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I dont know i just started to integrate my blog space with Google's adsense.Iam trying to understand the whole concept and its keeping me occupied for the time being.You may also want to try your luck :).Hope its lucrative and we strike a win-win deal.

I was pleasantly suprised to see Chicago in the list of world cities and ranked so high :).Wikipedia (Source)

Google’s new service enabling consumers to make purchases from online stores using payment and shipping information they keep on file with Google, officially launched with the name of Google Checkout, rather than the rumored GBuy.
Google Checkout, as reported by The New York Times, is priced at rates which undercut current credit card processing fees:
Google is charging merchants 20 cents plus 2 percent of the purchase price to process card transactions, less than most businesses pay for credit card processing. Banking industry executives say that credit card processors typically pay MasterCard and Visa a fee of 30 cents and 1.95 percent for every purchase, so Google will be subsidizing many transactions.Sounds like a good deal if you do a lot of transactions.

I happend to watch this music video in yahoo.Boy shes got a voice with a amazing poise.Her Hips dont lie :).

"Las(t) Vegas" or "Get Los(t) Vegas" was my last vaccation destination during the July 4th weekend.
I got off McCarran Int'l Airport,Las Vegas,Nevada and to my suprise suprise saw a ton of slot machine welcoming me/anyone to their city,as if to say come on folks !,the money loss starts now.I did laugh my ass out,donno why :).But,kudo's to architect on their vision of
refactoring a desert into a multi million dollar hub.

Casino - as if to say i own damn Sin in Sin city.Made me wonder if luxury is a real understatement ?.Some of these Casino's were truely enthralling.I thought Caesar's Palace was the best among them all,though i did like Bally's which had Eiffel tower,Bellagio,NewYork NewYork,Alladin,Mirage etc. one of the very many ways to loose $s (or) may be make few.

Also you get a lot of good shows screened here.If you are connoisseur of dramas,stage shows you just cant miss the action.I was fortunate to see Celine Dion,few road side shows,comedy shows and a broadway comedy/dinner show Tony and Tina's wedding.I had mixed feelings was a different and unique experience,but they served food with champagne and starters.

At the end of the tour i fell in love with Poker b'cos of which iam lurking around Yahoo! games these days.Okie dokie time to play catch u later.

Nontax, but fascinating stuff: check out France soccer star Zinedine Zidane's head butt of the Italian defender in overtime of World Cup final, which earned Zidane a red card (disqualification) in the final game of his career and led to France's loss in the penalty kick shootout:

As David Post notes on The Volokh Conspiracy, this is the equivalent of Derek Jeter announcing his retirement before the World Series and then getting tossed in the ninth inning of the seventh game for punching the first baseman when the score is tied 1-1.

Hundreds of revetting fan,thousands of slot machines,a big screen and five projectors was the picturesque Stratosphere LV,Nevada Casino live casting from ESPN WC Soccer 2006 Semi final game between host Germany and rivals Italy.

Emotions were high,tensions soared but none of them scored in the full 90 minute regulation as we moved into extra time.The Oh Ah's from Klinsman the coach of German national team or the inspiring speech from Michael Ballack ,the captain,only one i knew from (German team) just depicted the mood of the game.German with a clear upper hand that moment.

ET started and with in a minute or two suprise suprise ! Italians struck the goal post twice.If only the ball had gone in.Game progressed with slowly becoming a brawl and even the first 15 minutes of ET ended.I would say Italians were looking very very convincing by now.

And then,came 119th minute and came Mr.Fabio Grosso,have you heard of this house hold name in soccer now,yeap he was the one who meticulously twisted the ball into the far side of the net and i feel for once made Beckham say "Bend it like fabio". Rampant Italian fans elated in joy all over the world especially in the casino.Then Alessandro Del Piero clinched the 2-0 win a minute later with a counterattacking goal as the Germans pressed frantically to equalize.Daggers in their heart and the last nail in the coffin.From jubilant fans to the devasted host.Tears all around their dream is over.German go home or rather go home empty handed.


Will Italy be the champions of the world,time will be the answer ?,i sign off if the finals is half as inspiring the latter trust me i shall be back.Thanks for your patience.