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...It’s like applying to college again.” And Teach For America is certainly not a safety option. Brennan says the application process is so involved that “it’s a waste of time to have it as a backup.” The application requires a recommendation letter, two essays, a résumé and transcript. If accepted for the next round, candidates participate in an interview that lasts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first half of the day includes a one-hour 10-minute mock teaching session...
...then addressed the idea of “fair use” of downloaded media, especially the supposed right of legitimate DVD owners to have backup copies...
...need a backup copy?” he said. “The original DVD is copy-protected, and anyway a DVD lasts forever. We’re not trying to stifle fair use, we’re just doing what we have to to stay alive...
...wedding. Her first two marriages took place within months of a first date; neither made it to a second anniversary. Now it appears she's ready to try again, this time with someone her fans, at least, don't have to be introduced to. Though her divorce from backup dancer and second husband Cris Judd will not be final until January (the two separated in June), she has become engaged to actor Ben Affleck, 30. Speculation about the couple's status has been fevered, abetted by their frequent lip-locked appearances in public and the impossible-to-overlook rock...
This moving stage memoir chronicles the life of Gene Glimmer (Christopher R. Starr ’03), a talented jazz trumpeter who never quite made it. He is a “side man,” a journeyman musician in the heyday of the big band who plays backup to the headline stars. His story serves as a eulogy for the jazz era which faded with the onset of rock ‘n’ roll. On a more intimate level, Side Man also explores the way that Gene’s passion for jazz rules and ultimately...