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...moment, Tse is wearing another unfashionable uniform: that of a convict in the Hong Kong penal system. A judge last week found him guiltyof "conspiracy to commit perversion of public justice," a fancy way of saying Tse tried to weasel out of an embarrassment and, in doing so, committed a crime...
...We’ve done a lot of walking around,” Rogus said. “We’re taking a lap before we commit to a location...
Meanwhile, another course is being offered on Idaho. I have relatively little knowledge about and no particular interest in Idaho—but the head of that course can guarantee two sections’ worth of teaching for me, if I choose to commit to the course immediately. If not, she will move on to other interested graduate students. Why would this professor hire a grad student with little interest in a state famous for potatoes? Because in this market, she’s happy to have anyone who can offer a firm commitment as opposed to a conditional offer...
...have revised his reputation, but they could also land him in legal trouble. In 1993 Major sued the New Statesman and Scallywag magazines for libel over articles suggesting he was having an affair with a Downing Street caterer. The basis of Major's claim: It was unthinkable he would commit adultery. The cases never went to trial - like most libel actions, they were settled out of court. But both publications incurred debilitating costs. Scallywag eventually went bust; the New Statesman neared bankruptcy after paying over ?200,000 to defend the action. The total bill included ?1,001 in damages...
...What happened out there was a combination of us playing an outstanding team while also constantly putting ourselves behind the eight ball,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy explained following the 2000 defeat. “When you commit so many turnovers against an opponent like Lehigh, this is the final score you’re going to end up with...