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...KEIJI TACHIKAWA spent over 35 years at stodgy Nippon Telegraph & Telephone before his career went wild and wireless. As CEO of NTT DOCOMO, NTT's previously obscure mobile-phone wing, he has overseen the success of i-mode, the mobile Internet service that set nearly 30 million pairs of Japanese thumbs tap-tap-tapping on hand-held keypads. Tachikawa, 62, has set up partnerships with Europeans and recently bought a 16% stake in AT&T Wireless. Both moves should serve DoCoMo well in its bid to promote "3g," the ultra-speedy, new-generation service that seeks to make cell phones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leadership: The TIME/CNN 25 Most Influential | 12/10/2001 | See Source »

Nationally, the House and Senate passed a bill on Friday requiring that airport screenings to be overseen by federal employees...

Author: By Ryan J. Kuo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: State Fires Logan Security Firm | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

Most charities instantly agreed that databasing was logical. The significant holdout was the American Red Cross. Dr. Bernadine Healy cited a strict organizational policy against sharing victim information because of privacy concerns. Spitzer countered that the database would be overseen by an independent accounting firm, not a government agency, and would be confidential. Healy wouldn't budge, and last Friday she was forced out by her own board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Charity Olympics | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...Trimble’s own party (the Ulster Unionists Party or UUP) are objecting to pushing forward with the peace process because they think the IRA hasn’t put in enough effort to disarm. Unfortunately, the decommissioning (or disarming) process is all very secretive, and it is overseen by a neutral decommissioning body, led by General John de Chastelain of Canada. The unionists are hesitant because they want to make sure that the IRA gets rid of a substantial amount of weapons soon, and all of them within a few months...

Author: By Nicholas F.B. Smyth, | Title: New Hope in Northern Ireland | 11/2/2001 | See Source »

While at Harvard, Hyman was deeply involved in such interdisciplinary efforts. He served as the first faculty director of the Mind, Brain and Behavior Interdisciplinary Initiative—a program overseen by the provost’s office...

Author: By David H. Gellis and Catherine E. Shoichet, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Summers Picks Hyman as Provost | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

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