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...Well, the question is how do you expect this conversation to go. What's the nature of this talk? Because in diplomacy you're never just talking. That just is a notion that is rather na?ve. You never just talk...
...While Radcliffe is just a fraction of Harvard’s size, colleagues dismiss the notion that Faust’s candidacy is hurt by her lack of experience in leading a large institution...
That would imply that China's behavior has changed of late. Has it? A U.S. policymaker cautions, "It's important to see the 'responsible stakeholder' notion as a future vision of China." In practice, this official says, "They've been more helpful in some areas than others." When the stars align--when China's perception of its own national interest matches what the U.S. and other international powers seek--that help can be significant. Exhibit A is North Korea, long a Chinese ally, with whom China once fought a war against the U.S. As North Korea's leader Kim Jong...
...iPhone developed the way a lot of cool things do: with a notion. A few years ago Jobs noticed how many development dollars were being spent-particularly in the greater Seattle metropolitan area-on what are called tablet PCs: flat, portable computers that work with a touchscreen instead of a mouse and keyboard. Jobs, being Jobs, figured he could do better, so he had Apple engineers noodle around with a better touchscreen. When they showed him the screen they came up with, he got excited. So excited that he thought he had the beginnings of a new product...
...referring to Moktada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric responsible for inciting much of Iraq’s sectarian violence. The guards then proceeded to dance around Saddam’s dead body and gleefully yell “to hell,” dispelling any notion of an “Iraq for all Iraqis” grounded in justice and equality. Even the timing of the execution appeared to be a deliberate affront to Iraqi Sunnis, as Saddam was hung minutes before the start of the Sunni holy festival of Eid. The result of the fiasco...