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...stewards in the stadium and swifter punishments such as enforcing legal sentences and banning people from attending games. There are some signs that clashes have been reduced, as figures released by the government confirm. Still, the basic dynamic in Italy has not changed: organized fan clubs, which hold virtual blackmail power over team owners (they're scared of the threat of violence and other organized protests), are ready to clash with the heavy police presence lined up at stadiums every weekend. And on any given Sunday, more blood is shed between hooligans and money wasted due to costs incurred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Italian Soccer Fan's Death | 11/12/2007 | See Source »

...learn to live like everyone else, then when the inevitable class revolution comes, we can simply dress up like them, too, and the proletariat will have to be content with smashing Yale and Princeton instead. Play Money, or, How I Quit My Day Job and Struck It Rich in Virtual Loot Farming by Julian Dibbell While hardcore gamers might view gaming as a “night job” akin to prostitution, slam poetry, or overseas military contracting, the rest of us know that the only tangible benefit of playing games all the time is the learned ability...

Author: By Samuel J. Bakkila, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

Higher education is one of the most crucial areas for government support in the modern economy in which advanced degrees have become virtual prerequisites for social advancement. If the American dream is to remain attainable for all, then college must be available to everyone, regardless of background...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Well-Appropriated | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...nothing else, one thing's clear from the search-term data: Voters' minds are a virtual soup (or casserole, depending on your ideology) of both relevant and bizarrely irrelevant issues. I can't tell you who will win, or why, but I hope our next leader will be elected on the basis of his or her foreign and domestic policies, rather than dish seasonings or cross-dressing skills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Long Tail of Candidate Searches | 11/6/2007 | See Source »

Emboldened by a propaganda victory when the British left Basra, Shi'ite militants have since turned their sights on the Poles and the patchwork of other international forces stationed in and around Diwaniyah. Camp Echo, the headquarters of Multinational Division Central-South, is a virtual Tower of Babel where more than 200 Americans and most of the 900-strong Polish force work and live alongside 100 Mongolians, 62 Romanians, 46 Armenians, 36 Bosnians, 27 Ukrainians, a Lithuanian, a Latvian and a bunch of Ugandan guards. Together they and their numbers posted in urban outposts endure frequent mortar and rocket attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Targeting U.S. Allies in Iraq | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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