In the wake of Thursday’s magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, “the precariously leaning 10-story Uranus Building quickly became a symbol of the tragedy,” reports Nikkei Asia. But the fact that it’s standing at all is a sign of just how well prepared the country was for a major quake, argues the New York Times. A fire official in Hualien tells Reuters the building had consisted of a basement level and nine above-ground floors; “the first and second floors are now underground,” he said. And yet it “remained largely intact, allowing residents to climb to safety out the windows of upper stories,” …