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...regret the circumstances that have led this country to the brink when it comes to public education, we should not condone measures that give up on every value behind education: If we want our youth to grow up with the right values, we should not support giving monetary prizes to students who achieve outstanding test scores...
...deferential to each other," says Peter Miller, a financial planner who was on the 65th floor of the North Tower on 9/11 and who has worked closely with Head over the years through survivor events. "We just assume we're always on the brink of getting emotional." He remembers noticing one inconsistency in Head's story: Miller was there when I met Head for coffee three years ago. During our conversation, he heard Head refer to her fiancé. Years later, while conducting tours of Ground Zero alongside Head, he heard that she had called this man her husband...
...first Monday at BA, he set about reaching a deal with trade unions to rub out the pension's deficit over the next decade through one-off cash injections and changes to employee benefits. Two months later, "Slasher," as Walsh was known while rescuing the Irish carrier from the brink, cut hundreds of senior managers. Soon afterward, he unveiled a blueprint for shrinking BA's costs by close to $1 billion, partly through further job cuts. With fewer bills to pay, BA looks set next year to hit its target operating margin of 10%, its highest ever...
Connie King makes a point of walking at least 10,000 steps a day. That's about five miles - an impressive goal for the 84-year-old, especially in a town comprising only 10 acres. Eight years ago, Locke, California (population 80) had been on the brink of extinction. Bad plumbing and teetering, century-old shacks prompted the county to condemn the town, located 30 miles south of Sacramento...
...Crimson played neck-and-neck with the Eagles for most of the game before relinquishing its control of the game late. Up through the 74th minute, when the Eagles tallied the eventual game-winner, Harvard challenged the ranked Boston College squad, pushing its opponents to the brink...