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    Tips for Playing Poker The game of poker has evolved to become one of the biggest gambling sports all over the world. Playing poker is fun‚ and who hasn’t dreamed of leaving it all behind to become a professional? Learning tips from other players can increase your odds of becoming good. Getting in on the action isn’t as hard as you think. These tips for playing poker can help set you up to win. Understand the Game Understanding the principles of the game called‚ poker is a big part of becoming

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    Golf is not a Sport "I am a golfer‚ not an athlete." These are the words from Lee Westwood‚ a current golf pro‚ who at one point in his life was ranked as high as the 5th best golfer in the world. Despite what most people think‚ golf is a game‚ not a sport. A sport can be a game‚ but a game doesn ’t have to be a sport (Johnson 2). Recently‚ CNNSI did a poll on whether or not golf is a sport‚ and the answer was a definitive "No." Golf is a game that can be played by people of all age and sizes‚ and

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    Sports 1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson announces his retirement from the NBA due to contracting the Aids virus. This was historic it created mass awareness on a ill known subject 2. Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavyweight boxing title. This was important because it was the fight of the year and Holyfield was considered an under dog 3. Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million 4. Freshman Marshall Faulk of San

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    QUESTION 1 Why would an engineer be interested in yield strength of a material for a particular application? In civil engineering‚ an engineer should always be concerned in yield strength of a material for a particular application. Yield strength is defined as the point where materials begin to deform plastically. Before the prior of yield strength the materials deform elastically and will return to its original shape when the applied stress is removed. The knowledge of this is important for engineers

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    Type of vegetable Reason for chosen Market value Information Picture Tomato Farms are by far the most popular vegetable in farms being grown in over 85% of them. There are many di‑fferent types including beefsteak‚ heirlooms‚ organic‚ cherry‚ paste‚ mid-size‚ early ripening and the list goes on. Besides‚they also have high market value which will help us in my farm’s income.  RM6.00/kg Tomato seeds should be started indoors for best germination results. Start the seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks

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    In the story " Playing Pilgrims" there are four poor sisters who stay behind while their father goes to war. Their relationship and happiness show how one must overcome their own self and focus on others. In the story‚ you come to know the sisters as Meg‚ Jo‚ and Amy. The girls are worried that they will end up poor and fatherless due to the war and their current environment. Throughout the story‚ you will see how the four girls work together to achieve one goal they have set to make sure another’s

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    February 14‚ 2012 How sports effect society I’m of two minds about Wilfred Sheed claim that sports play a positive role in society. On the one hand I agree that sports had many positive influences on society‚ on the other hand sports have negative effects as well. Sports can build one’s character and promote the virtues of honesty‚ respect‚ selfless teamwork‚ dedication and commitment to a greater cause. Over the past 150 years sports have tremendously changed. Sports play the fundamental role

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    Kids Playing Outdoors 1. Introduction The modern day definition of playing for many children these days are stuck in front of the laptop‚ television‚ game console or tablet devices. Game consoles more generally refer to video games that required connecting to the television. Examples of game consoles are Microsoft Xbox‚ Sony PlayStation and Nintendo Wii. While there is doubted those tech gadgets can help young children in terms of their mental development and dexterity‚ getting kids playing outdoors

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    Collections: Why do people collect and how the design of Urban Vinyl toy revolution brought a new era of collectors. ‘Not just objects are collected we are collected…empire is a collection of countries and of populations; a country is a collection of regions and peoples; each given people is a collection of individuals‚ divided into governed and governers- that is collectables and collectors’ Eisner and Cardinal (1994:2) This essay will firstly define what collecting is. Then it will look why people

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    Children are spending way to much time watching television instead of going outside and running in the sun or playing with their friends. So T.V is a bad hobby being introduced to small children that later on that will be their weakness when trying to study or do homework. It will soon hit them as an obstacle and they will eventually start getting bad grades‚ becoming violent and rude‚ and maybe even dropping out of school. Violent kids‚ talking bad‚ rude‚ flunkers‚ ect. Those are all examples

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