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German Opinion There he is again, and again he is wrong, poor old Josef Joffe - unfortunately representing Germany in "A Watching World" [Nov. 17]. Years ago he considered himself to be the only German intelligent enough to explain the necessity of the Iraq war to the incredulous rest of the country. Nice to see he has overcome the embarrassment and feels strong enough to get it all wrong about Europe's "swooning" response to, and expectations of, Obama. Obama's Western European supporters deserved a more empathetic article than Joffe's complacent little outcry. Josef Werker, KREFELD, GERMANY
...book discusses how behavioral economics—the application of psychology and cognitive science to economic theory—can help explain decisions in every area of life—not just financial ones...
...When a girl walks in with an ischium-size waist / And a gluteus in your face / You get sprung, wanna pull off your glove.” In an anatomy class spoof on “Dancing with the Stars,” students explain how exactly to be a uterus through dancing. The show may be a “slight exaggeration” from real medical school, however. “I don’t recall any dancing,” says Sam B. Dubal, a first-year student in the audience, of his classes...
...Challenged at Lancaster House to explain Merkel's absence, Brown insisted the meeting had always been conceived with a limited cast. The message was reinforced by a Downing Street spokesman who briefed that the meeting was not a "summit" but just a "round-table discussion," although that spin effort was undermined by the words "Global Europe Summit" emblazoned on security passes for the event...
...dated in six months. It isn’t even being misused. Awkward is a state of being. And it has come to define our generation. From the Clinton scandal—or, as we remember it, that time in fifth grade when our parents were suddenly compelled to explain the concept of oral sex—to the Kanye outburst after Katrina, our lives have been a nonstop parade of awkward. Even Collegehumor.com’s evocative Awkward Rap?...