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...Even at companies with top-notch outside managers, maintaining the bloodline remains paramount. At Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa, tycoon Li Ka-shing has been among Asia's most adept at attracting external professional managers, but ultimately, observers believe he'll eventually pass on the chairmanship to his eldest son, Victor. "There's a history of trying to keep things in the family," says shareholder-rights activist David Webb in Hong Kong...
...agree that the Bush administration’s skepticism of Syria’s seemingly sudden change in heart is warranted, as that country has proved quite adept at doing just enough to prevent punitive action without substantially changing the situation on the ground. Yesterday’s pro-Syria, Hezbollah-led protests are nothing if not a sign of Syria’s enduring grip on its smaller neighbor. Nevertheless, it is hard not to be encouraged by the developments so far in Lebanon. The fact that popular protests alone, and not the threat of Western-sponsored sanctions, compelled...
...Tuesday's muscle-flexing may also be an attempt to ensure that Hizballah keeps its weapons in a post-Syria arrangement. The movement is adept at staying on-side with Lebanese public opinion, complementing its military activity, directed largely against Israel for the past decade, with a massive welfare operation among the Shiite poor and by contesting parliamentary elections - Hizballah is currently the single largest party in Lebanon's patchwork parliament. Its share of parliamentary seats may even grow if the Syrians depart, since Hizballah advocates have long believed the Syrians actually cheated Nasrallah's movement...
...Artists have figured out empirically aspects of the neurophysiology of vision,” Livingstone said, such as the fact that the brain interprets color and luminosity separately. Stereoblind artists are particularly adept at creating realistic images, she said, since they are extremely sensitive to depth cues that most artists train to discover...
...played this all up,” Hunt said. “He was very adept at making himself appear greater and more important than he really...