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...thanks largely to the singular wisdom of the African National Congress (anc) under the leadership of Nelson Mandela. The anc did not go after revenge following the free elections in 1994 but instead built on the positive attributes from the apartheid era, such as a strong economy. Michael E. Aken'Ova Ibadan, Nigeria Getting beyond race will be a long process, but South Africans at all levels are doing it day by day, every day. Progress so far has been stunning, but the final success will take generations. In the meantime, this country is setting the world an example...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 5/19/2005 | See Source »

...degrees] or less, just barely enough to warm. With no stoves, the tools of the trade include food processors, juicers and dehydrators--along with plenty of ingenuity. "It's like being in a maze and finding you're up against the wall," says committed carnivore Norman Van Aken of Miami's Norman's, who, for fun, concocted a series of raw recipes for this month's Art Culinaire magazine. "You have to be very creative to make your way through." One of Van Aken's recipes: tostadas made from raw flaxseed and topped with a cilantro-orange sauce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Rare Isn't Fresh Enough | 5/13/2002 | See Source »

...component is a requirement that members believe in a single God, to some outsiders the Masonic fondness for ritual looks very much like religious practice. A UGL booklet explains that "it is true that candidates have to roll up their trouser legs during the three ceremonies [for] membership ... [T]aken out of context, this can seem amusing, but ... it has a symbolic meaning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freemasonry's Flack | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

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