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...This adopt-or-perish attitude helps explain how Thais have survived three decades of breakneck development. "In one dizzying spasm," writes Cornwel-Smith, "Thailand is experiencing the forces that took a century to transform the West." How does a nation modernize this fast without eroding the traditions that define it? In Thailand, "traditional" is now often a pejorative term, meaning low-class or old-fashioned. Many of the temple's social functions have been replaced by the mall, where, the author notes, "the principal rite is the right to shop." What matters most is looking dern. Yes, that's Thai...
...tossed in jail. "Reform is not like pushing a button," Assad told me. "When there's trouble externally, it will affect Syria ... If you don't have peace, you have to spend most of your money on the army and security issues. All these factors won't make reform fast. It will definitely be slow. We are living under tension ... You can't have reform under tension...
...seeing lots of new interest." With the change of government in Kiev, many expect an influx of other big companies. Russia could be a model. While conditions there were much harder a decade ago, many consumer-goods firms who got into the market early are now enjoying fast-growing sales. Already some wealthy Russian oligarchs have jumped into Ukraine's market. They include Oleg Deripaska of the aluminum group Rusal, which has acquired Ukraine's Mykolayiv alumina refinery, and Mikhail Fridman of Alfa Group, which has an oil refinery in the country. The trick for Ukraine's new government...
...first day of racing school, and my instructor and co-pilot, Paul Mazzacane, looks as if he's about to blow a fuse. We're on a skid pad, a circular track slicked down with water, and I'm speeding around it so fast that the rear tires lose traction and the car goes into a fishtail. For most folks, this would be the time to let go of the wheel and pray (which is my instinct), but the idea here is to practice the spin so many times that you regain control of the vehicle--by steering...
...show really going down the tubes? How could something so glorious fade so fast...