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...escape from nostrils in the cool early-morning air. Burton points out a rust-colored old shack. Surprisingly sturdy, it was built by Aboriginal workers out of anthills and spinifex. "This is where they'd sleep when they weren't camping out," says Burton. Those stockmen may have been flint hard, he says, but they were also well looked after. They were paid in provisions-sugar, tea, butter, flour and meat. Their kids were often sent to private schools, the fees paid by wealthy pastoralists. "The [late '60s] equal-pay decision mucked up the old system," says Burton. "It made...
...Amount Jacqueline Williams of Flint, Mich., owed her energy company when her power was shut off for seven hours last week...
...problems, and at every step, we should consider what we’re doing, what we’re gaining, and what we’ve given up. “Technology” isn’t new—it’s as old as flint for making fire—but the rate at which it’s now changing is unparalleled. If we remember it, if we invest in it, and if we foster its growth, it will change the world for the better...
...thought that summarizing these arguments might give people a running start in thinking about their own choices. To me, the central goal of the campaign is less about money and more about sparking debate about giving back to Harvard. I’ll provide the flint; you be the tinder. We’ll see if we reach the same conclusions.Some seniors wonder why Harvard needs another $10 after extracting $160,000 from their parents. In truth, however, these seniors’ qualms with the Gift campaign extend much deeper than money alone. Indeed, the first point that detractors...
...which creationism is taught alongside evolution as science. Promotional material for the Muslim Education Network of Australia includes the line, "By ensuring the quality of our children's education we may be able to help save our children and ourselves from the hellfire." In her western Sydney home, Mujahidah Flint explains how important it is not to believe everything you read. Later, discussing 9/11, she and her daughters mention some material they've seen on the Internet: did their visitor know that hundreds of Jews who worked in the World Trade Center might have been told not to come...