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...professor of economics at Keio University, Takenaka had been a longtime critic of the Japanese financial system and a vocal agitator for bank reform. In his new position, he quickly assembled an 11-member task force to formulate a rescue plan for the banks, whose inability to allocate capital to investment-worthy projects has hobbled the economy. Takenaka's outsider ways soon alienated the establishment. Critics charged that he was too secretive and too radical, that he sought American-style economic solutions to uniquely Japanese problems?or worse, that he was part of a devious American plot to buy Japanese...
...interest in [the Series],” said his roommate, Mike S. Press ’04. “Austin and Chris are constantly at odds over games. I’d take the side of Anaheim over San Francisco but I’m not as vocal in my support or negative feelings...
...floor were swaying as the crowd bounced euphorically to the rolling Caribbean rhythms. The crowd, including a huge majority of Haitians and a flag or two, sang along with dreadlocked bandleader Theodore “Lolo” Beaubrun, Jr. and his wife Mimerose Beaubrun, who provided a female vocal counterpoint. The music was unrelentingly energetic, but at times suffered from being almost too eclectic. The dexterous guitarist served up ringing riffs that jived perfectly with the group’s pan-Africanist outlook but occasionally slipped into solos that were more reminiscent of Western self-indulgent guitar heroes: aimless...
...moments, he was able to take a semi-strophic song, like the opening “Gute Nacht” (“Good Night”), and turn it into a compelling narrative, making the music speak differently each time it reappeared. There was a richness to his vocal part that one doesn’t often hear in this music. His projection was never forced; instead, we were treated to a voice that was in absolute control of the music and served it in the full range of dynamics...
...valuable, however, is direct communication among disputing parties. The ombudsman’s office must not become an obstacle to such communication by requiring conflicting groups to seek mediation. Encouraging free and fair debate is a key component of the University’s mission—and direct, vocal argument is an integral form of debate. Ehrenreich’s office must be a resource, not a filter—providing advice for those who ask, without compelling any disputing party to halt direct communication and seek mediation instead...