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...commissioner David Stern hired Johnson, who retired this spring as the second-highest-ranking engineer in the Army, for his management experience, not his ability to distinguish a charge from a blocking foul. "I've got some work to do to establish some credibility," Johnson, 54, admits. "But let me say something: credibility in this position has nothing to do with my ability to be an expert referee. I believe that in my heart." Johnson insists that he's used to learning on the fly. "Throughout my Army career, I've been promoted and moved around a lot, and never...
...There is currently a dispute over who owns the wall: Royal Mail, which wants the mural removed, or the property investment firm Searchgrade, which filed papers to keep the mural, claiming it's an advertisement, according to councilor David Boothroyd, who served on the planning committee that decided the mural should go. The council denied Searchgrade's request and is working to determine the wall's true owner. If it turns out to be Searchgrade, the company may appeal the decision and, ultimately, the mural could stay. Boothroyd guesses that the process will take a few more months...
...which leaves the possibility for what is believed to be the first recorded use of the 2003 Anti-social Behaviour act which for the first time gives councils the ability to enter private premises and force the removal of graffiti. A measure introduced by the (blind) MP David Blunkett and which Banksy attacked at the time in a series of paintings and statements...
...Being able to handle failure well is an entrepreneurial requisite,” he said. Shankar G. Ramaswamy ’11 said he found Wenger’s words helpful in considering future developments for his own start-up, which he is working on with David A. Kosslyn ’11, co-president of the student group that sponsored the talk. “The hardest thing once you get started is adapting to unforeseen circumstances,” said Ramaswamy, who is also a Crimson editorial writer. “We change our direction every two days...
...system to their class at all. As a result, the Law School decided to pursue the “middle course” that resolved the issue in a “judicious, even if by no means perfect” way, according to Kagan. HLS student government president David K. Kessler ’04, who helped compile feedback from second-year students, said he thought the plan addressed nearly all of the different concerns his peers have pointed out. “It put together a lot of things people said separately,” said Kessler...