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...rugby pitch has always been crowded, with 30 players and almost no space between the teams. That there was once a stronger link between enterprising attack and tries was largely due to the fact that the amateur players of yesteryear would tire to an extent that today's pros - bigger, faster, fitter - don't. Imagine rugby league adding two extra players to each side and changing the 10-m rule to a 0-m rule. The resultant stalemate would be a guide to what's happening now in rugby...
...journalists in the briefing-room chairs are in no mood to give her a pass. Since the invasion there have been hundreds of articles and books dissecting the Washington press corps' handling of the prewar debate. Old pros who thought they were immune to spin are feeling particularly bruised by criticism of their coverage. So when subjects like the possibility of war with Iran arise, the questioning gets aggressive. After a recent story in the New Yorker suggested that Bush is considering an attack on Iran, reporters hammered Perino. Cornered, she repeated, "We are pursuing a diplomatic solution in Iran...
...best because we don’t have the foresight or wisdom yet to decide. I disagree. When I once refused to eat broccoli, my mother didn’t say: “eat it because I say so.” Instead, she discussed with me the pros and cons of broccoli-eating. Now I love that delicious fibrous vegetable...
Anyone who follows the news probably has a picture of the typical steroid user: an elite athlete - a home-run hitter, say - trying to get an edge on the competition, or a high-school or college kid who wants desperately to get into the pros...
...Profit, are "picking up bales of hay in their Jaguar." Amusing as that is, the results are not all good. Hobby farmers drive up land prices in hot areas. They also raise big-picture concerns about total farm output. Hobbyists get far less yield per acre than the lifetime pros, and in times of food shortage they would further crimp the supply, usda officials warn...