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...Harvard's rank in R&D expenditures does not reflect its decline as a research institution, said John Hoy, president of NFBHE...
According to Robert H. Scott, Harvard's vice president for finance, the University's rank in the NEBHE does not indicate a decline in the quality of its research...
...Scott maintained that Harvard's rank "is a cause for concern, not alarm. It's not where we are on the list that matters, but whether we can win sources of support for projects faculty members want...
...Puerto Rico wheeled and shot the boy in the stomach, also wounding a bystander. He claimed self-defense, arguing that the constant threat of attack from brazen youths in the lawless Somali capital had unnerved him. A court-martial found Conde guilty of aggravated assault, stripped him of his rank and imposed a $1,706 fine. Twelve thousand U.S. servicemen remain in Somalia, though Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell, who visited them last week, says most should depart in the "not too distant future." For many, even the meanest streets of L.A. and Miami will seem a welcome change...
Williams impressed his rank and file with his decisive response in halting a miniriot last December in South Central. The chief immediately dispatched 300 | officers in riot gear to the scene, where they quelled the melee with rubber bullets. "At least he grabbed the bull by the horns," commented a 27-year officer at his retirement party. Yet the police force suffers from poor morale, and most officers still chafe at Williams' attitude that the police are public servants rather than a repressive force. Some thoughtful cops recognize the problem. "The public has to remember that we are their police...