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...model. Moreover, in Europe, change was associated with the rejection of imperial - in this case, Russian - rule. But in Iraq, regime change through the force of American arms could easily be seen as the reimposition of imperialism. Fairly or not, in the Arab world, America's appetite for cheap oil and its closeness to Israel undercut its claims to act in the name of freedom and democracy. Representative Nick Rahall of West Virginia, who has just returned from Baghdad, says many Iraqis want change - but think the U.S. is the last nation likely to supply it. Geoana broadens the point...
...kids in shorts and halter tops dancing to house music, surfers in from the beach downing beers and Jell-O shots, expat sports teams from Hong Kong and Singapore, backpackers from around the world--the children of globalization, mobile phones in hand, making out before heading back to their cheap hotels. David Fielder, 46, a British rugby referee in town from Hong Kong for a game, was standing with a group of friends, having what was planned to be the night's last drink, when he heard an explosion. Ten seconds later, he says, came something more. "There...
...information and communications technology. The Indian Ocean island boasts one of Africa's most successful economies. Under French and then British control, nearly all available land was given over to growing sugarcane. But after independence in 1968, the government pinned development on diversification, luring Asian textile manufacturers with cheap labor and tax-free exporting zones. In the 1980s the country also invested in tourism and offshore banking. Economic growth has exceeded 5% a year over the past two decades, and per capita income is now more than $3,500, one of the highest in Africa. But rapid population growth...
...among them Rho Ventures, based in New York City, and IBM. The idea is to sell the kiosk for about $60,000 to retailers, resorts and cruise ships and then supply the machine's magic film-development dust as a consumable (on the model of companies that sell razors cheap and profit on the blades). All revenue from photo development goes into the retailer's pocket. Joel Paymer, co-owner of Camera Land, where a kiosk is being tested in New York City, gushes that "it's going to change the way consumers develop film forever." He says...
...think it’s the next affordable option to get cheap, bad [hard] alcohol and mix it in mass punches,” said Eliot HoCo Co-Chair Emily R. Murphy...