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Die Nation ist also Tief gespalten über das freizügige Dekolleté unserer verehrten Kanzlerin. Der Sittenverfall am Kanzlerhof scheint unaufhaltsam voranzuschreiten. Aber Spaß beiseite ― gibt es in der Welt keine anderen Probleme mehr, als diesen völlig nebensächlichen Kram? Meinetwegen kann sie im Bikini in die Oper gehen ― wen interessiert das schon. Manche Leute scheinen zu viel Zeit zu haben, dass sie deswegen Leserbriefe schreiben. Ich gehöre offensichtlich auch dazu.
Stephan Schreiber
Leserbrief in Welt Kompakt, 17/4-8
Dr Glyn Hudson-Allez, psychosexual therapist
from 'Will robot romance become a reality?' — article in Metro 16/4-8
What a weird thing to generalise about — a lot of people do live and learn!
And — oh — amazing what you can publish a book about. Why don't I get such ideas in time...




Buenos Aires




It's funny, just yesterday I had a discussion on politics and ideals, and I mentioned that every person seems to lose her or his ideals when s/he gains power, as apparently temptation and greed come with power, be it on microlevel as an (even middle) manager, or on macrolevel as a state leader.That's not the funny part. The funny ― and nicely surprising ― part is that I mentioned Nelson Mandela as one of the extremely few exceptions. I mean, he sat in a disgusting prison cell for 28 years, yet without losing his mind and his ideals, and once he came out and actually gained power, he had the greatness to actually cooperate with his rivals, making them vice presidents, instead of taking some violent revenge.
That's still not the funny part, but here it comes: Today, I then read that Nelson Mandela has co-founded a group of old leaders to address The World's most important challenges. The fantastic people who have chosen to still make a difference rather than retire and rest are The Elders.
'I know The Elders will support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where there is conflict and inspire hope where there is despair.'
Nelson Mandela
Read this interesting article on 'The experience economy', written by James Harkin.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's flag uses exactly this concept. And Wines Of Argentina even adds to it by not only using an easily-recognisable triangle as the country's shape, but even elegantly placing parts of a circle around it, thereby placing the country significantly on the globe.
A logo does not get much better than this. ¡Salud!