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...hooking up with their lenders to hash out mortgage modifications, and they had some choice words for what they view as Washington's lack of help. "Paulson and the rest of them don't give a damn about what's happening to us," said Angela Butler, 49, a school custodian who, after going on disability two years ago when she suffered a stroke, refinanced her four-bedroom Miami Gardens house to a lower, adjustable rate - only to see her monthly payment shoot up almost $1,100 this year. "All the dominoes are falling on top of us out here," Butler...
...diehards who get the buzz started through their blogs and podcasts. "From the beginning, we were very focused on signaling to the fan base that this film would be everything they wanted," says Summit CEO Rob Friedman. That meant keeping Meyer involved in script and casting decisions as a custodian of her original girl-meets-vampire vision. Early on, for instance, the author put her foot down to preserve certain details that were important to her - that in her stories, for instance, vampires have no fangs and their skin sparkles in the sunlight...
...Boston Board of Licensing, said that Harvard did not have to add more restrictions this year to receive the tailgating permit. Instead of voluntarily promoting such a strict atmosphere, Harvard should have developed its own controlled—but not militaristic—policy.As both a representative and custodian of its students, the University has a responsibility to ensure a safe and fun Game day. While the recently established policy leaves much room for criticism, it remains a significant improvement from Harvard’s tailgate two years ago, and seems make the best of difficult tradeoffs. Although more could...
Some hours later, after the Uffizi had closed, a custodian peered into the gallery of Greek nudes. He sensed something was wrong. Alcibiades had been violently castrated—but the custodian had seen that coming. No, it was something else. He crept further into the room. Was this one of his unlucky days? He approached the statue of Narcissus, paused, and reached out his hand. The custodian let his fingers brush, very gingerly, against the marble leg. It had happened again...
...help enormously in reaching "the people in our union who are skeptical about Barack Obama." Stern recalls that when Biden took up the union's challenge to work a day with one of its members in Iowa last year, the Delaware Senator asked to do it with a school custodian - and surprised the head building engineer at a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, middle school by actually knowing how to use a wrench...