1 November, 2009 The Tusk - Volume 5 - Issue - 10  
A SLOW PERCOLATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Kilimanjaro Gold
by Prashant Goel




Consciousness percolates slowly at Barafu.  Roughly 15,000 feet above sea level, our group of 14 determined climbers will attempt our final assault on Kilimanjaro’s summit from this camp. 
 
Though the clear indication of proximity to the summit no longer exists, the tension between excitement and nerves has indeed, for me, reached its apex here

 
 
 
 

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ONCE UPON A TIME
African Storytellers - Keepers of the Flame
by Ken Brisken




In much of Africa, storytellers still play important roles as keepers of the collective memory. 
 
Much more than just memorizers of dates and historical events, griots usually train under their mothers or fathers for many years to become proficient in the verbal art of poetry and reciting.
 






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EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY
Village Canines of Africa
by Raj Balu





 
 
In Africa, there are dogs everywhere.  But unlike in many other parts of the world, most African village dogs are not a mixture of modern breeds.  

They have in fact descended from an ancestral pool of indigenous dogs, making them genetically distinct from mixed breeds.   
 





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THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN HORTICULTURALISTS
The Wild Amazon Basin
by Elizabeth Linhart




The Amazon Basin. Home to 60% of the world’s rainforests, it covers an area the size of the continental United States.
 
Collectively, we are alarmed when we hear statistics like: 137 animal, plant and insect specie are lost everyday at the current rate of deforestation; and that 55% of the rainforest will be gone by 2030.



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THERE WILL BE BLOOD
The High Cost of Competing for African Oil
by Raj Balu




With dwindling oil reserves throughout the world, along with rising oil prices, Africa is drawing huge interest from major global oil companies for its untapped riches. 
 
The competition between the U.S. and other developed nations for African oil is extremely high and with that competition comes high costs, both monetary and otherwise.    
 


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IN THIS ISSUE
A SLOW PERCOLATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
ONCE UPON A TIME
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY
THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN HORTICULTURALISTS
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
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