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US – Friday, November 20

Hit the powder for just pennies

We know — you’ve barely planned your Thanksgiving, let alone started to think about going on a ski vacation. But if you want a great, money-saving ski getaway this winter, it’s imperative you book now, as deals will start to dry up by next week.

Do you have an app for slave labor?

Do you use an iPod, or iPhone? Have you ever gotten a Dell? How about Motorola or Nokia?

It's a sisters thing

Anna Christie first appeared in the these pages back in 2006, when she was among the frequent street performers in Suburban Station.

Annie Lennox: ‘I am my own aids campaign’

Annie Lennox has been an icon since shooting to fame with the Eurythmics two decades ago. The “Greatest White Soul Singer Alive” won a 2004 Academy Award for best original song. But these days, Lennox’s heart belongs less to Billboard charts than to dying children. She campaigns on behalf of African children infected with AIDS. She talked exclusively to Metro.

My Technology

Girls are gamers, too

Nintendo’s “Style Savvy” looks bad on paper. It’s a game targeted toward girls that places a ridiculous emphasis on fashion and beauty. Still, the hook of the game is solid.

Metro Kids

Daniel, age 12, master pianist

At age 10, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had already composed several symphonies. At age 10, pianist Daniel Hsu auditioned for a spot at Curtis Institute, one of the United States’ most prestigious conservatories.

Metro Kids

Much more must still be done

Twenty years later: Progress being made for children but much more work lies ahead

Photo: GETTY IMAGES

My Travel

Uncorking heard round the world

Beaujolais Nouveau, the French red wine that’s released worldwide annually on the third Thursday of November, is ready for its close-up, as people around the world prepare to sample the 2009 vintage.

Metro Kids

Teenagers stop child trafficking

Two years ago, eight 14-year-old girls watched a newsreport about Ghanian children who are trafficked for as little as $20. That was good news for the girls. “For three years, we’d been saying that we wanted to help people, but could never agree on a project,” recalls Anjelica Mantikas. “When we heard about the trafficked children in Ghana, we all knew — this is it!”

Metro Motoring

Driving the DUNES

The sick bags stuffed into the back of the seat in front indicate this isn’t going to be the smoothest of journeys. We’re not in an airplane, we’re in an off-roader and about to do what the locals call “dune bashing” — driving at high speed across the undulating and constantly changing terrain.

Real Estate Search for New York City powered by StreetEasy

The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!

Consumer Trends

Pride of America: Ford beats Japanese

Ford Motors, the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy, makes the most reliable cars in America — and even outshines some of its Japanese competitors, Consumer Reports magazine said yesterday.