Word: openings
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Shortly after hearing the news, Leonard began trying to organize a relief effort, starting with an e-mail plea for help to several Harvard open lists. She said she hopes to get in touch with her host family to find out “what they need on the ground” before moving forward with the relief effort planning, which is “still in its baby stages...
...open forum two weeks ago, Smith said he had seen the early recommendations of some of the working groups and that he will eventually compile a summary of the groups’ recommendations...
...despite the rain, a few dozen schoolgirls in white uniforms and navy cardigans are milling about the 7-Eleven on Tong Chong Gai, a bustling Hong Kong side street of restaurants and cafés. A few of the teenagers grab chocolate milk and sushi rolls from the open chiller. The others queue up to order a hot lunch at the brand-new food counter that is manned by half a dozen employees in bright orange uniforms...
...Australian army taken some significant steps towards equality since 1979 when it was announced that they would get the same pay as their male colleagues. In 1987, the Royal Australian Airforce saw the first two women complete their education toward becoming pilots, and by 1992 most positions became open to women with the exclusion of frontline roles. At the beginning of 2009, the category of ground-based air defense was opened to women. But despite these advances, Australian women still only occupy 13% of military positions. And today, they are lawfully excluded from roles in seven divisions of the army...
...standards. That's when the real discourse will begin. But so far Australia seems a little bit hesitant to support its women warriors. On one Australian news web site's poll, 54% of readers voted that they aren't prepared to see Australian women in battle. But others are open to the idea. A commenter named 'Bob' on the Australian Daily Telegraph web site left his opinion for the record: "It's a real easy scenario. You set the fitness standards and the training regime. WHOEVER passes it gets in. End of story...