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...Impoverished and Afraid Alex Perry's excellent article "Land of Chains and Hunger" highlighted the tragedy of Zimbabwe under the rule of President Robert Mugabe [April 23]. Another loser is South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki and his ineffective policy of "quiet diplomacy" (what South Africans call "silent diplomacy"). Mbeki's supposedly close ties with Mugabe have not helped him develop a plan to rescue Zimbabwe from its dire situation, and his government needs to shoulder responsibility for its indecisiveness. While it may be difficult to imagine the situation in Zimbabwe worsening, it will, and South Africa will surely feel...
Given the headaches, Iranians should probably forgo spectacular weddings and hold quiet ceremonies instead. But in a culture where displays of wealth are crucial, parents usually insist on grander events. One sign of this commitment to excess: it is common for parents to circulate DVDs of their children's weddings, so friends and family can view the lamb-on-a-spit from every angle. As the mother of my recently married friend put it, "Weddings are for the community, and if the laws get in the way, not having a party is not the answer...
Robert Amen, IFF's CEO, would prefer to keep those relationships quiet. In other industries, execs love to crow about their deals with big, powerful companies. Not here. When you partner one day with, say, Colgate and the next with Crest, you're better off keeping your list of friends to yourself. "We're the ghostwriters," says Nicolas Mirzayantz, 44, head of IFF's smell division...
Alex Perry's excellent article�"Land of Chains and Hunger" highlighted the tragedy of Zimbabwe under the rule of President Robert Mugabe [April 23]. Another loser is South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki and his ineffective policy of "quiet diplomacy" (what South Africans call "silent diplomacy"). Mbeki's supposedly close ties with Mugabe have not helped him develop a plan to rescue Zimbabwe from its dire situation. It is only a matter of time before the African leaders who so often criticize Western governments start calling on them to aid Zimbabwe...
Today, the skull measuring has stopped, and the museum is now a nice quiet place filled with replicas of Mayan stone reliefs and ceremonial objects from the different natives of Oceania. And if you venture up to the fifth floor you can watch one of the miracles of the academic world: how a concentration dies...