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Rudenstine says that, in several searches for new deans, women and minorities have made it onto his short list but not gotten an offer...
...cutting out overhead costs such as inventory expenses and large staff, virtual bookstores can offer prices below retail. Yet how much of a discount on-line vendors offer is a matter of dispute...
Canada's 90 universities, all publicly funded, offer degree programs similar to those available at U.S. schools. The University of Toronto, for example, lists 300 separate degree programs. Many institutions also claim renowned or unusual specializations, such as polar studies at Trent; ocean science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, conflict resolution at the University of Winnipeg, and petroleum engineering at the University of Alberta...
Tempering their commercialism, two of the sites offer practical financial advice and services. At iCanBuy and DoughNET, young people can open FDIC-insured bank accounts, learn about investing and donate to a charity. Shopping is still the main draw for youngsters, commonly more concerned with stuff than savings, but the sites' grownup money advice may be winning a few converts...
...prompted wild speculation over possible motives among the crew, or even a hijacking scenario, and federal officials had reportedly been considering turning the investigation over to the FBI. But the voice recording of the final moments in the cockpit apparently gives no hint of any malfeasance, nor does it offer any other explanation for the crisis to which the crew were responding. And that means we may have to reconcile ourselves with the maddening possibility that, once again, we may never know...