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...years until she was outed by anonymous sources. And this wasn't just any lie. It was a lie in the very area in which Jones' job requires her to expect the truth. The dean of admissions, of all people at a university, has to be pretty firm on the question of résumé padding...
...coats, kimono dresses and catsuits for the Swedish retailer H&M, which debuted on March 10 at H&M's newest store in Hong Kong and in April at H&M in Shanghai. In these cities, shopping is as important as stargazing, and that's why the $2 billion firm made its first moves into Asia here: H&M wants a share of China's $60 billion apparel market. To do that it may have to redefine its trademark "cheap chic" aesthetic...
...York used Gates funding to commission the Parthenon Group, a Boston-based consulting firm, to dig deep into its graduation data. The resulting 64-page report, released last October, enabled the nation's largest school district to discern how many kids it was losing, which ones and when. Just as important, it showed what was working to salvage high-risk kids like Maisonet and Garcia...
...State Bill Gardner, who has the power to set the date and who is legendary for his zeal at guarding the influence of that state's first-in-the-nation primary. While Gardner has tentatively scheduled the New Hampshire primary for January 22, he will not set a firm date until this fall. There has been speculation that balloting could even be moved up to December. So far, however, Gardner told the St. Petersburg Times, "I haven't seen anything in Florida that would threaten our tradition...
...launch, fingers crossed for a successful mission. Last fall, the first SpaceLoft flight ended moments after it began when the telephone-pole-sized rocket spiraled erratically before plummeting to earth. After reviewing the flight data, the solution was obvious, says Eric Knight, co-founder of UP Aerospace, the Connecticut firm that built the rocket. It needed a fourth tail fin. Many computer simulations confirmed his diagnosis and Saturday's flight went off without a hitch...