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From funky, bluesy, James Brown-inspired "SexyMF" to the grinding, hip-hop, jamming "The Max,"Prince is musically up to snuff. His tracks--likealways--are made to make you sweat on the dancefloor. The only real letdown is the loungelizardy"Damn U." It's Prince meets a Holiday Inn grandballroom...
...Flying Dutchmen, however, are a physical team, with enough speed to shock the Crimson if its defense is not up to snuff. Hofstra's freshman forward Zak Wright, an English import, has already tallied eight goals, though none of his teammates match his prowess...
...Heilman Brewing Co. learned that the hard way when protests from the black community caused the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to revoke its approval of a potent malt liquor whose primary consumers were expected to be black males. Similar protests caused R.J. Reynolds to snuff out a new cigarette specifically designed to attract black smokers. Those companies are studies "on how not to market a product and how to ignore the community concerned," says Doug Alligood, vice president of special markets for BBDO New York. "Nobody bothered to find out that the black community is really concerned...
...Americans kicking the habit? Health risks and social pressures are important turnoffs, say researchers at the Centers for Disease Control. Forty- four states and the District of Columbia now restrict smoking in public places, and many non-smokers are no longer shy about telling friends and co- workers to snuff it. But the biggest factor may be sticker shock. A pack of < cigarettes went for 23 cents in 1955; the average price last year...
...hires from the area and put them through 160 hours of training. "After six months on the job," he says, "seeing an inmate who messes up, my officers think they have failed." Direct supervision is a giant step for Texas, where sheriffs as a rule act tough and dip snuff. The touchy-feely character of direct supervision may rub them the wrong way. But what is forcing them to take Tarrant County seriously is its cost-efficiency and the mounting evidence that inmates are better managed. With overcrowding the most pressing problem in Texas jails, followed by a shortage...