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    When does ebony butt swell?

    Hi, I bought a snooker cue from a (very) famous London cue maker about 6 months ago. Since I bought it, the ebony butt has been swelling slightly and the joint has now actually unglued completely! And this is from a cue costing over $500! I live in Brazil (hot, humid) and maybe that explains it...
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    About the word "baulk"

    Hello all, I am currently checking the translation of several snooker documents from English into Portuguese and I am wondering about the exact semantics for the word "baulk" used in the game of snooker. I hope someone can tell me why this particular term is used so that I can find an adequate...
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    Choosing a magazine about snooker

    Could you knowledgeable people give me some advice about a good magazine to subscribe to dedicated to snooker? thanks.
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    Dark green and light green Triangle chalk

    Hi, People here in Brazil just love the green Triangle chalk. I recently bought some on behalf of several of my friends and the chalk I received was very light, much lighter than the Triangle chalk normally used here. People hated it. At least on a hard Le Professionel tip, the light chalk...
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    Snooker handicap system

    I recently found out about the cuefactor snooker handicap system. I want to set up something like this at my club in Brazil but I cant expect local players to pay to join cuefactor to get a handicap. So I want to set up a free, open source system and host it on the web somewhere. All you guys...
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    List of snooker videos

    I have been appreciating the many video links provided in this forum (thanks especially to the great-video-hunter-at-large Scaramouche). I am organizing them in a list at: http://groups.google.com/group/snookervideos/web It occurred to me that such a list may already exist (let me know!) or...
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