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Mislabeling has spread to taking the consumer's money for things that are supposed to happen but don't. Indignantly denounced by baseball fans as unfair if not dangerous--and really annoying as well--is the Philadelphia Phillies' alleged practice of selling seats in an empty home stadium when the team is on the road. "Paying steep admission prices simply to sit there watching the grass grow, with not even loud rock music or Diamond Vision by way of entertainment, is a new high in boredom, even for Philadelphia," carps one disgruntled Philliephile. Team executives maintain that the practice...
...Sort of. No Olympic city, ancient or modern, is ever quite ready for such a huge spectacle, especially one that is now burdened by the baggage of global terrorism. Montreal played host to the 1976 Games with an unfinished Olympic stadium; the Atlanta Games never solved their traffic and technology woes. Even Sydney, lauded as the paragon Olympics just four years ago, had myriad preparation problems--not the least of them weak ticket sales--that were soon lost in the euphoria of the competition and the welcoming atmosphere. For all host cities, the first scorekeeping of the Games...
...mint fresh heroes who renew the Olympic tag line of "swifter, higher, stronger." The swimming pool doesn't have a roof, but it does have water, in which American Michael Phelps will try to rekindle memories of Mark Spitz. And unlike Montreal's unfinished structure, the Athens Olympic stadium does, as of June, have a roof, though seats are another issue. No matter: the track is down, and on Aug. 24, Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj, perhaps the greatest middle-distance runner of all time, will chase the 1,500-m gold medal that keeps eluding him. In the nearby Indoor...
...large lecture, stadium-style learning because it distracts and detaches me from the material,” she wrote. “I haven’t taken a class with Sandel or Summers and don’t know the measures they take to overcome this barrier...
...M.C.C. president when he turned 72. That wound up nearly 25 years' service for the club, and colleagues figured they wouldn't see him anymore. But before long Church was back in his red, white and blue M.C.C. blazer as a volunteer tour guide, showing customers around the stadium that he first visited as a five-year-old. The M.C.G. - or "the G," as locals call it - doesn't look its best right now. The $A430 million redevelopment of the northern side of the ground is in full swing. But between stops to get his breath, Church explains the sights...