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David Scollnik

I just came across the Popular Mechanics article today, via PressReader, as I was passing through an airport lounge.

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June 9, 1900. Census time. Edwin S. Andrews (age 41); Dorothea Andrews (age 33); Ethel Andrews (age 10); and William E. Andrews (age 6) are all lodgers at 1750 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado. Edwin is a travelling agent for the RR. He was born in Minnesota and his parents were born in Pennsylvania....

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Here’s my take on my first ever “MAGIC Live!” (for those who give a hoot): Complaint Dept. : (We’ll just get this part out of the way early, because it’s relatively short): I think it’s kind of messed up that you cannot see all of the lectures due to overlapping schedules. I know I’m not alone in t...

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/18/3188818/russian-mafioso-in-south-beach.html After life on the lam for a year, Russian mobster Alec Simchuk surrendered to U.S. authorities and cut a plea deal, admitting that he imported a beguiling brand of “bar girls” to South Beach to swindle male customers a...

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Yesterday I received my May and June issues here in Calgary, Canada. April is still taking its sweet time.

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The publishers of The Dandy, D C Thomson, are based in Dundee, Scotland. I do remember Whizzer and Chips, however my favourites comics were: - The Topper The Beezer Shiver and Shake (another 'two titles wrapped into one' comic.) Cheers Andrew My 'uncle' the trashman, here in Canada, used to do a pi...

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If anyone cares about and tracks such things, Malcolm Tucker made a quick reference to the Magic Circle in Episode 6 of the latest (4th) series of The Thick of It. He says in passing: "And I could get drummed out of the Magic Circle for showing you this." No clip of that minor scene up on ...

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http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/05/20/15422/youre_taking_the_piff!

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A cute magic story from my local (national) daily paper:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/fac ... le2430347/

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His family can be running the business and sending out the emails. You assume Hank is doing it, but you don't know that. The family is probably using a pre-existing e-form of some sort which is why it may appear as if Hank is still doing it. I don't know, because I'm not on the mailing list and hav...

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"The opera ain't over 'till the fat lady sings" was a phrase coined by the late Dan Cook, a San Antonio sportscaster for many years. Apparently US sports presenter Ralph Carpenter used it before Dan Cook. However, someone else may well have used it before him. Bill Morgan (Southwest Confe...

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This episode of Q on CBC talks about why magicians are distressed that tricks of the trade are being explained on the internet. It is an interview with Santiago Wills. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Radio/Q/Full_Episodes/1475592661/ID=2203118111">http://www.cbc.ca/vide...

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simonhughes wrote:Word on the street is that the WPR will be back in 2 weeks but not sure who will be in the hot seats.

Good news ... Blammo is still there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQb-jlLzIUw

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I was in Sydney this week, and saw a vaudeville / circus sort of show called La Soiree at the Sydney Opera House. Sort of a cirque de soleil show, put on by an Australian-based group called La Clique. Anyway, imagine my surprise when I saw that Ursula Martinez was listed as one of the performers. Un...

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So, is the next WPR being conducted soley by Blammo?

If that's the case, I will bet that no colour changing deck type tricks will be reviewed.

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A few more details here: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.levisparkx.com/tag/bernard-poston/">http://www.levisparkx.com/tag/bernard-poston/</a> "He told a Saint Paul Pioneer Press reporter that he lost the phone number of the untrained employee who offered to take care o...

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I was in Mexico city for a 3 day conference, along with perhaps 100 other people, a few years back. I swear, nearly half of us became ill from the food and / or drink. And most of us were forewarned, and very careful. It was comical how bad it was. I thought I would be okay eating only in good resta...

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I received a regular edition of the book today, here in Calgary, Canada. Apparently it was shipped to me by DHL. The commercial invoice was dated 6/28/2011 and the contents were described as "Kaufman Book - Trackable Replacement Copies" whatever that means.

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It's a rotating strike (e.g., city to city). Mail is still going through. Just slower.

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Anyone in Canada receive their copy yet (given the mail strike and all)?

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There's a better video at the bottom of the article at this page:

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/vi ... 0110603-es

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A New York magician lived up to his nickname, "The Human Ashtray," by stuffing a record number of lit cigarettes into his mouth to send an anti-smoking message to children. Richie Magic, 55, of Scarsdale, N.Y. extinguished 70 smokes on his tongue in 60 seconds on May 19, setting a new worl...

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I purchased a copy of the book from Mark Lewis directly (from his website). I don't know the fellow, never met him, or talked to him previously. But he was quite the conscientious little book seller, packaged it nicely, sent me an email when it shipped, etc. I have not finished reading the book yet ...

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Too bad the 'frozen' Orville Redenbacher popcorn was out before David Blaine was doing his own frozen thing. Imagine the commercial tie ins we missed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVV43BB3wiM

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If you recall the Monty Hall door problem, the odds shift in your favor by 50% ( well from 30 to 60 percent to be precise ) when you switch after he shows you one of the three places the prize is not. That reminds me of this quantum con: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505072755.htm

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Even just on a micro-level - the bulletin boards are flooded with US customers all claiming non-receipt of merchandise from overseas. The sellers send out a replacement shipment which also gets delayed. Irate buyers get their bank to issue a chargeback for non-receipt - the seller loses not only th...

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Jolly Roger wrote:I understand that sales are being handled by Snap Illusions. Incidentally, I am still waiting for my free copy that was promised!!! JR

The book is available for purchase on ML's website.

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"Also, should always do a complete walk through of the presentation using the final equipment setup, especially when using a provided computer." I absolutely agree BUT, unfortunately, that is often simply not possible on over crowded campuses with over loaded class rooms and with over book...

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Penn's blog post was so long ago, it hardly seems relevant to today's situation (what they are doing now is way beyond what they were doing in 2002). Still, if one reads it then one might as read the follow-up: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.pennandteller.com/03/coolstuff/penniphile/...

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I always found it ironic? / curious? / odd? to see stories like that in the Toronto Sun (I am a former Torontonian and used to read the Sun semi-regularly). In this case, the columnist in the article appearing in the Toronto Sun is outraged that someone is objectifying women. But then scroll down to...

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Apparently this declaration applies to all countries shipping to the U.S., not JUST Japan: <a class="postlink" href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101117a5.html">http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ ... 117a5.html</a> However, it also sounds as though these packag...

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Drudge is presently linking to a story about the TSA. This one: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Amid-airport-anger_-GOP-takes-aim-at-screening-1576602-108259869.html">http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/polit ... 59869.html</a> Basically, airpor...

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Change in plan, according to the latest reports: The ship was moving again Tuesday night after the first of several Mexican tugboats en-route to the stricken liner began pulling it toward San Diego, where it was expected to arrive Thursday night, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement. The tugboa...

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June 30, 1975, issue of BusinessWeek predicts the paperless office by 1990.

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... 547942.htm

Still waiting on that.

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Sounds great. Can't wait.

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Re: Ryan Matney "I thought you were required to give your real name when you registered for this forum. I was. So, Richard should know whether that is Wyrick or not." MagicLaw has been posting at the Magic Cafe since Mar 22, 2010. So if he is Wyrick, he really planned this out long in adva...

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One of the owners of Penguin magic developed / marketed a mentalism trick using lenticular images a year or two back. Unfortunately, I do not recall the name of the effect. Pretty sure no paddle was involved, though. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.dimension-corp.com/clients.htm">http...

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Too bad the video does not include the interaction with the judges. What was with the 'don't give up your day job tasting sausages' crack to the gay judge Craig Revel Horwood? Apparently, not what it seemed: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/842802-paul-daniels-sausage-ad...

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It aired this week. Paul Daniels' dancing was not judged as being all that good overall but the host and at least two of the judges seemed very friendly with him, and Daniels appeared to be a fan favorite / popular contestant. The show made the most of his life in magic, and included clips of his pa...

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My earlier hunch (see above) was correct. Direct from the Cafe's Tech Help Area: You were not scammed. The site was temporarily restricted and required a special log in to bypass the restriction. The username and password you entered went nowhere, it was simply checked against the restriction userna...

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