SubscribeMonthly Archives: February 2009
Jay Cutler learns this is not your father’s Lions
NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
The Detroit Lions are actually doing good stuff. We will hesitate to use the word great, because, well, just because.
Seems the Detroit Lions went after both Matt Cassel and Jay Cutler.
Now it’s getting really interesting. NFL.com reports the Lions were after Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel – with the intention of trading him to the Broncos for quarterback Jay Cutler.
Both the Buccaneers and Lions tried to work three-way deals involving Cassel… More »
Sedona Chamber of Commerce Launches Tourism
With the travel and tourism market tightening up, many areas are having to throw more money into their marketing campaigns with hopes of a big payoff.
According to Sedona.biz, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce is doing just that. Growing up in Phoenix, Sedona was always one of my favorite places to visit. Known for its spirituality and serenity, Sedona, Arizona is also a hot spot for hiking, horseback riding, golfing, ballooning and a multitude of other activities.
The Chamber has launched a… More »
Fair Grounds Race Course news and analysis for March 1st
Friday (2-27-09) Fair Grounds recap
Edge to stalkers on the main. Turf course played fair.
Robby Albarado, James Graham, and Jamie Theriot each booted home a pair.
Final Judgement rolled to a popular maiden route tally (replay below) for his new trainer David Carroll. Robby Albarado piloted the 3yo son of Northern Afleet, out of a Demons Begone mare.
Saturday (2-28-09) Fair Grounds recap
Stalkers and closers fared best on both surfaces.
Hat trick for Robby Albarado, and Shaun Bridgmohan/Steve Asmussen teamed… More »
Orange and O2 fume over Skype inclusion on Nokia N97
That’s the way of the world — if you can’t adapt, you lose. UK telcos Orange and O2 are perturbed with the inclusion of Skype into the Nokia N97.
The move to include Skype into a phone to ship beckons that that there exists a thin line between regular calls and data.
dear O2 and Orange — you’re obviously showing signs of insecurity. It’s been many years predicted that VoIP and data will be the wave of the future and… More »
Kobe moves ahead of LeBron for MVP
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
NBA.com has Kobe Bryant moving ahead of LeBron James for the league MVP.
In order to justify moving Bryant into the No. 1 spot, we could have used the “Best-player-on-the-best-team” theory, which would have been just as legitimate as any. But look at the February Kobe has had: 31.5 points per game, 4.9 rebounds and 4.6 assist per game and the Lakers have gone 11-1. With Andrew Bynum out,… More »
Photos & Plaques Hide with Walls Down
If you’ve ever downed some walls, then you know about the pesky little issue with pictures and other decorations hanging out in mid-air. It’s annoying and ruins a perfectly good shot. Numenor has come up with a solution that makes everything disappear along with the wall. In the picture above, you can see the default behaviour. Download Numenor’s fix and then things function the way that they should have to begin with.
Click here to download the fix.
Image|Numenor… More »
VIP Screenshots and Interview Links
First the screens:
Now, two good Kotaku pieces about Sims 3. The first is about the game as a whole and talks some about the criminal career and the second deals specifically with the occult. Both have new screens.
Images|EA… More »
Daniel Day-Lewis is a Sim
Daniel Day-Lewis has been in a TON of great movies and is beyond hot. Vera Marina seems to share my Lewis love since she speant so much time creating such a great likeness.
Can’t you just see him in your game right now as the antihero in one of your Sims stories? Imagine the great story lines that you could create!
Click here to cast him in your story.
Image|Vera Marina… More »
Get Your Kim Kardashian 2010 Calendars, Here!
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Mark your calendars for 2010… your Kim Kardashian calendars, that is!
Yes, Kim will be showing lotsa skin (along with some wonderful scenic backgrounds) in a calendar she is creating for 2010. She’s doing the photos for it now, and the gossip says they are steamy indeed! (Would we expect any less? Honestly?)
Incidentally, if you haven’t visited her website yet, you really should. It’s actually very fun and has lots of great photos… More »
The US’s 44th President-Barack Hussein Obama
If you’ve been wanting to do your own political Sims then here’s your chance. Enriquemt0 made a pretty good likeness of America’s newest president and now you can have him in your game.
Click here to download.
Image|Enriquemt0… More »
Slumdog Millionaire Trailer
In case you haven’t watched the best picture of the year, below is the trailer for Slumdog Millionaire.
Video description: From Danny Boyle, director of Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, comes the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A… More »
Two More Banks Fail
Security Savings Bank and Heritage Community Bank have been closed by regulators. Due to the bank failures, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will have to shell out more than $100 million.
Security Savings Bank was located in the state of Nevada. Going into 2009, the bank had approximately $175 million in deposits and $240 million in assets. Heritage Community Bank was located in Illinois and had approximately $220 million in deposits and $230 in assets.
Those who are customers of these… More »