7-29-09

7-29-09—The unusual exchange between American and Chinese officials ... underscored a subtle shift in power between China and the United Sates, one in which the Chinese are showing a new assertiveness as they seek to protect their huge investment.—NYT A5
--During its US tour last summer, FC Barcelona held a training session one evening in Central Park. The team, including superstar Thierry Henry, practiced in a part of the park’s North Meadow that serves as the outfield for several softball fields. As warm-ups began so did calls from the clueless nearby beer league softball games for Barcelona to “Get the --- off the field.”—WSJ D8
--Sex really is a nation of its own. Those who allegiance is given to sex at a certain moment withdraw their loyalty temporarily from other powers. It’s a symbol of the possibility that we might all defect for one reason or another from the obedient columns in which we march.—Wallace Shawn HARPERS August 2009 p. 15