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Comedians headline charity ride - 2004-01-08
Comedians Rob Steen and Joe Carroll will perform at the 5th Annual Busch North Scene Snowmobile Poker Run for Charity on Jan. 31. This year's event is anticipated by the organizers to be the biggest in its five-year history and funds raised will benefit the Maine Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Rob Steen has been a comedian for 15 years. Steen is very high energy and brings his audience together as a group with his unique style of crowd participation.

Joe Carroll made his way onto the comedy scene on a dare. His first open mike got him his first paid gig. Carroll has been described as a cross between George Carlin and Dennis Miller.
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Fake bills: Lessons from casino - 2004-01-08
New casino chips with built-in radio identification tags may pave the way for traceable banknotes, helping attempts to put an end to fraud, New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday.

A radio frequency identification tag (RFID) in the poker chips will enable casinos to spot counterfeits and monitor the behavior of gamblers, allowing them to verify that big winners are not cheating the house.

The tags broadcast a unique identification code when triggered by a reader device and can work over distances of up to a few dozen metres.
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