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Daley's unchecked power sometimes short-circuits public debate. In 2003, under cover of night, he unexpectedly dispatched wreckers to demolish Meigs Field, a tiny downtown business airport that he called a security risk but preservationists had been fighting to save. Allegations of financial corruption have caught up some of his political allies, although Daley has personally avoided implication...
...With the country this year hoping to attract a staggering 15 million visitors?one for every four Thais?one definition of "Thai-ness" is simply "whatever tourists want." Cornwel-Smith rightly condemns plans to demolish old Bangkok neighborhoods to create "Paris-style open vistas" to accommodate both tourists and convenience-store chains. Very Thai? Hardly. But however tourist-oriented Thailand has become, Cornwel-Smith's exhaustive research suggests that perhaps foreigners don't know the country as well as they assume. Despite its freewheeling reputation, Thailand surpasses even Japan in its adherence to stifling social hierarchies?note the national obsession...
...report, Every Picture Tells a Story, the parliamentary inquiry rejected the idea that the courts should start from the presumption that children spend equal time with each parent after separation - the holy grail of many lobbyists in both Australia and New Zealand. A presumption of shared time would demolish the premise that, during the week, older children need a stable base from which to travel to and from school and do their homework. Arguments about whether equal time was fairer or even practical (for many separated parents and their children it is a logistical nightmare) were a distraction, the inquiry...
...speech. "That's nuts," retorts Christine Loh, CEO of Civic Exchange, a progressive local think tank. "It just shows how out of touch they are.") Now, activist groups have found other causes to rally around. Last month, two major property-related plans-a private consortium's desire to demolish a never-used, seven-building public housing estate, and the Housing Authority's attempt to sell shares in the largest ever real estate investment trust-were suspended (at least temporarily) after public opposition and, in the latter case, a legal challenge. Public ire is currently being directed at a visionary scheme...
...downside, Flashback has more than 75% fewer games than Anthology, and its cheap-feeling joystick was hard to maneuver. Even in Breakout, where you just hit a ball with a paddle in order to demolish a brick wall, it was impossible to glide the paddle smoothly from one side of the screen to the other...