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...abruptly announced that he would hold a referendum on amending the Constitution to recognize Aboriginal people. It was his "generation" that had prevented his seeing the need for this sooner, he said. He talked more about climate change and went ahead with preparations for a carbon emissions trading scheme. He said future and plan more often. He started wearing a more stylish tracksuit on his morning walks. In the final week of the campaign he did an old-married-couple interview with Treasurer Costello, explaining how the succession would go. Howard would resign, he said, Costello would stand unopposed...
...them by dealing land rights to their fields to property developers without adequately compensating farmers. "They sold our land and made money off it," says one resident, "but they gave us nothing." More than 2,000 villagers signed a petition accusing top local official Lai Zhenchang of masterminding the scheme. Officials used the proceeds to refurbish their homes and send their children to study overseas, villagers say; farmers were offered $8 a month each in compensation. (The Foshan city government, which has supervisory authority over Xiantang, did not respond to requests for comment. Lai can't be located...
...sure, SIA's government backing does not translate into obvious excess. The airline's headquarters is located in a drab industrial building on Changi Airport's grounds. Its furniture looks worn enough to date to the airline's launch (and an orange color scheme reveals its 1970s sensibilities). A few years ago, data-processing operations were moved to Bombay, India, for the cost savings...
...grades at the end of the semester. If a student fails to fill out his or her course evaluations, electronic posting of their grades would be significantly delayed. Such a system is already in place at other schools and would be easy to implement.Some worry that such a scheme will lead to more but lower quality evaluations as students quickly fill out their Q’s in order to see their grades. This may be the case for some students, but we trust that most students, once forced to go through the process anyway, will take the time...
...really wanted to establish the line of scrimmage in the second half,” senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti said. “On the first drive [of the second half], that’s what we did.”WHO’S ON FIRST?After scheming against Quakers running back Joe Sandberg—the Ivy League’s second-leading rusher entering the weekend—all week in practice, the Crimson defense seemed surprised to see Sandberg leave the field gingerly after carrying the ball on game’s first play. He?...