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...after the Travel Channel began televising tournaments in 2003, PartyPoker was holding aces in the hole. The contests, with peephole cameras under the table capturing the action and graphics showing each player's odds of winning, proved a smash hit for the cable channel. PartyGaming paid a bargain $7,000 per 20-sec. spot to advertise on the show. "We saw our market share go up from 20% to 50% in a fairly short period," Bhargava says. PartyGaming spent a whopping $52 million in the first half of this year to entice paying customers to the site--more than triple...
...lack of care for African-Americans. “I don’t think George Bush give a fuck about nobody but George Bush,” RZA says. “On the real, real, Mr. Bush is a cowboy and he drives a hard bargain and you should know that by now.” The fact that he seems impressed by the President’s intransigence, while simultaneously being frustrated by the man’s sentiment seems to best represent the two sides of RZA himself—his business, capitalist side...
...eight-story tower houses of lime-washed mud brick could lay claim to being the world's first high-rises. At the city's heart is the Suq al-Milh, or salt market. It's a good spot for buying oasis dates or acacia honey, or watching locals bargain over khat, a narcotic leaf. If haggling in other markets has left you jaded, this one's a refreshing change of pace - no one hassles you to buy here. Locals are mostly indifferent to your presence; a few are curious. Hang out at a coffee shop by the Bab Al-Yaman...
...Japan moving at the speed the U.S. would like. Japan's constitution, written for it by Americans after 1945, assured that it would "renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation." For good reason, many Japanese remain deeply conflicted about the use of force. The grand bargain struck at the end of World War II-in essence that the U.S. would protect Japan in return for diplomatic support for its endeavors-served Japan well. It allowed the Japanese to concentrate on building the most sustained economic miracle the world has ever seen, without having to worry about the costs...
...surprised by the DA’s request to move the case to a higher court. “It’s a routine thing,” he said. Fernandez said it was too early to tell if the DA would offer a plea bargain, or if Purdy would accept it. Purdy is due back in court in front of a grand jury on December 7. -Staff Writer Sarah E.F. Milov can be reached at milov@fas.harvard.edu...