1.  Cyrus Sakhai, the 25-year-old manager and son of the owner, is leaving the rug world.

2.  Despite their small successes, Romania's gays are leaving the country in search of a better, safer life elsewhere.

3.  Deutsch is leaving the post soon in a shakeup of top administration jobs.

4.  Designers like Capasa and Bikkembergs are leaving hard and edgy behind.

5.  DEUTSCHEBANK-NEWMAN (Frankfurt, Germany) _ Frank Newman is leaving Deutsche Bank less than a month after the takeover of Bankers Trust, which he headed.

6.  Digital Equipment Corp. is leaving little doubt about the company's commitment to its Digital Unix operating system, despite its impending acquisition by Compaq Computer Corp.

7.  Dimon is leaving Citigroup with a full wallet.

8.  Deutsch is leaving the post soon in a shake-up of top jobs in the Clinton administration.

9.  Disney is leaving no hope unturned.

10.  Dobbs is leaving to start a Web site called Space.com, which will offer news and educational and fictional entertainment content about space, including science and business content.