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Barkley vs Bavetta from All Star Weekend
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Here's the footage of the race between an active 67 y.o. Bavetta and an overweight 43 y.o. Sir Charles from All-Star weekend in Vegas. Frickin' hilarious!
It was announced yesterday that Microsoft will buy out Nokia's phone division so its the end of the line for Nokia as a mobile phone/device manufacturer. It's a bit sad as my first mobile phones were Nokias (2110, 5110) but they have been largely irrelevant in the marketplace since the original iPhone was released in 2007. It is interesting that so many tech companies that were once market leaders become irrelevant some quickly - think Atari, HP, Compaq, Motorola, RIM (Blackberry), etc. Goes to show that innovation is key to remaining competitive. Nokia was stuck on the outdated Symbian OS for far too long, and RIM didn't adjust to the rapidly evolving smartphone market after the release of the iPhone, thinking that its dominance in the corporate smartphone market (with secured messaging and emails) would be enough to keep its dominant market position.
Four days in Athens was probably too long (3 days would be enough). Anyway, we continued our vacation, flying into Berlin (Schnofeld airport) at 7 PM then took the Airport Express train (RE14 route) and efficient U-bahn (U2 line) to the Hyatt at Potsdamer Platz. Our first impressions of Berliners was not good - the train ticket collector was rude, and the local I asked for directions to the hotel simply ignored me. The check-in staff at the Hyatt were very friendly and helpful, providing a detailed and personal tour of the hotel, room and club lounge. The hotel itself is very modern, with spacious shower/bath tub combo design. The bathroom also has a small LCD display and volume adjustable speaker of what the TV in the main room is showing. I think we will incorporate these features into the house we will eventually build. I enjoyed Berlin best out of the 3 stops (London, Athens, Berlin), maybe because of friends (Mike/Grace and Chris/Simone), or perhaps Berlin is simply a very interes...
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