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...vice chief of MITI, Makoto Kuroda, to the effect that U.S. supercomputer makers would only be wasting their time trying to sell the advanced machines to Japanese government agencies or universities. His remarks, which he reportedly made in January at a lunch for visiting U.S. trade officials, seemed to betray a lack of sincerity in Japan's repeated promises to open up its markets to foreign business. Kuroda has denied his statement, even saying that the State Department's report "could be an American trick...
Suddenly and unexpectedly, Bakker's control of this seemingly flourishing domain, built over 13 years, came to an end last week. With trembling voice, the televangelist confessed to the Charlotte Observer that he had been < "wickedly manipulated by treacherous former friends" who had "conspired to betray me into a sexual encounter." Following that involvement, Bakker said, he had "succumbed to blackmail" to protect his family and organization. After the news broke, Bakker resigned as head of PTL, handing control of his troubled operation to fellow TV Preacher Jerry Falwell...
This trend too shall pass, as Hollywood rediscovers the dangerous differences between an art built on artifice and one that tilts toward realism. The theater's delicate conspiracy of pretense and believability can betray the most faithful filmmakers. In close-up, gestures become italicized, speeches sound like sermons, and a powerful actor can look like a ham going over the top. You can spot these fatal flaws in three plays just landing on the big screen. The sound they make is thud...
...open letter does represent an important step beyond the dean's previous communications on the subject. At those times, the administration established guidelines for dealing with future cases, should they arise, and set up a committee to investigate fraud after the fact. Those approaches betray the hesitancy with which Med School administrators planned for future fraud. Apparently they did not know what to expect...
...enough that the secretary, a 1971 graduate of the Law School, consistently uses Harvard's good name to bring attention to himself and his wacky proposals. What is worse is when he does so in the service of ideas that betray an ignorance of what higher education is all about and the ways members of an intellectual community--any community, actually--ought to conduct themselves...