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...were to blame for sexual assault. When the comments were reported in late October by the Australian newspaper, the nation's leaders condemned Hilali. After he apologized, claiming his words were taken out of context, Hilali fell into the arms of his physicians. He rode out the storm behind a floral wall his supporters had laid out for him at a Sydney hospital. Again, the questions came: Is Islam anti-women? Can Muslims be true to their faith and practice Australian values? Has multiculturalism and tolerance gone too far in allowing the mufti to preach vile views...
...hedgies are no longer the loners of the investment world. Eddie Lampert used his hedge fund to take over Kmart and Sears, then funneled the stores' cash flow into derivatives trades--which last quarter made $101 million, half the company's net income. Nelson Peltz used his to storm onto the board of H.J. Heinz. "By many different definitions," says William Goetzmann, professor of finance at Yale School of Management, "we're seeing the institutionalization of hedge funds...
...still smoke; nearly 20% of drivers and more than 30% of backseat passengers don't use seat belts; two-thirds of us are overweight or obese. We dash across the street against the light and build our homes in hurricane-prone areas--and when they're demolished by a storm, we rebuild in the same spot. Sensible calculation of real-world risks is a multidimensional math problem that sometimes seems entirely beyond us. And while it may be true that it's something we'll never do exceptionally well, it's almost certainly something we can learn to do better...
Garcetti spearheaded the creation of an affordable housing trust fund of $180 million and directed a campaign to allocate $500 million to repair the city’s storm water system, which had been contaminating city beaches and rivers...
With those storm clouds gathering, the Islamists in Mogadishu are intent on solidifying their hold on power, dispensing their harsh brand of justice and leaving no doubt about who's in control. A reminder of that came on a clear blue morning in mid-October, when thousands of Somalis gathered at the parade ground of the old police barracks on the city's battered coast. Guards led a tall, undernourished man, condemned to death for killing another man, to a clearing in the center. After a reading from the Koran, the man conducted his ablutions, said a prayer...