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...definitely a business for us.” According to Irvine, “all you need to count cards is...grade-school math.” As attendees followed along in their own decks, he explained the counting process. Cards numbered two through six are “plus one”; seven through nine are “neutral”; and ten through ace are “minus one.” Adding the value of the cards being played gives the “count” of the decks, and the higher the count...

Author: By Wyatt P. Gleichauf, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gamblers Recount Blackjack Tales | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

...check mail very often so my packages sit there for awhile now,” Chen said. William A. Heyburn ’11 said he was irked that freshmen were not notified of the switch. “One day I checked my mail and had six packages,” he said. “I was wondering where they were.” Kerkache said that although the e-mail notification system was “nice, easy, and fast,” it was far from flawless. “It was great when it worked...

Author: By Michael J Ding, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mailing Center Stops E-mails | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

...investors look up to him. Most of the financial education we get is through student investing groups, and as limited as that is we still feel we can do very well by applying his techniques.” The event, chaired by HFAC, marks the first time that all six student financial groups on campus have joined together. One of Lynch’s key suggestions was that investors need to know exactly why a stock will perform well. He compared the incomprehensibility of many new technology companies and products to companies with simple stories, such as his personal?...

Author: By Claire G. Bulger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Peter Lynch Gives Advice on Investing | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

...With six seasons left to go after his freshman year, O’Neill has more than most athletes to look forward to. In the end, he is just glad to be playing another sport he loves...

Author: By Michael J. Buckley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rookie Shines in Multi-Sport Role | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

...platoon across once perilous terrain, Lieutenant Colonel William Zemp was quick to praise Iraqi troops. Less than six months ago, this farming village near the town of Mahmudiya - about 50 miles south of Baghdad - was prime al-Qaeda territory, and a target for numerous raids. On this day, however, small groups of children poked their heads out of doorways to wave; an army medic checked an old woman in a wheelchair; and two families invited the troops to lunch. None of this would have been possible, Zemp said, without the efforts of the newly strengthened Iraqi Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraqi Troops: Asleep on the Job? | 4/21/2008 | See Source »

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