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...sports fans across America. The Preakness Stakes, which the chestnut colt from Philly won by 11.5 lengths, carried a record $59 million handle, or betting pool, and experts predict a $110 million handle, another record, for the June 5 Belmont Stakes day. Smarty's quest for the first Triple Crown since 1978 is sure to draw casual fans to the betting windows--but don't go into the event with blinders on. Some tips on how to enjoy the race while playing it safe...
...gives no attention to style, while the more chic Charles de Gaulle's main drawbacks lie in its organization, not safety," Egal says. "You can have both - and perhaps after repair, 2E will provide both." ADP and client airlines certainly hope so. But for the moment, de Gaulle's crown jewel is sadly tarnished...
...tubular buildings. But today 2E is welcoming only the investigators who are still trying to figure out why a 30-m section of one concrete, glass and metal tube collapsed last week, killing four people and raising serious questions about 2E's future. "This concourse was a showcase, a crown jewel," laments Pierre Graff, president of Aéroports de Paris (ADP), which operates Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly, Le Bourget and 14 other airports in the greater Paris region. "This is a very hard blow to our image." The collapse also threatens to pound ADP's bottom line...
This concourse was a showcase, a crown jewel. this is a very hard blow to our image...
This will be the seventh straight trip to the NCAA meet for the Black and White, who last year became the first team not named Brown or Washington to take the NCAA crown...