Word: withing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Education in Kuwait will change too. "Today," says Ali Jaber, whose view is typical, "people go for the sheepskin, not for the knowledge. With employment assured, there is no need to actually learn anything if you are not self-motivated." Performance and accountability "are only the beginning of the new...
The proposed shift in education policy will aid a radical transformation of Kuwait's economy. As oil is a nonrenewable resource, Kuwait's leaders are eager for their country to develop in new directions. "We can become the Route 128 of the Middle East," says Fawzi al-Sultan, referring to...
The centerpiece of New Kuwait, the key to everything its leaders envision, will be an unprecedented demographic make-over. As quickly as possible, Kuwait's population will be dramatically reduced, perhaps even halved. "How * do you get people to actually stop being lazy?" asks Ambassador Saud. "Why should anyone care...
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS. The networks, suffering economic woes, have cut back on holiday specials this year, but not on their time-warp wholesomeness. None is cuddlier than Dolly Parton: Christmas at Home (ABC, Dec. 21), in which the country singer twangs I'll Be Home for Christmas -- and is. Disney's...
CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH EDDIE G. (Strikin' It Rich/Columbia). A Yuletide celebration for people who hope Santa gets stuck in the chimney. Funny, funky and often obscure rhythm classics to bounce you through -- or rescue you from -- all the seasonal goodwill.