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...only we had known that Mr. Kane rose to prominence in Yale's registrar's office by spearheading its transition to the then-unknown "interweb," we would have been able to predict the inevitable disappearance of the Tolstoy-sized course catalog that we've enjoyed for so long. Kane piloted a move to online course selection at Yale before doing the same at Harvard...
...fact: Mr. Kane is also lifelong singer and pianist...
...Pity Mr. T. It would cost the former chain-studded, 1980s TV star $1,000,000 to get dressed today. Earlier this week, gold hit $1,009 an ounce, an 18-month high and only the third time it has made it into the quadruple digits. Adjusted for inflation, the price of gold is three times what it cost when Mr. T's B.A. Baracus and the A-Team were on the air. (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
...leave to appeal to the Federal Court, Malaysia's highest court, but after the application for leave was refused on Tuesday, the company was ordered to pay $2,857 in legal fees to McCurry. "It is expensive business to go all the way to the highest court," says Mr. Suppiah, who will not disclose how much he and his family have spent on the case. "Now that we have won, we want to put the nightmare behind us and focus on developing a McCurry franchise...
...restaurant has gradually gained a loyal clientele even as the suit weaved its way through the slow-moving judiciary. The publicity brought them additional patrons, including curious American tourists, Bollywood film crews and plenty of locals. "[Customers] usually attacked McDonald's as they tucked into our Indian dishes," says Mr. Suppiah. "We did gain from the publicity, but because of the lawsuit, we could not franchise our outlet." Adissayam Xavier, a regular customer at McCurry, agrees with its owners that the McDonald's suit has been unfair. "It is cold-hearted to try to put someone out of business simply...