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April 16th, 2012
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
At the Women in the World Summit, held in New York City in March, Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee asked why American women were not more concerned about men’s role in discussions of reproductive issues. She asserted, “It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.”International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde posited that if Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters, the tragedy of...
March 23rd, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
The Alaskan Inuit, also known as the “Eskimo” are one of the indigenous people from the Arctic regions of Alaska as well as Canada, Denmark, and Russia. The word Inuit actually means “the people” in the Inuktitut language.While the Inuit kept some of their culture intact above the Arctic Circle, the 21st century impact has affected this group, particularly those living on Alaska’s North Slope....
November 7th, 2011
Written by Laura Monroe in Feature Stories, Latest News with 1 Comment
When the Spanish first arrived in Venezuela in the late fifteenth century, indigenous people belonging to three main ethnolinguistic groups inhabited the region: the Cariban, Arawak, and Chibcha. Today, Venezuela is composed primarily of mestizos (mixed races), with a very small pure Indian population, a notable populace of Caucasians (mostly from Europe), as well as Africans. Through 1990, the...
October 28th, 2011
Written by Amy OLoughlin in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 1 Comment
Dear Sticky Wicket,Why is there such a close relationship between Cuba and Venezuela? Is it because they are both under the rule of communist dictators?~Geopolitical Watcher from GeorgiaDear Geopolitical Watcher,Before answering, we must clarify the question. Cuba has been a totalitarian communist state since 1959 when Fidel Castro took power from Dictator Fulgencio Batista. Venezuela is a not a...
October 13th, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
The cuisine of Venezuela could be called a lesson in migration and conquest. The country’s culinary influences include Europe, Africa, and the native Indian population, such as Pasticho, the Venezuelan form of Lasagna.Like many other places in the world, Venezuelan cuisine is regional, with the western region consuming goat, rabbit, cheeses, plantains with local tribal and Columbian influences....
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