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While his U.S. and European counterparts honed their games at colleges and country clubs, Singh, a Fiji native of Indian descent, barnstormed the world, playing in Nigeria and Morocco, even working as a bouncer in Scotland to make ends meet. "Playing in different countries, with pretty much no money in your pocket, you kind of get a different attitude about life," he says. "You're a harder player." So while Mickelson is flying Cessnas and Woods is fishing, Singh is hitting golf balls as though his next meal depends on shooting under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golf's Great Divide | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

...Self-esteem, mutual regard and tolerance have given way to self-loathing, mutual disregard and ethnic and religious intolerance. Africa needs a cultural revolution that will heal old wounds, break down artificial boundaries and re-emphasize the traditional African view of the commonality of people. Fola Arthur-Worrey Lagos, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: How We Can Help the Poor | 3/28/2005 | See Source »

...small things we often take for granted?a smile, a helping hand, a kiss, a wave, a pat on the back, a glass of water and a promise kept. And when you discover its source, you know it. Sometimes happiness overflows, but it never destroys. Paul Aboh Lagos, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

...Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. did not wait for the rich and powerful to come to their rescue. They asserted their call to justice and made their stand in the face of official arrogance and neglect. It is time for the democracies in the poor world--Brazil, India, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and dozens of others--to join together to issue the call to action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The End of Poverty | 3/6/2005 | See Source »

Tropicalism emerged out of the fusion of bossa nova and samba, with varied international influences—the Beatles, Miles Davis, and James Brown, as well as urban African rhythms from Senegal, South Africa, and Nigeria. The result was a unique sound that profoundly altered the cultural landscape of Brazil...

Author: By Gabriel A. Rocha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brazil's 'Minister of Cool' Hits Harvard | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

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