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The start of June means only one thing to nearly every student in the country: School is almost over and summer is about to begin. But before thousands of kids can enjoy the beach, sleeping late and Fourth of July fireworks, there's that important thing called grades. Have a poor report card, and a student's summer can turn from backyard [read more...]
It’s Getting Late Pretty Early Out There
A few weekends ago, I observed my first in-person game of the season, a match-up pitting my adopted West Coast team (The Padres of San Diego) against the historically inept Colorado Rockies. It was a fine way to start the season: being in the stands on a crisp sunny Sunday afternoon, watching my ace fantasy pitcher Jake Peavy (making the [read more...]
The Flipside of Baseball Excitement
What do the numbers .338 and .342 mean to you? Great batting averages… right? Maybe even All-Star and Hall of Fame worthy… right? … But what if those were winning percentages? … And worse, what if those were winning percentages of two teams competing against one another in a three-game series? Ahhh, the joys of Interleague baseball. The Kansas City Royals, owners of a [read more...]
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Poker sites for US players are somewhat hard to come by these days. Aside from the big ones, PokerStars and Full Tilt, mainly smaller, fairly unknown sites are available to Americans. It s a good idea to read a poker room review before you sign up with a site you don t know very much about.
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