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...weeks later, standing beside the baby's concrete gravestone in his dusty backyard, the officer says he can't discuss the matter, or be named, because he is under investigation. But the incident is symptomatic of the troubles plaguing the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste. Responsibility for the nation's internal security will soon be transferred to the PNTL from United Nations police and an international peacekeeping force. But concerns about weapons training, discipline and loyalty have some observers wondering if the PNTL is ready to make that transition...
...needs sensible land-use policies and careful water management, while the rest of the world has to cut emissions. But at the Security Council, Beckett faced opposition from China, the U.S. and the two main groups representing developing countries. They complained that the forum was an inappropriate place to discuss climate change. That is, they disputed that climate change leads...
...informed way. Each Sunday the students get a brief presentation by a representative of that week's church and sit in on a service, taking notes and joining in worship when they're so inclined. Afterward, they pile into the van and head back to campus, where they discuss the experience in the dining hall over sausages and waffles. "We invite them into some critical thinking," says Don, by examining the core tenets of each faith beyond the feel-good trappings that his wife shorthands as "Jesus as Mr. Rogers in sandals." (It's not just Christianity; the VanDyke Colbys...
...executive at Citigroup and a member of the University’s highest governing board, the Harvard Corporation. University spokesman John D. Longbrake declined to comment on the decision, as tenure cases are confidential. In selecting candidates for tenured positions at Harvard, department members form a committee to discuss the case and make a recommendation, which is then presented to University President Drew G. Faust and University Provost Steven E. Hyman. The president and provost then appoint an ad-hoc committee of top academics in the field to review the case and advise the president on the final decision...
Brown’s financial aid office has been active, implementing measures such as waiving a balance requirement for spring semester pre-registration and increasing the number of counselors available to discuss financial aid options...