World Issues

Elizabeth’s first gelato…Miami Beach 29 January 2007. Some exciting news on the personal front — Karen and I are expecting our second kid the first week in August. We hope to be a Family of Four. That means that sometime

What will she think of next? And other 2007 Predictions. All in all, I’m not expecting lots of stuff to happen in 2007 in the ordinary course of business unless something really crazy happens out of the blue. Stock Markets

This conference attracts about 2,300 people from 30 countries for 5 days during Christmas week. For details, see www.limmud.org. Conference Handbook Summary: This summer’s Lebanon campaign jiggled pieces on the global Risk board. Who won and does the winner laugh

Touchdown for University of Pennsylvania! (Elizabeth at Penn Homecoming Weekend) I traveled business class to Los Angeles this month; all the airlines serve vanilla ice cream for dessert. Are we that boring a country or does everyone really love vanilla

Free Formula at my Crib, YEAH, BABY! New York City is a place where it seems that there is a lot of variety but really often you are looking at the same stuff just all over the place. The guy

Little Elizabeth is starting to babble this month. When I can figure out what she is saying, I’ll let you know in Global Thoughts. Perhaps it is better than my adult babbling…. I was visited this past month by my

I’ve been to Beirut twice and driven on the road to Damascus, so I know the sites I’m watching this week on TV. I’ve walked with my Lebanese friend on the pier in Beirut looking at the endless cranes rebuilding

I’ve been calling around today to get a feel for what’s going on. As you presumably know, beyond the events transpiring in Gaza, Hizbullah made a raid into Israel from Lebanese territory, took 2 soldiers captive, and the Israeli army