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Hawrilenko doesn’t make as clear a distinction between gambling and professional poker playing, but he says that he has greatly diminished the risk factor associated with compulsive gambling. “A lot of times, when people think ‘gambling,’ they think ‘gambling your savings away,’ or playing with money you can’t afford to lose. My cousin asked me the other day, ‘So, can you sit down at the table and lose your house?’ It?...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Playing for Keeps | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...writers insist on cramming great setups into single episodes? The show needs more room for the character arcs to breathe. On the pro side, we liked all the fashion this episode, and especially enjoyed the scandal of seeing Quinn in street clothes. Take notes, everyone: clear raincoats and horrendous red zoot suits are in, trains on dresses...

Author: By Luis Urbina | Title: Recap: “Mash-Up” | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...don’t usually talk between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Sundays. This isn’t, I hope, some sort of cod philosophical practice; I’m not trying to clear my mind (you can never really do that); I’m eating a chicken cutlet sandwich. Barbeque sauce, bacon, and melted mozzarella is how I take them, a little honey mustard if I’m feeling...

Author: By ROSS S. WEINSTEIN | Title: Kids These Days... | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...School. “Although Non-Governmental Organizations and education can facilitate improvement as well, the state is the nation’s largest employer in most of the nations in which we’ve worked,” he said. “Legislation is the clear way to enhance and solidify these changes...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scholars Propose Legislation | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...Felici-Bach specializes in what's known as ethno-clinical psychology, which focuses on the effects of cultural origins on human development. She says there are very clear differences in the approaches to child-rearing from one country to the next. "In Germany, children are educated from early on to [execute] a task on their own from beginning to end. In southern [European] countries, children are dependent on what people tell them to do. Southern societies have preserved an independent way of raising children, resisting the modern educational practices that encourage independence at an early age." (See pictures of kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Italy, a Mamma Accused of Doting Too Much | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

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