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WHAT'S CHARACTERISTIC OF AMERICAN MANNERS--AND, BY THE WAY, ARE THEY GETTING ANY BETTER? A lack of obsequiousness. A Hey-I'm-just-as-good-as-you quality. That's the basic idea. I've been attacking American manners for 25 years, and I succeeded too well. Americans concluded that we're naturally crude. The truth is that America invented the idea of etiquette as equality. That principle has been a major influence in the world. Particularly in countries that want to be like...
...that "at no point did I job search." With five division heads reporting to him, he says, he was very much responsible for directing the integration of the two companies. As for his severance package, Capellas says, "Changes were made to all the management team's contracts. The basic terms weren't changed; only the timing of payments...
...average. But that was before Ji, 50, and his partner, Ancle Hsu, 41, burst into the home-electronics market. Since Apex introduced its first model in early 2000, for $179, the price of DVD players has plummeted. Apex, based in Ontario, Calif., remains a low-price leader, with its basic units now selling for about $59 at large retailers like Circuit City and Wal-Mart. The fledgling company has captured 15% of the market, making it No. 1 in units sold this year, surpassing Sony and Panasonic...
...seminal work, A Theory of Justice, Rawls first expounded on his idea of a society whose success is based upon its ability to help its least advantaged members; one created within a framework of wide basic personal liberties and an equality of opportunity for all members regardless of birth. His effort to blend egalitarianism and liberalism into a comprehensive framework that both recognized moral responsibilities and their practical motivations earned him acclaim and provoked vigorous debate from his colleages at Harvard and beyond...
...estimate that the roughly 400 Stingers unaccounted for in Afghanistan are nearing the end of their useful life, if they haven't already passed it. While defense officials suggest the missile system's battery is good for only about five years, many remain potent after 10 years. Both the basic Stinger supplied to the Afghan rebels and the Soviet-designed SA-7s are fairly crude weapons. But the CIA has launched several efforts since they were delivered in 1986-87 to get them back, offering up to $100,000 per missile, and sometimes paying more, U.S. officials say. A Stinger...