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...keeping with Ivy League regulations. But forcing the hockey teams—both NCAA tournament participants last year—to pile into cars they need to scramble to find, then head off-site in search of ice to hold captain’s practice? The practice guidelines which curtail out-of-season workouts in the interest of forcing athletes to be otherwise involved already require the consistent performance of miracles to even contend on a national level, let alone thrive. Why add yet another disadvantage against non-conference competition on top of the restrictions already in place...
...most of all, it’s time to realize that in the world of drinking, beer is not the enemy and instituting policies that either implicitly or explicitly combat its consumption can lead to more of the very problems which those restrictions sought to curtail...
...casino advertising and a 24-hour waiting period for first-time patrons. Last month, after the government indicated that it may cap the number of slot machines at the largest casinos at 1,250 (roughly half the number in the Bellagio), Las Vegas Sands threatened to curtail its multibillion-dollar deals. "Most U.S. operators are jumping in with both feet," says Scott Fisher, managing director of the Innovation Group, "but with a big life raft attached." U.S. casino executives are trying to sweet-talk other governments too. Although Thailand and Singapore have yet to legalize gambling, MGM Mirage's Lanni...
...there are many aspects to Latham's emerging public image. He promised to curtail his loose tongue and aggressive parliamentary manner. So far, he has been disciplined. Given his dramatic rise, journalists are seeking to fill out his back story. After a slush of rumors about his private life, and claims of physical violence, Latham held an Oprah-style press conference to defend his character. A safe player would have issued a denial and held his nerve; Latham turned the episode into hyper-reality TV. "There were things that you just wouldn't believe," Latham told reporters about his first...
...since the mid-'80s, more than 4,000 people have been killed in Sunni-Shi'ite feuds. Last year, for example, Sunni and Shi'ite gunmen marked each other's doctors and lawyers for assassination. President Pervez Musharraf waved off calls for the federal government to step in to curtail further bloodshed, saying he would refrain from "panic reactions." Fearing more attacks, a banker says he won't let his boys attend Friday sermons: "It's better to miss your prayers than to lose...