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Ford's passion, however, was not Central Asia but China. His interest was sparked by an uncle, Leonard Trigg, a kung fu expert who often traveled to Asia. Ford learned martial arts from Trigg and chose his high school--Lincoln--because it taught Chinese. Ford continued to study the language at Portland State University, where teachers regarded him as an ideal student. "We expected him to have a career in international relations," says Linda Walton, a professor of Chinese...
Part of the problem is that forensics has always been equal parts art and science, a point made in January when a Philadelphia judge threw out fingerprint evidence in a murder case after an expert could not explain to his satisfaction why such identifications are considered reliable. The judge later reversed himself, but, says assistant federal defender Robert Epstein, who brought a challenge to the admission of fingerprint evidence in a robbery case, "even if the judges are going to let [fingerprint evidence] in, it doesn't mean juries are going to accept it uncritically anymore...
...same way that Ted Williams evolved over the decades into the ultimate authority on the science of hitting, so too has Parker become the premier expert on the art of rowing. When he speaks of technique, all stop to listen...
Watts Professor of Music Kay K. Shelemay said Southern was often dismayed by her colleagues’ failure to recognize her work in renaissance music and their expectation that she be an expert in black music...
...expert on Jem [but] I know she’s a good person, so I guess she’s a good thing to admire. The people who made the show made an effort to round her out, so she wasn’t just a glamour puss...