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That can hardly be said of Tunisia's business executives, who are busily promoting their country as an ideal launching pad for foreign investors seeking a cheap, well-located route into Europe's markets. Fifteen Tunisian businessmen flew to Washington in October to pump that message to Congressmen and executives, and a group of U.S. businessmen is slated to arrive in Tunis this month to scout for opportunities. At Eurocast, the aircraft-parts maker, engineering manager Bakir says revenues should jump from $5 million to $7 million next year, as more Western companies sign contracts. To him, the possibilities...
House: Qnuicy, “Dyslexics Have More Nuf” Concentration: Boathouse, Secondary in Psych and Ec (I got it under control Mom) Hometown: Haverford, Pa. Ideal Date: November 21st, 1986 Best way for a guy/girl to get your attention: Know your Jim Carrey quotes Where to find you on a Saturday night: Hoot, Hoot First thing you notice about a guy/girl: How tall I am Your best pick-up line: “Hey, I may might not be the best-looking guy in the room, but I am the only one talking...
...sylph to lose her wings, go blind, and slowly die. At the end of the show Effie and James’ friend Gurn (John Lam) are married. “La Sylphide,” with its heart-wrenching ending, showed not only the beauty of chasing after an ideal, but also the losses of such a chase...
...plays an irreplaceable role in British cultural life. As he sees it, it's pointless to expect individual programs and channels to fulfill all public-service requirements, even though his own natural-history shows for the BBC, including the hugely popular Life on Earth, appear to meet every Reithian ideal. Attenborough shares the view of the BBC's top management that the broadcaster must continue to provide a spectrum of programming to ensure something for everyone. If some people switch off, no matter. "The notion that you shouldn't pay for something if you don't use it is uncivilized...
...diverse fields to talk with Harvard students. And the conversations are intimate. There were no more than 15 people in the room last Sunday, Oct. 21, when Deutch and Thompson spoke. Marielle E. Woods ’08, one of the student organizers, noted that such numbers are actually ideal for the kind of dialogue the series is meant to foster.“It’s not an interview. It’s not a speech. It’s a conversation,” she said. Deutch and Thompson used the format to share several anecdotes about...