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Princeton University recently repaid nearly $800,000 to a donor foundation amid claims that the money had been misappropriated, but denied any misuse of the funds...
Siniora's statesmanship seems to work even beyond Lebanon's fragile borders. In January, he scored a political coup by persuading 41 countries at a donor conference in Paris to pledge $7.6 billion for Lebanon's reconstruction. He is also pushing for an international tribunal that will put on trial anyone accused by an ongoing U.N. investigation of political assassinations in Lebanon. The killings of Siniora's boyhood chum Hariri, and of journalists Gebran Tueni, Samir Kassir and a dozen others since October 2004, have been widely blamed on the Syrian regime. The point of the investigation, he explains...
...improper dress. These are now being enforced by shari'a officials, who have publicly whipped men and women for adultery. Aceh's ulemas are pushing for even stricter punishments, such as amputating the hands of thieves. Irwandi publicly opposes such ideas, which he knows offend the Western donor countries upon which his province's frail economy partly depends. But the clout of Aceh's ulemas cannot be ignored either, and it is unclear yet whether he has the courage or inclination to stand up to them...
...sciences every year. And it hosts annual science symposia—including a conference on tissue engineering this past November that drew speakers from labs across the country as well as from the Netherlands and Canada. When Professor of Physics Lisa Randall spoke about string theory at a Radcliffe donor dinner, Faust gave “an introduction that sounded so scientifically literate that someone who really knows the field thought it had been written by a scientist,” Grosz recalls. Colleagues of Faust are confident that when she will be able to integrate these skills and apply...
Choosing to be an organ donor, however, is comparatively simple. Individuals usually register to be organ donors by filling out a few forms at their state Department of Motor Vehicles. This can be a difficult and emotional decision, so individuals who want to be organ donors should discuss their decision with loved ones...