The road to tech Mecca

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Dubai offers another route, a model inspired not by western democracies but by American-style enterprise, by offering free markets, open immigration, and satellite dishes. Compared to the old regional capitals like Cairo, Beirut, and Damascus, Dubai is trendy, excessive and even synthetic and unique in the Arab world, which is an exception that might serve as an example.

Author: Smith, Lee (American writer)
HOTELS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES, United Arab Emirates, Tourist Travel, Economic aspects, Travel industry, Tourism, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (City)

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Farming new tech talent

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The attempts by the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Fargo, to encourage farm boys and girls to take up degree courses suited for them, are reported. The life-story of Jeremy Lee, a farm boy, who is about to graduate in electrical engineering, is also narrated.

Author: Oppenheimer, Todd
North Dakota, Analysis, Education, Graduate students, Electrical engineering, Rural youth

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Keeping a lid on Pyongyang; the best military strategy for the Korean Peninsula: tech supremacy

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The best strategy for dealing with North Korea is similar to that which worked to eliminate the old Soviet Union: contain and undermine the regime.

Author: Berkowitz, Bruce
United States, International politics, North Korea, International aspects, International relations, Military aspects, Military policy, Nuclear arms control, Foreign policy

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