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...BMW was the dream of Don Walters, 50. The retired power-plant operator in Rowlesburg, W.Va., "moped at a picture of it on his screensaver," says his wife Sandy, also 50, a speech therapist. Don spends three days a week caring for Sandy's mom, who has Alzheimer's. As a thank-you, Sandy took out a loan to buy his dream ride. "I just hold on tight," she says, "and hug his waist and feel the wind...
With its elegant mingling of analog hands and digital functions, BMW's new MP3 watch (available at dealerships for $275) looks as if it came straight out of a James Bond film. It's packed with 256 megabytes of internal flash memory, which means you can store more than four hours of high-fidelity music, record voice memos and use it as a mini--hard drive for transporting computer files as well. The internal lithium-ion battery automatically recharges itself whenever you connect the watch to a PC (via a removable USB plug). The major flaw: listening to music means...
...feel and features classy touches inside, like chrome-trim analog gauges and tortoiseshell accents on the door, steering wheel and shifter. Is it the ultimate driving sensation? Not quite. But with a base price of $33,000, the 300C offers more car for the buck than a similarly priced BMW. The only question is whether today's DaddyOs will feel as kingly in a Chrysler. --By Daren Fonda
...Sufi ascetic. He wears handloom shirts and jeans (though he admits to owning "suits and things" for special occasions), and drives a modest Toyota Qualis because "I don't need anything else." Gesturing at his studio, stuffed with the latest mixers and synthesizers, he says: "This is my BMW." He shares his house in Madras with his wife, his three children and his mother, who still handles his finances; Rahman asks her for money whenever he is short. "I like to be a musafir [vagrant] without any baggage," he says. Unlike other artists steering themselves on a predetermined career path...
...She’s got a runny nose too, it’s a miracle!” said one teenager who stopped by briefly. Later, two middle-aged women in black overcoats who refused to be identified, stepped out of their BMW M5 for a few minutes to take photographs and place a heart-shaped chocolate in the Virgin Mary’s hand. “I came over to make a chocolate donation,” one of the women said, “She’s had a long couple of weeks?...