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Also, the average age of Atlantic City's casinos is 26 years, making it difficult for the outdated gambling houses to compete with newly built ones in nearby states, says Chris Snow, a CFA and senior analyst at CreditSights, an independent credit-research firm. (See 10 things to do in Las Vegas...
...friends from college. And the higher their rank, the greater their sense of happiness and self-worth would likely be. "For example, people might care about whether they are the second most highly paid person, or the eighth most highly paid person, in their comparison set," write the authors, Chris Boyce, a psychologist at the University of Warwick, and Simon Moore, a psychologist at Cardiff University. (Read about the science of happiness...
...living wholly without purpose, all the while fiercely protective of his sister Caroline (Ruby Jerins), which may or may not be due to their older brother’s suicide. One night, Tyler and his roommate Aidan (Tate Ellington) implicate themselves in a street fight, and a cop (Chris Cooper) throws the roommates into jail. After Tyler’s father bails them out, Aidan hatches a plan for Tyler to vindictively seduce then dump the cop’s daughter, Ally, who shares a class with Tyler. Predictably, Ally and Tyler fall in love, though the film thrusts...
...Thursday, sitting with Rep. Zach Space, an Ohio Democrat, who voted for the House version in November but now says he's undecided. And she's seen a steady trickle of Yea votes being declared, including today Rep. Tom Perriello of Virginia, Rep. John Boccieri of Ohio and Rep. Chris Murphy of Connecticut. She smiles and nods and prods, but for the most part favors carrots over sticks. She has a near eidetic memory for peoples' names and faces; she can tell you the names of nearly every one of her members' children and grandchildren. She sends hand-written cards...
...against the bill. The final fence sitters are Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak and upwards of 10 pro-life members who are unhappy with the Senate's abortion language, as well as a few particularly vulnerable members, such as Virginia Rep. Glenn Nye, Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader, and Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Carney. While it's crucial for Democrats to pass health care ahead of the midterm elections, Pelosi is fully aware that if she cajoles too many of her vulnerable members into taking a tough vote she could risk losing her majority. Like any seasoned parent, she's focused on getting...