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...five-star hotels. The transatlantic traffic became so heavy that DaimlerChrysler, which owns 20% of Airbus, bought an A320 and outfitted it like an NBA charter so its executives could get some sleep between meetings. The 53-seat plane (an A320 normally has 150 seats) flies four weekly round trips between Stuttgart, Germany, and Auburn Hills, Mich...
...effects of character ed are encouraging but inconclusive. Teachers and administrators, though, say their programs work. Their evidence is anecdotal but remarkably uniform. Steinberg of Gaithersburg Middle School says that since he instituted character ed four years ago, test scores are up and suspensions are down. The Round Rock, Texas, school district started character education last year after a survey of student attitudes showed some alarming results: 71% of students admitted to telling a lie in the previous month, for example. Round Rock's Jollyville Elementary School reports a 40% drop in disciplinary referrals since the program's inception...
What prompted this fourth and latest go-round? "A decade is quite a lot in the life of a performer," he says. "On paper--at least in some editions--the works stay the same, but they have to be performed, and they always present new insights. My appreciation of Beethoven has grown, and grows every day." Cementing his decision to re-record them was the prospect of what he now calls an "ideal collaboration" with the Vienna Philharmonic and his friend Simon Rattle, who at 44 is one of the world's most invigorating conductors...
...golfer and inventor of the sand wedge; in Naples, Fla. Nicknamed the "Squire" for his diminutive size and enormous panache, Sarazen won two major championships before turning 21. At the 1935 Masters, where he became the first player to win all four majors, Sarazen struck the "shot heard round the world," a 235-yarder, for a double eagle on the 15th hole. Four decades later, still sporting his trademark knickers, he punctuated his last tournament with a hole...
Junior Darren Dinneen is hoping to make the next round. Dinneen's season-best time in the 800m is 1:48.69, ranking him No. 21 in the nation. However, only the top 19 seeds qualify for the NCAA tournament...