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...later transferred more than $600 million into an escrow account in Manila. The case marked the start of Swiss cooperation in international criminal cases and the advent of tough laws against money laundering. Any suspicions of money laundering must now be reported to a central monitoring agency in Bern. Strict rules hold senior bank managers accountable for the accounts of politicians, whatever country they come from...
...diets require strict calorie counting, do not allow for individual metabolisms and often require putting up with hunger due to a low-calorie and minimal-fat intake...
...York Post scrutinized it for clues as if it were the cover of Abbey Road. (Why is Paulie wearing a white suit? Is he with the angels?) But when it comes to secrets--down to admitting whether they appear in a certain episode--the cast members follow a strict code of omerta. Bracco gives a variation on the standard answer: "If you're gonna pay for 13 hours of TV, you have the right to be happily surprised." Last year, after gossip columnist Mitchell Fink published plot spoilers in the New York Daily News, Sopranos writers created a scene...
Another way to increase renewables' share of the energy mix is to reduce the use of conventional fuel through efficiency incentives. Experts estimate that efficiency could slash the globe's projected energy consumption by a third. Strict standards can cut energy use in everything from air conditioners to cars. Compact fluorescent lamps use a quarter of the electricity of incandescent bulbs to provide the same amount of light...
...acting. She has already turned down Bollywood offers, but is thinking of doing a small-budget Indian film. Like her father, Anoushka has also begun to teach. So far she has just one pupil - the college-student daughter of family friends. Though Anoushka says she's not an overly strict instructor, like her father, she demands plenty of practice. Q&A TIME: What was it like having your father as your musical guru? SHANKAR: Now we have a pretty good balance, but it was more difficult at the beginning. For example, learning to be more respectful and obedient...