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Posted by on Apr 8, 2016 in Blog, Politics | 0 comments

Avi Rubin’s TED Talk on Hacking Watches, Refrigerators, Guns, and More

 

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I first met Avi Rubin at the Maryland Live! Casino about three years ago.

We were shooting a high-stakes live cash game for “Poker Night in America,” on CBS Sports.  At the time, we were looking for interesting non-professional poker players who might add some personality to the game to be featured on national television.

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Posted by on Feb 26, 2016 in Blog, Personal | 1 comment

Night of the Living Dead in Las Vegas (Part 1)

 

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Meeting Dr. Werner Spitz, the father of modern forensic pathology

 

I attended a coroners convention in Las Vegas at the invitation of Dr. Michael Baden and met Dr. Werner Spitz, the father of modern forensic pathology.  Here’s are few thoughts of what I learned from this remarkable encounter.

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Posted by on Feb 22, 2016 in Blog, Personal | 5 comments

The Day I Met Jesse Owens

 

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Jesse Owens died in 1980.  But nearly half a century later he remains an intriguing figure in history for what he experienced and endured not just in track and field, but in society as presumably one of America’s “heroes.”

I had the great honor of meeting Mr. Owens in person, once.  That occasion took place back in 1976, four years before his death.  Permit me to tell you that story.

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