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...gambling was first proposed as a tool for Indian economic development, it was expected that casinos would be confined largely to rural reservations where impoverished tribes had lived for generations. But as with any transaction involving real estate, it's all about location, location, location. Casinos on reservations near urban areas, with a ready supply of would-be gamblers, have tended to do well. The more remote ones, not surprisingly, have foundered. The result: a mad scramble by tribes and their non-Indian financial partners to find prime real estate that they can claim as "reservation" land--and then build...
...smokin', especially among teens. About 70% of the tobacco smoked in India is in the form of bidis, but the product didn't take off in the U.S. until recently. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 2% to 5% of teens nationwide and up to 40% in some urban areas, like Boston, have lighted up a bidi at least once. Even more troubling: young smokers think this hip alternative to Marlboro Country is harmless...
...history and literature concentrator, she says her intention to pursue a master’s of philosophy in social anthropology, with a focus on urban and ethnicity studies, will hopefully provide her with a refreshing change of subject matter...
Charles opened the pub, called Poet Laureate, in Poundbury, in the southwest of England. He has been involved in developing the area to resemble a traditional village rather than urban sprawl. Hughes does not seem like the most obvious person to inspire bonhomie: his poems were often moody meditations on the English countryside. But with any luck, the establishment will inspire patrons to pen lyric verse somewhere other than the bathroom wall...
...city and worth the trip alone. But the complex also contains the tomb of nobleman Isa Khan, considered by many to be New Delhi's finest Mughal monument. The neighboring zoo, nestled on the banks of the Yamuna River, with its formal gardens, makes it another haven of urban peace. A short trip farther north is the Purana Qila (old fort), whose towering ramparts offer fine views of the city...