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...inadvertently added a moral postscript to the already ponderous Clinton-Lewinsky file: While good politicians sometimes pay for telling lies, the truly great ones never do. Cisneros, who served as HUD chief in the first Clinton administration, has at least a few things in common with his former boss. Both men inspired great expectations early in their careers, and both were investigated tirelessly by independent counsels over allegations of extramarital affairs ? and their inevitable aftershocks...
...facing this new situation and tell them you understand it and respect them," Sheras warns. You could also lighten their load by telling your kids about your own first day as the "new kid" at your new job. "Today I couldn't find the bathroom and forgot my boss's name--how did it go for you?" might be a good start...
Janet Lasley has always been a pretty impressive boss. President of Lasley Construction, a home-renovation-and-restoration business she founded 14 years ago in Rocky Hill, N.J., she taught herself sign language to communicate with one of her first employees, who was hearing impaired. When she cracked her spine on the job 12 years ago, Lasley hired two extra workers and managed them from bed. After she recovered, she kept the replacements on and found enough new work to keep everybody busy. In 1995 Lasley took another big step--one that is rare in the world of small construction...
...dealers have wasted no time rushing in. Barney's videos and the eccentric sculptures related to them are avidly followed by prominent collectors and museums. Three years ago, he received $50,000 for his contribution to contemporary art as the inaugural recipient of the Guggenheim Museum's Hugo Boss Award. His shows are seen from Los Angeles to London, Tokyo to New York City...
...latest edition of Mikhail Baryshnikov's permanent floating modern-dance troupe teams the world's greatest living dancer with five talented women, none of whom get lost in his long shadow. Raquel Aedo shares center stage with her boss in a new pas de deux by Lucy Guerin, an Australian choreographer whose work first caught Baryshnikov's eye three years ago. The combination is potent: Soft Center is a laconic, coolly sensuous duet accompanied by a raspy electronic-music collage with a snippet of Paul Hindemith's mournful Trauermusik stuck in the middle (hence the title). Guerin is a major...