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...April 8 nuptials. According to a palace spokeswoman, the Queen is not going "because she is aware that the Prince and Mrs. Parker Bowles wanted to keep the occasion low-key." Right. Heaven forfend that as dedicated a party animal as the Queen, 78, should ruin their...
...SOUND ABSURD, BUT BEAR WITH ME. ISN'T IT SOMETHING LIKE BEING A MOVIE STAR? As far as movie acting, yeah, sometimes people expect you to be something more than you are. Really, you're just doing a job, applying some techniques you've learned. But it's ruined a lot of people. You tell somebody like Marlon Brando that he's brilliant and exceptional and you ruin his whole life--all of a sudden this Mid-American guy feels like a fool. But, you know, you become what you become in life, and you don't sit and think...
Afraid that adverse weather would ruin the parade, they decided to cancel the spectacle for the first time in its history. In its place, they staged a “photo op” on the porch. The traditional parade could be taken or left, but the executives of the show knew they could not get away without the traditional kiss on the cheek...
...California. "If you're not cheating, then you're not trying. A C means you're a loser." Every principal can tell a story about some ambitious student, Ivy bound, who cheats on an exam. Teacher flunks her. Parents protest: She made a mistake, and you're going to ruin her life. Teachers try to explain that good kids can make bad decisions; the challenge is to make sure the kids learn from them. "I think some parents confuse advocating on behalf of their student with defending everything that the student does," says Scott Peoples, a history teacher at Skyview...
...means that the health care system is broken not for just the poor, but also for the middle class,” he said. “Short of Bill Gates, almost every American is at risk for financial ruin...