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Unfortunately, New York City’s bright and bustling terrestrial nightlife kept the celestial nightlife unintelligibly murky. But the city’s hazy skies could not deter the Quincy House resident’s passion for the stars. And so he read about what he could not see. The summer after 10th grade, Rudenstine dove into some heavy reading on astronomy, devouring 400-page scientific tomes with vigor. Since that summer, Rudenstine has been officially hooked on star-spotting. Rudenstine’s fondest memories of traveling through the Himalayas during his year off after high...
While working on her Ph.D., Seidman became much more active in the American anti-apartheid movement, traveling the country speaking at college campuses. This did not, however, deter her from going to South Africa during a state of emergency to do field research for her dissertation—a comparative study of labor unions in the democratic opposition in Brazil and South Africa...
...such squabbles don't deter new customers like Sherry Lawson, 38, a nurse practitioner in Denver. When she wanted to roll over a retirement account, her bank was prepared to charge her $50 in fees, which she considered "outrageous." So she sent the money to her credit union, Bellco, which charged nothing. And, she says, "they were friendlier about it." --With reporting by Sarah Sturmon Dale/Minneapolis and Rita Healy/Denver
...particularly favorable light to your prospective lender and go to fewer pains to do so with the IRS. Indeed, you might take great liberties to portray your economic situation in two divergent ways that would serve your best interests. While guilt and shame and the possibility of detection might deter you, you might find yourself coming up with all kinds of curious rationalizations for why something is income (to the lender) or an expense (to the tax authorities...
...particularly favorable light to your prospective lender and go to fewer pains to do so with the IRS. Indeed, you might take great liberties to portray your economic situation in two divergent ways that would serve your best interests. While guilt and shame and the possibility of detection might deter you, you might find yourself coming up with all kinds of curious rationalizations for why something is income (to the lender) or an expense (to the tax authorities...