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...beneath the gloss of modernity, the ruling party has snuffed out dissent, leaving Ben Ali unchallenged. Some Tunisians, along with Western diplomats, have begun to wonder whether repression and economic growth can continue to coexist, or whether tight government control might ultimately provoke a backlash as middle-class Tunisians demand more civil liberties, and as jobless youth seek outlets to vent their frustration - not least by joining radical Islamic organizations. "Tunisia is the one Arab country which could afford real political openness, but the system is completely closed," says a former World Bank economist with long experience of Tunisia. "They...
...were not touched or socialized as babies. You're working against their genetic and early childhood experience. But you can get them out of it with an understanding of what makes a cat tick, which is not to go to them and not to try to urge, coax or demand anything of them. You have to let them come to you and ask for it. That of course takes a lot of patience and is just frustrating, depending upon your personality...
...mile trip. And, of course, a higher price. Beginning Nov. 8, Vamoose will offer one daily round trip from Boston to New York—with a stop in front of Widener Gate. Additional buses will run on Fridays and Sundays, with the exact number determined by customer demand and feedback. Vamoose, a Hasidic-owned company based in New York, is selling one-way tickets for $22 over the phone or at vamoosebus.com. In an interview yesterday, Vamoose co-owner Florence Bluzenstein pointed to guaranteed seating as an advantage over competitors. “We only book as many seats...
...event of a real war and a cut-off of Iran's and the region's spigots. Right now, says Attiya, there is no actual shortage of fuel. "Why is the price of oil very high? I can confirm to you that there is no relation [to] demand and supply. We don't believe there is any shortage of supply in the whole world. I never saw a long queue in any gas station in the world. If you take the inventories, they are the highest in five years...
...Abduljabbar Abdellah Fadul, an economist who runs a consultancy from his simple office at El Fasher University, says the town is in the grip of a construction boom driven by the demand for housing. Locals have rented their homes to the new arrivals, and are building new ones. "Plots out here," he says waving at the land beyond the university close to the African Union base, "were just left empty. They were worth maybe $1,000 three or four years ago. Now the same ones are being bought for $15,000." All the retail space has been rented...