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...flop—9, Jack, King. All clubs. Worst case scenario I have a pair of Kings, but I’m one club shy of an Ace-high flush. Nothing can beat that, right? Flush beats straight, right? My mind races over the permutations but all I see are clubs...

Author: By David B. Rochelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hedging Your Bets | 4/22/2004 | See Source »

...spades. Everyone checks—we know what to wait for. I save my $0.45, just in case, and pair of Kings is still a high hand. I start to plan my victory celebration: “Kings would’ve done it, but booyah! Ace high flush...

Author: By David B. Rochelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hedging Your Bets | 4/22/2004 | See Source »

...Harvard baseball—flush with confidence after a 4-0 weekend sweep—is in the midst of a pitching renaissance, then who is the team’s grand artist...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Morgalis Dazzles With Second Straight Gem After Slow Start | 4/12/2004 | See Source »

...Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder The first flush of democracy was hard on central Johannesburg. Crime forced many businesses to flee to safer suburbs; even the stock exchange moved out. But over the past few years the government and business groups have begun redeveloping the city, and visitors are starting to come back. One big success is Newtown, long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sights And Sounds | 4/11/2004 | See Source »

...brass plumbing materials. He also found that traditional lead testing was misleading. The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority used to test both first draw (the first water out of the tap) and 5-min. draw (the water that comes out 5 min. later) and advised consumers to flush the tap for 1 min. But Edwards tested 1-min.-draw samples and found that some contained more lead than the first-draw samples. Why? Because of its position in pipes, 1-min. draw tends to be in contact with the most corroded plumbing materials. Just as Edwards recommended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plumbing Professor: Against the Tide | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

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