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...this month, I caught a glimpse of the country's dysfunction. Somalia has atomized into its ancient form--a collection of hundreds of clans. Taxation has been replaced by protection rackets ranging from clan gangsters who collect weekly "rent" to garbage collectors who dump rubbish in a street and demand money to remove...
...operate beyond the boundaries of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the iPhone wouldn't have happened without Apple's "we're special" attitude. One reason there's limited innovation in cell phones generally is that the cell carriers have stiff guidelines that the manufacturers have to follow. They demand that all their handsets work the same way. "A lot of times, to be honest, there's some hubris, where they think they know better," Jobs says. "They dictate what's on the phone. That just wouldn't work for us, because we want to innovate. Unless we could...
...Last month, in a gambit aimed at forcing Hamas to accept his terms for a unity government, Abbas called for new elections. He did not, however, name a date, and it remains unclear whether he has the constitutional authority to demand an early poll. So, while Hamas accused him of carrying out Washington's orders and vowed to boycott and disrupt any such poll, Fatah hawks complained that his failure to actually name a date or put the election process in motion signaled continued indecision. Meanwhile, on the ground, the militants of both organizations began trading fire as never before...
...Finally, there's "Pepper ... and Salt," the small cartoon that has been running for 57 years and that has moved back - apparently due to popular demand - to the Journal's opinion pages. I've always felt uneasy around "Pepper ... and Salt," a bit like I do watching Jay Leno, whose high corn factor and consistent unfunniness make me cringe. But what do I know? America seems to love the guy, along with that little cartoon in the Journal...
Bionade now faces a new set of challenges. Back in Ostheim, the small factory is overflowing with equipment and materials, barely able to keep up with demand. But Kowalsky and Co. are hatching plans to sell Bionade in Japan and North America by 2008. The U.S. is a tough market, says Gary Hemphill, managing director of Beverage Marketing Corp. in New York City: "The odds are stacked against any new product. If it is something that is foreign to people, then the company has to be able to communicate what the benefits...