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...Thank you for raising the issue of global warming as it relates to hurricanes [Oct. 3]. The debate seems to focus on whether we have enough evidence that pollution is causing climate change to justify taking steps to reduce greenhouse gases. That standard is too high when the world is facing what might be catastrophic consequences. Even the possibility that human behavior is changing our climate should compel action. Why are we not proactive when it comes to the planet? Our negligence could have a fatal impact not only on ourselves but also on billions of innocent people...
...Maguire,” the inspiration behind a 15-year-old’s awkward loss of virginity in “Almost Famous.” “The personal stuff tends to be the thing people come up to me later and say, ‘Thank you for putting that in a movie. It feels like it is from my life,’” Crowe says in a phone interview. This biographical approach, he clarifies, is “out of wanting to share something that is meaning[ful]…never...
...Scoop A. Wasserstein’s “David Lynch Meditates on Peace”] off the internet last night. You got some great quotes there and the piece moved along nicely. I liked it. Good journalism! —Ken Chawkin, Media Relations, Maharishi University of Management Thank you for Henry Seton’s review of the recently distributed student essays on the curricular review (“Student Curricular Review Essays Stack Up Favorably to Profs,” 10/7/05). While I think Mr. Seton did an admirable job summarizing most works, he read my work...
...Thank you for "4 places where the system Broke Down" [Sept. 19]. You provided balanced reporting on how officials responded to Hurricane Katrina. The recovery efforts by the Federal Government were disorganized and sluggish. The disaster has revealed the inefficiency of bureaucracy in times of crisis. FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] was ill-prepared to handle the magnitude of the devastation. Its incompetent performance under the leadership of Michael Brown, who had no credentials or experience, reflects poorly on President George W. Bush, who was responsible for Brown's appointment. The majority of the blame, though, lies with local...
...found that a lot of people are very dissatisfied with banks," says Zopa founder and CEO Richard Duvall, who previously was a co-founder of Egg, Britain's biggest online bank. "They find banks impersonal." At Zopa, lenders' funds are pooled and distributed to borrowers who can send thank-you notes to the lending group to let them know how they are using the money. One borrower fixed up his garden; others are consolidating debts, buying cars or starting businesses. Lenders so far are getting an average rate of return of 7.6%, while borrowers have got cash for as little...