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...companies. Some later relocate to Japan. Mandatory lessons include collaborative teamwork (Chinese engineers often prefer the competitive thrill of individual research); practical engineering skills (universities in China tend to emphasize theoretical learning over actual application); and the all-important art of the apology (Japanese engineers are quick to admit fault while Chinese staff can be less contrite). Over the past 21/2 years, Meitec has brought 156 Chinese to Japan; only one has returned home. "Our engineers are not cheap Chinese labor," says Kanji Fukuda, head of Meitec's Global Business Group, who notes that Chinese receive the same salaries...
...This, naturally, is all Harvard’s fault. And it’s got some alumni in a tizzy. In an open letter this week to University President Drew G. Faust, 13 (13!) members of the class of 1967 expressed their (moderate) disappointment at “the apparently docile political behavior of the undergraduate student body...
...crowd with a speech littered with characteristic digressions. "He's fumbling all over the place," hissed the Governator, unaware that his microphone was switched on. Wags in Westminster have since dubbed Johnson "the Fumbulator." He responds, with mock humility: "A man not famed for his eloquence found fault with my delivery and general mastery of public speaking. And these are things I obviously have to overcome...
...Walker and her performers salvaged Grellong’s sometimes-ridiculous script with their comedy, exuberance, and dedication. While there were times when the performance faltered, the fault lay more with the triteness of the words themselves than with the actors’ delivery of them. Otherwise, they created an entertaining and witty performance out of the twists and turns of “Manuscript...
What do you see as Americans' chief fault? Drew Renner, SANTA FE, N.M., U.S. The present flaw of the American administration is not paying enough attention to history. There is an attitude, even in universities, that considers history as something remote and not useful...