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...white sludge, a waste powder made of calcium carbonate and other impurities from the marble. Some 100 factories in the area leave large tracts of the white stuff, which not only contaminate the air, the ground and eventually the waters, but also cause the huge areas of white to reflect the sunlight, creating their own micro-climatic-warming effect in the valleys of the Aravalli Range that form the basin of Udaipur...
Your cover photograph of the late, great, Ted Kennedy surely doesn't do him justice. This study of a seemingly bewildered and disillusioned man does not reflect the positive and dedicated humanitarian he became. The photograph inside the magazine of the passionate politician, in full flow with word and fist and pen, would have been a far more graphic final reminder of what we have lost. Ted Williamson, EAGLESHAM, SCOTLAND...
...Still, many countries worry about China's rise and global expansion, even though it has, to date, been outwardly peaceful. Public opinion polls in Europe and the U.S. regularly reflect a negative image of China, while concerns over economic competition and job losses are growing in Europe, Africa and Latin America. Substantial strains remain in Beijing's ties with three of China's most important neighbors: Australia, India and Japan. Even relations with Russia, which have achieved historic highs since the collapse of the Soviet Union, have run into obstacles. This is unsurprising. As Beijing expands its influence and begins...
...introduction on the Idea Bank’s home page signed by Smith and College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds asks visitors to “please frame your suggestions and questions in ways that reflect Harvard’s community standards of integrity and mutual respect...
...Graaf said. He also said that the results of this study may apply to students, too. “Students at Harvard are preparing for careers in which creativity is essential,” de Graaf said. “They need time to reflect and refocus. Our culture’s constant demand and “now-now” pressures don’t give them these sorts of breaks.” While Perlow acknowledged that the study’s results could be superficially applied to Harvard students, she said that the greater implications related...