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...score 50 points higher on state tests than peers who attend middle schools. Under Paul Vallas, the energetic CEO of Philadelphia's schools, the district is pruning the number of middle schools from 46 in 2003 to eight by 2008, while upping K-8s from 10 to 120. "I haven't seen anything to support the creation of middle schools, especially the way they work in large urban areas," Vallas says...
...have created opportunities for China's Lius to escape from their humble social and economic background and realize their hopes. There is a degree of freedom of speech here today via the Internet. The people who fearlessly speak out online include new property owners as well as those who haven't yet joined the ranks of this class. Those Chinese want the government to hear their voices and act to promote a democratic system that will protect their property rights. Jian Li Beijing
...Recently I've taken a couple cooking classes at a local community center and I still haven't made anything. We prepared all kinds of food including donuts, quiches, and blintzes. They were delicious. My parents say I'm an adventurous eater, but I think that the stuff I eat is pretty ordinary. I eat calamari, tuna, pineapple pizza, and tomatoes. Lots of my friends would shy away from these, but I enjoy them. Some things that set me apart from the crowd are that I don't like a lot of rap, I listen to a load of oldies...
...really know what the brand stood for," says Critchell, formerly of Cartier, who took over as CEO of Dunhill in 2001. Last year, after a total image overhaul spearheaded by Yann Debelle de Montby, director of image and communication, the brand's famous Jermyn Street store reopened as a haven for men looking for that quintessentially English accessory. The store also features a traditional barbershop and a series of Dunhill's inventions?one favorite, the "windshield pipe," designed to keep the tobacco lit through wind or rain, ignited the Dunhill reputation that is being rekindled today...
...busy making money and more babies, O Tamaiti (The Children) took out the coveted Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, a first for a Pacific Islander director. Hinting at domestic violence, the film offered a strikingly dark view of Samoan life. "She wants to undo that happy haven idea of the Pacific," says Suhanya Raffel, head of Asian, Pacific and International Art at the Queensland Art Gallery, which will showcase Urale's work at next year's Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, "to look at much deeper social issues...