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Jim Barnes has been active in sports since  he was 12-years-old, devising a dice baseball  game that kept him occupied for hours. In  1968, Barnes began “Statis-Pro Games”  which later became part of the Sports  Illustrated Series and were sold world-wide  with full page promotion in SI.  While living with his family in Las Vegas, he  began handicapping sports which led GBC  Press to publish his highly praised “Journal  of Handicapping.” Barnes last full-time position was serving as  a consultant to the Stardust Sports and  Racebook from 1993-2004.
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22 PEOPLE SAVED FROM TORNADO BY BANK VAULT  If your valuables are in a safety deposit box there is little reason to  worry about them being stolen. Twenty-two people jammed into a  Moore, Oklahoma, Federal Savings and Loan vault to escape the  danger of the F5 tornado; it was the only thing left intact. OBAMA TO EXPLAIN MILITARY USE OF DRONES  During a speech today at the National Defense University, President  Obama will discuss drones being used against Americans and the  closing of “Gitmo” prison, a campaign pledge. Even though it has not  been disclosed, I have learned Obama and the Chinese President will  meet in Palm Springs, Ca., early in June.   FOUR FEDERAL OFFICES WILL NOT OPEN TODAY  Failure of congress to act on a budget extension some time ago will  shut down the IRS, Department of Housing, EPA and Budget office  today. Close to 12,000 employees will lose one day’s pay. Naturally,  congressmen will continue to draw unearned salaries.  ENGLAND PUSHES HACKING DEATH INVESTIGATION  The two men that were shot at the scene where they hacked a British  soldier to death and then posed for video filming on cell phones are  hospitalized as the Government explores if the pair is involved in a  terrorist threat. The killers said the soldier’s death was in retaliation for  Muslim dying in Middle East conflicts.