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What does it mean to gamble? Is it inevitably irresistible?
The physicality of gambling. The elation of winning. The fear and devastation of loss.
These are the symptoms of the thrill of gambling: accelerated pulse rate, pounding heart, dilated pup...
DATE: Aug 02, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Had enough of picnics, barbecues, raft ups and camping? With still some time left for most of us in the long holiday weekend, the smart option is to take advantage of the predicted calm weather and to head offshore for some sport. This can have the a...
DATE: Aug 02, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
T & A, Mr Editor, transparency and accountability, are the key to good governance. Both words are bandied about frequently by those in and out of politics, myself included. The two principles are, we are told, the dynamic duo to democracy, the Batma...
DATE: Jul 30, 2014
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
All the talk is over; Cup Match is finally here.
Looking at the two teams, this year’s match should be very entertaining. There has been a lot of talk about the St George’s team, while Somerset surprised many by dropping one of their more reliable an...
DATE: Jul 30, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
I love that Rodeo Drive shopping scene in the movie Pretty Woman.
Laden with bags, Julia Roberts turns to the snooty sales assistant who previously wouldn’t help her, “Big mistake. Big. Huge … I have to go shopping now.”
I’ve had my own experiences l...
DATE: Jul 29, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
George Harrison wrote a song about all things passing away. All things must pass away, he said. His thought came from his involvement with Eastern spirituality, but the same idea can be found in the Bible. This world, and everything associated with i...
DATE: Jul 29, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
Dear Carla: How close is too close for comfort? A guy is trying to holler at me, and I am attracted to him but he used to be my cousin’s boyfriend for a few years. They broke up a while ago and she has a boyfriend who she has been with for years. Ber...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Carla Zuill
No need to destroy the house, over a heated debate at the kitchen
table, over the colour of curtains for the living room. Here in our little Bermuda, it would seem we have not learned from history, that without applying reason and common sense to sol...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
It doesn’t take a political expert to determine that our Bermudian political arena has degenerated into a terrible mess, with revelation after revelation that honesty and transparency have been conspicuously absent in the conduct of the people’s busi...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Just about all over for another year! Billfish can move on over into the back seat after occupying the limelight and most of the headlines. After a month of concentrating on the deep blue water and the big fish, things will start to return to normal ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
