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Brian Wells' goals in life didn't seem to extend much beyond finding the address for his next pizza delivery. He was a solitary man whose only regular houseguest was his mom, with whom he shared Sunday steak dinners. He was so reluctant about calling attention to himself that he had the hubcaps removed from his car because they were too flashy. He cared for three cats that he simply called Kitty. And every morning for five years, as regular as clock hands, he waved the same unsmiling hello to the clerks in the health-food shop next to Mama...
Geonetta is in what Albertson calls "the dream phase." According to Albertson, a former sound engineer who worked his way up to co-CEO from Guitar Center's sales floor, "becoming a musician is all about dreaming. The longer we can extend the dream phase, the better." In the past several years, the dream phase got a boost from advances in digital recording technology. Artists like Geonetta who don't have a record-label contract used to have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for studio time plus distribution costs. But now amateurs can produce CDs with their home...
Harvard will look to extend its undefeated start when it hosts Fairfield Wednesday...
...Shulong, a political scientist at Tsinghua University in Beijing: "China is more concerned about a crisis spinning out of control." Few anywhere want that; but it would be no surprise if Bush Administration hawks, who have long wanted to step up pressure on Pyongyang, now saw little reason to extend their patience. "The North Koreans have run this particular film on too many Saturday nights," says a Western diplomat. Sounds like someone's getting tired of the show. --Reported by Matthew Forney/Beijing and Donald Macintyre/Seoul
...required documents. "If you have bad credit or bad records, it's not the bank's fault," says Fresella. Sometimes, though, it is the bank's fault. Lenders bogged down with application backlogs may not be able to process paperwork quickly. Under those circumstances, lenders may offer to extend the deadline as long as 30 days. In some cases, for an additional fee, banks may even approve an extension...