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...have beset Arab neighbors like Morocco and Algeria, and left parts of Africa close to economic collapse. In the process, Tunisia offers other developing nations a tantalizing example of how to overhaul their economies by pushing education, business-friendly policies and trade with the West. Much as Singapore has done in Southeast Asia, Tunisia has succeeded by galvanizing the raw potential of its people. It's an impressive instance of a country farsightedly making a virtue out of necessity: despite being wedged between energy giants Libya and Algeria, Tunisia has few natural resources; no vein of gems or minerals runs...
...speed with which they’ve raised their income,” said Jeffrey A. Frankel, a professor of capital formation and growth at the Kennedy School of Government, in an interview before the event. Frankel said that although China has been rapidly industrializing, it has done so without a large base of natural resources. “China has accomplished this miracle in much the same way that previous great powers have risen...which is manufacturing and trade. You don’t necessarily need natural resources to do that,” Frankel said. Dwight H. Perkins...
...John is turning his attention to the future. Will he continue to pursue his dream of reaching the big leagues, or hang up his spikes? And if his playing days are done, will he seek a job in the front office of a baseball team, or in the broadcast booth, where his grandfather worked and where John called hockey games for WHRB while at Harvard...
...aura of familiarity; Harvard has played all seven teams in the tournament. “There aren’t too many secrets at this time of the year,” Farrar said. “Everybody’s played everybody.” Harvard has done well against the teams featured in the upcoming Northern championships, having posted a 5-2 record. One of these five wins came against Fordham. Senior co-captain Chris Ludwick led the way with four goals, and sophomore Spencer Livingston contributed three of his own in the 10-5 Crimson win. After...
...When I was 11, I decided that my body had changed. I started wearing a bra (waste of money), shaving my legs (waste of time) and applying deodorant (this I could have done more frequently). The frequent nudity of my father, mother and two sisters began to alarm me, and I soon made it clear that it was inappropriate to appear without clothing in the presence of my overwhelming maturity. Thankfully, my family complied, save for one of my sisters, who remains naked to this day. My life went on a little more clothed, and their lives went...