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Sohn's comparison of the implications of the slash to a boxer delivering a fatal blow in the ring is off-base. A better comparison might be to a boxer delivering a blind-sided swift boot to the head of his opponent while the latter makes his way back to his corner. Sticks to the head are far from the type of actions that he claims the NHL has "tacitly allowed...since its inception." Most fans of the game don't "buy tickets expecting a WWF-like performance." I have heard innumerable comments from first-years from warmer climates, after...
...fashion and basics business. We can't do what we do without fashion. The Gap point of view is that if we don't change the style, the business will get stale." You'll see the change in the form of hot pink suede shirts, leather boot-cut jeans and the edgier 1969 collection denims--a higher style and costlier ($78) fashion jean with details like yin-yang designs...
...Just for the record, the whole rough-tough-combat-boot thing is a very well executed illusion. The wrestlers wear shoes with soft, pliable rubber souls that would leave an ant unscathed...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Last fall, TIME Daily writer Frank Pellegrini, at a ripe 27 years, took a leave of absence to join the Army Reserve - and headed off to boot camp. Given the difficulty the armed forces are experiencing in recruiting young people these days, we thought his experiences and impressions were worth sharing. Here is his final report...
...PAST DISPATCHES He's in the Army Now. Well, Almost... Sgt. Bilko Was Much More Fun Than These Guys Hey! These Sweat Suits Aren't Camouflaged! Yes, Sergeant ? It Is Night and I Am Jogging These Boots Weren't Made for Marching Learning to Swallow the Big D ? Discipline Just in Case You Run Out of Bullets... When Private Is the Last Thing You Can Be Ah, the Smell of Tear Gas in the Morning... Wrestling ? a Little ? With My Conscience Sorry, Sergeant, But I Backslid a Little... Learning a Soldier's Core Competency: How to Kill No $500 Toilet...