Word: likeness
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Most coaches aren't tyrants. Indeed, few have forgotten the lessons of Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight and Ohio State University football coach Woody Hayes - on-field dictators of the old school, whose bullying tactics tainted their otherwise remarkable athletic legacies. "It sounds like these guys were doing things the old-fashioned way and got busted," says Kenneth Shropshire, a Wharton School professor who is also a sports sociologist. (See the best and worst Super Bowl commercials...
...riding, racing or hauling loads over. In addition to some particularly gruesome photos of the bloody butchering process, the ads include shots of children taking riding lessons atop noble-looking mounts, the heads of which are reflected in blood-splattered knife blades. In the text below are details like "Each year in France, numerous riding-center horses like Caramel are sent to the slaughterhouse." (See the top 10 animal stories...
...Consumption of horsemeat in France has fallen steadily over the past two decades and by a whopping 12% since 2007. The 20,000 tons of viande chevaline eaten in 2008 represents less than 1% of all meat consumed in the country. That's half of what horse-hungry nations like Italy and Argentina eat, and just one-tenth of China's annual intake...
...also prescreening the film for some of Lula's critics in the hope they will give it two thumbs up, thereby potentially attracting more middle-class viewers. But just who will pay to see it remains a concern. "The biggest problem will be getting people who don't like Lula to see the film," she admits. "I am very worried about...
Lula saw the film but was, says Barreto, too emotional to voice his opinion. That must have been a first for Lula, a giant among conversationalists. But when you're a superhero like Lula, you are free to set the rules. And the music...