"Practising homosexuality is culturally and legally not acceptable here, " said Bishop Lim Cheng Ean, leader of the Anglican Church of West Malaysia, who added that southeast Asian bishops would be meeting to discuss the issue.

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"You see all the time a lot of job descriptions for people who are trying to hire guys like us say things like, business casual is not acceptable here, " says Julian Cohen, 22, a senior and a founder of the weekly Wednesday evening Hack Night.

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And the fact is default is not an acceptable option here.

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It is clear that this is Van Rompuy's chosen approach - find a little more from that fund, a little more from administration (Eurocrat pay and pensions), a little more from here or there and hope that all 27 leaders agree it is acceptable, if not just right.

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