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It's a strange time for the U.S. State Department to drop China from its list of the world's 10 worst human-rights violators. Evidently a decision was made not to inflame tensions. World leaders will gather respectfully as the athletes march into competition. As for the Chinese dissidents...
Still, given the outcome of his leadership of Vivendi--a forced resignation as the company teetered, paralyzed by nearly $35 billion in debt--one might suspect he'd be radioactive. If so, the toxic glow didn't last long. "Soon after I created Messier Partners," he says, "I was working...
Where this year's Biennial goes out on a limb is in the decision to devote a separate venue to shared social experiences defined as artworks. These include a 24-hour dance marathon, a Gypsy-themed feast and a slumber party. Momin and Huldisch say this kind of evanescent "event...
This sort of procedure, where a decision seems to have been made before all the evidence was collected, happens even more often in cases of academic review, students say. In a case that went before the Board last January, a sophomore whose grades were unsatisfactory due to health reasons was...
However, home-school advocates are still hoping that the case will be overturned in its appeal. Otherwise it would set a legal precedent. "[O'Connell's is] an encouraging statement, and we think it will have important implications for the court decision," said Michael Farris, chairman of the Home School...