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...excuse viewers if they're literally hungry for a taste of their favorite New Jersey mobsters. It has been 16 months since the last new episode (a delay, says Chase, caused by cast illnesses and the long shooting schedule necessary to give the show its cinematic look). That's 16 nail-biting months since mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) had his daughter's ex-boyfriend killed; his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) began studying for her real estate license and worrying about her complicity in her husband's crimes; his psychiatrist, Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), was recovering from her rape...
...Milan and Roma will have to wait a while longer to see their clubs kick a ball in anger. Their season, which should have started on Aug. 31, will not kick off until Sept. 15 because the clubs and television companies have failed to agree to new deals. The delay was inevitable after state broadcaster Radio-televisione Italiana (RAI) offered the Serie A and B teams a paltry $44 million for its popular weekly highlights program, 40% less than last year, which the clubs rejected out of hand. Meanwhile eight of the smaller Serie A clubs and three Serie...
...JUST FIVE MORE MINUTES, MOM! Perfectionism and procrastination go hand in hand, says Rita Emmet, the author of "The Procrastinating Child: A Handbook for Adults to Help Children Stop Putting Things Off" (Walker; paper; September). Says PW, "Parents frustrated by their child's tendency to delay starting a book report or cleaning their rooms will find this guide to be a valuable resource. Emmet points out that schools rarely teach time management; this handbook fills the gap, helping parents understand why their children procrastinate and how they can help kids organize their schedules and assignments....Emmet's approach is practical...
...their plate of key issues." Al-Qaeda had not been a feature of the landscape when the Republicans left office in 1993. The Bush team, says an official, "had to learn about [al-Qaeda] and figure out where it fit into their broader foreign policy." But doing so meant delay...
...help galvanize Indian voters to turn out for a Senate race that both parties are making a priority: majority leader Tom Daschle is fighting hard for Democratic incumbent Tim Johnson, while President Bush helped draft Representative John Thune to oppose him. The suit could even force South Dakota to delay its fall elections if the U.S. District Court requires the state to wait while the U.S. Attorney General reviews the disputed statutes. South Dakota secretary of state Joyce Hazeltine, who had not yet seen the lawsuit, declined to comment on the case...