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...needed wake-up call to Washington officials and the American people. The hurricane disasters on the Gulf Coast had a huge impact on the collective conscience of the nation when they occurred, but as we have become involved once again in our day-to-day tasks, the cleanup and sheer loss faced in Louisiana and elsewhere are old news. This busy holiday season, let's try to keep in our hearts all those who lost everything. Lindsey Fahey Frankfort, Illinois...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/17/2005 | See Source »

...long-standing one-child policy, China's working-age population will begin to decline in the next 10 years. Meanwhile, India's youthfulness?350 million of its citizens are under age 15?ensures its workforce will expand for decades, potentially enabling it to outstrip China's economic pace through sheer weight of numbers. "This is a key thing," said Kamal Nath, India's Minister for Commerce and Industry. "China is aging faster than any other country in history. It is growing old before it has grown rich." It's one surprising side effect of Beijing's brutal efficiency that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Real Growth Rate | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

...Muennig has resulted in a beautiful multilevel deck area, perched right above the crashing surf. Baths?both freestanding traditional tubs for one or two people, and larger sunken stone Jacuzzis of varying sizes?are scattered seemingly randomly across this space, with some of them set dramatically close to the sheer drop above the waves. A massage room and a bathroom for disabled visitors are also available...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Phone In, Strip Off, Chill Out | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

...needed wake-up call to Washington officials and the American people. The hurricane disasters on the Gulf Coast had a huge impact on the collective conscience of the nation when they occurred, but as we have become involved once again in our day-to-day tasks, the cleanup and sheer loss faced in Louisiana and elsewhere are old news. This busy holiday season, let's try to keep in our hearts all those who lost everything. LINDSEY FAHEY Frankfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 19, 2005 | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...occupation and devise a timetable for a multinational U.N. force of peacekeepers. Stephen Liddle Napier, New Zealand Perhaps we are looking in the wrong direction for the antidote to violence in the Sunni-dominated areas of Iraq. When Saddam Hussein was in power, he suppressed most resistance through sheer force and an aggressive, overwhelming response to any uprising. I'm sure that the Kurds and the Shi'ite majority, with the support of the U.S., could deal with the Fallujah insurgents. Sometimes the antidote is a bitter pill to swallow. David Hicks Duluth, Georgia, U.S. God and Science while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France's Streets of Fire | 12/9/2005 | See Source »

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