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TIME: Why did you decide to write this book? Cross: It was simply picking up the phone and saying yes to whoever's idea it was. Somebody from the publishing company called my literary agent, which I didn't know existed at the time. Still haven't met him. Although he's welcome to 15% of whatever I earn...
...that could prove useful to lawmakers and individuals. "For instance, we might want to have traffic enforcement efforts increase when the economy is doing well, or we might want to raise taxes on alcohol and cigarettes," he says. "For individuals, when you get a great job opportunity and you know you're going to be working really hard, you could build in plans to protect your health. And when things aren't so good, use the time to focus on your health...
...Whatever you think policymakers should take from these studies, it's reassuring to know that of all the things you're at greater risk of losing during the current recession, your life isn't one of them...
...editing. But that's a secondary point. As on any Underground night, the bands are here to plug in and strut their stuff. The world may think of Hong Kong music as consisting of gaudily dressed balladeers, elfin starlets and jobbing jazz trios in hotel lobbies. The kids know better...
...some 7,000 other people made homeless by Morakot are trying to cope. The Cishan shelter's main hall is filled with drinks, crackers, new clothes, slippers, toothpaste, soap and towels - part of the outpouring of support from around the island. "It is good to be alive and to know people care," says Wu. But, she adds, "we're still in trauma." Still, Wu is one of the more optimistic residents; she, at least, wants to return to her village. Many don't. Yin Jui-rong, an aboriginal farmer whose village was also destroyed, says he won't go back...