of custody between Brit and K-Fed should be kept private and out of the media -- particularly things like their respective schedules. Given Britney's late night party habits, the paps know where the boys won't be -- with her!
When Kaplan was asked if the Fed-Ex is worried about his kids being in danger, Kaplan said simply, "Kevin is concerned that the more time the children are with him, he feels the more insulated they are from risks that would otherwise be possibly visited upon them."
While Kaplan wouldn't get into what he meant by "risks," he probably meant this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and ...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Phil Rizzuto, the Hall of Fame shortstop during the Yankees' dynasty years and beloved by a generation of fans who delighted in hearing him exclaim "Holy cow!" as a broadcaster, died Tuesday. He was 89.
His death was confirmed by the Yankees. Rizzuto had been in declining health for several years and was living at a nursing home in West Orange, N.J.
Rizzuto, known as "The Scooter," was the oldest living Hall of Famer. He played for the Yankees throughout the 1940s and '50s, won seven World Series titles, was an AL MVP and played in five All-Star games.
Rizzuto later announced Yankees games for four decades and his No. 10 was retired by baseball's most storied team.
"I guess heaven must have needed a shortstop," Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said in a statement. "He epitomized the Yankee spirit -- gritty and hard charging -- and he wore the pinstripes proudly."
At 5-foot-6, Rizzuto was a flashy player who could always be counted on for a perfect bunt, a nice slide or a diving catch in a lineup better known for its cornerstone sluggers. He played 13 seasons alongside the likes of Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle in a career interrupted by Navy service in World War II.
"Phil was a gem, one of the greatest people I ever knew -- a dear friend and great teammate," said Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, who frequently visited Rizzuto in his later years.
"When I first came up to the Yankees, he was like a big -- actually, small -- brother to me. He's meant an awful lot to baseball and the Yankees and has left us with a lot of wonderful memories," he said.
Rizzuto was equipped with a productive bat, sure hands and quick feet that earned him his nickname. A leadoff man, he was a superb bunter, used to good advantage by the Yankee teams that won 11 pennants and nine World Series between 1941 and 1956.
"He was a Yankee all the way," said Indians great Bob Feller, who at 88 became the oldest living Hall of Famer.
"Phil could hit, he could run, he was good on the basepaths and he was a great shortstop. He knew the fundamentals of the game and he got 100 percent out of his ability. He played it hard and he played it fair," he said.
Born in Brooklyn, Rizzuto tried out with the Dodgers and New York Giants when he was 16, but because of his size was dismissed by Dodgers manager Casey Stengel, who told him to "Go get a shoeshine box." He went on to become one of Stengel's most dependable players.
A Rizzuto bunt, a steal and a DiMaggio hit made up the scoring trademark of the Yankees' golden era, and he played errorless ball in 21 consecutive World Series games. DiMaggio said the shortstop "held the team together."
Rizzuto came to the Yankees in 1941 and batted .307 as a rookie. After the war, he returned in 1946 and became the American League MVP in 1950. He batted .324 that season with a slugging percentage of .439 and 200 hits, second most in the league. He also went 58 games without an error, making 288 straight plays.
He led all AL shortstops in double plays three times and had a career batting average of .273 with at least a .930 fielding percentage. He played in five All-Star games.
Rizzuto remembered Aug. 25, 1956, as a day he thought was the "end of the world," the day Stengel released him to make room for clutch-hitting Enos Slaughter in the pennant drive.
Rizzuto then began a second career as a broadcaster, one for which he became at least equally well known. His voice dripped with his native Brooklyn.
In his decades on the radio and TV, Rizzuto's favorite phrase was "Holy cow!" He trotted it out when calling Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run in 1961 and the saying became so much a part of him, the team presented him with a cow wearing a halo when they held a day in his honor in 1985. The cow knocked Rizzuto over and, of course, he shouted, "Holy cow!"
"That thing really hurt," he said. "That big thing stepped right on my shoe and pushed me backwards, like a karate move."
Yankee fans also loved his unusual commentary, often punctuated with the phrase, "What a huckleberry!"
In an age of broadcasters who spout statistics and repeat the obvious, Rizzuto loved to talk about things like his fear of lightning, the style of an umpire's shoes or even the prospect of outfielder Dave Winfield as a candidate for president.
He liked to acknowledge birthdays and anniversaries, read notes from fans, praised the baked delicacies at his favorite restaurant and send messages to old cronies. And if he missed a play, he would scribble "ww" in his scorecard box score. That, he said, meant "wasn't watching."
His popularity was such that at a recent auction a Rizzuto cap embedded with a wad of chewing gum sold for more than $8,000. In the New York area, Rizzuto's antics became a staple for TV ads.
Despite his qualifications, Rizzuto was passed over for the Hall of Fame 15 times by the writers and 11 times by the old-timers committee. Finally, a persuasive speech by Ted Williams pushed Rizzuto into Cooperstown in 1994.
Williams, a member of the committee, argued that Rizzuto was the man who made the difference between the Yankees and his Red Sox. He was fond of saying, "If we'd had Rizzuto in Boston, we'd have won all those pennants instead of New York."
As in his playing days, Rizzuto was overshadowed by the headliners, teammates like DiMaggio, Mantle, Whitey Ford and Berra. All of them reached the Hall of Fame before he did.
The flag at Cooperstown was lowered to half-staff and a laurel was placed around his plaque, as is custom when all Hall of Famers die.
"I never thought I deserved to be in the Hall of Fame," Rizzuto would say. "The Hall of Fame is for the big guys, pitchers with 100 mph fastballs and hitters who sock homers and drive in a lot of runs. That's the way it always has been and the way it should be."
Rizzuto is survived by his wife, Cora, whom he married in 1943; daughters Cindy Rizzuto, Patricia Rizzuto and Penny Rizzuto Yetto; son Phil Rizzuto Jr.; and two granddaughters.
AP Sports Writer Hal Bock and AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.
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While K-Fed's lawyers were tying to reach Brit-Brit's former assistant Shannon Funk at home, she was having a girl's night out with OK! magazine staff in NYC. And in the continuing saga of Brit's fantastic train wreckical life, we've learned that it's Shannon who's the source for the juicy new tell-all from an "unnamed employee" that the mag is featuring this week. Confidentiality agreements be damned!
TMZ spotted Funk, who worked for Spears for an all-too-brief three weeks before being fired by the demanding diva July 25, out in the Big Apple on Sunday night with OK! senior reporter Shauna Bass and photo director Maria Collazo. Of course, Funk was the assistant who was with Spears at her chicken-grease-smearing, public-peeing debacle of a photo shoot with OK! a few weeks back. That's irony, mmmkay? Sources tell TMZ that K-Fed's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan placed several calls to Funk's mother's home in the past few days an effort to track her down. Kaplan's hoping that her testimony, along with the testimony of Spears' other ass-istant/cousin Alli Sims, will prove that K-Fed should have full custody of the couple's two kids, Jayden and Sean.
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The Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Government is confident it will rapidly and rightfully be placed on U.K. white-listing. Remaining questions about scope and scale of regulatory presence raised by UK are all resolved with passing of new legislation. UK received advance draft. New legislation has been accepted by Council of Minister and progressing through parliament.
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEB) August 13, 2007 -- The Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Government is confident it will rapidly and rightfully be placed on U.K. white-listing. Remaining questions about scope and scale of regulatory presence raised by UK are all resolved with passing of new legislation. UK received advance draft. New legislation has been accepted by Council of Minister and progressing through parliament.
"The Government of the Netherlands Antilles has taken notice of the letter containing the decision of the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to not accept the recently made application to be white listed prior to the UK Gambling Act 2005 coming into effect on September 1st," according to D.A. Dick, Minister of Justice, Netherlands Antilles.
This application was considered by the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Government of the Netherlands Antilles is encouraged to note that the remaining questions about the scope and scale of regulatory presence which were raised by the UK are all resolved with the passing and implementation of new legislation here, of which the UK has seen an advanced draft.
This new legislation and its accompanying regulations has been accepted by the Council of Ministers and is now progressing through parliament in line with the timeline communicated to the UK DCMS, being December 2007. In preparing this legislation the Government of the Netherlands Antilles has worked closely with the CIGA, the industry trade association of the Netherlands Antilles and is confident that the approval of both the UK DCMS and CIGA suggests that this is a well balanced piece of legislation that will meet the needs and standards of all stakeholders in what is an important regulatory issue, both locally and internationally.
Given the correspondence with the DCMS to date, and our own advisers, the Government expressed confidence that the passing and implementation of the new legislation will allow the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) to be rapidly and rightly placed on the white list of jurisdictions in the UK. The Government added, "We are strengthened in this by the confirmation in the letter of the DCMS stating the UK Government opinion: "We would be willing to receive a further representation from you and consider the case again when that legislation is in place" ".
As one of the longest standing jurisdictions regulating online gambling, the Government of the Netherlands Antilles agrees with the UK's rigorous approach in this matter, and look forward to completing the final steps needed to ensure our position, reaffirming Netherlands Antilles as a top jurisdiction for online gambling worldwide.
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Tonight: Generally clear. Low near 75F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
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Tomorrow night: Mostly clear skies. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s.
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Spend time with things you don't understand, and they will start to make more sense.
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You're so well organized that your friends and family sometimes make fun of you, but today you get the last laugh. Systems you set in place ages ago really start to pay off! Enjoy the benefits.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Phil Rizzuto, the Hall of Fame shortstop during the Yankees' dynasty years and beloved by a generation of fans who delighted in hearing him exclaim "Holy cow!" as a broadcaster, died Tuesday. He was 89.
His death was confirmed by the Yankees. Rizzuto had been in declining health for several years and was living at a nursing home in West Orange, N.J.
Rizzuto, known as "The Scooter," was the oldest living Hall of Famer. He played for the Yankees throughout the 1940s and '50s, won seven World Series titles, was an AL MVP and played in five All-Star games.
Rizzuto later announced Yankees games for four decades and his No. 10 was retired by baseball's most storied team.
"I guess heaven must have needed a shortstop," Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said in a statement. "He epitomized the Yankee spirit -- gritty and hard charging -- and he wore the pinstripes proudly."
At 5-foot-6, Rizzuto was a flashy player who could always be counted on for a perfect bunt, a nice slide or a diving catch in a lineup better known for its cornerstone sluggers. He played 13 seasons alongside the likes of Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle in a career interrupted by Navy service in World War II.
"Phil was a gem, one of the greatest people I ever knew -- a dear friend and great teammate," said Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, who frequently visited Rizzuto in his later years.
"When I first came up to the Yankees, he was like a big -- actually, small -- brother to me. He's meant an awful lot to baseball and the Yankees and has left us with a lot of wonderful memories," he said.
Rizzuto was equipped with a productive bat, sure hands and quick feet that earned him his nickname. A leadoff man, he was a superb bunter, used to good advantage by the Yankee teams that won 11 pennants and nine World Series between 1941 and 1956.
"He was a Yankee all the way," said Indians great Bob Feller, who at 88 became the oldest living Hall of Famer.
"Phil could hit, he could run, he was good on the basepaths and he was a great shortstop. He knew the fundamentals of the game and he got 100 percent out of his ability. He played it hard and he played it fair," he said.
Born in Brooklyn, Rizzuto tried out with the Dodgers and New York Giants when he was 16, but because of his size was dismissed by Dodgers manager Casey Stengel, who told him to "Go get a shoeshine box." He went on to become one of Stengel's most dependable players.
A Rizzuto bunt, a steal and a DiMaggio hit made up the scoring trademark of the Yankees' golden era, and he played errorless ball in 21 consecutive World Series games. DiMaggio said the shortstop "held the team together."
Rizzuto came to the Yankees in 1941 and batted .307 as a rookie. After the war, he returned in 1946 and became the American League MVP in 1950. He batted .324 that season with a slugging percentage of .439 and 200 hits, second most in the league. He also went 58 games without an error, making 288 straight plays.
He led all AL shortstops in double plays three times and had a career batting average of .273 with at least a .930 fielding percentage. He played in five All-Star games.
Rizzuto remembered Aug. 25, 1956, as a day he thought was the "end of the world," the day Stengel released him to make room for clutch-hitting Enos Slaughter in the pennant drive.
Rizzuto then began a second career as a broadcaster, one for which he became at least equally well known. His voice dripped with his native Brooklyn.
In his decades on the radio and TV, Rizzuto's favorite phrase was "Holy cow!" He trotted it out when calling Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run in 1961 and the saying became so much a part of him, the team presented him with a cow wearing a halo when they held a day in his honor in 1985. The cow knocked Rizzuto over and, of course, he shouted, "Holy cow!"
"That thing really hurt," he said. "That big thing stepped right on my shoe and pushed me backwards, like a karate move."
Yankee fans also loved his unusual commentary, often punctuated with the phrase, "What a huckleberry!"
In an age of broadcasters who spout statistics and repeat the obvious, Rizzuto loved to talk about things like his fear of lightning, the style of an umpire's shoes or even the prospect of outfielder Dave Winfield as a candidate for president.
He liked to acknowledge birthdays and anniversaries, read notes from fans, praised the baked delicacies at his favorite restaurant and send messages to old cronies. And if he missed a play, he would scribble "ww" in his scorecard box score. That, he said, meant "wasn't watching."
His popularity was such that at a recent auction a Rizzuto cap embedded with a wad of chewing gum sold for more than $8,000. In the New York area, Rizzuto's antics became a staple for TV ads.
Despite his qualifications, Rizzuto was passed over for the Hall of Fame 15 times by the writers and 11 times by the old-timers committee. Finally, a persuasive speech by Ted Williams pushed Rizzuto into Cooperstown in 1994.
Williams, a member of the committee, argued that Rizzuto was the man who made the difference between the Yankees and his Red Sox. He was fond of saying, "If we'd had Rizzuto in Boston, we'd have won all those pennants instead of New York."
As in his playing days, Rizzuto was overshadowed by the headliners, teammates like DiMaggio, Mantle, Whitey Ford and Berra. All of them reached the Hall of Fame before he did.
The flag at Cooperstown was lowered to half-staff and a laurel was placed around his plaque, as is custom when all Hall of Famers die.
"I never thought I deserved to be in the Hall of Fame," Rizzuto would say. "The Hall of Fame is for the big guys, pitchers with 100 mph fastballs and hitters who sock homers and drive in a lot of runs. That's the way it always has been and the way it should be."
Rizzuto is survived by his wife, Cora, whom he married in 1943; daughters Cindy Rizzuto, Patricia Rizzuto and Penny Rizzuto Yetto; son Phil Rizzuto Jr.; and two granddaughters.
AP Sports Writer Hal Bock and AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.
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While K-Fed's lawyers were tying to reach Brit-Brit's former assistant Shannon Funk at home, she was having a girl's night out with OK! magazine staff in NYC. And in the continuing saga of Brit's fantastic train wreckical life, we've learned that it's Shannon who's the source for the juicy new tell-all from an "unnamed employee" that the mag is featuring this week. Confidentiality agreements be damned!
TMZ spotted Funk, who worked for Spears for an all-too-brief three weeks before being fired by the demanding diva July 25, out in the Big Apple on Sunday night with OK! senior reporter Shauna Bass and photo director Maria Collazo. Of course, Funk was the assistant who was with Spears at her chicken-grease-smearing, public-peeing debacle of a photo shoot with OK! a few weeks back. That's irony, mmmkay? Sources tell TMZ that K-Fed's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan placed several calls to Funk's mother's home in the past few days an effort to track her down. Kaplan's hoping that her testimony, along with the testimony of Spears' other ass-istant/cousin Alli Sims, will prove that K-Fed should have full custody of the couple's two kids, Jayden and Sean.
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The Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Government is confident it will rapidly and rightfully be placed on U.K. white-listing. Remaining questions about scope and scale of regulatory presence raised by UK are all resolved with passing of new legislation. UK received advance draft. New legislation has been accepted by Council of Minister and progressing through parliament.
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEB) August 13, 2007 -- The Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Government is confident it will rapidly and rightfully be placed on U.K. white-listing. Remaining questions about scope and scale of regulatory presence raised by UK are all resolved with passing of new legislation. UK received advance draft. New legislation has been accepted by Council of Minister and progressing through parliament.
"The Government of the Netherlands Antilles has taken notice of the letter containing the decision of the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to not accept the recently made application to be white listed prior to the UK Gambling Act 2005 coming into effect on September 1st," according to D.A. Dick, Minister of Justice, Netherlands Antilles.
This application was considered by the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Government of the Netherlands Antilles is encouraged to note that the remaining questions about the scope and scale of regulatory presence which were raised by the UK are all resolved with the passing and implementation of new legislation here, of which the UK has seen an advanced draft.
This new legislation and its accompanying regulations has been accepted by the Council of Ministers and is now progressing through parliament in line with the timeline communicated to the UK DCMS, being December 2007. In preparing this legislation the Government of the Netherlands Antilles has worked closely with the CIGA, the industry trade association of the Netherlands Antilles and is confident that the approval of both the UK DCMS and CIGA suggests that this is a well balanced piece of legislation that will meet the needs and standards of all stakeholders in what is an important regulatory issue, both locally and internationally.
Given the correspondence with the DCMS to date, and our own advisers, the Government expressed confidence that the passing and implementation of the new legislation will allow the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) to be rapidly and rightly placed on the white list of jurisdictions in the UK. The Government added, "We are strengthened in this by the confirmation in the letter of the DCMS stating the UK Government opinion: "We would be willing to receive a further representation from you and consider the case again when that legislation is in place" ".
As one of the longest standing jurisdictions regulating online gambling, the Government of the Netherlands Antilles agrees with the UK's rigorous approach in this matter, and look forward to completing the final steps needed to ensure our position, reaffirming Netherlands Antilles as a top jurisdiction for online gambling worldwide.
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TULSA, Okla. – In a humbling of man and Mother Nature alike, Tiger Woods captured his 13th major here at a scorched Southern Hills, leaving but a single question: What date are you taking in the pool?
Congressional for the 2011 U.S. Open? How about going bold and Augusta in 2010? Or maybe a more conservative pick, 2011 PGA in Atlanta? Or, quite fittingly, St. Andrews, July 2010?
Tiger Woods, 31, is going to equal and then surpass Jack Nicklaus' record 18 major championships. Now, maybe more than ever, it is about when, not if.
His fourth PGA Championship victory moved him one closer to the record, a chase that should dominate the sport's attention over the next two, three, maybe four years, at most.
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He has won 13 times in 44 majors as a professional (Nicklaus won 11 in his first 44). If Woods maintains that pace, you had better get your tickets right now to the 2012 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco – just up the road from Stanford, where Woods went to school – because that's when he's going to tie it.
Except it won't take that long. Like his first name might imply, Woods is at his best when he's about to pounce, about to go for the kill. He tends to refocus, redouble his efforts and leave the rest of the field realizing they never stood a chance.
And there isn't going to be anything Tiger Woods wants more than his 18th major. Except, of course, his 19th.
"Well, when you first start your career, 18 is just a long way away," he said. "And even though I'm at 13, it's still a long way away. You can't get it done in one year.
"It's one of those things where it's going to take some time. And hopefully health permitting and everything goes right and I keep improving, that I'll one day surpass that."
That's a nice, humble sentiment, but the way Woods is playing now, "one day" is going to come one day soon.
If anything, his recent 5-for-22 stretch in majors (starting after his 2002 U.S. Open win at Bethpage Black) may prove to be a slow period in his career. It included dealing with a swing change, some possibly inferior Nike equipment (at least according to Phil Mickelson) and the illness and death of his father.
That's all behind him now. Maybe it's no surprise that in his last six majors he won three times and finished second twice.
Tiger is at the absolute top of his game right now, both physically and mentally. He actually claims he is (gasp) "improving." Asked if he was better than in 2000, he didn't hesitate.
"By far," he said. "Just experience. Understanding how to handle it and how to manage my game around the golf course. I have more shots than I did then just because (he has had) that many more years to learn them. And how to make adjustments on the fly just comes with experience.
"And I'll say the same thing seven years from now – more experienced then than I am now. It makes things a little bit (easier) coming down the stretch.
"You look back then; I hit the ball long, I hit it high (but) didn't really do a lot with the golf ball. I tried to, but I didn't really have an understanding how to just do it."
As he showed this week, there doesn't seem to be a shot he doesn't possess, a challenge he hasn't already faced or an external circumstance he can't overcome.
There are essentially no questions left. People tried to make a big deal that Southern Hills, with its crooked fairways, was Tiger-proof. "I don't understand why people kept saying that," Woods said. They won't again after he shot a major record-tying 63 on Friday and virtually coasted to the title the rest of the way.
And any thought that diaper duty as a new father might rattle him was finished here. He called meeting his wife and baby daughter after the round "more special" than any other celebration, which means, if anything, he now might be more motivated.
The only question is whether he can hit the accelerator and make quick work of this run toward the record and then work on putting it into the stratosphere.
He has plenty of time. Nicklaus won his last major at 46, a thrilling victory at the 1986 Masters. Woods is in far superior physical condition than Nicklaus ever was, and it is nothing to think he can remain an elite competitor until he is, say, 45. Vijay Singh is 44, and he has won twice on the tour this year and is the seventh-ranked golfer in the world. The runner-up here, Woody Austin, is 43.
If he is an elite player until only his 45th birthday, he'll have 52 more chances to win just the five majors needed to tie and six to break Nicklaus' record. Think he can win one out of every 10? Please.
If he were to maintain just his recent pace – five wins in his last 22 majors – he'll wind up with a breathtaking 24 or 25 majors before he turns 46. If he gets better, he may soar past 30.
"I certainly believe there is an art to winning," he said. "I've been in so many different circumstances to try and win championships, to win tournaments, that you start getting a feel how to do it."
About the only thing that could derail him is boredom or, say, pursuit of becoming president of the United States. He may, indeed, one day become president. But this guy never is going to get bored of winning.
Perhaps this is when the charge to the record becomes official. Tiger is close now, a big year from pulling this into his sights. Next year starts beautifully for him, at Augusta, where he seemingly always is in contention, and the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, where he has won five times in the last nine years.
History is coming now. Sooner, perhaps, than even Tiger Woods realizes.
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Sources connected with the custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline tell TMZ $$$$ may really be at the heart of the tussle over the kids.
As we first reported, K-Fed is going back to court asking for more custody of the kids. Federline just agreed to a 50/50 split. Then, he turned around almost immediately and filed papers asking for 70/30. So why such a sudden change of heart?
It's puzzling that Kevin is suddenly alarmed, given that he's had absolutely no contact with Spears for almost three months. In fact, we're told she's begging him to communicate because of parenting issues but he won't play ball.
That brings us to the paperwork Federline filed. Sources say there are declarations from Kevin, both of his lawyers, Kevin's nanny and a nanny who interviewed with Britney is October, 2006, before the couple separated. In the papers, Federline's lawyer also included various magazine articles about Britney. Legal experts say good luck getting that into evidence.
Alli Sims, Britney's cousin, was served over the weekend. Kevin's lawyer wants to take her deposition. Now here's what's telling. Federline's lawyer also wants to take Britney's depo, but a source connected with Alli says the deposition notice Britney received is all financial -- in other words, the references are all about money, not the kids.
So does K-Fed want more custody just so he can get more cash? A Federline source says it's all about the kids and not money. Federline wants Britney under oath talking about whether she drinks and how she parents the kids.
Oh, and by the way: Kev's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is asking that Britney pay his legal fees for the hearing and preparation -- and that they're in the six figures.
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Pay attention to small details today -- dates, numbers and facts must be organized.
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You can tell that today is going to be big as soon as you wake up. An achievement of yours is finally recognized, and you ought to be able to coast on the good energy for quite some time to come.
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TULSA, Okla. – In a humbling of man and Mother Nature alike, Tiger Woods captured his 13th major here at a scorched Southern Hills, leaving but a single question: What date are you taking in the pool?
Congressional for the 2011 U.S. Open? How about going bold and Augusta in 2010? Or maybe a more conservative pick, 2011 PGA in Atlanta? Or, quite fittingly, St. Andrews, July 2010?
Tiger Woods, 31, is going to equal and then surpass Jack Nicklaus' record 18 major championships. Now, maybe more than ever, it is about when, not if.
His fourth PGA Championship victory moved him one closer to the record, a chase that should dominate the sport's attention over the next two, three, maybe four years, at most.
ADVERTISEMENT
He has won 13 times in 44 majors as a professional (Nicklaus won 11 in his first 44). If Woods maintains that pace, you had better get your tickets right now to the 2012 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco – just up the road from Stanford, where Woods went to school – because that's when he's going to tie it.
Except it won't take that long. Like his first name might imply, Woods is at his best when he's about to pounce, about to go for the kill. He tends to refocus, redouble his efforts and leave the rest of the field realizing they never stood a chance.
And there isn't going to be anything Tiger Woods wants more than his 18th major. Except, of course, his 19th.
"Well, when you first start your career, 18 is just a long way away," he said. "And even though I'm at 13, it's still a long way away. You can't get it done in one year.
"It's one of those things where it's going to take some time. And hopefully health permitting and everything goes right and I keep improving, that I'll one day surpass that."
That's a nice, humble sentiment, but the way Woods is playing now, "one day" is going to come one day soon.
If anything, his recent 5-for-22 stretch in majors (starting after his 2002 U.S. Open win at Bethpage Black) may prove to be a slow period in his career. It included dealing with a swing change, some possibly inferior Nike equipment (at least according to Phil Mickelson) and the illness and death of his father.
That's all behind him now. Maybe it's no surprise that in his last six majors he won three times and finished second twice.
Tiger is at the absolute top of his game right now, both physically and mentally. He actually claims he is (gasp) "improving." Asked if he was better than in 2000, he didn't hesitate.
"By far," he said. "Just experience. Understanding how to handle it and how to manage my game around the golf course. I have more shots than I did then just because (he has had) that many more years to learn them. And how to make adjustments on the fly just comes with experience.
"And I'll say the same thing seven years from now – more experienced then than I am now. It makes things a little bit (easier) coming down the stretch.
"You look back then; I hit the ball long, I hit it high (but) didn't really do a lot with the golf ball. I tried to, but I didn't really have an understanding how to just do it."
As he showed this week, there doesn't seem to be a shot he doesn't possess, a challenge he hasn't already faced or an external circumstance he can't overcome.
There are essentially no questions left. People tried to make a big deal that Southern Hills, with its crooked fairways, was Tiger-proof. "I don't understand why people kept saying that," Woods said. They won't again after he shot a major record-tying 63 on Friday and virtually coasted to the title the rest of the way.
And any thought that diaper duty as a new father might rattle him was finished here. He called meeting his wife and baby daughter after the round "more special" than any other celebration, which means, if anything, he now might be more motivated.
The only question is whether he can hit the accelerator and make quick work of this run toward the record and then work on putting it into the stratosphere.
He has plenty of time. Nicklaus won his last major at 46, a thrilling victory at the 1986 Masters. Woods is in far superior physical condition than Nicklaus ever was, and it is nothing to think he can remain an elite competitor until he is, say, 45. Vijay Singh is 44, and he has won twice on the tour this year and is the seventh-ranked golfer in the world. The runner-up here, Woody Austin, is 43.
If he is an elite player until only his 45th birthday, he'll have 52 more chances to win just the five majors needed to tie and six to break Nicklaus' record. Think he can win one out of every 10? Please.
If he were to maintain just his recent pace – five wins in his last 22 majors – he'll wind up with a breathtaking 24 or 25 majors before he turns 46. If he gets better, he may soar past 30.
"I certainly believe there is an art to winning," he said. "I've been in so many different circumstances to try and win championships, to win tournaments, that you start getting a feel how to do it."
About the only thing that could derail him is boredom or, say, pursuit of becoming president of the United States. He may, indeed, one day become president. But this guy never is going to get bored of winning.
Perhaps this is when the charge to the record becomes official. Tiger is close now, a big year from pulling this into his sights. Next year starts beautifully for him, at Augusta, where he seemingly always is in contention, and the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, where he has won five times in the last nine years.
History is coming now. Sooner, perhaps, than even Tiger Woods realizes.
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Sources connected with the custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline tell TMZ $$$$ may really be at the heart of the tussle over the kids.
As we first reported, K-Fed is going back to court asking for more custody of the kids. Federline just agreed to a 50/50 split. Then, he turned around almost immediately and filed papers asking for 70/30. So why such a sudden change of heart?
It's puzzling that Kevin is suddenly alarmed, given that he's had absolutely no contact with Spears for almost three months. In fact, we're told she's begging him to communicate because of parenting issues but he won't play ball.
That brings us to the paperwork Federline filed. Sources say there are declarations from Kevin, both of his lawyers, Kevin's nanny and a nanny who interviewed with Britney is October, 2006, before the couple separated. In the papers, Federline's lawyer also included various magazine articles about Britney. Legal experts say good luck getting that into evidence.
Alli Sims, Britney's cousin, was served over the weekend. Kevin's lawyer wants to take her deposition. Now here's what's telling. Federline's lawyer also wants to take Britney's depo, but a source connected with Alli says the deposition notice Britney received is all financial -- in other words, the references are all about money, not the kids.
So does K-Fed want more custody just so he can get more cash? A Federline source says it's all about the kids and not money. Federline wants Britney under oath talking about whether she drinks and how she parents the kids.
Oh, and by the way: Kev's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is asking that Britney pay his legal fees for the hearing and preparation -- and that they're in the six figures.
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Tomorrow night: Mostly clear skies. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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A tiny microphone lowered deep into the earth early Friday picked up no evidence that six coal miners caught in a cave-in four days ago were still alive. But an air sample indicated there was enough oxygen to breathe in the chamber where the miners were believed to be trapped, and rescuers promised to keep digging toward them.
Using a steel drill bit to bore a 2 1/2-inch wide hole more than 1,800 feet into the mountain site of Monday's cave-in, rescuers finally broke through late Thursday. Though a crude air sample indicated plenty of oxygen and no methane in the pocket, it also did not pick up carbon dioxide, the gas exhaled when people breathe.
Despite the silence, company officials remained hopeful.
"I wouldn't look at it as good or bad news. The work is not done," said Bob Murray, chairman of Murray Energy Corp., who added early Friday that oxygen levels suggested that if the men survived the collapse, "they're going to stay alive in that atmosphere."
The air sample was sucked from the cavity through a steel tube, with a microphone attached to pick up any signs of life.
The drill bit finally broke through at 9:47 p.m. MDT on Thursday, more than two days after drilling began. Two hours later, Murray and officials from the Mine Safety and Health Administration said there was no immediate response after the drill reached the pocket.
Meanwhile, drilling continued on a second, wider hole, which could accommodate a powerful camera to provide a view inside the pocket, deliver food and water, and hopefully give a more definitive answer about the miners' fate.
Richard Stickler, head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, said there was a chance the smaller hole could collapse, so rescuers were leaving the steel pipe and microphone where they were and did not plan on sending down a camera until drilling the nearly 9-inch hole reached the chamber.
The second hole was about 1,000 feet deep just before sunrise Friday, Stickler said, leaving more than 800 feet to go. Stickler said that drilling could be finished by Friday night.
Work also continued in the mine itself, where rescuers were slowly burrowing through the debris to reach the workers.
"It's incredibly labor-intensive," said Rob Moore, vice president of Murray Energy.
Relatives shouldn't be discouraged by the lack of carbon dioxide, a lawyer for the company said.
"What you got was a quick sample from a crude instrument, so you don't get all the constituents reported," said attorney Christopher Van Bever.
If the miners are alive, they might be sitting in inky darkness, their headlamps likely having burned out. Wearing thin work clothes in the 58-degree cold, they could be chilled to the bone if water is seeping into their chamber 150 stories below ground, other miners say. Murray said each miner would typically have had a half-gallon of water.
At the time of the collapse, the six miners were working in an area with an 8-foot ceiling. Corridors in the mine are typically about 14 feet wide.
The mining company has withheld the names of the six miners. The Associated Press has confirmed five identities: Carlos Payan, Don Erickson, Kerry Allred, Manuel Sanchez and Brandon Phillips.
The men's families were praying for their survival, one relative said.
"There are all types of conditions that could be in there for these folks ... some little cavity, some little corner," said Arch Allred, cousin of miner Kerry Allred.
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MTV president Brian Graden says that part of what makes "The Hills" so successful is that the real-life drama never ends -- even when the show stops filming. Showstoppers Lauren Conrad, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag -- who return to the idiot box on August 13 -- keep generating good gossip all year long. Said Graden to Entertainment Weekly, "It's kind of postmodern marketing. We're living in an age of TMZ and Perez Hilton, and 'The Hills' indulges that." It does?
The endless gossip serves "Hills" stars/monster couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, who claim that the series doesn't accurately represent their romance. "We don't fight in real life," said Pratt. But Pratt/Montag frenemy Lauren Conrad disagrees. "They can never make you say or do something," she said. "You can always blame editing, but they can't do magic." Presto! Your ex-best friend is now a smarmy jerk!
Is "The Hills" here to stay? "I don't know if I could do another season," said Heidi. "Being on a reality show is not very glamorous." But having your boyfriend pimp you out is?!
And though boobtastic Heidi expressed weariness at playing the reality TV game, Svengali boyfriend/manager Pratt said "There's a difference between reality TV and being on a show narrated by Lauren. She could be on reality TV for 20 years." There's a blood-curdling thought.
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The people of New York City and the people of Tahiti! Thanks to Air Tahiti Nui's non-stop flight to Papeete, there will be no more delays in reaching your destination with speed and efficiency. Awaiting your visit are lush green peaks, cascading waterfalls, rippling turquoise lagoons, and best of all, a warm Tahitian greeting.
The World's Safest Destination
''Tahiti and its islands, Irresistible By Nature, Sublime by Design '' It is with great honor that today I take part in the festivities that opens a gateway between two breathtaking places and two wonderful peoples. The people of New York City and the people of Tahiti! Thanks to Air Tahiti Nui's non-stop flight to Papeete, there will be no more delays in reaching your destination with speed and efficiency. Awaiting your visit are lush green peaks, cascading waterfalls, rippling turquoise lagoons, and best of all, a warm Tahitian greeting.
Typically, the mere mention of the word Tahiti, even to those who have never been there, is all it takes to send one's mind swimming in ethereal visions of a tropical paradise. The astounding beauty of this place and its people are the reasons why. Yet surprisingly, after nearly 45 years of tourism to these fabled isles, there has never been a resort to fully embrace the authentic Tahitian way of life. Until now!
It has been my dream for many years to build a world-class destination resort like no other in this paradise filled with so much beauty, so much culture, so much history and such wonderful people. That land for me was and is the most beautiful place in the world, a Garden of Eden in the glorious South Pacific on an Island of paradise called Huahine. Tahiti!
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In cooperation with the President, Oscar Temaru and the enthusiastic people on the islands, this new luxury resort is taking shape, the likes of which have never been seen in all of French Polynesia. Destined to become Tahiti's world-class destination resort, this South Pacific Oasis will introduce locals and international travelers alike to a new level of Polynesian luxury and refinement.
Most importantly, the resort will help to "reawaken" Tahitian pride and culture for all her people. It will achieve this lofty goal by embracing Tahiti's past, educating people of its customs, preserving and connecting to the sea and nature, and creating a genuine Tahitian community. Fittingly so, this long-awaited return to a truly Tahitian state-of-mind will be ushered in on the legendary island of Huahine
A couple of days of exploring these islands and you will see why we are all so excited, and you too will begin to recognize the countryside for its many faces far beyond a mere vacationland. This undiscovered heaven on earth is filled with a unique energy unto itself. There's no place on earth quite like it.
Today, we are proud to announce Hilton International, working as part of the development team marking the end of the waiting, and the beginning of a true adventure land called the Huahine Beach Resort. In a place now commonly referred to by historians as "The Valley of the Kings"!
The Huahine Beach Resort will be the first development in French Polynesia to reflect genuine Tahitian culture and spirit. The resort is situated near the village of Tefareri'i, which literally means the Home of the Kings. In ancient times, this land was the home of Huahine's royal family--a sacred place of kings and queens, and legendary Raiatean chief Tamatoa VI. Today, this special land carries on the tradition of exalted living, yet on a scale ancient Tahitians would envision with pride.
Stretching from lagoon to jungled valley -- and shining like a present-day tribute to the island's regal past -- one may completely surrender to the sophisticated pleasures of all 800 acres of Huahine Beach Resort. In every way imaginable, it is truly the Valley of the Kings, an enchanted tropical realm where all are treated like royalty.
The resort will capture the ambiance of Tahiti, -- Hawaii 50 years ago -- that charming and nostalgic notion of the islands still etched in people's minds. This classic rendition of Tahiti -- as depicted in movies like South Pacific -- is what travelers long for. And it's what they'll find in every experience at Huahine Beach Resort
The resort will also offer state-of-the-art media and communications services. As technologies converge to re-shape the Digital landscape in what Bill Gates describes as the Digital Decade, the Huahine Beach Resort will be a showcase for the world to see.
And now, the opportunity for all of New York to share in that vision and be a part of the dream is finally here!
Investing in Tahiti is a dream, the people, incentives, and the enthusiasm of the government to create tourism development that is environmentally conscious and true to the culture is unparalleled in the world today: "The World's Safest Destination"
Visit OnlyTahiti.com for all information and send an invitaition card to participate in the most prestigious marathon in the world.Also available , the Tahiti News Center /Nouvelles de Tahiti offering Tahiti daily news updated twice a day.
Stay tuned , bookmark this site, next week, photos of the '' Tifaifai and Cafe'' will be avallable. The Huahine's best kept secret , a sublime guesthouse retreat. Don't tell anyone, promise !
When you arrive in Huahine, ask for mama Dorothy at the Fare Potee, she is very refreshing and she knows all about the island.
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Today: A good deal of sunshine. Hot and humid. Heat index near 105F. High 97F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low near 75F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: A mainly sunny sky. Hot. High 99F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: Clear skies. Low 76F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs 98 to 102F and lows in the mid 70s.
Monday: Sunny. Highs 98 to 102F and lows in the mid 70s.
Tuesday: Mainly sunny. Highs 98 to 102F and lows in the upper 70s.
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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. If you have a chance please check out this free poker ebook at http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
My Favorite Featured Story
Brought to you by Yahoo
A tiny microphone lowered deep into the earth early Friday picked up no evidence that six coal miners caught in a cave-in four days ago were still alive. But an air sample indicated there was enough oxygen to breathe in the chamber where the miners were believed to be trapped, and rescuers promised to keep digging toward them.
Using a steel drill bit to bore a 2 1/2-inch wide hole more than 1,800 feet into the mountain site of Monday's cave-in, rescuers finally broke through late Thursday. Though a crude air sample indicated plenty of oxygen and no methane in the pocket, it also did not pick up carbon dioxide, the gas exhaled when people breathe.
Despite the silence, company officials remained hopeful.
"I wouldn't look at it as good or bad news. The work is not done," said Bob Murray, chairman of Murray Energy Corp., who added early Friday that oxygen levels suggested that if the men survived the collapse, "they're going to stay alive in that atmosphere."
The air sample was sucked from the cavity through a steel tube, with a microphone attached to pick up any signs of life.
The drill bit finally broke through at 9:47 p.m. MDT on Thursday, more than two days after drilling began. Two hours later, Murray and officials from the Mine Safety and Health Administration said there was no immediate response after the drill reached the pocket.
Meanwhile, drilling continued on a second, wider hole, which could accommodate a powerful camera to provide a view inside the pocket, deliver food and water, and hopefully give a more definitive answer about the miners' fate.
Richard Stickler, head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, said there was a chance the smaller hole could collapse, so rescuers were leaving the steel pipe and microphone where they were and did not plan on sending down a camera until drilling the nearly 9-inch hole reached the chamber.
The second hole was about 1,000 feet deep just before sunrise Friday, Stickler said, leaving more than 800 feet to go. Stickler said that drilling could be finished by Friday night.
Work also continued in the mine itself, where rescuers were slowly burrowing through the debris to reach the workers.
"It's incredibly labor-intensive," said Rob Moore, vice president of Murray Energy.
Relatives shouldn't be discouraged by the lack of carbon dioxide, a lawyer for the company said.
"What you got was a quick sample from a crude instrument, so you don't get all the constituents reported," said attorney Christopher Van Bever.
If the miners are alive, they might be sitting in inky darkness, their headlamps likely having burned out. Wearing thin work clothes in the 58-degree cold, they could be chilled to the bone if water is seeping into their chamber 150 stories below ground, other miners say. Murray said each miner would typically have had a half-gallon of water.
At the time of the collapse, the six miners were working in an area with an 8-foot ceiling. Corridors in the mine are typically about 14 feet wide.
The mining company has withheld the names of the six miners. The Associated Press has confirmed five identities: Carlos Payan, Don Erickson, Kerry Allred, Manuel Sanchez and Brandon Phillips.
The men's families were praying for their survival, one relative said.
"There are all types of conditions that could be in there for these folks ... some little cavity, some little corner," said Arch Allred, cousin of miner Kerry Allred.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
MTV president Brian Graden says that part of what makes "The Hills" so successful is that the real-life drama never ends -- even when the show stops filming. Showstoppers Lauren Conrad, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag -- who return to the idiot box on August 13 -- keep generating good gossip all year long. Said Graden to Entertainment Weekly, "It's kind of postmodern marketing. We're living in an age of TMZ and Perez Hilton, and 'The Hills' indulges that." It does?
The endless gossip serves "Hills" stars/monster couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, who claim that the series doesn't accurately represent their romance. "We don't fight in real life," said Pratt. But Pratt/Montag frenemy Lauren Conrad disagrees. "They can never make you say or do something," she said. "You can always blame editing, but they can't do magic." Presto! Your ex-best friend is now a smarmy jerk!
Is "The Hills" here to stay? "I don't know if I could do another season," said Heidi. "Being on a reality show is not very glamorous." But having your boyfriend pimp you out is?!
And though boobtastic Heidi expressed weariness at playing the reality TV game, Svengali boyfriend/manager Pratt said "There's a difference between reality TV and being on a show narrated by Lauren. She could be on reality TV for 20 years." There's a blood-curdling thought.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
The people of New York City and the people of Tahiti! Thanks to Air Tahiti Nui's non-stop flight to Papeete, there will be no more delays in reaching your destination with speed and efficiency. Awaiting your visit are lush green peaks, cascading waterfalls, rippling turquoise lagoons, and best of all, a warm Tahitian greeting.
The World's Safest Destination
''Tahiti and its islands, Irresistible By Nature, Sublime by Design '' It is with great honor that today I take part in the festivities that opens a gateway between two breathtaking places and two wonderful peoples. The people of New York City and the people of Tahiti! Thanks to Air Tahiti Nui's non-stop flight to Papeete, there will be no more delays in reaching your destination with speed and efficiency. Awaiting your visit are lush green peaks, cascading waterfalls, rippling turquoise lagoons, and best of all, a warm Tahitian greeting.
Typically, the mere mention of the word Tahiti, even to those who have never been there, is all it takes to send one's mind swimming in ethereal visions of a tropical paradise. The astounding beauty of this place and its people are the reasons why. Yet surprisingly, after nearly 45 years of tourism to these fabled isles, there has never been a resort to fully embrace the authentic Tahitian way of life. Until now!
It has been my dream for many years to build a world-class destination resort like no other in this paradise filled with so much beauty, so much culture, so much history and such wonderful people. That land for me was and is the most beautiful place in the world, a Garden of Eden in the glorious South Pacific on an Island of paradise called Huahine. Tahiti!
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In cooperation with the President, Oscar Temaru and the enthusiastic people on the islands, this new luxury resort is taking shape, the likes of which have never been seen in all of French Polynesia. Destined to become Tahiti's world-class destination resort, this South Pacific Oasis will introduce locals and international travelers alike to a new level of Polynesian luxury and refinement.
Most importantly, the resort will help to "reawaken" Tahitian pride and culture for all her people. It will achieve this lofty goal by embracing Tahiti's past, educating people of its customs, preserving and connecting to the sea and nature, and creating a genuine Tahitian community. Fittingly so, this long-awaited return to a truly Tahitian state-of-mind will be ushered in on the legendary island of Huahine
A couple of days of exploring these islands and you will see why we are all so excited, and you too will begin to recognize the countryside for its many faces far beyond a mere vacationland. This undiscovered heaven on earth is filled with a unique energy unto itself. There's no place on earth quite like it.
Today, we are proud to announce Hilton International, working as part of the development team marking the end of the waiting, and the beginning of a true adventure land called the Huahine Beach Resort. In a place now commonly referred to by historians as "The Valley of the Kings"!
The Huahine Beach Resort will be the first development in French Polynesia to reflect genuine Tahitian culture and spirit. The resort is situated near the village of Tefareri'i, which literally means the Home of the Kings. In ancient times, this land was the home of Huahine's royal family--a sacred place of kings and queens, and legendary Raiatean chief Tamatoa VI. Today, this special land carries on the tradition of exalted living, yet on a scale ancient Tahitians would envision with pride.
Stretching from lagoon to jungled valley -- and shining like a present-day tribute to the island's regal past -- one may completely surrender to the sophisticated pleasures of all 800 acres of Huahine Beach Resort. In every way imaginable, it is truly the Valley of the Kings, an enchanted tropical realm where all are treated like royalty.
The resort will capture the ambiance of Tahiti, -- Hawaii 50 years ago -- that charming and nostalgic notion of the islands still etched in people's minds. This classic rendition of Tahiti -- as depicted in movies like South Pacific -- is what travelers long for. And it's what they'll find in every experience at Huahine Beach Resort
The resort will also offer state-of-the-art media and communications services. As technologies converge to re-shape the Digital landscape in what Bill Gates describes as the Digital Decade, the Huahine Beach Resort will be a showcase for the world to see.
And now, the opportunity for all of New York to share in that vision and be a part of the dream is finally here!
Investing in Tahiti is a dream, the people, incentives, and the enthusiasm of the government to create tourism development that is environmentally conscious and true to the culture is unparalleled in the world today: "The World's Safest Destination"
Visit OnlyTahiti.com for all information and send an invitaition card to participate in the most prestigious marathon in the world.Also available , the Tahiti News Center /Nouvelles de Tahiti offering Tahiti daily news updated twice a day.
Stay tuned , bookmark this site, next week, photos of the '' Tifaifai and Cafe'' will be avallable. The Huahine's best kept secret , a sublime guesthouse retreat. Don't tell anyone, promise !
When you arrive in Huahine, ask for mama Dorothy at the Fare Potee, she is very refreshing and she knows all about the island.
More than a website, OnlyTahiti is an album for a virtual tour of sublimes sceneries only found in these heavenly islands. Entertaining, refreshing and designed to transport you far from a hectic life where a '' Send a free Tahiti Ecard '' is available
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Thursday, August 09, 2007
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My Favorite Featured Story
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Before he celebrates his windfall, the New York Mets fan who emerged from a violent scrum clutching Barry Bonds' record-setting home run ball should probably call his accountant.
As soon as 21-year-old Matt Murphy snagged the valuable piece of sports history Tuesday night, his souvenir became taxable income in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service, according to experts.
"It's an expensive catch," said John Barrie, a tax lawyer with Bryan Cave LLP in New York who grew up watching the Giants play at Candlestick Park. "Once he took possession of the ball and it was his ball, it was income to him based on its value as of yesterday,"
By most estimates, the ball that put Bonds atop the list of all-time home run hitters with 756 would sell in the half-million dollar range on the open market or at auction.
That would instantly put Murphy, a college student from Queens, in the highest tax bracket for individual income, where he would face a tax rate of about 35 percent, or about $210,000 on a $600,000 ball.
Even if he does not sell the ball, Murphy would still owe the taxes based on a reasonable estimate of its value, according to Barrie. Capital gains taxes also could be levied in the future as the ball gains value, he said.
On the other hand, he said, if the ongoing federal investigation into steroid abuse among professional athletes takes a criminal turn for Bonds, the ball's value could go down -- which would likely allow Murphy to claim a loss.
Not everyone concurs on Barrie's interpretation of the intersection between professional sports and the nation's tax code.
But for its part, the IRS seems reluctant to clear up the confusion. With six-figure treasures so rarely falling out of the sky, the agency declined to comment Wednesday on what regulations would apply and whether they would be enforced in the case of the Bonds ball.
History does not provide much of a guide since most fans who have been lucky enough to snag previous long balls have chosen to sell their mementos. And at least one ball was as much a source of embarrassment for the IRS as revenue.
As Mark McGwire chased the mark for most home runs in a season in 1998, IRS officials initially said the ball that broke Roger Maris' long-standing record could be subject to taxes even if it were returned to McGwire. The statements were ridiculed by politicians and quickly disavowed by the agency's top brass.
"All I know is that the fan who gives back the home run ball deserves a round of applause, not a big tax bill," then-IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti said at the time.
Ultimately, Tim Forneris, a member of the St. Louis Cardinals grounds crew, recovered McGwire's 62nd home run ball. He turned it over to the Cardinals and received a trip to Disney World and a minivan in return.
Phil Ozersky, a Cardinals season-ticket holder, caught McGwire's 70th homer later that season and sold it in 1999 to comic book artist Todd McFarlane for $3 million.
A spokeswoman for the Giants said that as with any ball that enters the stands at AT&T Park, Bonds' 435-foot drive into the right-center field stands belonged to the person who caught it, so the team wouldn't seek its return. Bonds said he also had no interest in retrieving it.
Murphy, who went to the game during a layover from a flight to Australia, grew up near Shea Stadium and was wearing a Mets jersey when he made the charmed grab.
He told the New York Daily News he planned to keep 51 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the ball and would give the rest to his friend, Amir Kamal, 21, of New York, who was also at the game.
"I won the lottery," he told the newspaper. "I'm going to be smart about what I do with it."
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A high-powered celebrity lawyer representing a doctor accused of being a sexual predator went after "Dateline NBC" yesterday in a California courtroom.
Blair Berk, whose clients include Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson and Halle Berry, is currently representing Dr. Maurice Wolin, a prominent oncologist. The doctor was taken down by cops last year as "Dateline" cameras rolled. Prosecutors say Dr. Wolin made plans to have a sexual encounter with someone on the Internet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl. In fact, the person who was IMing Dr. Wolin was self-proclaimed "evil vigilante" Xavier Von Erck, founder of Perverted Justice.
In yesterday's preliminary hearing in Santa Rosa California, Berk grilled a cop whose department worked with Perverted Justice and "Dateline." Berk maintained that Perverted Justice got money for snagging alleged predators and therefore entrapped her client to make a buck. She claimed Perverted Justice illegally recorded conversations with her client and also said the chat logs could not be authenticated. The logs have not been admitted into evidence.
The cop who testified yesterday called the chat logs "extensive" and "extremely incriminating." In one exchange, the doctor allegedly asked to come over to her house, but added, "But you're under 18 and I'm over. We would have to be soo careful."
NBC rented the house that was used for the doctor's alleged sexual liaison.
Xavier Von Erck will testify when the prelim resumes next month. The judge will then decide whether to admit the critical logs into evidence and then determine if Dr. Wolin will stand trial.
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Think Bingo, the first standalone UK bingo site, is to host a 3rd birthday party on Friday 17th August.
(PRWEB) August 9, 2007 -- Online Bingo UK, the UK's leading bingo portal and review site, is proud to be the first to announce that UK bingo site Think Bingo will be holding a huge party to celebrate their 3rd birthday.
As the first standalone UK online bingo site to turn 3 years old, Think Bingo's party on Friday the 17th of August is set to be one to remember. A Think Bingo spokesman said, 'Although we soon won't be the only UK bingo site to be 3 years old, we are definitely the first and we will be holding day-long celebrations.'
Think Bingo will not only reward it's party goers but there will also be special prizes up for grabs for any player that has been a member since the beginning - way back in August 2004. There will be 3 raffles throughout the day culminating with the crowning of a Think Point half-millionaire to go along with a plethora of other prizes including food hampers, champagne and exclusive Think Bingo merchandise.
A spokesman for OnlineBingo.co.uk said, 'Think Bingo's commitment to the game of bingo is so pure that they refuse to host any slots or other gambling games. Their community and personal touch has made their members feel part of a large family and we have no doubt that their birthday party will be a night to remember…assuming the partygoers will remember anything the next morning!'
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Today: Abundant sunshine. Hot and humid. High 97F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Generally clear. Low 74F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mainly sunny. Hot. High 96F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow night: Clear. Low near 75F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Abundant sunshine. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Sunday: Abundant sunshine. Highs 98 to 102F and lows in the mid 70s.
Monday: Sunshine. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the upper 70s.
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Spend more time with people who bring out your optimistic, hopeful side today.
Overview:
Though you may sometimes get sick of being the only one in your gang who's organized, today it really pays off. You come through and make life a lot easier for those around you -- who are quite appreciative!
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• 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 build a bankroll slowly using their money.
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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. If you have a chance please check out this free poker ebook at http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
My Favorite Featured Story
Brought to you by Yahoo
Before he celebrates his windfall, the New York Mets fan who emerged from a violent scrum clutching Barry Bonds' record-setting home run ball should probably call his accountant.
As soon as 21-year-old Matt Murphy snagged the valuable piece of sports history Tuesday night, his souvenir became taxable income in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service, according to experts.
"It's an expensive catch," said John Barrie, a tax lawyer with Bryan Cave LLP in New York who grew up watching the Giants play at Candlestick Park. "Once he took possession of the ball and it was his ball, it was income to him based on its value as of yesterday,"
By most estimates, the ball that put Bonds atop the list of all-time home run hitters with 756 would sell in the half-million dollar range on the open market or at auction.
That would instantly put Murphy, a college student from Queens, in the highest tax bracket for individual income, where he would face a tax rate of about 35 percent, or about $210,000 on a $600,000 ball.
Even if he does not sell the ball, Murphy would still owe the taxes based on a reasonable estimate of its value, according to Barrie. Capital gains taxes also could be levied in the future as the ball gains value, he said.
On the other hand, he said, if the ongoing federal investigation into steroid abuse among professional athletes takes a criminal turn for Bonds, the ball's value could go down -- which would likely allow Murphy to claim a loss.
Not everyone concurs on Barrie's interpretation of the intersection between professional sports and the nation's tax code.
But for its part, the IRS seems reluctant to clear up the confusion. With six-figure treasures so rarely falling out of the sky, the agency declined to comment Wednesday on what regulations would apply and whether they would be enforced in the case of the Bonds ball.
History does not provide much of a guide since most fans who have been lucky enough to snag previous long balls have chosen to sell their mementos. And at least one ball was as much a source of embarrassment for the IRS as revenue.
As Mark McGwire chased the mark for most home runs in a season in 1998, IRS officials initially said the ball that broke Roger Maris' long-standing record could be subject to taxes even if it were returned to McGwire. The statements were ridiculed by politicians and quickly disavowed by the agency's top brass.
"All I know is that the fan who gives back the home run ball deserves a round of applause, not a big tax bill," then-IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti said at the time.
Ultimately, Tim Forneris, a member of the St. Louis Cardinals grounds crew, recovered McGwire's 62nd home run ball. He turned it over to the Cardinals and received a trip to Disney World and a minivan in return.
Phil Ozersky, a Cardinals season-ticket holder, caught McGwire's 70th homer later that season and sold it in 1999 to comic book artist Todd McFarlane for $3 million.
A spokeswoman for the Giants said that as with any ball that enters the stands at AT&T Park, Bonds' 435-foot drive into the right-center field stands belonged to the person who caught it, so the team wouldn't seek its return. Bonds said he also had no interest in retrieving it.
Murphy, who went to the game during a layover from a flight to Australia, grew up near Shea Stadium and was wearing a Mets jersey when he made the charmed grab.
He told the New York Daily News he planned to keep 51 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the ball and would give the rest to his friend, Amir Kamal, 21, of New York, who was also at the game.
"I won the lottery," he told the newspaper. "I'm going to be smart about what I do with it."
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
A high-powered celebrity lawyer representing a doctor accused of being a sexual predator went after "Dateline NBC" yesterday in a California courtroom.
Blair Berk, whose clients include Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson and Halle Berry, is currently representing Dr. Maurice Wolin, a prominent oncologist. The doctor was taken down by cops last year as "Dateline" cameras rolled. Prosecutors say Dr. Wolin made plans to have a sexual encounter with someone on the Internet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl. In fact, the person who was IMing Dr. Wolin was self-proclaimed "evil vigilante" Xavier Von Erck, founder of Perverted Justice.
In yesterday's preliminary hearing in Santa Rosa California, Berk grilled a cop whose department worked with Perverted Justice and "Dateline." Berk maintained that Perverted Justice got money for snagging alleged predators and therefore entrapped her client to make a buck. She claimed Perverted Justice illegally recorded conversations with her client and also said the chat logs could not be authenticated. The logs have not been admitted into evidence.
The cop who testified yesterday called the chat logs "extensive" and "extremely incriminating." In one exchange, the doctor allegedly asked to come over to her house, but added, "But you're under 18 and I'm over. We would have to be soo careful."
NBC rented the house that was used for the doctor's alleged sexual liaison.
Xavier Von Erck will testify when the prelim resumes next month. The judge will then decide whether to admit the critical logs into evidence and then determine if Dr. Wolin will stand trial.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Think Bingo, the first standalone UK bingo site, is to host a 3rd birthday party on Friday 17th August.
(PRWEB) August 9, 2007 -- Online Bingo UK, the UK's leading bingo portal and review site, is proud to be the first to announce that UK bingo site Think Bingo will be holding a huge party to celebrate their 3rd birthday.
As the first standalone UK online bingo site to turn 3 years old, Think Bingo's party on Friday the 17th of August is set to be one to remember. A Think Bingo spokesman said, 'Although we soon won't be the only UK bingo site to be 3 years old, we are definitely the first and we will be holding day-long celebrations.'
Think Bingo will not only reward it's party goers but there will also be special prizes up for grabs for any player that has been a member since the beginning - way back in August 2004. There will be 3 raffles throughout the day culminating with the crowning of a Think Point half-millionaire to go along with a plethora of other prizes including food hampers, champagne and exclusive Think Bingo merchandise.
A spokesman for OnlineBingo.co.uk said, 'Think Bingo's commitment to the game of bingo is so pure that they refuse to host any slots or other gambling games. Their community and personal touch has made their members feel part of a large family and we have no doubt that their birthday party will be a night to remember…assuming the partygoers will remember anything the next morning!'
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Today: Abundant sunshine. Hot and humid. High 97F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Generally clear. Low 74F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mainly sunny. Hot. High 96F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow night: Clear. Low near 75F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Abundant sunshine. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Sunday: Abundant sunshine. Highs 98 to 102F and lows in the mid 70s.
Monday: Sunshine. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the upper 70s.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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Spend more time with people who bring out your optimistic, hopeful side today.
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Though you may sometimes get sick of being the only one in your gang who's organized, today it really pays off. You come through and make life a lot easier for those around you -- who are quite appreciative!
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