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Between 1990 and 1996, my office issued 10 reports, all of them critical, on the FAA's inspection system--of aircraft operators, parts manufacturers, repair stations, designated mechanic examiners. Every investigation or audit was a battle, accomplished only after crafting strategies to outwit the FAA. My office made 70 recommendations to intensify FAA inspections. The NTSB weighed in too, pointing out that a 1988 crash that killed 12 people might not have happened if the FAA had been more meticulous in inspecting the airline and its pilots. Unfortunately, slipshod review of aircraft is the norm, not the exception...
Four aspiring rappers traded rhymes Saturday night as part of Tuesday Magazine’s second annual freestyle competition, “Outwit.” Judged by professor Tommie Shelby, DJ Shiftee—also known as Samuel M. Zornow ’08—and Kousha A. Bautista-Saeyan ’08, the contest brought close to 50 students to Ticknor Lounge. As the title suggests, rappers tried to “outwit” each other with their clever use of language, usually in the form of witty insults...
Harvard student groups have come up with many different ways to garner publicity and make money, but Tuesday Magazine decided to take an unconventional route when they established their freestyle rap competition, “Outwit.” Tomorrow, “Outwit” will give students a chance to share their art with the Harvard community as well as compete against each other for gift certificates and recognition in the second year of the competition. The event will feature beatboxing and spoken word performances, followed by the freestyle competition. In addition to the freestylers who have signed...
...such as Liberia's Charles Taylor, who were eased into exile with a promise of immunity, only to find themselves on trial at The Hague. A spokesman for the International Criminal Court, in a statement released to TIME, hinted that the Zimbabwean President ensured long ago that he would outwit international justice. "Zimbabwe is not party to the Rome statute [which created the court]," said the spokesman. "The court does not have jurisdiction over crimes allegedly committed in Zimbabwe or by Zimbabwe nationals." So, even when the writing is on the wall in Harare, Robert Gabriel Mugabe may still have...
...list when he flew into Mexico City from Frankfurt. They deported him back to Germany, where he presented a second stolen passport, this one Brazilian; German officials then deported him to São Paolo, where he disappeared. Interpol's databases had worked well - but not fast enough to outwit him. Nor did they offer any clues as to whether he was a threat or harmless. "He could be nothing," says Sánchez, who had spent two days alerting officials in several countries about the passenger. "Or he could be a fugitive, or a terrorist...