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...hour days, long enough for class to tell and the cream to rise. It was apparent from the first morning of the First Test last year that England would be formidable. Australia had ample time to adjust their attitude, to crank up the intensity of their practices, to tinker with tactics and personnel. They did all of this and still lost...
...Will Abe tinker with Japan's constitution, and allow greater leeway for the country's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to act abroad? "I'd like to draft a new constitution with my own hands," he told an LDP convention on Sept. 1, when he declared his candidacy for party president. He won't get the chance to do that; but Abe will almost certainly reinterpret the constitution in a way that allows the military to engage in collective self-defense actions with allies, a move Koizumi?no softie on defense?never pulled off, even while he dispatched Japanese forces...
...ideal ranking system, users will be able to adjust the weights various factors, such as school size, average SAT scores, and cost, to find schools that fit them best. We envision an online ranking system that allows tinker with their weighting schemes. (Of course, it is important to exercise caution in weighing rankings, since a college’s worth is based on a wide range of factors.) Evaluations of peer institutions, however, should not be included in the rankings, since they are notoriously difficult to measure...
...comfort that, according to the authors, parents don't have long to get it right. By the time a child is six, they argue, experiences have programmed his brain for happiness or depression (though they do go on to suggest that it's possible to tinker with this programming later on). But while it may make some parents feel guilty, Raising an Optimistic Child is not, ultimately, a gloomy book. Its message that the power to lay the foundations for fulfillment rests with parents rather than genes or circumstance will be embraced by many as not only uplifting but life...
...those people who like to tinker constantly with home décor, you'll love MagScapes (magscapes.com) - the world's first magnetic wallpaper. Created by London-based design house Pepper-mint, it's as light and flexible as standard wallpaper, but the difference lies in magnetic motifs that can be attached and moved around at will, giving you the freedom to customize basic designs. There are three ranges available - DiscScape (colored discs on plain backing, resembling one of avant-garde artist Damien Hirst's Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade...