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...group had never heard. How do spiders spin threads stronger than Kevlar but without factories? How might Exxon officials have cleaned up Alaska after the Valdez disaster if they had known that hair absorbs oil better than anything else? Says Haythornthwaite: "He had us eating out of the palm of his hand...
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...alive with children seemingly in competition with the Thais for claim to the title "The Land of Smiles." Poor though they may be?indeed, East Timor is now officially the poorest country in Asia?most seem to have generosity in their genes. Boys scamper up palm trees to collect coconuts and offer them gratis to parched visitors traveling along the trail. Then again, it may be a clever sales ploy: once stopped it's not long before you're offered a liter bottle of fermented palm wine for a dollar, with a kick to match that of the sturdy Timorese...
...There is perhaps no more colorful market in East Timor. Out front, Timorese ponies are parked five to a row. In the back, roosters fight to the death, egged on by craggy mountain men dressed in woolen shawls and wide-brimmed hats. In the market, women sell everything from palm wine and shags of wild tobacco to the beautifully handwoven rugs and blankets known as tais. Don't expect to haggle over prices. The recent introduction of the U.S. dollar as the country's official currency has confused many, and the stall owners prefer for now to keep prices fixed...