Word: seeks
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Capano last week was charged with state murder one, which permits authorities to seek the death penalty. Looking disheveled and disoriented after his arrest, he was held without bail in a 7-ft. by 10-ft. cell set apart from the other inmates at Gander Hill prison, awaiting a preliminary hearing. "You can bet every dollar in your pocket and every hair on your head that he's going to plead not guilty," said his lawyer, Joseph Hurley Jr., adding, "Gerard Capano is trying to get out of 10 years...
...companies suddenly became anorexic. Manufacturers like carmaker Kia Motors and steelcaster Hanbo have collapsed. Yet the chaebol kept begging for money, and their bankers kept obliging. Result: loans to Korean companies have reached an amount equal to 165% of Korea's GDP, and rumors abound that the country may seek an International Monetary Fund rescue. Seoul, however, denies...
Lawsuits like this are common in the entertainment industry, but the attorneys here are talking awfully tough. "This is the most egregious case I've ever seen," says Chase-Riboud's attorney, who is asking for $10 million in damages and threatening to seek an injunction to block the film's release. Spielberg's lawyer retorts that the plaintiff is "nuts" and that her novel is "wordy, dull, confusing and phony." So there...
...prevent such a tragedy from happening again. There are many resources on campus which can help students address personal challenges and difficulties. Mental Health Service, the Bureau of Study Counsel, In Common, Room 13 and Response, in addition to friends and family, can provide great help for those who seek them out. But they can do very little to help those who suffer in isolation. Students should not be discouraged, whether openly or subtly, from seeking help. No one should be made to feel like a failure for seeking out assistance...
...casinos are, as never before, making it their business to know who their customers are, building vast databases and utilizing the techniques of direct-mail marketing to zero in on specific consumers. As the gaming industry cranks up these sophisticated new techniques to seek out new customers, it's coming under scrutiny for targeting--knowingly or not--pathological gamblers like Willman. Indeed, a federal commission will soon start hearings into just such marketing practices...