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...description sounds a lot like poker—every hand has a good or bad outcome. It’s the mere possibility of the former, coupled with the ease with which it can happen, that draws legions to the game. But many experienced poker players chafe at the use of the term “gambling,” wincing as soon it’s mentioned and politely interrupting to clarify the distinction between gambling and card playing—well, at least their form of play...
...Folks go in, they use the system, they practice sending a message, sending a message to a specific group,” said Susan Walsh, the acting Chief Information Officer at the University Information Systems. She added that students who choose not to receive emergency text messages can now also be alerted to emergencies through e-mails, Twitter, Facebook “fan pages,” and RSS feeds...
...year, including Standish, which could save some $30 million annually. Standish is expected to be shut down by the end of October, and many of the 600 inmates are already being dispersed to other facilities. Officials here say importing prisoners is a way to profitably use a facility that would otherwise be empty. On Oct. 19, the Standish city council voted to allow federal prisoners, including detainees from Gitmo, to be housed at the local correctional facility. (See TIME's photo-essay "A Day in the Life of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing...
...your use of pins something that you thought might distract from any commentary on your appearance? First of all, I do like jewelry. But it wouldn't have happened if it hadn't been for Saddam Hussein, because he called me this "unparalleled serpent," and I had the snake pin. That elicited something from the reporters. And then I thought, Well, that was fun, so I went out and bought some costume jewelry. From everything I can tell, it hasn't distracted. Much to my surprise, because there wasn't anything strategic about this, it has added to my message...
...funded, and two patient groups. One, called RetireSafe, receives regular infusions of "general operating support" from Pfizer and operates out of a small Washington law-firm office. It has been blitzing Capitol Hill with letters arguing that guaranteeing biologics makers fewer than 12 years of exclusivity in the use of their data could cost lives. The other group, the Alliance of Aging Research, is also run by the drug industry. Its chairman is the managing partner of Foxkiser, a drug-company consultant, and its vice chairman is with Novartis...