Archive for 'Musings'
Haiti Mission
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by James L. Clark.
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Haiti needs our help. No BS. No talk. The only thing that saves lives is action — and that’s what I’m doing. I’ve done it before and proved it works. In 2005 I went on my own to Katrina and made a difference.
James L. Clark at Hero Awards
You wouldn’t believe what I’ve [...]
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James & De’vo Published in PokerPro Magazine
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by James L. Clark.
James worked with PokerPro Magazine to publish De’vo’s 4-Packet Book Cut. It’s in the newest issue of the magazine on page 56.
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Published in PokerPro Magazine
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Just published again in PokerPro Magazine. They have a 150K circulation, which is sweet.
Check em’ out. I’m on page 64 and 65 teaching a poker chip puzzle.
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Sleepless in Skopia
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
The first real sign of danger in the area comes from the ominous drone of an aging Russian Antonov cargo plane as it sweeps over the remote Sudanese village. Soon it opens its doors and unloads a deadly payload of crude oil barrels stuffed to the brim with explosives and shards of metal. The entire village is ablaze sending terrified men, women, and children desperately running for safety; there is nowhere to hide.
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Interview with Magician Keith Barry
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
News of any magician coming to the “Mecca of Magic” spreads pretty quickly among the locals here in Las Vegas, but even more so when that magician is going to be headlining at a major casino-on the Strip. If you’ve never been to Vegas, Planet Hollywood is directly situated on the most active section of one of the most famous 4-mile stretches of road in the world.
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Quoted in IEEE Spectrum
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
“The late Arthur C. Clarke famously said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” For its part, technology has long played a vital role in the world of magic. One of the world’s first steam engines served a magic trick when Heron of Alexandria, the first-century scientist and engineer, opened a temple door with a secret counterweight.”
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Interview with Magician Cyril Takayama
Posted on 22. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Humble, determined, talented, skilled, engaging, personable, creative, motivated, and a thousand other favorable words can be used to describe this incomparable magician. In an art too often plagued by arrogance and conceit, deception and deprecation, envy and a self-induced sense of entitlement, Cyril embodies all of the positive traits that makes him one of the best diplomats America has ever had representing magic to the masses.
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Grandpa’s Experience with Amsterdam Coffee
Posted on 22. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Make no mistake about it, coffee in Europe is not the same as it is in the United States. And on one particular trip to Amsterdam, my grandfather found that fact out on a very, well, guttural level.





