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...FAVOR A SHAKE-UP OF INDIGENOUS POLICIES? Governments of all persuasions tend to just chuck money at problems and hope they'll go away. The real issue is that we as Aboriginal people have to take ownership of, and responsibility for, things...
...DISCONTINUED. AIBO, pioneering robopet that has charmed more than 150,000 owners since its debut in 1999; in Tokyo. The termination of the $1,570 dog that plays ball and reacts to voices and faces is part of a shake-up at its Japanese manufacturer, Sony Electronics, which has scrambled to stem lagging profits. Sony has also cut 4,500 jobs, closed seven factories and terminated its cutting-edge Qrio humanoid robots and its luxury Qualia electronics line...
...party's old guard and its younger, more radical members. "The chances for a successful coalition have increased," he says. As for Merkel, she "will face less interference in Cabinet. This doesn't look so bad for her at all." With talks scheduled to wrap up this week, the shake-up may have come just in time...
...fresh perspective is a big advantage of a thematic show. The disadvantages: pieces that fit the theme may seem confusingly out of context and may not represent the best of the collection. Still, as Dorment said, "It ought to be possible to combine the intellectual stimulation such a shake-up undoubtedly achieves with the visual thrill you get from seeing works of art of the highest quality displayed perfectly...
...members Warren Entsch and agenda-setter Barnaby Joyce, want to strip gbrmpa - which declined to speak to TIME last week ahead of an announcement on the review - of its regulatory powers. Entsch denies wanting the authority disbanded, but says fishers were so misled during the rezoning that a major shake-up is needed "so individuals in the bureaucracy don't go down the same track again." Fishing Party Queensland chairman Kevin Collins hopes some green zones can be changed: "We're painted as rednecks who pillage the reef, but we live here because we love...