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Monday, September 17, 2007

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:28:18 GMT

An athlete performing his primary role as an upright citizen giving back to society.

Yao Ming wipes tears from the face of Chinese AIDS orphan Zhang Yun during a July 2005 HIV/AIDS awareness event that was part in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders program in Beijing. (Photo: REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin)

Friday, September 14, 2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:19:10 GMT

Virgin America To Offer Wireless Internet Access On Flights

AirCell is partnering with Virgin America to offer Wi-Fi broadband Internet services on the airline's flights in the continental U.S. in 2008.

By W. David Gardner
InformationWeek
September 14, 2007 02:45 PM

AirCell has announced that it is partnering with Virgin America to offer Wi-Fi broadband Internet services on the airline's flights in the continental U.S. in 2008.

The service, AirCell said, will enable passengers to surf the Internet and check e-mail during flights. Virgin American began U.S. service last month offering passengers a service that allowed them to text message and download music during flights.

Last month, AirCell said it will offer Wi-Fi service on American Airlines flights.

While the AirCell service will cover most broadband features associated with Wi-Fi, passengers won't be able to use VoIP during flights; in various polls and in comments filed with the FCC, travelers have made it clear they don't want to hear fellow passengers chattering away on phones.

In the Virgin America announcement Thursday, AirCell said passengers could also use Virgin America's Red inflight entertainment system along with their Wi-Fi equipped devices including smartphones, PDAs, BlackBerrys, and portable gaming systems.

"Our goal with broadband is simple: let guests decide how and when they want to communicate and interact by providing relevant options," said Charles Ogilvie, Virgin America's director of Inflight Entertainment & Partnerships, in a statement. The service will be available between the Canadian and Mexican borders as well as between the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts.

AirCell said pricing for the service would be announced at a later date.

I can't wait to fly Virgin. That's so cool!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:48:10 GMT

i just listened to rihanna - umbrella in its entirety for the first time. i can see why it's catchy.

then i listened to mandy moore's cover

http://music.yahoo.com/promo-42778155-53-20070813-

i like mandy's version more. it's...comforting. mandy's version has no sexual undertones to it. nice, clean fun. like a song you'd listen to on a day like today.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:46:07 GMT

the last king of scotland

is a gory gory intense movie

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Thu, 31 May 2007 23:37:56 GMT

owen hargreaves! to man u!

whoo!

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Sat, 26 May 2007 03:20:34 GMT

I freaking love traveling during the summertimes.

I love the feeling of scouring the internet to find decent ticket prices and coming up with that slick deal.

ahh...=]

dublin/birmingham...next stops?

Monday, May 14, 2007

Mon, 14 May 2007 20:34:59 GMT

saaannnn fraannsssscisco.

here i come.

be back on the 23rd.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 04:06:48 GMT

as much as I hate the jazz, how could you not like derek fisher?

man of faith, missing game 1 b/c his 11-month daughter has a tumor between her eye and brain so she was having surgery in new york.

comes back, in OT, hits a HUGE 3-pointer to give Utah a cushion to finally win it over Golden State.

i still hate the jazz, but derek fisher is someone i've been pulling for for quite awhile. and yes, back in 2000 - 2002, i pulled for the lakers b/c of derek fisher. solid.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Sun, 06 May 2007 21:50:53 GMT

Thanks for reading my blog, Mr. Clemens. (see april 28th post)

I knew I had a knack for talking some sense into you.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Sun, 06 May 2007 04:12:38 GMT

Utah:

nothing good can come from there.

nothing.

the jazz are a bunch of cheaters, crybabies and losers.

i sure do wish that deron williams was the PG for the rockets...

i hate basketball. as much as i hate football after AC Milan beat Man Utd.

i hate sports.

go yankees. my only bright spot.