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...American Idol follows the same formula. The judges crossed the country and heard thousands of crooners and caterwaulers, narrowing them to 30 who are performing on the series over a three-week period. Viewers voting by phone (3 million last week) will winnow them to nine, plus a "wild card" picked by the judges. The final 10 will perform (and get re-critiqued) each week, with one ejected every Wednesday until Sept. 4, when the winner will score a recording contract with...
Here's a classic: a fellow calling himself Crystal Jimmy promised he could get everyone on his mailing list a credit card even if the person's credit was shot. "These are often targeted to people who are having money troubles," says Grant. She explains that if you reply, Jimmy is likely to ask you for money--"an application fee or a processing fee, or whatever. It's usually hundreds of dollars." Needless to say, once Jimmy has your cash, his motivation to follow through will disappear...
...Burma, and didn't stop until they reached the Thai border town of Mae Sai. "Growing up in Thailand, I was fascinated by my parents' stories of home," says Chai, 37. "So when I was 17, I came back." He found work as a goldsmith, obtained a Chinese ID card, and last March opened Chai Chuan Chin?fulfilling a lifelong dream...
...Rivaldo left-footed flick. (Earlier in the tournament Rivaldo provided the tournament's most distasteful piece of gamesmanship when he feigned a face injury from a ball struck by Turkey's Hakan Unsal that had hit him on the leg. The Turk was sent off for a second yellow card offense?an incident that earned Rivaldo heavy criticism and a not-so-heavy fine...
...Rivaldo left-footed flick. (Earlier in the tournament Rivaldo provided the tournament's most distasteful piece of gamesmanship when he feigned a face injury from a ball struck by Turkey's Hakan Unsal that had hit him on the leg. The Turk was sent off for a second yellow card offense - an incident that earned Rivaldo heavy criticism and a not-so-heavy fine...