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...couple other shows in the '80s with ridiculous names and they sort of seemed all the same: a lot of creepily stage-managed kids and then a lot of people who are just trying so hard that they're pandering. There was always some 45-year-old dude singing "Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie." When they were trying to introduce karaoke to the U.S. in the '80s you had a lot of people who were raised to think that if you can't sing you shouldn't sing. But with American Idol, now if you ask any 19-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Karaoke King | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...Willy Wonka magic and unveils new products, is the first week of January. And a $99 iPhone is the kind of line extension that could be announced then as a sideshow to the main event - whatever that is. But for now, at least, Wal-Mart shoppers will have to wait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: iPhone Headed to Wal-Mart. Discounts May Wait | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...Freshman hopefuls also made use of Facebook to rally supporters. They created campaign groups and events, and some candidates even took a more personal approach by “friending” every freshman in their respective constituencies. Some overzealous candidates didn’t even wait to arrive on campus, launching their online campaign in early August. As students try and make an informed choice for UC president, we can be thankful that approaches to the Presidential campaigns has been more sophisticated. This lazy brand of hyperactive self-promotion—the kind displayed by some freshman UC candidates...

Author: By Elias A. Shaaya | Title: Campaign Sales | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

This means the really big decisions about the automakers' future will have to wait until Barack Obama takes over in January. But again, GM and Chrysler don't have that much time, so discussion Friday turned to the possibility of a bridge loan to get them through until the end of March. Under questioning from Pennsylvania Democrat Paul Kanjorski, Wagoner said GM needed $10 billion to survive that long, and Nardelli said Chrysler would need $4 billion. Ford could make it that far without any help, Mulally said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Automakers Win Hearts in D.C., But No Cash (Yet) | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

...possible to have bargain bonanzas without casualties. But it's imperative to make the process fair and predictable. If, for example, people wait in a snaked line with ropes or are given numbers, then they know in advance who goes first - and do not feel the need to compete when the doors open. "Allow those who have waited longest to get in first," says Still. "Let them in one at a time. Then everyone knows it's a fair system. Very quickly you see that people's behavior adapts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Prevent a Crowd Crush | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

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