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...unloads on the famed Chinese strategist whose treatise, The Art of War, launched a thousand battles in China centuries ago--and a million management books in the past decade purporting to adapt Tzu's sublime Eastern battle philosophy to winning in Western business conflicts. Tzu counseled self-knowledge and restraint. "Subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful" tactic, says Tzu. Nonsense, says Bing. The traits rewarded in business are "raw, amoral, naked aggression and the will to win." Even at lunch. In the Bingian view, if you want to be a great strategist or win gracefully...
...direct The Aviator, believes that Leo "is one of the few people with the emotional range" to play those kinds of bravura roles convincingly. John C. Reilly, DiCaprio's friend and co-star in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Gangs and The Aviator, particularly admires his buddy's restraint. "After Titanic, he could have cranked 'em out in a major way, been a superhero many times over. But he shames his peer group with his commitment to quality. He's used his capital wisely...
...restraint exhibited by these seasoned party warriors is largely laudable. Obviously, the last thing the Democratic Party needs now is to collapse into internecine fighting. Democrats will need to display considerable unity for the next four years if we are to have any hope of not getting repeatedly rolled on social security and just about everything else. But I can’t say I’m too worried—I have full confidence that our Commander in Chief will continue to inspire solidarity in our ranks. I’m more concerned that Democrats will paper over...
...Long on blame and short on restraint, Darfur's combatants show little desire to work things out. Despite the rebels' concerted wave of attacks in recent weeks on Tawila and other towns across Darfur - for which they have been solely blamed by UN special envoy Jan Pronk - the rebels insist it is the government that continues to violate the cease-fire...
Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found that child safety restraints were critically misused in more than 70% of the studied cases. The high-tech TattleTale Smart Car Seat ($170 to $230; smartchild seat.com employs sensors to check whether the seat is installed correctly and provides verbal confirmation ("Buckle fastened, vehicle belt tight") when it is. If your little Houdini likes to unfasten a restraint now and again, you might hear, "Warning: child climbing out." The seat's batteries run for up to four years, but don't worry about remembering to change them. When they run low, the TattleTale will...