Word: lax
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...nation's fourth largest utility, came under heavy criticism after Florida's spate of hurricanes in 2005, which exposed lax attention to maintenance issues like updated power line poles, tree-trimming and what was widely considered an outdated grid system. The latter may not have allowed for sufficient redundancy, or the ability to adjust to strains and funnel power via different routes. Many South Floridians have been socked with bill increases of as much as $100 a month since then, which critics argue isn't necessary for a profitable utility with a revenue stream of 100,000 new residents...
...require Princeton’s residential college advisors to investigate any resident seen with hard alcohol. While Princeton spokeswoman Cass Cliatt said that the new guidelines are “not a change of policy,” students said that in the past Princeton has had a relatively lax approach to alcohol. In fact, according to Benjamin Oseroff, a freshman at Princeton, the university’s administration at one time more or less “sanctioned drinking through the eating clubs.” Though eating clubs are private organizations, most Princeton upperclassmen belong to one?...
...officials openly questioned the Serbian government's lax security measures at the U.S. and other embassies, several of which have been attacked in the past week and suggested that some government ministers were inciting Serbs to violence. "We have made known to the Serbian government our concern and displeasure that their police force did not prevent this incident," Dana Perino , spokesperson for President George W. Bush said, while other U.S. officials blasted Belgrade's "completely inadequate" security precautions...
Among the more laughable aspects of the SocGen debacle is that, in its wake, the bank's top management has been sending out signals that it was the relatively mundane nature of Kerviel's work in "the mine" that led to the lax controls. The implication is that everything is just dandy on SocGen trading desks for vastly more complicated derivatives - including those based on worthless subprime mortgages, which are now crucifying bank balance sheets and roiling equity markets all over the world. Have no fear, folks: management is watching those like a hawk...
...Huckaboom has even the admittedly lax Catholic Rudy Giuliani getting churchy. In his first church visit as a presidential candidate, the ex-mayor recently spoke at the El Rey Jesus Church in Miami. Giuliani addressed the congregation, quoting Scripture. Calling his presidential bid a "test of faith," he invoked Joshua 10: 25: "Fear not, be strong, and of good courage." Giuliani also tried to connect spiritually, insisting "I am not coming here to ask for your vote ... I am asking for your prayers." With a new poll showing the onetime GOP front runner in a four-way tie with Mike...