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...Challenge In "India without the slogans," Simon Robinson complained about being let down by the "Incredible India" marketing campaign, since so many problems remain [June 4]. No one claims India is without troubles, but we're working to fix them. Unfortunately, Robinson does not see the opportunities in each challenge and the enormous impatience of 1 billion people seething to take the country forward. We are doing it on our terms and in our time. Vandana Chatterjee, HERZLIYA PITUACH, ISRAEL...
...theaters across the country where Sicko is shown in a campaign called "Scrubs for Sicko." The film is "not just an indictment of an indefensible healthcare industry in the U.S.," says CAN's executive director Rose Ann DeMoro. "It's a rejoinder for those who think we can fix the soulless monster by tinkering with an unconscionable system that puts us further in thrall to those who created the crisis...
...96—teacher of Harvard’s most popular course in the spring semester of 2006—claims to possess the knowledge necessary to live a happier, more fulfilling life. But unlike many other self-help books, "Happier" does not claim to have a quick fix, instead making a more realistic promise: by using the hardback as a workbook, one may develop the habits and attitudes that lead to happiness...
...That day, says P.J. Crowley, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Chertoff "didn't understand his job. He was shocked to realize he was responsible for more than security." Chertoff disagrees, saying he knew the existing disaster-response plans were flawed and had begun to fix them, but it turned out to be too late. Nonetheless, Chertoff was the man responsible for overseeing the response effort that now symbolizes tragic government dysfunction...
...happier. British tech guru Danny O'Brien coined the term at a 2004 technology conference after studying how programmers come up with "hacks," or shortcut solutions for routine but time-consuming problems. The trick, he says, is not to worry about the entire problem but to find a small fix to get through the task at hand. He describes his approach as a sort of "Seven Habits of Super Effective Geeks." The movement has since spread faster than an e-mail virus, inspiring a slew of popular blogs, such as 43 Folders, LifeHacker and Lifehack.org Taking it a step further...