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...bets annually. But in Britain, traditional bookmakers like William Hill have been griping for years that because the exchanges allow punters to "lay" bets - bet on a horse, team or competitor to lose, rather like investors who sell stock short - they encourage corruption. No chance, say the exchanges, who insist that picking a loser is no different from picking a winner, and say their technology actually helps track unusual betting patterns. But in a report last week, a British government committee agreed that professional "layers" should be registered. Earlier this month, search engines Yahoo and Google said they would stop...
...It’s a very difficult problem because faculty members certainly all insist on having the right to set grades,” he said. “It’s something that has to be done by a consensus of the faculty, and that’s what makes it such a difficult problem to solve, and it has to be done in a way that’s not coercive...
...that laws will be enforced rigorously, and we demand the strictest punishment when others are caught being dishonest. But as individuals we’re always trying to slip through the cracks. We demand that the system be fair, as long as we ourselves can cheat. Like me: I insist on enforcing the strict interhouse rules that keep Leverett’s dining hall somewhat less crowded, and yet I complain with the best of them when I can’t get into Adams for lunch...
...When refinancing, insist on a lower "reissue" rate for title insurance. Odds of title problems in a refinancing are very low. --By Daniel Kadlec
Homeland Security officials insist their approach makes sense, and point out that it has become more risk-based. "We're in the risk-management business here. We know the potential for a mass-casualty attack is not evenly divided," says Josh Filler, the department's director for state and local coordination. "We still believe everybody needs that baseline level of funding, but beyond that, we want to focus." Instead of implementing a risk-based model itself for the 60% of its budget that is discretionary, however, the department is waiting for Congress to do it. Explains a senior department official...