Student climbs advertising ladder . Facing temptation . Feds will prosecute in kidnapping case . Gov. Patton passes black-lung torch to Republicans . Mir set to plunge into Pacific .
Chinese officials blame lone madman for school explosion .
The Low-Down . Gymnast's skills well balanced . Movie heads south of border and gets lost . Director paints moving picture . Reynaldo Arenas was born into poverty in Cuba before its revolution.