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During the summer it's been surprising how much regular Australians have been talking about politics. And how quickly new Labor leader Kevin Rudd has become a fixture in that conversation. Rudd, 49, has insinuated himself into the familiar backdrop of holidays?cricket, barbecues and bushfires?without, it seems, getting up people's noses. Few days pass without the hyperactive Queenslander making his earnest contribution, on radio or TV, to the issue of the moment. It's said that Rudd also took a short break. Even workaholics need a few days to shoot TV ads, strategize and catch...
Sure, there are good Sundance movies, with fine actors providing glimpses of behavioral truth. But in general the films are way too cozy. Instead of the high-budget sequels Hollywood deals out, the indie scene offers virtual remakes of earlier, more vibrant films, the rehashing of familiar feelings. Sundance used to be a daring, occasionally dazzling alternative to Hollywood; now, it's just a different sort of same...
...recent days, search committee members have expressed enthusiasm about the candidacies of biochemist and Nobel laureate Thomas R. Cech and Radcliffe Institute Dean Drew Gilpin Faust, according to two individuals familiar with the group’s activities. Both sources added that other candidates likely remain in the running and may be included in final-round interviews...
Search committee members appear to be reconciled to the fact that University of Cambridge Vice Chancellor Alison F. Richard, frequently mentioned as a leading candidate, is sincere in her pledge to remain in the U.K., according to two individuals familiar with the group’s activities...
...Center is not doing enough. The Center must become what it should already be: an essential resource, familiar to every faculty member, that supports a high standard of instruction. Poor instructors should be required to attend classes at the center. The Center should require that professors have students evaluate courses partway through the term. Additionally, professors and other faculty should observe and assess their peers’ teaching. Any professor who fares poorly on these evaluations should be required to take remedial courses at the Center. If they continue to receive poor feedback on their teaching, they would continue...