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...major-league broker who, starting last September, was taking mammoth positions in several high-profile tech stocks. When his positions topped the maximum allowed by regulators, he allegedly began placing orders through a group of Calcutta operators, including Dinesh Singhania, a local broker widely disliked for his lavish tastes and arrogance. Since most of these orders were financed with gray money, they couldn't be traced back to Parekh. In its May report, SEBI said it believes the Big Bull was using the Calcutta gray market to ramp up the prices of his stocks. If that is the case...
...their area, learn about programs for kids with special needs and sign up for the new "baby bond," "these are all step-changes in service that people will notice" - as long as the local school gets a new roof too. As banks, airlines and other big companies increasingly lavish the most attention on the most profitable customers, Mulgan thinks, "in five years, the government could be outperforming the private sector in terms of the service it gives the typical family...
...placed undergraduate education as a top priority. And Summers has been outspoken about his commitment toward undergrads. For example, one prominent item on the new president’s agenda is an ambitious plan to hire more than 200 new faculty members. Moreover, with the University sitting atop a lavish $19 billion endowment, a shift in presidential duties from fundraising to education seems both logical and likely...
...place in college life. To be sure, most Harvard students probably do their reading in the Quincy House library or their suites in Mather, if they do their reading at all. But all of us take our classes amid red brick buildings with crisp white trim, fountains, statues and lavish green lawns. This grandeur is not solely designed to impress potential donors. Rather, the loveliness of the campus mingles with and enhances learning—the reason that critic David Denby has argued that beautiful surroundings are vitally important for education. The columns of Widener bespeak a reverence...
Mesa Arts is a takes-a-village enterprise. But many of the city's charter schools are less lavish affairs that can fall prey to the strains that plague most start-ups. This was certainly true of Paramount Academy. Launched in 1997, the school was originally led by Marsh Dale Cline, a seasoned public school teacher. His son Dale R. Cline was a member of the board and also groomed the school grounds. After cycling through several board members and surviving one aborted takeover attempt, the senior Cline resigned last summer. His son, who freely admits "my background...