■"Discovering Egyptian Gains: Investors," by Shumita Sharma, Wall Street Journal, 15 February 2005, p. C16.

Egypt is reforming economically under its new PM, driving up connectivity between itself and the outside world, so naturally money flows in, creating even more connectivity.

The Coreís job now is keeping that process and that flow moving. Happy confluences of events and people and motivations arenít easily arranged, so theyíre naturally scarce in history. Everyone likes to think that strategic planning is all about preparing for bad events and worse cases, when itís the exact opposite.