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...pabulum [Oct. 6]. I am no snob, but I expect what's in the bottle to accurately reflect the wine's place of origin, traditions, agricultural history and, yes, terroir, which describes all of the preceding. Neither Joel Stein nor Fred Franzia has enough understanding of the subject to speak of it intelligently and should not be relied on to teach curious readers. David Moore, Moore Brothers Wine Co., Pennsauken...
...give up as soon as the U.S. breaks bread with them. But the alternative--endless conflict and occupation--is worse. The next President will take office in an age of dwindling resources, diminished U.S. influence and a public weary of war. Invoking John F. Kennedy, Obama says, "Strong countries ... speak with their adversaries." Wounded ones don't have a choice...
...would never have found its way to my inbox. For one, math is not her strength. And for two, she might have paused and thought, “Is this really something I want to send out to half of my address book?” I think I speak for all 76 of us when I say that e-mails like those should be sent daily...
...rare to hear from a diplomat who has also been a scholar,” said Graham T. Webster, a student in East Asian studies at GSAS. “It’s also good to hear from diplomats who are no longer in government because they speak more freely, and I think he did that today.” The lecture series, which celebrates the connection between academics and public service, features individuals with advanced degrees who dedicate themselves to government work. It was established as a memorial to Charles Neuhauser, whose work in the CIA and Harvard?...
...When Barack Obama was 6 years old, he was the only foreign child in his neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. He didn't know the kids, didn't speak the language. At first the locals were a little freaked out, says Zulfin Adi, 47, who as a kid lived a block from Obama. "He was so much bigger than the rest of us." So they decided to haze him. One day a group of children ambushed him, carried him to the local watering hole and threw him in. They had no idea if he could swim. But when Obama came...