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...went on to transform the world. But while industry has been Manchester's most enduring legacy, its decline has left the city with a reputation problem, much like such other once-mighty industrial centers as Detroit and Rotterdam. Gone were the conglomerates, manufacturers and innovators of past, replaced by derelict factories, high unemployment numbers and slow, steady rain...
...guns, education, poverty, housing and global warming. It also gives him a national platform to complain about partisan gridlock and the power of special interests in Washington, as he did in TIME's current cover story. "If they speculate about the Presidency and it helps, I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause," he said in March...
...academy ought to be more than just a house of thought that happens to award diplomas. A university must identify the nation and the world’s chief challenges, and it should nudge its students into specializations accordingly. A university that fails to do so is derelict in its duty to society...
More generally, though, we feel that the method of hiring House masters needs to change to allow for greater flexibility and responsiveness to House communities. Masters should not be allowed to coast through their five guaranteed years derelict in their duties to students and tutors. Instead, if there is an overwhelming consensus among House residents that it is time for a change, University Hall should not hesitate to make one. Furthermore, when vetting prospective house masters, careful attention should be paid to how effectively candidates can perform the important social tasks that they must fulfill in order to give house...
...himself on a deserted beach ever since the death of his father in the Falklands War. He meets Woody - the friendly head of a local skinhead gang who take Shaun under their wing - and suddenly life starts looking up. Shaun collects friends and protectors, has fun smashing up derelict houses and even scores an older girlfriend...