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...stronger than those of free agents who hopscotch from job to job. And they know how to unjam the copier. One reason Enron, a company packed with hotshots, went bankrupt was that good, solid employees--like whistle-blower Sherron Watkins--were shunted aside in the gold rush. "B players strive for advancement but not at all costs. This attitude is anathema to most A players," DeLong and co-author Vineeta Vijayaraghavan recently wrote in the Harvard Business Review...
...report by J. Madeleine Nash made clear, fire behavior is a complex and highly variable phenomenon that depends not only on geography and the type of vegetation involved but also on the management history of a given stand of trees. This complexity often overwhelms policymakers, who strive for simple solutions to complex problems. It was refreshing to read such a well-written, balanced and scientifically accurate article addressing the nuanced subtleties of a complex issue in a form understandable to both the general public and legislative staff members. JEFF KENNEDY INFORMATION CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Davis, Calif...
...There is no option but for the United States to maintain the current diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, it would serve our interest to strive to improve our ability to work with this nation which will inevitably be a factor in any workable solutions. Michael P. Whelan Las Vegas...
...Christian pulpit from the rotunda of the Alabama state courthouse. Blinded by their own bigotry and intolerance, both men supported their causes in name of freedom. The rest of us understand that majority rights cannot come at the expense of minority rights. We must strive to build a society that is color-blind and religion-neutral. Noah Wittman San Francisco, Calif...
...Holocaust caused much Catholic rethinking. It contributed to the Second Vatican Council's 1965 decision to clear the Jews of deicide. It also lurks behind the bishops' 1988 guidelines, which, in micromanaging prospective productions, strive so earnestly to help modern auteurs sidestep the Passion plays' excesses. "Presentations ... should [avoid] any implication that Jesus' death was a result of religious antagonism between a stereotyped 'Judaism' and Christian doctrine," they warn. "It is not sufficient for [artists] to respond to responsible criticism simply by appealing to the notion that 'It's in the Bible.' One must account for one's selections...