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Unlike mainstream courtrooms, this one is hung with Aboriginal paintings; in place of a bench and witness box, comfortable swivel chairs surround an oval table. Magistrate Ann Collins sits with two Koori elders, a police prosecutor, the Koori corrections officer, the court's Koori justice worker and the offender, who is introduced to everyone. Only those who plead guilty to offences less serious than domestic violence, and who want to participate, come before the Koori Court. Once they do, they're encouraged to explain their actions, as are attending friends and relatives. Collins' sentencing options, including jail time...
...Finnish and a smattering of Slavic languages, he hasn’t ventured off this continent in 18 years. “I hate flying,” he says, at home with the store’s obscure volumes and multilingual clientele. Hunt leans back decisively in his swivel chair, his bespectacled eyes crinkling into a smile. “I’m an armchair traveler...
...understand, Asymptote tends to head the to-call list. As a result, most of the firm's architectural projects--it also dabbles in art--are not buildings but acrobatic proposals for buildings that push the limits of architectural theory. After all, in the computer, a building can yawn, swivel its hips and shimmy. No matter how much you subvert the principles of engineering, it won't crumble...
...when here you were just into comedy?" Soon he pursued movie work, and locals figured he would be the next Mel Gibson. But that job fell to Russell Crowe, Jackman and half the rest of the male population of Australia. Bana made one homegrown film that caused heads to swivel, the grimly comic "Chopper", based on the life of Mark (Chopper) Read, a spiky, unregenerate murderer who became a best-selling memoirist. "People were expecting a lighthearted romp through the criminal world," he says, "and they didn't get that." Bana, who put on layers of flesh and a scurvy...
...easy access to the player's controls, the extra-secure belt clip and the Mylar inside cover that enabled me to clearly see the display. Xtreme Mac offers its case in three different "bundles," with the basic version retailing for $40 and an "essentials package"--including a lanyard, two swivel mounts and a car charger--for $20 more...