annoying but somewhat addicting game

Spent the last 2 1/2 hours playing this game...finally finished it, but am dizzy as hell and probably will dream about this shit:

spin the black circle

Enjoy.

Congratulations St. Louis!!!!!

#1 in baseball and now #1 in violent crime!!

To be ranked in front of Detroit and fucking Compton...nice accomplishment!!!

I would argue with this, since I was born in St. Louis and lived there for 20+ years (and there are still a lot of nice areas), but every time I go back, it is more and more of a shithole. I would speculate why this is, but I do not wish to get the hater avatar today.

______________________________
From MSNBC.com

Report finds St. Louis most dangerous U.S. city
Research group: Violent crime grew by 20 percent; Detroit at No. 2

Updated: 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Just days after the St. Louis Cardinals won the top honor in Major League Baseball, their hometown jumped to first place on a list no one wants to lead: the most dangerous cities in the United States.

This Midwestern city has long been in the upper tiers of the annual ranking of the nation’s safest and most dangerous cities, compiled by Morgan Quitno Press. Violent crime surged nearly 20 percent there this year, when the rate of such crimes rose much faster in the Midwest than in the rest of nation, according to FBI figures released in June.

The ranking, being released Monday, came as the city was still celebrating Friday’s World Series victory at the new Busch Stadium. St. Louis has been spending millions of dollars on urban renewal even as the crime rate climbs.Mayor Francis Slay did not return calls seeking comment Sunday.

Scott Morgan, president of Morgan Quitno Press, a private research and publishing company specializing in state and city reference books, said he was not surprised to see St. Louis top the list, since it has been among the 10 most dangerous cities for years.

Morgan said the study looks at crime only within St. Louis city limits, with a population of about 330,000. It doesn’t take into account the suburbs in St. Louis County, which has roughly 980,000 residents.

The safest city in 2005 was Brick, N.J., population about 78,000, followed by Amherst, N.Y., and Mission Viejo, Calif. The second most dangerous city was Detroit, followed by Flint, Mich., and Compton, Calif.
The national FBI figures released in June showed the murder rate in St. Louis jumped 16 percent in 2005, compared with 4.8 percent nationally. The overall violent crime rate increased nearly 20 percent, compared with 2.5 percent nationally.

Midwest's rise outpaces nation
While crime increased in all regions last year, the 5.7 percent rise in the 12 Midwestern states was at least three times higher than any other region, according to the FBI.

Visiting St. Louis on Thursday, FBI director Robert Mueller said it was too early to tell why some types of crime were rising faster in the Midwest
Mueller said the FBI is working harder to form partnerships with police departments to launch programs like St. Louis’ Safe Streets task force, which focuses police efforts on problematic neighborhoods.

This year’s ranking was good news for Camden, N.J., which in 2005 was named the most dangerous city for the second year in a row.

Camden Mayor Gwendolyn Faison said Sunday she was thrilled to learn that her city no longer topped the most-dangerous list.

“You made my day!” said Faison, who has served since 2000. “There’s a new hope and a new spirit.”

RIP Crocodile Hunter

I'm surprised the crazy bastard lasted this long...

from MSNBC.com :

Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin dies

SYDNEY, Australia - Steve Irwin, the quirky Australian naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, has died in a marine accident off Australia’s northeast coast, local media reported on Monday.

Queensland state government sources quoted by Australian Associated Press (AAP) said Irwin, 44, whose television show “The Crocodile Hunter” won international acclaim and popularized the phrase “Crikey”, was believed to have been killed by a stingray barb that pierced his chest.

He was filming an underwater documentary off Port Douglas when the accident occurred, the report said.

Sky Television also reported that Irwin had been stung by a sting ray.

Australian emergency officials could not immediately confirm the reports.

Irwin won a global following for his daredevil antics but also triggered outrage in 2004 by holding his then one-month-old baby while feeding a snapping crocodile at his Australian zoo.

:donkdown

Finally a slot machine I would play

From MSNBC.com

Generous slot machine gives away piles of cash

Glitch turns one-armed bandit into one-way money machine
Updated: 2:15 p.m. ET Aug 4, 2006

BRIDGEPORT, Ind. — Gamblers raked in nearly half a million dollars over two days on a slot machine that multiplied by 10 the amount of money that players put in, a newspaper reported.

Caesars Indiana lost $487,000 before a player notified officials of the problem with the machine, The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., reported Friday.

Kathryn Ford of Louisville, Ky., realized something was wrong July 23 when she and her husband sat down at two of the machines, called Extra Money.

When she put in a $20 bill, the machine registered it as $200. She tried another $20 bill and the same thing happened, she said.

Ford said she put eight $20 bills in the machine and received vouchers that could be redeemed for $1,600 in cash — without even playing.

Other gamblers noticed.

"There was even a young woman who jumped in while I was sitting there. She ... reached across me, popped a hundred in, popped out a thousand and then she took off," Ford said.

Ford and her husband reported the problem to a security officer and casino officials determined the machine had a switch set for use in the Philippines instead of the U.S. instructing it to multiply credits by 10.

_______________

I don't think I am honest enough to tell the casino that there machine is messed up. I just put in my money...if they want to give me a bonus, then that is not my problem.


CT

Rabs currently leading todays WSOP $3K Omaha h/l

According to Cardplayer...82 players left... GL Rabs!!!


PLACE PLAYER AMOUNT TRENDHISTORY

1Steve Cowley44,000 $0

2David Halpern36,000 $33,000

3Spring Cheong30,200 $6,200

4Rob Parise28,000 $25,000

4George "Richard" Tatalovich28,000 $25,000

6Jean-Robert Bellande27,000 $1,700

7Allen Cunningham25,500 $5,500

8James Bates25,000 $22,000

9Steve Zolotow24,000 $8,000

10Thor Hansen20,000 $3,000