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[from amaah] The Texan king of trashion

Eric Kimmel is taking America's discarded clothes, adding African ingenuity and fashion flair, and selling the results for up to $300 in an attempt to bring prosperity to Sierra Leone. Re-purposing secondhand clothing.

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[from amaah] Akan Philosophy of the Person

on Wiredu and Gyekye's different viewpoints on the relationship between social recognition and innate characteristics to personhood

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[from amaah] Irish eyes are roving, to beers other than Guinness

Ireland is still the second-biggest beer-drinking market in the world, after the Czech Republic. But beer consumption has declined 15% since 200. Guinness now sells more beer in Nigeria

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[from amaah] Sweet Heat - For Jamaicans, It's About Jerk

An ode to jerk chicken and pork. The maroons are reputed to have perfected the recipes of yore.

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[from amaah] Tibet: Caterpillar fungus changes fortunes

caterpillar fungus, a prized ingredient in traditional medicine said to boost energy and immunity, the Tibetan nomads who gather it are enjoying a windfall. "stamina, endurance, lung capacity, kidney function and, of course, sexual performance

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[from amaah] Sworn to virginity and living as men in Albania

Sworn virgins became the patriarchs of their families, with all the trappings of male authority, by swearing to remain virgins for the rest of their lives. The ritual was a form of self-empowerment for rural women living in a desperately poor and macho co

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[from amaah] In a Centuries-Old Plaza, the Quiet Hum of Electric Typewriters

the professional scribes who type love letters, job applications and almost anything imaginable for Mexicans illiterate and poor, for busy shop clerks and harried small-business people. formerly was done by educated nuns, evangelitas. The name stuck even

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[from amaah] Europe's Weird Ways

feature on some of the more outlandish yet centuries-old traditions in Europe e.g. the annual cheese rolling chase in Gloucestershire

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[from amaah] Drawn to Gypsies

review of a book on gypsies in France.

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[from amaah] Nepal's lawmakers abolish the country's monarchy

still bears keeping an eye on this, cultural inertia and the logic of power and privilege mean that the last throes can be a dangerous time. The erstwhile king's temperament doesn't inspire confidence that he will go willingly.

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[from amaah] With Costa Rica's mail, it's address unknown

A nation without street signs or numbers tries to sort out a new system. Mail delivery and other distribution problems in countries without standardized addressing systems. Addresses are expressed in relation to the closest community landmark

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[from amaah] Culture, change collide in Treme

Calling the cops to break up a Second Line in Treme, New Orleans. Treme, New Orleans! The oldest, continuous African-American community in the United States. Hurricane Katrina was the beginning. This is the end: breaking up a Second Line in New Orleans!

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[from amaah] Windows Opening on the Royal Family's Wealth

should do a piece on queens and popes... keeping up with the Windsors

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[from amaah] Change from within / Africa needs modern skills and a cultural shift - not cash handouts - to help it flourish

the peace corps view. Time, in particular, is still measured according to the needs of traditional agriculture, set to the rhythms of the crops and the seasons, not by the clock. We would call a meeting and people would come - but only after the chores we

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[from amaah] Stiletto Race in Berlin: High Heels of Fire

The distance was 100 meters. The field was 100 women. The prize was €10,000. The setting was Berlin. And the shoes were stilettos. Compare to the downhill cheese race in England... traditions invented for silly season, the glamourous life

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[from amaah] India's Lower Castes Seek Social Progress In Global Job Market

India has long had an affirmative action program for federal government jobs, setting aside 23 percent of positions for the most oppressed castes. Now activists are campaigning to open the private sector to them as well, whether the employer is Indian or

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