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...hasn't bet a nickel since 1989, Bruce Roberts spends a lot of time in casinos. He's rarely there alone, however. He usually has an escort walk him through--the better to ensure that he doesn't succumb to the sweet swish of the cards or the signature rattle of the dice. A onetime compulsive gambler, Roberts, 62, weathered his years of wagering better than many. He never lost his wife or his home--although he has refinanced the house nine times. "Cards and Vegas were the two biggest things in my life," he says. "I'm a helluva...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Gambling Becomes Obsessive | 7/25/2005 | See Source »

...going local the best bet for McDonald's in Europe? If so, Denis Hennequin, 46, the new president of McDonald's Europe, is just what the company--whose sales dipped 1.4% in May--may need. Hennequin, who started by managing a Parisian outlet, is already offering Evian and pastries at the French McDos and tweaking standard fare with Greek Macs and a "dollar menu" variant in Germany. Next up: develop McDonald's in Russia, launch sandwiches and remodel British restaurants this fall--perhaps even offer a "meat and chocolate" dish in Romania. No stranger to the short-order line, Hennequin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People to Watch in International Business | 7/18/2005 | See Source »

...different kind when the comedy takes a hard right turn into romantic comedy cheese. As Wilson and his movie love interest bicycle down a hill into a herd of grazing goats, any veteran of “Dodgeball” or “Zoolander” would bet on an awesome crash into some very disgruntled animals. Sadly, only some girls may be left in “awwwww” as the precious little creatures trot away...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Crashers’ Give Goofy Titillation | 7/15/2005 | See Source »

Chapter two begins tensely as new information is revealed: “He steps a little closer I point my gun and say ‘I’m not the one you after’/He says ‘something I bet you didn’t know my man…Did she tell you that I was a pastor?’/ I said ‘well good that’s better right? Why can’t we handle this Christian-like...

Author: By Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Singer Breaks Bizarre Ground | 7/15/2005 | See Source »

...really expected to believe that treating a detainee like a dog, depriving him of sleep and making him dance with a box over his head are going to lead to credible intelligence? I bet that most people, if treated in such a perverse manner for a prolonged period of time, would tell their interrogators what they wanted to hear. I find it significant that when Detainee 063 finally confessed to al-Qaeda involvement, he stated he was doing it "to get out of here." The interrogation techniques currently used by the U.S. on suspected terrorists appear unethical and outrageous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 7/11/2005 | See Source »

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