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Willy J wrote an interesting post today on
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This week, we implemented a major change in the Palmer house.  Taking inspiration from a podcast series by Craig Groeschel on scheduling margin, we implemented Technology Free Tuesdays (and Thursdays) or as we call it: TFT.  The rules are simple:  No TV, video games, blackberrys, computers, iPods, etc… after 5pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays.  That time is now reserved for what I call “hard core family time”.
Needless to say, I got pretty much the reaction I expected from the kids: horrified looks,  fervent protests, pleading, bargaining…well you get the idea.  To my surprise however, by the time Tuesday rolled around they were actually excited about it.  We cooked a big meal and had a blast.  The only one who had a hard time with the rules was me.  The kids made me leave my “crackberry” on my dresser because I kept wanting to twitter about what we were doing!
Last night the kids were really getting [...]

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I think they mean well.
Ante Up For Africa in DC

Join the PPA for the 2010 Ante Up for Africa DC Poker Tournament presented by Annie Duke. Host Committee Honorary Co-chair Senator Robert Menendez and other members of Congress are expected to attend.
Ante Up For Africa is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke and Norman Epstein. We are dedicated to raising money and awareness for Africans in need.

Where: Hyatt Regency, Washington DC
Address: 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Date: April 14th, 2010
Time: 6:30PM
Ante Up partners with:
Refugees International
Refugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises.

Enough Project
Enough is a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Founded in 2007, Enough focuses on crises in Sudan and eastern Congo. Enough works with concerned citizens, advocates, and policy makers to prevent, mitigate, [...]

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cooper wrote an interesting post today on
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Starting the challenge tonight.  I’ll update my progress on here.  Starting out with $25 in the bankroll, which means that I can play up to $0.60 tournaments and, currently, no cash games.  (The first limit of cash games is $0.01/$0.02 and you have to buy in with $2.  I don’t currently have 20 buy-ins ($40), so I can’t play them.)
So, I jumped into 2 of the $0.25 tournaments since PStars doesn’t have any tournaments between $0.25 and $0.60.  One is a 90 man SNG, the other is a 45 man SNG.  I’ll stay at these levels until I get above $40, at which point I will progress to the $1 tournaments.
I’m going to try to provide nightly updates.  I’ll be tracking my progress using an excellent bankroll spreadsheet at flopturnriver.  This website also has useful, free information on it concerning bankroll management, for those that don’t know much about it.

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Willy J wrote an interesting post today on
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I have taken many cruises over the last ten years and every boat that I have sailed on has had an onboard casino. The latest cruise was a quick three day cruise from Los Angeles to Ensenada and back.
The casino on the ship now features Texas hold’em. I was surprised to hear an announcement for a $5-10 limit hold’em game. I could not find a poker table and after some serious looking I asked for help only to find the game being dealt on a blackjack table.
I put my name on the list and staked out a good vantage point to watch the action from. The game was dealt seven handed with the players being tightly squeezed around the blackjack table. The dealer button seemed to be moving correctly and the players were providing plenty of action. There was no drop slot so the dealer just swept the rake into [...]

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victorshaw wrote an interesting post today on
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I have recently made friends with an Australian poker player, Emma Grace, and she has started her own poker website, positivepokersecrets.com. I know I am giving her a shameless plug. She had commented on my blog and I actually awarded her the prize for best comment last month, only to find out she lives in Australia.
I visited Emma’s site and gave it a quick look; she just got it up and running. Emma has articles and a blog on her website and I read an interesting article about folding pocket kings. I can honestly say that I do not have enough information to accurately write a detailed analysis; but I am never one to let facts get in the way of a good story so we will forge ahead.
Emma is a single mother with two young daughters and probably has a modest bankroll. I say this because she mentions her [...]

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(Reuters) – A former producer to pop sensation Lady Gaga has sued his one-time protege for more than $30 million claiming he was instrumental to her success but unable to profit from it when their romance ended.
In his lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court, Rob Fusari contends he was a key figure in transforming the ambitious young woman named Stefani Germanotta into the pop phenomenon she is today, even helping coin her moniker, Lady Gaga.
But when their romance fizzled, Fusari was cut out of her record deal, failed to be paid royalties on subsequent music sales and was shortchanged on the producer fees he was due.
“All business is personal. When those personal relationships evolve into romantic entanglements, any corresponding business relationship usually follows the same trajectory so that when one crashes they all burn. That is what happened here.” the lawsuit said.
Lady Gaga, a 23 year-old [...]

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Tony Martin wrote an interesting post today on
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document.write(”); Intercasino’s rebranded site really is worth a look if you haven’t already!

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Mild Steel forged poker, 2000

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Photograph by Olaf Wagner/ Bild-Zeitung With their ski masks and dark clothing, the four men who bur

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A few key points and updates about the 1st Annual Hardcore Poker Tournament that’s happening this Saturday at the RIO CASINO & HOTEL. The Tournament starts at 3 p.m. sharp.

The Buy-in is now only $100!! And no, we didn’t lower because of lack of interest or because we didn’t think there would be enough people. We lowered so that as many of our fans could join us as possible.
Entry fee is $25
Registration starts at 12 p.m. at the cage in the Rio Poker Room. We recommend registering early as seats are LIMITED and we are expecting to sell out.
Jim Karol- Psychic Madman and Magician who’s appeared on the Tonight Show, The Ellen Show and many others, has confirmed he’ll be playing in the tournament. Check him out on his website.
VIP party at the VooDoo Lounge is going to be huge! This is an exclusive event for tournament players and [...]

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