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Despite this great contribution, McDonald’s is feeling a little bit unappreciated abroad, and this is more than just a matter of pride. When McDonald’s retreats from its international presence it jeopardizes American national security. You say Ronald will never retreat, but look, the domino effect has begun. Faced with lower earnings in seven out of the last eight quarters, plummeting share prices, and other super-sized problems, McDonald’s decided recently to close down 175 restaurants and stop operations altogether in seven foreign countries...
...French President Jacques Chirac held a working dinner at a castle outside Berlin. Yet, perversely, Schröder's problems could help get relations between Paris and Berlin over a difficult hump. France has been nursing the Continent's most important relationship with a sense of wounded pride for the last few years. Not only did reunification make Germany the bigger partner, but the imminent prospect of a big-bang enlargement of the European Union threatened to put the Germans back at the center - and the French more on the periphery - of Europe. But now it's Germany that...
There are many varieties of the Sake Martini, and while the recipe above calls for equal proportions, many choose to either emphasize the sake or the hard liquor, or to sample different brands of sake. The Japanese have brewing down to a fine art and pride themselves on the variety of tastes...
Myat San served in the Singapore Armed Forces. In Singapore, all males 16 and older are required to serve two years in the National Service, a requirement that Myat San, now 21, regards with pride. “You have to earn your citizenship. It’s not a free meal in Singapore,” he says...
Heilman takes great pride in the Israeli Army. “The things that make good soldiers are not people who run really fast or shoot really straight,” he explains, “but people who take on more responsibility, people who look out for their friends, people whom you can count on.” He would like to return to Jerusalem after graduation, perhaps to the Foreign Ministry, and work to rectify a bad situation. “A lot of people I know—and a lot of people I don?...