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...water overtopped the levees, as the Corps claims. Congressional investigators, experts and even some Corps officers tell TIME that the failure might have been caused by leaks in the barriers. "The storm surge was only about 10 to 12 feet, according to our modeling, so overtopping was not the culprit," says Leatherman. If the levees failed because they overflowed, that means the storm was just too fierce. If there were leaks, however, that might mean the levees had been poorly constructed or maintained...
...Prize was awarded to him for his contribution to welfare economics. His body of work is diverse, but he is best known for challenging the conventional wisdom that famine is caused by a shortage of food. Sen pointed out that famine-struck areas often had enough food; the real culprit was a disturbance in the economic system?for instance, a sudden rise in prices?which made the food inaccessible. In his new book, Sen directs his iconoclastic zeal on the perception of India?held by many abroad, and also within the country?as a place with only one kind...
...likely than nonsmoking men to develop cancer. We don't know why that is, but we think it might have to do with changes in hormones. Women may be more likely to develop cancer because of hormonal changes. In terms of environmental exposure, if radon is in fact a culprit in the home and more women are at home than men, that could be part of the answer...
...experience suggests such tales are blatant exaggerations. But it is true that if you’re not careful (and sometimes even if you are), work can pervade your life. And it’s not just consulting. There’s a far larger culprit afoot—our collective American obsession with work...
...means accidental. They have their origins in a certain way of thinking and a certain style of work which has developed over a period of time." That admission satisfied Jiang Qing and the fanatical Red Guards only temporarily. In 1967 Mao's wife openly denounced Deng as a "culprit of the counterrevolutionary capitalist line," leading to his dismissal from both his party and government offices. He was, however, allowed to retain his party membership...