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...name is Alice, and this is Mrs. Morse's third-grade music class. Would you care to join us?" Who wouldn't? Fetching classroom greeters are just one of the appealing features of the Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School in Hamden, Conn., a for-profit public school with an exuberant following among its students, parents and teachers. Run by Edison Schools Inc., a company whose shares are traded on the NASDAQ, the kindergarten-through-eighth-grade facility draws students from four local districts and sports a waiting list with more than 1,000 names on it. "We're a curiosity," says...
...their retirement savings from a month of day trading. Ninety percent lose everything. But, Liu is a calm, rational person. The fact that he's back at Harvard is testament to the fact that he's amongst the top 10 percent who succeeded. From 1997 to now he has profited around 250 percent. At his high, he had a 300-400 percent gross profit. That's after he paid his tuition...
...With these numbers, Liu should write a book, "The Secret to My Success," unless that name's already taken. What is the secret to Liu's success? At first, Liu admits, he got slammed. He soon learned the trick: if you want to make sweet profits you need to sell, quickly. Liu holds stock for the "ultra short term" and to maximize profit, he sells as soon as possible. "The less time you hold it the more profit, but also the less sure you are of your trade." Purchased stock is "baggage" to Liu, because it ties you down until...
...Technology already devised a method to brush away the radio waves and bypass brain cell mutation. For cell phone addicts everywhere, profit-hungry companies have not missed a beat. To combat this medical finding and loss of sales, auxiliary earpiece/headsets accompany most new cellular models. With this little ear-piece in place the phone can be stored in a pocket away from the ear and head area thus reducing the talkers' interaction with killer radio waves...
...considering options to save the beleaguered HMO, state-appointed receivers, including Reilly, considered making the plan for-profit. While this option was not chosen, it remains a real possibility if Pilgrim faces future financial troubles...