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Pring-Wilson’s attorney said he plans to appeal the judge’s ruling...
Valued at $52,000, Rodriguez’s new toy comes equipped with more than just sex appeal. The two-passenger vehicle is loaded with a 12-speaker Bose super deluxe surround sound system, microphones that automatically adjust the volume of music to the surrounding noise, a 224 horsepower V6 engine, and a convertible top that unfolds itself in what Rodriguez describes as a “12-second symphony.” While such amenities may pique the interest of would-be carjackers, Rodriguez isn’t worried. His vehicle came installed with Lojak—a satellite...
...appeal of Number the Stars, which is still being taught in elementary schools today, has indeed spanned generations. Jordan D. Sagalowsky ’04, who read the book for the first time when he was 10, taught Number the Stars at a volunteer summer school program, to a group of “ethnically diverse kids who were intrigued because they didn’t know much of anything about that part of the world...
What a Girl Wants, the story of a New York City teen who seeks out her English-aristocrat dad (Colin Firth), takes the easy route of proving Bynes' appeal by making oafs and prigs of the Brits. But in this fable of father finding and mother hugging, Bynes shows her mastery of the pratfall--in one scene, off a fashion-show catwalk and into Prince Charles' lap. She also expertly editorializes with her giant green eyes, which could be out of a Keane or Cocteau painting. She bats, crosses or demurely averts them until the viewer yells uncle, or benignly...
...APPEAL. If your top school choice doesn't offer enough aid to make attending feasible--or if it offers you much less than other schools do--it's O.K. to appeal. (Don't say "negotiate." Aid officers think it makes them seem like used-car dealers.) Seamus Harreys, Northeastern University's dean of student financial services, says he has seen many cases in which a parent's income has been hit by the slow economy. The key is documentation: unemployment paperwork, a letter from a former employer, a letter from your accountant if you're self-employed. If you have...