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...with Trees In "Is Europe Due For A Big Chill?" [Dec. 12], Time mentions that climate experts have some reservations about the effects of global warming on weakening North Atlantic Ocean currents. I am surprised that they have not taken into account the speed of global deforestation. Warmer oceans absorb less atmospheric carbon dioxide, so we depend increasingly on the world's remaining vegetation to filter the air for us. Because vegetation is the only means by which carbon dioxide is converted into life-giving oxygen, we need to start seriously thinking more about controlling deforestation. We should establish...
...part, Lee acknowledges that there is a need to make Singaporeans less dependent on the government and to encourage more open debate. He insists that the PAP can absorb and benefit from dissenting voices. "Anybody can join the PAP and change the policy from within," he says. "If you've got a better idea, you come in, you convince us, you take over." But he is adamant that Singaporeans are not yet ready for the vociferous free market of ideas that typifies, for example, politics in the U.S. "I see the marketplace of ideas, as in the Philippines...
...from the Caribbean. Many are Muslim, some belong to religions other than Islam, and others are not religious. What is happening in France has nothing to do with Muslim extremism, al-Qaeda or the war on terrorism. The riots are the result of the complete failure of France to absorb and integrate its immigrant population. Period. Anne H. Peslier Houston...
...mistaken. The protesters are a mixed population of immigrants. Many are Muslim, some belong to religions other than Islam and some are not religious. What is happening in France has nothing to do with Muslim extremism or al-Qaeda. The riots are the result of France's failure to absorb and integrate its immigrant population. Period...
...Fortunately, my TV room is ideal for sound projection: almost perfectly square, with little on the walls that might absorb sound. In that case, I highly recommend the YSP-800. In a more cavernous room, the YSP would have no way to bounce sound and would lose a certain amount of depth. If that's your situation, you might want to try a speaker such as Polk Audio's SurroundBar ($950), which does require an amplifier, but replaces five unsightly speakers in a way that's not dependent on the shape of the room...