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...billion that Australia is spending on the NBN dwarfs the $7.2 billion earmarked in the U.S. stimulus package for broadband network construction. Budde says the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is taking an "enormous interest" in the NBN initiative because it may hold lessons for America, where U.S. phone companies enjoy competitive advantages similar to Telstra's. "The warning signs are there for AT&T and Verizon," says Budde. "Things won't change overnight, but open networks are coming to America. If the stimulus package works I'm 100% sure they're not going to stop there...
...barbershop singer with a gambling addiction and an outstanding debt to a small-time loan shark. The supply of clichés at work throughout the novel’s first pages practically spell out the remainder of the story—a sultry, femme fatale of a love interest; a cross-country chase; a stoic, streetwise henchman looking to collect Luntz’s head; a shootout. That’s what readers get—and that’s all.As homage, “Nobody Move” never rises beyond pale imitation. It?...
...ignored. It’s been total war thus far, and both the state and the tigers have committed severe human-rights violations (the state itself has refused to allow the United Nations Human Rights Council to conduct an investigation). It is in Sri Lanka’s best interest not to pretend that ethnic violence on both sides did not occur. A sustainable peace cannot include any demonization of the Tamils, whether it is direct or indirect through the continued framing of the Tigers—who are heroes to many Tamil youth—as the source...
...legislation also resolved that the Council hire four members of the student body as full-time staffers for the campaign to raise funds. So far, at least 58 students have indicated that they would be interested in volunteering for the campaign and eight have expressed interest in applying for full-time jobs, according to Nuni...
...visitors per month, and the closest thing to a Patheos competitor - says there is room for another spiritual site. "Religion until recently has been something major media companies have been scared of," says Waldman, whose company was acquired by News Corp. in late 2007. And the recession could deepen interest in spiritual sites. "People are seeking religious support or guidance to help them get through financial crises, which become emotional crises and relationship crises," he says. (Read "Finding God on YouTube...