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...which he refers to as his "baby," is making inroads against one of the country's most pervasive problems. "It's impossible to fence off the two-thirds of the country that has diamonds," he says, while insisting that efforts to stem the gems' flow have been effective. The precious minerals, says Kabbah, are not the only thing of value that Sierra Leone can offer for export. Like some 70% of Sierra Leoneans, he is a Muslim. But unlike nearby Nigeria, riven by sectarian violence, "in Sierra Leone there is no religious bigotry," Kabbah says. "This...
...fact that retailers are dedicating more and more precious floor space to restaurants suggests that they are tasty money-makers. Selfridges says that 8.5% of its overall revenues of $558 million last year came from food and restaurant sales. Emad Estafanous, manager of the restaurants at privately owned Harrods, says that restaurants bring in roughly 5% (not including sales in the famous Food Halls) of the store's total revenue. Harvey Nichols' food and restaurant division grossed $24.9 million last year, 14% of the store's overall sales...
...knows, no baseball player. Players slouch. Players hunch over with headphones on. Players sit like emperors with arms folded. Yet here is Ichiro, on a chair in front of his locker: feet drawn up, heels pressed against his butt, knees together?a position physically impossible, not to mention unacceptably precious, for the muscle-bound types populating major league clubhouses these days. Twenty minutes pass. Ichiro doesn't move. His head is tilted up to watch a TV set hanging from the wall. He stares, grinning. He would look like an amused child, except he's too alert. He looks about...
...others in Europe that hold the top rating. As this year's newbies entered the summer season and prepared for the rush of those who travel just to eat, TIME talked with all five about the importance of tradition, their own culinary philosophies and the challenge of retaining the precious - and lucrative - third star. New Takes On Tradition one common complaint is that the Guide favors traditional French cuisine. "Chauvinistic," says food critic Egon Ronay. "It has always been like that." At first glance, the 2002 list suggests that little has changed. More than half of Europe's three-star...
...Kirkus is stunned by "Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Path of the World's Most Precious Stones" by Greg Campbell (Westview; September), giving it a starred review. "The sorry role the diamond has played in the history of Sierra Leone, stunningly told by journalist Campbell ('The Road to Kosovo,' 1999)...Readers of Campbell's horrific tale - from killing fields to corporate boardrooms and all the seedy, murderous, and pathetic characters that fall between - who don't demand proof-of-source on any diamond purchase ought to have their ethics examined...