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What's in the News: A cold is in the cards - 2004-01-09
Bare feet indoors and a wet hair outdoors won't increase the chances of getting a cold this winter, but a game of poker might.

University of Wisconsin researchers have found that poker games are perfect laboratories for studying the spread of the common cold.

In a series of experiments, volunteers participated in weeklong studies that included daily card games. In each study, eight of 20 volunteers agreed to allow researchers to place drops containing tiny amounts of cold virus into their nostrils. The infected volunteers quickly developed colds and began to cough, sniff, sneeze and blow their noses.
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Gaming leagues put the craze back in cards of all kinds - 2004-01-09
In a softly lit room on a frosty Saturday night, the card players gather for another no-holds game.

Two baby-faced dealers stare at each other as they flip through their cards and warm up in the corner. The conversation is fast and loose, dripping with tension.

There are kings here, too, smugly strolling among the tables, glancing at cards probably the way the lions looked at the Christians before they were thrown together in the battle arena.

With the baby faces here, however, observers know this isn't the World Series of poker, or even one of those reality poker shows that are so popular these days.
Read the full story at Greeley Tribune