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San Antonio River Walk Expansion - Canal Lock In Action

The talk of the town in the last few days has been the River North river walk expansion project in San Antonio…also dubbed the Museum Reach, which includes the section between Lexington Avenue and Josephine Street near the Pearl Brewery. Today was the grand opening of this section.

The section boasts a number of features including public restrooms, exhibits by local artists, pedestrian bridges, fish lunkers (shelters), and the lock and dam complex. The lock and dam complex takes approximately 8-10 minutes to allow entry and exit of the barge and to displace 40,000 gallons of water. My brother took a series of photos and turned it into a video montage of the lock and dam process. Enjoy!

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Justin Timberlake Hosts SNL. He’s a Mother Lover!

With Justin Timberlake making unforgettable Alec Baldwin-esque appearances on Saturday Night Live, my expectations were high for a homerun performance. He and Andy Samberg were back for a follow-up music video to Dick In A Box…just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s not the uncensored version, but you get the idea.

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

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Susan Boyle Is Not Delusional

If you’re fixed on American Idol this season, then you haven’t been keeping up with Britain’s Got Talent. The show that brought the world’s attention to Paul Potts, has brought attention to another astonishing performance.

When Susan Boyle walked out on the stage, she proclaimed that she wanted to achieve similar success to that of Elaine Paige. At the end of her performance, I expected her to drop the mic where she stood, and walk off the stage. Well…one out of two ain’t bad.

See the video for yourself.

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That Just Happened — Feed My Twitter

Tweet from @natewhitehill…In case you didn’t know, Nate and his crew over at Unique Blog Designs designed helped design Derrich.com. His link was a video of Jon Stewart explaining Twitter.

Tweet from @tonyhawk…the Tony Hawk Foundation seeks to foster lasting improvements in society, with an emphasis on supporting and empowering youth. Through special events, grants, and technical assistance, the Foundation supports recreational programs with a focus on the creation of public skateboard parks in low-income communities. The Foundation favors programs that clearly demonstrate that funds received will produce tangible, ongoing, positive results. To support the cause, the THF is auctioning off a pair of Jeeps. To bid, visit this website.

Tweet from @TechCrunch…in conjunction with my heads up about Amazon VOD meets Roku, Michael Arrington shared the news today that Roku now supports Amazon VOD.

Tweet from @blellow…Mandi Leman is a San Antonio entrepreneur that started Blellow — its mission is to encourage open collaboration and the sharing of knowledge. If you’re scratching your head and want to learn more, see how it works and sign up for Beta, which closes today. So get movin’!

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President Obama Takes In Some Hoops…Courtside

Last night, President Obama took a break from the stressful task of superhero to watch the Chicago Bulls (hometown) take on the Washington Wizards (new hometown) at courtside. The game was delayed a few minutes as he entered…receiving a standing-O. I couldn’t help but hear the arena DJ playing some hip hop song as he entered. It should have been Mama Said Knock You Out. Maybe next time.

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VIDEO: 2009 NFL Combine — Rich Eisen Runs The 40

Perhaps my favorite part of the NFL Combine — scratch that…of NFL Network — is Rich Eisen. Rich ran his annual 40-yard dash after the festivities came to a close. Perhaps the best parts were the SimulCam™ clips of Rich going head-to-head with the athletes, including Darrius Heyward-Bey and B.J. Raji.

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VIDEO: Jarron Gilbert Jumps Out The Pool

And into the NFL.

With the 2009 NFL Combine just around the corner, scouts will be focused on certain players…and surprised by others. Obviously draft prospects from smaller schools don’t garner the same attention as their marquee counterparts.

But some players don’t need prime time TV games to prove their worth. Not when there’s YouTube. High-school standout Sam McGuffie pulled in over 2.8 million views with his McGuffie Mixtape. Enter Jarron Gilbert of San Jose State. The versatile defensive standout played both DE and DT for the Spartans. What’s more impressive are his 22 tackles for a loss in 2008…the most of any player in the DIV-1A. The 6′5″, 280-lber made heads turn at the East-West Shrine game. And while he isn’t listed on any “Top 5″ defensive lineman lists…yet…he may be gaining much needed momentum going into the NFL Combine.

This video is no cinematic thriller by any means. But with regard to his physical abilities, there is some degree of lucidity achieved by jumping out of a swimming pool. If you’ve never tried it…well, I bet you couldn’t…unless, of course, you can squat 635 lbs and dead lift 655 lbs.

Just the kind of thing he’ll be able to put on display at the NFL Combine. This ought to be good.

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