Word: parallelling
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...City has made Lloyd's the target of an intensive criminal investigation. And in a pivotal case due for trial early next year before a California state court in Los Angeles, a father and two daughters who lost heavily in Lloyd's have brought allegations of fraud that closely parallel the London charges...
Watching Rick Rockwell pluck his insta-bride out of a lineup of seemingly normal women had the gut-wrenching, irresistible allure of driving past a car wreck. Of course, that parallel may not be coincidental; the Fox network, which aired the ill-fated episode of "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" is known for its penchant for "reality-based programming," including titles like "When Good Pets Go Bad" and the car wreck-rich "World's Scariest Police Videos." Now, in the wake of creepy allegations about Rockwell and claims of temporary insanity by his erstwhile bride, Fox chairman Sandy...
Bathrooms are contained in a large "wet" wall that extends through the house. This wall's surface, made of a composite of glass and resin, changes between transparency and opacity. Running parallel to it is a "digital" wall that can be used as a projection screen, conveying blown-up views of the occupants' everyday life. Should the residents of the house prefer more conventional privacy, digital messages could be projected on this wall, ranging from advertising slogans to exhibitions of the owners' video-art collection. Tired of sitting in the living room? Don't get up; just change the picture...
...there was something peculiarly awful about watching a parallel story of water, fate and power play itself out mercilessly upon a boy no more prepared for tragedy than any other six-year-old. Elian Gonzalez was dazed when fishermen picked him up on Thanksgiving Day, lashed atop an inner tube in the Atlantic off Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He too was half crazy--from dehydration, from the loss of his mother, from watching his other companions, after the small boat that had brought them from Cuba sank in heavy seas, slip one by one into the deep. And the sharks...
That reluctance is where the parallel between Muniz and his character ends. Even as work cuts into his tee time--a golfer since age 5, Muniz has a 13 handicap--he relishes his 9 1/2-hr. shooting days. Still, he says, "I don't see myself as different from other kids." To ensure he stays that way, Denise has quit her job as a nurse to tend to her son, who's being home-schooled. "I want Frankie to stay a good kid," she says. "I love it when people say he's talented, but I love it more when people...