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...people that a unified effort on the part of federal, state, and local governments is necessary to ensure a speedy response in times of disaster. These governments “have not developed a shared commitment” to national preparedness, she said. “Without shared vision,” Townsend said, “we will not achieve a transformational state of preparedness that the nation requires.” Before the country is ready to handle a national disaster such as terrorism or a severe hurricane, Townsend said, the U.S. must first “define...
...competition in which young people create films about world issues such as poverty and AIDS. Film Your Issue is an unprecedented outreach inviting young Americans to make 30- to 60-second “issue films,” which can either be live-action or animated. The noble vision of the organization is to “engage them in the public dialogue about pressing issues of importance, locally or nationally.” Given the ever-increasing presence of visual media in our culture, this promises to be a successful venture for a worthy cause. Film Your Issue...
Friends of Jess R. Burkle ’06 call him a “blind man with vision.” And while the senior thespian may not be able to see exactly where he’s going, he’s definitely going places. Burkle has been a powerful force within the Harvard theater community, directing and starring in a number of major productions despite being legally blind. His involvement in on-campus arts recently culminated with his thesis project “Knock: or, the Triumph of Medicine,” a play that he translated...
...cruelty-free exterior. Mackey has a darker, not so crunchy inside. He despises unions and prides himself on having kept them out of all 183 of his company’s stores. “Instead of embracing the notion of the ‘expanding pie’ vision of capitalism—more for everyone, or win-win,” Mackey argues, “they [unions] frequently embrace the zero-sum philosophy of win-lose.” Aware that union busting is illegal, Mackey persuaded the employees in the few stores that dared to collectivize...
...giant robot and little rock creatures, leaves the tone of the book a hopeless confusion. Produced entirely by digital means, The Lost Colony may be most notable as one of the few such books that actually makes you wonder if it wasn't hand-done. Klein has a special vision that seems worthy of exploration, so here's hoping subsequent volumes are a little more focused...