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...high society,” and just the thought of feeding an old woman at a nursery home or picking up garbage at a park wounds their narcissism. Others structure their extracurriculars around careerist goals, sacrificing their souls into the void of ambition. Amidst la vie occupée, how could they find time to serve others...
...medical care or funeral arrangements. "When you're in the process of dying, you lose a little control every day," says Stevie Ball, CEO of the Fairygodmother Foundation. Dreams are an opportunity for the dreamers "to control one of the last pieces of their lives." Though all the groups vie for funding from individuals and companies, "it's the kind of business that really isn't competitive," Ball says. The world needs as many dream providers...
...fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day you’re out”). But in the case of Heidi Klum’s lines, it’s at least delivered with varying degrees of both German accent and melodrama.…Vie with each other to seduce a washed-out ’90s rapper.There are few reality shows that are genuinely ridiculous enough that there’s no need to make fun of them. VH1’s “Flavor of Love” is one of these...
Dozens of hopefuls vie for a spot in a 16-candidate competition—and the lucky ones chosen will square off in a trying elimination round that will test their social skills...
...loose and baggy ideological bastards like the 2004 Medicare bill.So, whereas David Cameron provides a coherent set of moderate Tory opposition policies without being lauded for bipartisanship, Democrats can only offer an incoherent mix policies ranging from radical left (Kucinich) to neo-conservative (Lieberman). A thousand different voices vie for control of the party message, resulting in a John Cage-like cacophony. In other words, the U.S. lacks both political moderation and coherent party platforms.Nevertheless, it’s possible for the opposition party to overcome the American system’s weakness—that was, after...