The dirt in the new machine
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The coltan ore used in various products created by high technology comes from the Congo, and the mining for the ore has caused great strife in the country. Coltan is dug from muddy ground, and the mining camps are places where miners are overcharged for items and prostitutes live.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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The love machine
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Songwriter Diane Warren enjoys great success in the music business and has written more hit songs than any other writer since 1985. The different parts of her personality are used in her lyrics.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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The disease you'd love to have
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Three experts in counseling the 'suddenly rich' comment on modern culture's vision of success, and how their patients develop an unhealthy relationship with money.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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