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'This is Why I'm Hot' hot No. 1 single

NEW YORK, Mar. 1 (UPI) -- "This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims zoomed from No. 32 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the third biggest leap in the chart's history.

Akon's "Don't Matter" moved up to the No. 2 spot from No. 5.

After topping last week's chart, Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around... Comes Around" slips to No. 3

Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" featuring Akon was in the No. 4 spot, a move up from No. 6.

"Cupid's Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroes featuring Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump moved into No. 5, up from No. 8.

Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" dropped from No. 3 to No. 6.

Daughtry's "It's Not Over" hung in at No. 7 for a second week.

Fall Out Boy's "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race," which previously peaked at No. 2, rose to No. 8 from No. 10.

Ludacris' "Runaway Love" featuring Mary J. Blige tumbled from No. 2 to No. 9.

Rihanna's "Break It Off" with Sean Paul blasted from No. 52 to No. 10, aided by its release in the digital market.

Hepburn's black dress outfits schools

LAXMIKANTAPUR, India, Mar. 1 (UPI) -- Doors opened to students and visitors at the first school in India outfitted with proceeds from the sale of Audrey Hepburn's signature little black dress.

The school at Laxmikantapur near Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, complete with computers and teaching aids, will provide an education to about 200 children who otherwise might not get one, the BBC said.

The school is the first of 15 planned to open, thanks to the anonymous bidder who bought the Givenchy-designed dress for more than $900,000. Proceeds from the auction went to the Kolkata-based charity City of Joy Aid, which helps India's poor through a network of schools, clinics, rehabilitation centers and hospital boats.

Designer Hubert de Givenchy donated the dress -- especially designed for Hepburn in her role as Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" -- to the City of Joy Aid, run by French author and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre, who was on had for the school's opening.

Lapierre said the school was a fitting tribute to Hepburn, who spent the last years of her life helping the poor by working as an ambassador for United Nations Children's Fund.

Hong Kong official proposes film fund

HONG KONG, China, Mar. 1 (UPI) -- A $38.5 million funding package for Hong Kong's movie industry was unveiled in finance secretary Henry Tang's budget address to the Legislative Council.

Tang said the new financial aid package, recommended by Hong Kong's Film Development Committee, would help a "major creative sector," Variety said Thursday.

The new fund would help "finance film production and overcome the shortage of talent," Tang said.

Tang said the Hong Kong secretary for commerce, industry and technology will consult the soon-to-be established Film Development Council to develop how the fund would be operated. He did not indicate how the funds would be allocated nor say how long money would be available.

Reilly remains as NBC Entertainment chief

NEW YORK, Mar. 1 (UPI) -- NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly Thursday signed a multiyear deal with the U.S. television network.

The contract has been anticipated since January when NBC Universal Chief Executive Officer Jeff Zucker expressed his desire to keep Reilly, Variety said Thursday.

Reilly's re-signing is a victory for the former FX executive hounded by rumors about his future with NBC after the network's poor primetime performance in recent years.

Though fourth in ratings among the major broadcasters, the network has begun gaining momentum, starting with last fall's hit, "My Name is Earl" and the slow-building hit "The Office."