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School tests value of star teachers paid top dollar

So what kind of teachers could a school get if it paid them US$125,000 a year?

An accomplished violist who infuses her music lessons with the neuroscience of why one needs to practise, and creatively worded instructions such as: "Pass the melody gently, as if it were a bowl of Jell-O." A self-described "explorer" from Arizona who spent three decades honing her craft at public, private, urban and rural schools. Two with Ivy League degrees.

Where'd the bailout money go? Shhhh, it's a secret

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's something any bank would demand to know before handing out a loan: Where's the money going?

But after receiving billions in aid from U.S. taxpayers, the nation's largest banks say they can't track exactly how they're spending the money or they simply refuse to discuss it.

"We've lent some of it. We've not lent some of it. We've not given any accounting of, 'Here's how we're doing it,'" said Thomas Kelly, a spokesman for JPMorgan Chase, which received $25 billion in emergency bailout money. "We have not disclosed that to the public. We're declining to."

What did I say then?

HKEx links up with Shanghai | SCMP

The Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges have put aside a fierce rivalry to launch a jointly developed range of energy derivative products, marking the first co-operative venture between the two centres.

......Under the MOU, the two exchanges will set up a 50-50 joint venture to offer a range of energy derivative products for Chinese and international investors.

Crude oil futures contracts will be the first product launched,......

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