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Monthly Archive for July, 2006

2006 WSOP Main Event Champion is ….

Mikey the Chimp

His favorite move is going “all in,” but don’t tell his competition.
Is it just me of does he look like Phil Hellmuth?

Yep! Mikey the chimp is to be entered into the “Main Event” of the W.S.O.P. This should be interesting.
** Update **
For those of you who don’t know, Mikey the Chimp was not [...]

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Pokerchamps Runs Scared

Pokerchamps is closing it’s site to US residents. Now it sounds like a  big deal, but not really. Pokerchamps has never really been a factor in the online poker “boom”. The site had some unique ideas, but lacked any type of marketing sensibility, never gaining any traction.
They are saying it is part of an upgrade [...]

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BetOnSports Boss Arrested

*** Update ***
BetOnSports.com is closed. No bets are being taken, and deposits and withdrawels are suspended.
IN LIGHT OF COURT PAPERS FILED IN THE UNITED STATES, THE COMPANY HAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THIS FACILITY PENDING ITS ABILITY TO ASSESS ITS FULL POSITION. DURING THIS PERIOD NO FINANCIAL OR WAGERING TRANSACTIONS CAN BE EXECUTED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE [...]

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Not a Surprise

…to anyone with a brain.
The New York Times says that the increase in tax revenues is a surprise. Umm no, not to any sane rational person with a clue. Why do they keep writing this crap? Does anyone rally believe this non-sense? Idiots.
WASHINGTON, July 8 — An unexpectedly steep rise in tax revenues from corporations [...]

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Listing of 7/7 Victims

BBC has a page of obits for victims of the bombing on 7/7.
BBC Coverage of 7/7
*** Previous Posts   *** 
July 7 recap of articles on this blog

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One Year Ago Today

It seems like only yesterday, yet seems like it was decades ago. Sadly many have forgotten what happened on this day last year.
We must never forget.
Why we need Gitmo
This says it all:

*** 7/7 Articles ***
WE ARE NOT AFRAID
DID THEY DIE IN VAIN?
Very Good Link on BBC
7 blasts
‘a guy sat down and exploded’
NYT says Not Terrorist’s [...]

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