I've run out of superlatives, to be honest, so here's an extra treat. The clip below begins with a bit of Lykke guesting live with Kleerup on their superb collaboration, Until We Bleed (full version without video here). It then segues into another, slightly more well-known Kleerup track...

Oh to have been there! Still, it's been a good week...

Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me
Excellent, breezy, slightly-too-late-for-Summer pop that's mainly notable for being great, but also for marking a long-overdue return to the mainstream for Imani Coppola. No reason for this not to be massive.

Mystery Jets – Half In Love With Elizabeth
Harking back to the ramshackle oddball-pop of Making Dens, the third single from Twenty-One doesn't quite hit the highs of its predecessors. Still pretty damn catchy though, hey?

Roots Manuva – Again And Again
The friendly, unthreatening face of UK hip-hop returns. Here as likeable and smile-inducing as ever, with a nice video about cricket thrown in for good measure. Almost certainly impossible to hate.

Red Blooded Women – You Made Your Bed
Is it new girl band season? Trashy, but less bad than City Girls. Not quite the full package, but less dull than the Saturdays. Oh, and it steps up a gear about 2/3rds of the way through, which is what all the best pop songs do. Coincedentally, that's also the point in the video where they start playing spin the bottle with their vodka. Is this just really cheap soft porn? Time will tell. Out of this torrent of girl bands, we're bound to get an actually brilliant one at some point soon. Probably.

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn Of The Dead
While they're not really all that, I reckon DIOYY?, daft name aside, are unfairly maligned. This has got a bit of a glossy Duran Duran feel to it, and though the chorus doesn't really lift off as you'd want it to, it still works for me.

Fujiya & Miyagi – Knickerbocker
I'm not overly familiar with these Brighton-based Krautrock-afficianados, but this is really quite excellent. As repetitive and monotonous as you'd expect, but listen to it a few times and you'll be wandering around all day with it stuck in your head. Vanilla, strawberry, knickerbocker glory... yep.

Grace Jones – Corporate Cannibal
Self-evidently the most bizarre single anyone has released in 2008. Looking and sounding like a low-rent Doctor Who bad guy, Ms Jones has actually buried a decent, trip-hoppy chorus somewhere in the middle of this record. It's hard to keep a straight face through the rest of it. But hey, at least it's different, right?

Sportsday Megaphone – I Think It’s Love
Bedroom-produced low-key casio-disco from Sportsday Megaphone, or Hugh Frost to his mum. No immediate evidence of pop crossover potential, but charming enough and plenty of fun.

Alphabeat – Boyfriend
Here comes a lazy review: it's much better than 10,000 Nights, but much, much worse than 'Fascination.' Needs to loosen up a bit. Cheerful vocals imply fun, but the music doesn't deliver it.

Manda Rin – DNA
I wanted to like this. Manda had some great (indie-)pop moments with Bis, but this isn't really up to standard. Dated production, deliberately going for that overdone Tom Tom Club style, but missing the mark. The vocals are moderately charming, but there's little else to add. Shame. (Apropos of nothing, I'm treating this as an excuse to link to an under-appreciated classic Bis single.

Miley Cyrus – See You Again
I have to confess to almost total ignorance of the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus 'phenomenon.' Since I'm not American and/or teenage, this is probably not such a surprising fact. This is solid, if unspectacular, teenpop that has its moments, but a one-note chant in place of a chorus.

Blackout Crew – Put A Donk On It
Pretty much sounds like the Chuckle Brothers off their tits in a recording studio. What else is there to say?

Patrick & Eugene – Don’t Stop
This is a bit too self-consciously quirky, isn't it? It's for the same sort of grinning goons who liked that Lemon Jelly song about ducks, isn't it? Oh how delightfully random, Tarquin! Wrong.

Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gonelr
The time has come when I must stop sitting on the fence about Glasvegas. So here I go... I like sentimental lyrics; I find theirs mawkish. I love Scottish accents in music; I really dislike this guy's voice. I appreciate wall-of-sound production; I think it adds nothing here. In summary: I don't get it.

Soulja Boy's got some new dance moves in there for the SOD fans. I think Soulja Boy's music has so much success because its fun to listen not so much intellectually stimulating. I'm not hatin on the music I'm just saying I'd have more fun listening a Soulja Boy song than I would listening to one of the more lyrically adept rappers out. The music boosts your mood really. (mood music...=D lol)

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Your thoughts please......

Retrouvez le dernier clip de Soulja Boy
"My Dougie" feat. Lil Will sur Lafoireolien

Mas, Tuhan itu ada di mana-mana ya?

Jawab dulu donk!

Ya iya lah...

Berarti di Dunia maya juga ada tuhan..?

Berarti kalau Mas suka jelek-jelekin orang lain di blog, dosa donk..

Tapi kan, ntar malaikat bingung..di daftar nama manusia, kan gak ada yang namanya Mas Kopdang..Ane' aja gak tau nama asli ente..ntar poin dosanya masukkin kemana..? Mas Kopdang belum teregister.

Ah, emang informasi pemakaian nama palsu gak sampe ke telinga Malaikat..? Jangan salah..!

Ya iyalah..Masak jangan saDonk!

Hahahaha..

Berarti Kalau Mas kemaren nulis HOAX, atau bikin gosip juga dosa, kayak kita ngegosip di beranda rumah..

Emang gosip..? kapan?

Lha waktu jaman nulis Yusuf Kalla ..?

Juga tentang Bibit unggul yang menang dan calon lain yang kalah?

IYa lah..masak calon lain yang kadonk!

Ih...kok donk-donk mulu.. Males ah..

Dasar...!

Makanya kalo mau posting baca Basmallah..!

:lol:

Kyoto selalu indah sepanjang tahun, salju saat musim dingin, mekarnya bunga Sakura di musim semi, bukit-bukit yang sejuk di musim panas, dan pemandangan warna-warni daun musim gugur.

Kota Kyoto bentuknya berbukit-bukit karena dikelilingi gunung-gunung di empat penjuru angin. Kyoto semakin indah dengan Sungai Kamo di sebelah timur dan Sungai Katsura yang meliuk-liuk di sebelah selatan.

Sebagai wilayah cagar budaya dan seni Jepang, bila sempat ke negeri sakura ini, tak dimungkiri saya harus berkunjung ke Kyoto. Kota ini letaknya mengarah ke selatan dari Tokyo.

Transportasi yang saya pilih untuk menuju Kyoto adalah kendaraan modern yang canggih, kereta supercepat Shinkansen. Biaya sekali perjalanan dari Tokyo ke Kyoto sebesar 15.000 yen. Jarak tempuh dengan menggunakan Shinkansen adalah 2 jam 15 menit.

Kereta ini bentuk dan kenyamanan interiornya seperti pesawat terbang. Selama perjalanan, kecepatannya stabil seolah-olah tidak menyentuh rel kereta di bawahnya.

Tepat pukul 07.00 pagi hari saya berangkat menuju Kyoto dari Central Station Tokyo di pusat kota. Selama perjalanan, hanya sekali berhenti di Stasiun Kereta Osaka. Ketepatan waktu menjadi ciri khas transportasi supercepat ini.Di

Stasiun Kereta Kyoto waktu menunjukkan tepat pukul 09.20. Stasiun Kereta Api Kyoto merupakan pusat transportasi untuk seluruh kota. Stasiun ini merupakan stasiun kereta api terbesar kedua di Jepang. Stasiun ini dilengkapi pusat perbelanjaan (yang paling besar adalah ISETAN), hotel, bioskop, dan beberapa bagian dari kantor pemerintahan lokal. Semuanya terletak di satu atap dalam bangunan setinggi 15 lantai.

Saya selanjutnya naik taksi ke Mitsui Garden Hotel di tengah Kota Kyoto. Selepas check in dan meninggalkan koper, saya langsung keluar mencari taksi untuk mengunjungi kuil di kota ini yang terkenal cantik, luas, dan terkenal akan sejarah kerajaan di Jepang.

Kuil pertama yang saya kunjungi adalah pusat pemerintahan dan kebudayaan Jepang ketika Shogun ke-1 berkuasa, Tokugawa, yaitu Istana Nijo. Kekuasaan Tokugawa berakhir ketika memasuki Restorasi Meiji.

Harga tiket masuk ke Istana Nijo sebesar 600 yen. Istana ini ditetapkan sebagai harta benda nasional. Karena itu, bagi pengunjung, sangat ditekankan untuk menjaga ketertiban agar tidak merusak peninggalan kebudayaan Jepang yang dianggap sakral tersebut. Sebelum memasuki pintu utama, saya akan menyeberang jembatan yang di bawahnya terdapat sungai yang sengaja dibangun mengelilingi seluruh dinding Istana.

Luas istana ini sangat besar karena halaman depannya saja sangat jauh untuk mencapai bangunan utama istana. Di dalam bangunan utama istana, para pengunjung tidak diperkenankan untuk mengambil foto ataupun gambar.

Di dalam bangunan yang sebagian besar terbuat dari kayu, tampak kokoh dan menunjukkan ciri khas dari kekuasaan dari para Shogun Jepang. Patung-patung Shogun yang berkuasa juga berdiri tegak dengan baju kebesarannya di beberapa ruangan yang menunjukkan aktivitas kaisar ketika itu.

Kunjungan ke Istana Nijo yang demikian luas akan menghabiskan waktu hingga sore hari di mana para pengunjung tidak diperkenankan lagi untuk masuk.

Keesokan harinya saya mengunjungi kuil unik lainnya di Kyoto yang terkenal dengan kuil emasnya. Kuil itu dikenal dengan sebutan Kinkakuji. Kuil ini dikelilingi seperti danau dan taman yang indah sekali sehingga terkesan sangat sejuk ketika mengunjungi kuil yang konon memang dindingnya terbuat dari emas.

Kuil Kinkakunji disebut juga Golden Pavilion Temple dibangun pada tahun 1397 sebagai vila bagi seorang shogun. Kuil ini terdiri atas tiga tingkat. Terdapat pulau dan batu-batuan pada danau kecil yang mengelilinginya sebagai simbol sejarah Buddha.

Keunikan kuil di tengah danau ini, setiap lantainya dibuat dalam gaya arsitektur yang berbeda. Lantai dasar disebut Ruang TirtaDharma (The Chamber of Dharma Water) yang digambarkan sebagai gaya Shinden. Lantai pertama dalam bahasa Jepang disebut Hosui-in yang sering digunakan sebagai ruang pertemuan, bentuknya berupa ruangan luas dengan beranda di sekelilingnya.

Beranda itu berada di bawah naungan lantai kedua dan interiornya dipisahkan oleh ventilasi tertutup yang disebut Shitomido. Shitomido tersebut hanya mencapai separuh langit- langit sehingga cahaya dan udara dapat bebas keluar masuk bangunan. Lantai kedua disebut Menara Alunan Ombak (The Tower of Sound Waves) yang lazim ditemui pada rumah-rumah bergaya Samurai. Ruangan ini sangat kental dengan suasana Buddhis, yang menampilkan gaya Shoinzukuri. >>>>okezone

Hi folks, are we going to see a may revolution starting from garbage in naples? clashes are happening now near naples for the garbage related problems. there is a man that has something to do with the garbage, he is called "di gennaro" and has nothing to do with "san gennaro".

He has been police chief for years (choosen from left parties, manteined from right parties) before, during and after the g8 in genova.

the video here shows some footage from the g8 and the matters involved in that terrible week of 2001.

Beside all the evaluation of his poor brain and act, Judges investigation later  discovered that he managed by cellular phone with his employees what to say and what not to say when suited in court. Demonstrating that he must be some special kind of genious that the world in not yet ready to understand.

there was a time when intelligent people used to be rewarded, today only donks are rewarded. it is the case of Mr De Gennaro. He was not fired at that time, and after he was substituted recently was nominated special something for garbage and we see again the results of his brilliant work. In the typical italian style the donk get rewarded and has been yesterday nominated boss of some kind of secret services.

Not kiddig, i swear its true.

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=pp4HcaICIew

Im sure 100% that the secret services of the world are amazed from this choice. just like us.

doccy

stats

76/12/2 ~ 114 manos

ejemplo de sus manos ganadoras
$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($43.65)
UTG+1		($26.95)
Hero		($25.00)
BTN		($51.70)
SB		($25.00)
BB		($65.15)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is CO

UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero folds, BTN raises to $1.1, 1 fold, BB calls $0.85, UTG calls $0.85

Flop: ($3.4, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $3.4, BTN calls $3.4, BB folds

Turn: ($10.2, 2 players)
UTG checks, BTN checks

River: ($10.2, 2 players)
UTG bets $3.75, BTN raises to $9, UTG calls $5.25

Final Pot: $28.20
BTN shows:
UTG shows:

UTG wins $26.8 ( won +$13.3 )
BTN lost -$13.50
BB lost -$1.10

$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($25.35)
UTG+1		($38.90)
CO		($55.40)
BTN		($24.65)
Hero		($25.00)
BB		($25.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is SB

UTG raises to $0.85, 1 fold, CO calls $0.85, 1 fold, Hero folds, BB calls $0.6

Flop: ($2.65, 3 players)
BB bets $2.65, 1 fold, CO raises to $5.3, BB calls $2.65

Turn: ($13.25, 2 players)
BB checks, CO checks

River: ($13.25, 2 players)
BB checks, CO bets $3.5, BB calls $3.5

Final Pot: $20.25
BB shows:
CO shows:

CO wins $19.25 ( won +$9.6 )
BB lost -$9.65
UTG lost -$0.85

Que hacemos contra este tipo de animalitos?
una contra mi
$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($37.35)
UTG+1		($25.90)
CO		($63.95)
BTN		($55.25)
SB		($28.55)
Hero		($25.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is BB

3 folds, BTN calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.85, BTN calls $0.6

Flop: ($1.8, 2 players)
Hero bets $1.25, BTN calls $1.25

Turn: ($4.3, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.75, Hero calls $1.75

River: ($7.8, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Final Pot: $7.80
Hero shows:
BTN shows:

BTN wins $7.45 ( won +$3.6 )
Hero lost -$3.85

Entonces que hago contra este tipo de animal?, estaba en estado check/fold si no conectaba, baje mis raise preflop ya que si no conectaba y ante cbet me pagaba con cualquier par conectado metia psb sin problemas. la solucion es mas facil de lo que creemos, PACIENCIA, asi es, no nos sintamos amenzados por esta clase de jugadores, ya que, siempre, pero SIEMPRE perderan al largo plazo, su estilo de juego es totalmente -EV, no porque en una mesa esten deepstack con 5 buyins significa que su juego es bueno, solo significa que tuvo suerte en ese rato, lo mejor que podemos hacer aca es esperar la mano y stackearlo que tengan por seguro que teniendo bottom pair le dejaran la caja ante un donk

primer intento
$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG	gore nis	($66.00)
CO	Doccy	($63.85)
BTN	Hero	($31.55)
SB	TheDangler23	($28.85)
BB	pasnia	($25.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 5 players) Hero is BTN

gore nis raises to $1, Doccy calls $1, Hero calls $1, 2 folds

Flop: ($3.35, 3 players)
gore nis checks, Doccy checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($3.35, 3 players)
gore nis checks, Doccy bets $0.75, Hero raises to $1.5, gore nis folds, Doccy calls $0.75

River: ($6.35, 2 players)
Doccy checks, Hero bets $4, Doccy folds

Final Pot: $6.35

Hero wins $10.05 ( won +$3.55 )
gore nis lost -$1.00
Doccy lost -$2.50

owned

$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($52.40)
Hero		($35.00)
CO		($29.10)
BTN		($25.00)
SB		($25.00)
BB		($56.60)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is UTG+1

1 fold, Hero calls $0.25, 3 folds, BB checks

Flop: ($0.6, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.5, BB calls $0.5

Turn: ($1.6, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1, BB calls $1

River: ($3.6, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.6, BB raises to $7.2, Hero goes all-in $33.25, BB calls $26.05

Final Pot: $70.10
Hero shows:
BB shows:

Hero wins $67.1 ( won +$32.1 )
BB lost -$35.00

el punto es el siguiente, esta gente no GANA...ni a corto ni largo ni nada, solo hay q esperarlo para stackearlos, aumenten su rango de manos y soft postflop si no conectan

saludos

Pour en savoir plus sur nous, rendez vous sur la partie "Qui sont les..."

Hier, sur Betfair, une soirée affreuse, 2 MTT où j'ai joué comme un pied (vraiment, j'ai rarement aussi mal joué j'crois), sur PS, le Daily Fifteen Grand et un 4.40 où j'ai un peu trop gamble.

Le DFG, je fais un très mauvais read sur un type qui à la moitié de mon stack..et donc je perds cette moitié...

Les autres "no comment", sur Betfair dans le 2K GTD Rebuy, je suis à 20k, dans le top10 après 2h de jeu, un short shove UTG pour 3k, j'ai AJs au CO, je call, le button call aussi.. Bon check check etc. AQs/AQs, ils splittent. Après un coup très mal géré (encore), je me retrouve à 9k et au button, je call avec K9s, la BB un joueur très loose en BB, raise, je flat call, flop J93, il shove... je reflechis en me disant il a 66/77 ou AK/AQ... Biensur je call et il m'a eut comme le donk que je suis: JJ obv.

Voila, j'ai fait preuve d'un génie hors normes hier!

Aujourd'hui, j'ai tenté un 4.40 180j sur PS, je saute juste après le 1er break (je suis maudit sur ce MTT... qui est pourtant TRES facile). J'ai fais 2 SnG 5.50 (1er et 3eme, sur le 3eme je réussi à lose KK vs A9 pf et AK vs 99 qui hit 9 river, bref : BEURK). Et fini 2ème d'un 3.40 turbo ou j'ai sorti quand même 4joueurs lors des 2 premières mains...

Voila, je m'arrête pour la journée, je vais lire "Kill Everyone" et tenter de le finir aujourd'hui!

Rachid.

P.S : Baptiste est complètement afk niveau poker ces jours-ci, avec seulement un peu de PLO à très basses limites. Rien d'intéressant donc :)

No I am not a happy clapper person. I am just extremely happy that it seems my bad run is over. After my bankroll went down to R60 something It has now gone up to R200 again.

Chump Change you say? Not if you know you can't afford to refinance your poker addiction.

So slowly I am moving up in the ranks again. What did I do different? I Fucking folded when I had nothing. No betting on draws, No waiting for lady luck to kiss my ass. Just solid betting on what I have, folding everything else. In other words. Un Donk Play

That brings me to my pet peeve. People who swallowed a poker book and still play crap. Had one yesterday. Kept justifying everything he did. Kept throwing out words like under the gun, outs, odds, Over cards. FFS yes we get it you know what a poker term means. Still doesn't mean you can win.

This was a person who CALLED an all in on a draw, Then after the flop asked How do I fold this?
FFS dude you just gave away your brilliant lack of knowledge.

Hopefully I can stay away from chatty players like that. Why is it that I just can't get myself to mute the suckers though? I know crap like that will probably make me tilt ( which I am doing less of) But for some reason I hate muting the chat. Think that's gonna be my next mission. : Learn to mute the donks.

The worst is of course when said annoying asses then get lucky and beat your solid hand. That's enough to make me scream.

Wish me luck on the cards, Hopefully I am back. Next mission: get over my MTT fear.

That reminds me I need to do a post with some links to my fav poker sites/ terms/ tips etc

It is only lately after Joining a poker forum that I have actually Learnt to study poker, and to make the right plays.

So in December of 2007 I took the plunge and started playing for money after I promised myself I will never ever gamble again.

Of Course that brings up the question: Is Poker Gambling?

In my opinion, Yes and No. Yes if you play like a stupid ass donkey ( like I did for 3 years) No if you actually learn to play a proper game.

In the end it is a combination of skill and luck, and seeing as money is involved I suppose it's gambling in a way. But you are making very educated guesses and using proven strategies in order to beat your opponent, who isn't a computer, but a human player.

So I am doing this blog mostly for myself. I need to keep track of my donk plays and see if I can improve.

2 weeks ago my bankroll was R500 and today it is R120. WHY? Fuck knows. I have been playing properly but somewhere along the line it got too easy and I started being arrogant and greedy.

So I am trying to return to my winning ways. I play mostly R50 Sit 'n Go Tournaments on 3 Piggs . I hate Cash games and Multi Table Tournaments scare the shit out of me.

So welcome to the ride