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...hope now is that Beijing's high-profile policy shift late last week will quickly have a tangible impact, and not be seen merely as a PR ruse designed to limit damage to China's prestige and economy. But in the provinces, faith in the country's leadership has already been hurt as the outbreak has been allowed to spread virtually unchecked. "How can we trust Beijing when they lied to us for so long," asks a respiratory specialist surnamed Ma from the western province of Gansu, who is now reviewing recent pneumonia cases in his hospital...
...mistake? Could this really be the same guy who called a bunch of British guys manufacturing similar cell phones “a bunch of limey pansies”? In truth, Rahimi explains, the “phat pimp” persona on his website is a ruse. “I thought it would be funny if I pretended to be some sort of ‘technology pimp,’” he explains, “but a lot of Europeans bought into it. They really think I’m this...
David A. Edwards, Gordon McKay professor of the practice of biomedical engineering, denies any possibility that these plush conveniences are an elaborate ruse to boost productivity levels amongst Harvard’s tech set. “I have no idea about the vending machines,” he says. “I think the building serves multiple purposes...with personal spaces on each floor where students and faculty often hang out talking about pretty much everything...
...precisely what powers the Prime Minister will have. But U.S. officials are intrigued by one candidate whose name has been floated for the new post: reformist Finance Minister Salam Fayyad, who has tackled Palestinian Authority corruption. Israeli officials are less optimistic. They regard Arafat's announcement as a ruse, and tell TIME that another name on the short list is Nabil Shaath, who is closely tied to Arafat. Both the U.S. and the Israelis will be happy enough if regional tensions keep the pressure on Arafat to reform. --By Massimo Calabresi and Matt Rees
...placed a numeral next to his signature - e.g., "Hirschfeld 5" - to indicate how often the Ninas appeared. Forty years before Martin Handford was playing "Where's Waldo?", Spotting the Ninas was the niftiest Sunday parlor game. I recall the little thrill I felt on first hearing of the ruse, back in college in the 60s, from our Music Appreciation teacher, who was also a staff member of the Times radio station WQXR. I felt as if I'd been elected to a secret society...