Word: tasmanians
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...keeping interest rates low, Howard is acutely sensitive to a revolt from voters in urban-fringe electorates. An economic slowdown at home or overseas could also cut the ground from under the government. But the local economy has been so resilient for so long-like two burly and laconic Tasmanian miners-that few are expecting a messy end to the good times...
...open source, meaning that anyone will be able to see the code behind the technology. The popular internet browser Mozilla Firefox and the operating system Linux are also open source programs. The code-name “Higgins” comes from the name of a long-tailed Tasmanian mouse, which represents the many markets that could use this technology. —Staff writer Jillian M. Bunting can be reached jbunting@fas.harvard.edu...
...hats and caps for "gold-coin donations" (small-denomination silver change is frowned upon). But what's really special is the diversity of the audience. Expect to see suited office workers and bedraggled backpackers, elderly couples and trendy young things, all enjoying everything from toe-tapping swing to bebop. "Tasmanian people aren't afraid of the elements," says Bosak. Neither will you be, when the snare drums are smacked and the saxophones start to blow...
...This Tasmanian dreamboat used to rail at his swashbuckler stardom; he thought of himself as a character actor trapped in a leading man's body, and he ached to play serioso parts. But the bosses at Warner Bros. were no dopes; they knew that Flynn's roguish presence was made to add luster to grand escapades like Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk. Even George Custer could be a hero when Flynn played him, in They Died with Their Boots On. This handsome five-movie collection includes a fine documentary, The Adventures of Errol Flynn, that comes close to capturing...
...Tasmanian apple farmer, Heyward started at a local CBS station in what was meant to be a year-long stint, then gradually rose up through the network’s ranks to become president of CBS News in 1996. He is the network’s second-longest serving president...