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early in the a.m., rent a hotel room for a day (yes, day rates are available many places), use the hotel for a quick fresh-up and immediately go on a guided city tour. Return and sleep. Get on the night ;ight to Johannesburg, and hit the ground next morning running in the same time zone.

I also sleep whenever possible, especially enroute to any destination. Nothing like a good nap.

—Ted Task, West Palm Beach, Florida

Hollywood in Hawaii

Your Costco Connection May 2016 article, “Reel to Reel, Hollywood and the Hawaiian Islands,” le; out a very important film: The Devil at 4 O’Clock (1961). The main stars were Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra. A signi;cant portion of the movie was ;lmed in Lahaina on the island of Maui.

Fifty-five years later this movie remains popular and is frequently requested by patrons at the Lahaina Public Library. And this ;lm still holds up. It’s worth a watch.

—Madeleine Buchanan, Lahaina, Hawaii

Children’s Miracle Network

;anks to Costco for helping kids survive.

[“Funding miracles” May 2016]. Every kid deserves a chance at life. Another way to save children is to ask your representatives and senators to pass the Reach Every Mother and Child Act, aimed at ending the millions of pre-ventable deaths of mothers and children each year in our world.

—Willie Dickerson Snohomish, Washington

Re-re;ned oil

Your April article “How to change your car’s oil,” was critical of recycled oil. In fact, motor oil that has been properly recycled (through re-refining) is great for your car, and better for the environment than oil made from virgin crude. Re-refined oil is being used by state and federal governments (including the largest fleet in the country, the U.S. Postal Service). Mercedes Benz uses it as factory fill for new cars, and major U.S. auto manufacturers also endorse its use. Environmental studies have shown that re-refining oil reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to virgin oil, and also reduces other forms of air pollution, which is one reason that the U.S. EPA considers this the preferred option.