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...that have been violated are those that govern the etiquette of complex international relations - the rules of diplomacy. The notion, for example, that the President of the U.S. would challenge our oldest allies to a public showdown is quite remarkable. (Presidents usually do the precise opposite: they struggle to avoid any appearance of disunity.) This is a breathtaking gamble, and the question arises: Is it witting or not? Is the Administration's disdain for diplomatic precedent a strategy - a conscious effort to challenge the institutions and arrangements of the past 50 years - or merely a matter of presidential pique...
...Coke may simply be taking Mother's advice: If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all. But others are sure to fall in line. Buffett has long asserted that spoon-feeding analysts quarterly guidance puts undue focus on short-term results and leads companies to avoid prudent risks that probably would pay off over time...
...talk-show host disbanded her book club last year, but the guiltless hours spent watching TV or picking up a book only in order to drop it on a cockroach are over. Oprah is reviving the club, but this time she will focus on the classics. This should help avoid any unpleasantness, such as the flap that arose with author Jonathan Franzen. After Oprah anointed his book The Corrections, Franzen expressed ambivalence about having his novel embraced by Oprah fans. By choosing works by Shakespeare, Faulkner, Hemingway and other dead people, she will probably circumvent such ingratitude...
Reading your predictions reminded me of the line "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." Perhaps, to avoid hubris, we would do well to recall the words of Thomas a Kempis: "Man proposes, but God disposes." DAVID SWIFT Pawling...
...ubiquitous traffic jams), to bules (resident foreigners), nonkong (the art of hanging out) and waria (ladyboys) make up the ideal Jakarta primer, perfect for tourists who want to peek below the surface, or bule who want to know their adopted city better. And all the while it manages to avoid the exotic clich?s prevalent in most books on Indonesia. In fact, Jakarta Inside Out is cheekily stamped "Wayang Free," certifying that there are no representations?visual, metaphorical or otherwise?of the traditional Indonesian shadow puppets. Now that's something worth putting on your coffee table...