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...helpless, regardless of color, race or religion. I am glad I live in a safe place, but we know that disaster can strike anytime. Ariel Lee Singapore Katrina's damage was multiplied a thousand times by the breach of the levees. This is a classic case of the penny-wise, pound-foolish policies of modern politicians and bureaucrats. The problem is not limited to the U.S. Driven by concepts like cost cutting and lean government, shortsighted budget officials may save a few billion dollars but end up losing $50 billion later on when tragedies must be dealt with. Anil Kumar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/29/2005 | See Source »

...despite happy thoughts of wise UC legislators efficiently planning campus-wide events and disbursing monies for the greater good, this UC election season seems to have inspired notably fewer students than years prior...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Democracy at Harvard | 9/27/2005 | See Source »

...It’s a wise move,” he said. “You should only launch a campaign like this when you feel you’re strong enough...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli and Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Further Delay in Fund Drive Mulled | 9/23/2005 | See Source »

...standard critical line on director Robert Wise, who died last week in Los Angeles at 91, was that his films lacked personality, those visual signatures and obsessive themes that set true auteurs apart from studio hacks for hire. He also had the critical misfortune to direct the Oscar-winning Sound of Music, that melting pile of Alpine slush that was for a long time the most popular movie ever released. But Wise, who broke in as a film editor-earning praise for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and unjustified calumny for recutting The Magnificent Ambersons after Welles abandoned it-mastered over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 9/19/2005 | See Source »

...standard critical line on director ROBERT WISE, who died last week in Los Angeles at 91, was that his films lacked personality, those visual signatures and obsessive themes that set true auteurs apart from studio hacks for hire. He also had the critical misfortune to direct the Oscar-winning Sound of Music, that melting pile of Alpine slush that was for a long time the most popular movie ever released. But Wise, who broke in as a film editor--earning praise for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and unjustified calumny for recutting The Magnificent Ambersons after Welles abandoned it--mastered over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Appreciation: Robert Wise | 9/18/2005 | See Source »

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