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...Cynthia Cooper, the Worldcom whistleblower who was part of a Person of the Year trio in 2003, was inclined to find the heroes of the Katrina story: ?The first responders, the victims themselves and the media without whom America would not have learned of their plight.? And, she said, General Russel Honore, who took charge of the rescue effort and restored hope to the people of the Gulf Coast...
...give the film a hint of satire. Despite the comic moments (Sir Michael Caine’s description of a “camel toe” may be worth the price of admission) and the mild social commentary, one finds it difficult to really care about the plight of Spritz and his family. Perhaps it’s because he and his father are the only fleshed-out characters. More likely it’s the sheer affluence involved; a main source of conflict is whether Spritz will get a job that boosts his income from...
Nice Work if You Can Get It Peter Gumbel's article on increasing employment problems across Western Europe [Oct. 3] perfectly highlighted the plight of a bleak, stagnant, not so efficient European labor market. The reasons lie in outdated and wrongheaded policies implemented by local governments that can't cope with the fast and ever changing rules of the marketplace. In addition, there seems to be an increasing number of young people who are immature, not motivated enough or simply not ready to compete and find a decent job. Discouraged, they rely on poorly paid, insecure jobs or, even worse...
...Nice Work If You Can Get It Peter Gumbel's article on increasing employment problems across Western Europe [Oct. 3] perfectly highlighted the plight of a bleak, stagnant, not so efficient European labor market. The reasons lie in outdated and wrongheaded policies implemented by local governments that can't cope with the fast and ever-changing rules of the marketplace. In addition, there seems to be an increasing number of young people who are immature, not motivated enough or simply not ready to compete and find a decent job. Discouraged, they rely on poorly paid, insecure jobs or, even worse...
...hundreds, of people lay dying, and for many residents, the closest medical attention meant carrying the injured for nine hours along trails that thread down a rocky cliff face to the Indus, where they might hail a passing boat. The tribes also needed blankets and tents. With their plight desperate, tribal elders sent word that they badly needed help...