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...staffed solely by indigenous people, who provide mentoring support for the 300 or so workers they place each year. "There's a third of Aborigines who'll just never work. Welfare can handle them," says Estens. "The top third, educated and with good work experience, will always be okay. The AES is here for that middle third. We want to build a big middle class and to stretch a community as far as it can go." Or, as he tells employers in his most provocative pitch: "Why not employ a middle-class black instead of white trash...
...time, even with the best will in the world; some kids fall by the wayside, towns lose heart, officials stuff up. In Sydney last month, at the end of a long day, Estens is recalling the time he scored a turn at the controls of a 747 passenger jet (okay, it was a simulator). "I took the bloody thing over Sydney Harbour," says Estens, his voice cracking, eyes watering with delight. "I wanted to fly under the Bridge. So there I am, wondering whether the Bridge is 100 or 300 feet above the water. I turn, I'm heading...
...HUPD Spokesman Steven G. Catalano declined to comment because the investigation is being handled by CPD. Farid said that while she filed the police report with CPD, HUPD was also very receptive. “They called back a little while later to make sure that everything was okay,” she said. Farid said she wanted to get word out that racially-motivated incidents still can occur near the Harvard campus. “I think it’s important that people be notified about what happened and that these things do happen...
...against several premier foes. “The next two weeks will be very telling,” Cromwell said. “People have to get very serious with themselves, particularly over the Thanksgiving break, to decide if we’re going to be great or just okay. We’re looking forward to the Georgia invitational to show that we have been putting in the work and can compete with the best in the country.” Wollner echoed Cromwell’s thoughts and issued a prediction: “Expect us to bounce...
...Okay, hang on, now I’m really confused. And it’s all NBC’s fault. In what may be one of the most earnest November Sweeps stunts in recent memory, the network ran a televised debate between two fictional candidates on “The West Wing” last Sunday—live. Clearly, NBC is desperately trying to re-energize the veteran series. Apparently I’m not the only one who misses the marvelous alliteration of “West Wing Wednesday.” Sweeps stunt aside, the show?...