Word: vesting
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...been drawn into a bigger one. In an essay called "Why Have I Worn a Bulletproof Vest for Six Years?" he accused fellow officials in Lianjiang of corruption. The article appeared on a website run by the Party's flagship People's Daily and became a must-read among knowledgeable Chinese?even though it was wiped off the Internet within 24 hours and Chinese media were barred from covering the case. The misconduct Huang alleges is almost banal?he says local officials deprived residents of their homes and manipulated land prices. What makes the case sensational is the rare dragon...
...serving in the People's Liberation Army, he rose to become head of the finance commission in Fuzhou. While helping lead an investigation into illegal pig slaughterhouses, he received death threats and his own deputy was beaten to death in an orange grove. The city issued him a bulletproof vest that he wore proudly around his office. The investigation led to jail terms for five prominent Party officials. On the day Huang reported for duty at Lianjiang in January 2002, a hundred residents stopped him to say the government had torn down their homes and rescinded promises of compensation. Huang...
...emergency meeting and declared that Huang had made "serious mistakes," according to an official rebuttal posted on the city's website. The next day, Fuzhou investigators drove to meet Huang. At day's end, they declared that he had deceived the public by saying he wore a bulletproof vest; everyone they'd talked to, the Fuzhou officials' response said, denied seeing him wear it. A day later, Huang was accused of a "serious violation of organizational discipline." His essay, said the rebuttal, would be "used by hostile forces in the West, in Taiwan and among dissidents to make our society...
...lasts an amazing 5 seconds, and, at Kimbo’s instruction, does a little dance for the crowd in the center of the arena. I zip up a thin black vest, don the helmet and a worn looking gardener’s glove, and breathe, breathe...
...service to the Harvard community by pushing the envelope of cover art. In 2002, the cover’s depiction of the Spare Change guy spoke deeply to the cruelty of man by highlighting the indifference of Harvard students to the plight of the poor. In 2003, the sweater vest montage spoke to another equally important social issue—Harvard students’ sense of style, or lack thereof. It should come as no surprise then that HSA’s newest cover does not disappoint, opening our minds—and our hearts...