"While the specific document made public may be deemed by some as not particularly consequential, the disclosure of the document and nearly word-for-word disclosure of a confidential board conversation led to concerns that other information -- especially student information we have a duty to protect as private -- was at risk, " said a statement from Deans Michael D.

CNN: Harvard apologizes after secret e-mail search

We know the following to be true: microelectromechanical systems ( MEMS) technology can foster some very inventive gadgetry, and it's a wonderful four-turn, 45-point Scrabble word (barring special tiles and presuming an abnormally-large board).

ENGADGET: Hitachi's MEMS display: big aspirations in a little prototype

Not long after my last post (October 19), which concerned the tenuous relationship between the Hewlett-Packard board and former CEO Mark Hurd, came word that a group of shareholders have sued current and past H-P board members, including Hurd, alleging that directors allowed and possibly encouraged illegal activities in sales to the U.S. government.

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The Commission's argument is that because it has dedicated departments - one for simultaneous interpretation and one for translation of the written word - it can guarantee uniform quality across the board.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | EU grapples with translation boom

On the day of the announcement that the convertible will be built, there was no word from the Rolls-Royce's acting chief executive Stefan Krause, BMW board member in charge of finance.

BBC: NEWS | Business | Rolls-Royce plans convertible future

When Grasso replaced William Donaldson as the Big Board's chief in 1994, Reuters covered the story in a 147-word news brief.

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