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The Guitar What Goes In Is What Comes Out| Leave a Comment
ANDRÉS Segovia, Carlos Montoya, and Chet Atkins are names known to millions of people worldwide. What do they have in common? They have entertained audiences by playing a fragile, wooden, stringed instrument—the guitar.

The sound of the guitar is heard around the earth, played by amateur and professional alike. One of those responsible for its increased […]

Ivory - How Much Is It Worth?| Leave a Comment
At an international conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, during June 1997, delegates from 138 countries voted to ease a seven-year-old global ban on the trade in ivory. The decision, which followed bitter debate, allows three nations in southern Africa—Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe—conditionally to sell ivory to one country, Japan. Representatives from southern Africa rejoiced at the […]