The trip is expected to take 12 to 15 days and has suffered multiple false starts as the Thompsons try to line up the logistics of visas, border crossings and travel time timetables in a part of the world where buses and ferries don't tend to conform to strict schedules.

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There were concerns that universities would not have sufficient time to consider applicants and that different exam timetables across the UK would not be compatible with a compressed timetable.

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Under the bill, states will have three and one half years from the time it's signed to put testing standards, monitoring timetables and notification programs in place.

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Many are not: wonderful kindergartens, financial aid for families, amenable school timetables and shorter working weeks that help women to keep their jobs and raise children at the same time.

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