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This Weeks Soldier Was Suggested By Kathy
41 years old from Ann-Arbor, Michigan
Specialist Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie is a Iraqi American U.S. Army linguist soldier, from Ann-Arbor, Michigan who was kidnapped on October 23, 2006 in Baghdad and has not been seen since.
al-Taayie joined the Army in 2004 to help not only his country, the United States, but also his birthplace of Iraq and was deployed in 2005. On October 23, 2006 he was visiting his wife in the Karrada Shiite neighborhood in central Baghdad when he and his cousin were kidnapped by a group calling themselves Ahel al-Beit Brigades. His cousin was released shortly after. On November 2, 2006 al-Taayie’s uncle received a ransom demand of $250,000 for his return. Along with the ransom came a grainy video that showed a man beaten up who was identified as al-Taayie. No more has been heard from al-Taayie or his captures.
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Poker
My hubby and his friends have a poker night every couple of months. They rotate whose house its at each time, so I end up with it one or twice a year. After Madison goes to bed, I usually get to join in. Which led me to thinking, what is my poker strategy? I have played a lot of online poker tournaments. I mostly use common sense and play a more conservative poker game till I get a feel for the other players. With Bill’s friends, we have done this so often, I know how they play. However, they know how I play too (I think — women have a much better memory though — or at least I do). I don’t think I have any tells. Then again, I don’t recall any of them havng tells either. I do know that later in the evening I have to mix up my betting just to keep them sharp. Otherwise, they figure me out. One (actually 2) of his friends are more aggressive than I like. However, those are great pots to win. Mainly, I guess my strategy is to lay low, play conservative, and hopefully make it till the end of the night. What is your strategy?
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