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...Japanese government announced that 20 condos and one hotel in and around Tokyo designed by architect Hidetsugu Aneha did not meet Japan's strict earthquake-resistance standards. Thirteen buildings, it said, were so poorly protected that they were unlikely to withstand a medium-strength temblor. Most shocking of all: Aneha's work failed to meet codes not due to error or incompetence, but because he knowingly skimped on materials like reinforced steel and then fabricated safety data to indicate projects were in compliance. Aneha, who admitted in a press conference to faking the data, said he had buckled under pressure...
...expos by the Washington Post in May 2003 revealed his benefits package and other irregularities, Congress launched an inquiry, and the Conservancy has spent the past two years overhauling its accountability practices. The nonprofit has instituted mandatory ethics training for its staff and voluntarily implemented sections of the strict new governance guidelines in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which does not apply to charities. McCormick took a 5% pay cut, discontinued the discretionary fund and immediately paid back the loan. "The management has taken this situation very seriously," says Stephanie Meeks, the Conservancy's chief administrative officer. "We have taken specific...
...enactment of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion,” the Harvard cop asks: ‘How do you like them apples?’ This incident illustrates how tough Harvard cops can be, especially considering that the cop decided to enforce a strict medieval interpretation of Sharia law in Cambridge, for no apparent reason whatsoever, and that neither of the students was drinking.Azhar Usman is one of the only American Muslim comedians on the international comedy scene. He is perhaps most famous for “Allah Made Me Funny: The Official Muslim...
...currently working on another film, “Secrecy,” with Peter Galison, a history of science professor. As a professor, Moss is just as talented and efficient. His students say that he is always available for one-on-one conversation, relaxed and easygoing, but a strict taskmaster that keeps the class on schedule.“All in all, this class is tremendously challenging—to your patience, to your time-managing, etc—but it really pays you off with a beautiful sense of accomplishment,” Patino says, “that...
...seem feasible to me that I would relate to someone on such a deep level if we didn’t have that common ground,” she says. CULTURE, GENDER & (NO) SEXWhen it comes to interfaith relationships, religion often dictates broader differences in opinion beyond strict theology.Many observant Christian students, for instance, say they do not believe in having sex before marriage. This view differs from the mainstream college culture in which sex is common in romantic relationships, says Chiduzie C. Madubata ’06, an Episcopalian.“Christians consider sex to be something more...