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...pastor emphasized that point in a sermon that partly focused on Genelle. Pastor Jim Cymbala told the congregation that in contrast to "the tremendous failure rate of psychiatry and psychologists, all things are possible for those who believe in Christ." A short time later, the minister called Genelle and Roger to the stage and said, "We say that God has a special plan for all of us. But if there's anyone he has a plan for, it is this beautiful child of Christ." A few days before, he had told Genelle in private that she is "the poster child...
...black, 35% Asian and 16% Latino (the remainder are primarily Pacific Islanders, Filipinos and American Indians). J.F.K. routinely ships top graduates to Ivy League schools. But while the typical Asian kid has a 3.01 grade-point average, African-American kids score 1.85. What's going on? School district superintendent Jim Sweeney attributes the gap to class differences. J.F.K. students come from two neighborhoods--a middle-class area known as the Pocket, and a low-income, predominantly black and Hispanic part of town called Meadowview. Lower-income parents, he says, are often less able to spend time helping their kids with...
Mobile operators such as the U.S.'s Verizon Wireless are getting the message. "We think the South Koreans are on target across the board," says Jim Straight, a Verizon vice president. "Much of what they are doing can be applied in the U.S. We are looking at what will fit with our culture and clientele...
Nazi-inspired motorcycle helmets have been around since, well, the Nazis. But now they are becoming the headgear of choice for a growing corps of professionals who want that bad-boy biker image. Jim Peacock, president of Butthead Novelties, sells about 500 German-style helmets a month--up 20% from a year ago--at $50 each to customers in "the in-crowd kind of states, like California." John Daniele, owner of the online retailer Helmets R Us helmetsrus.com) says it's not a Hell's Angels thing. "I'm selling them mostly to professional, business-oriented people," he says...