The newest of these African myths has been promulgated by some of the self-proclaimed visionaries of the Internet Age.
Unlike the graduates of "American Idol, " "Project Runway, " or even "The Hills, " the self-proclaimed guidos of the "Jersey Shore" represent a region.
Milagrow is the self-proclaimed maker of the first TabTop(TM) PC.
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In Cali, Colombia, the self-proclaimed salsa capital of the world, life revolves around the rhythms of Latin music.
The self-proclaimed Cowboy Capital of the World is stocked with guest ranches and real ranches, welcoming dudes (according to Merriam-Webster, "a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range") as well as legitimate ranch hands.
To the north, the self-proclaimed breakaway state of Somaliland (once British Somaliland, the rest of Somalia being run by Italy until its defeat in the second world war) has been fairly well governed.
The self-proclaimed nerd, like many Star Wars fans, has been profoundly affected by the franchise as he explains in this short conversation with Richard Bacon on BBC Radio 5 Live.
But no one is as passionate about baking as Nadir Gullu, the self-proclaimed "dessert despot".
Dekker headed to England, where the self-proclaimed King of Ska was received like royalty.
Family and friends have rallied around the self-proclaimed "King of Pop" since his arrest.
You implied that the self-proclaimed maverick ended up trusting his advisers way too much.
And, of course, there is this mess in Gotham from the administration of the self-proclaimed libertarian Mayor.
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Yet the self-proclaimed 99% continue to make success seem like a worse fate.
More to the point, the self-proclaimed party of limited government promotes bigger government through taxation schemes billed as revenue enhancers.
Mr Djotodia, the self-proclaimed president, would act as defence minister while several members of his Seleka rebel coalition would run other ministries.
We have arrived in Yiwu, the self-proclaimed commodities capital of China.
Sirius has 5.1 million subscribers--up 4.4 million since it first signed the self-proclaimed King of All Media--but only a portion of that total tunes in to Stern.
When, in 2005, the self-proclaimed Godfather of Steroids, Jose Canseco, published a memoir, naming old teammates and opponents who had used, he was briefly lionized for his bravery and honesty.
But for McCain, the move is another gamble for a candidate in need of a game-changer and one that lends credence to the self-proclaimed maverick's repeated claim that he's unafraid of bucking his own party.
At the time of their arrest, the self-proclaimed journalists said they had been sent to cover a high-profile murder for Televisa, Mexico's biggest TV network, but the company quickly denied any link to the group.
The Department of City Planning is recommending that the City Council renew the special permit for the self-proclaimed "World's Most Famous Arena" for only 15 years, rather than "in perpetuity, " as requested by the Madison Square Garden Co.
Several memorial services were held for the singer, with both fans and celebrities paying tributes to the self-proclaimed Godfather Of Soul, who was best known for hits such as I Got You (I Feel Good) and Living in America.
Apparently prodded by the once-great Bruce Bartlett, little-known Bentley College economics professor Scott Sumner is the latest self-proclaimed intellectual in the world of tenure to take on the notion of a gold-defined dollar.
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But the efforts of self-proclaimed royalists are arguably doing as much harm to the institution as criticism by their opponents.
But even Norman, who has experienced the familiar evolution from self-proclaimed luddite to iPhone zombie in the last couple years, has given up trying to avoid the results of major golf tournaments.
" "Across the generations we have proclaimed the imperative of self government.
One can only hope that more of the media become as wary as The Economist about self-proclaimed climate-change sceptics.
The Miami Herald is reporting that 9 members of the Marks family (headed by self proclaimed psychic Rose Marks) and one Peter Wolofsky (the 84 year old man accused of aiding in the laundering of money) were indicted on Tuesday.
Around the same time as "The Thousand and One Nights, " Matisse was overseeing the construction of the so-called Matisse Chapel on the French Riviera and the artist's self-proclaimed magnum opus.
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