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...begun to worry about the economy eight or nine months ago, which of course was two months before he actually stepped in to start cutting rates Jan. 3. Under heavy fire from new Senate Banking chairman Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) over that lag, Greenspan copped to a slip of the calendar. "Let me amend my remarks from last week," he said, smiling - he'd meant to say December...
...Within 72 hours before your departure, take your passport to Freetown's central police station to receive a slip of paper clearing you to leave the country. This process requires visiting numerous officials and can take up to three or four hours. Some people pay a local taxi driver or "fixer" to complete this part of the formalities for them. 2) The airport serving the capital Freetown sits on the opposite bank of the wide mouth of a river from the city. There is no bridge so departing visitors can take either the ferry or the helicopter...
...What is Asia to do? As Taiwan's ill-fated committee showed, there aren't a lot of ideas out there. Taiwan has let the value of its currency slip, while the Thai baht and the Philippine peso are trading at six-month lows against the greenback. This makes their products cheaper overseas, which would normally boost exports. But that hasn't happened. Korea and Malaysia are planning fiscal stimulus packages a la Japan. But as Japan's record shows, pumping cash into public works projects is a somewhat expensive way to keep an economy crippled. For the most part...
...Trips start in Kyoto with a little training in guesthouse etiquette. On entry, for instance, you should slip off shoes and put on slippers or go barefoot on tatami mats (that are usually in the dining room and bedrooms). Wear a separate pair of slippers in the bathroom (forgetting to change back and walking around in lavatory shoes is a horrifying faux pas). In the anteroom of bathing rooms, disrobe and wash vigorously under the showers. Only when spotless can you soak...
...will change their travel plans and way of doing business: Smaller, more private meetings in secure, out-of-the-way spots. Perhaps they should fortify an island (Elba? One of the Dry Tortugas? Or someplace in the Easter Islands?) for their conferences. And the demonstrators will slip onto the beach wearing scuba gear, the way that James Bond used...